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State Fair and Exposition Commission to Meet
Friday, June 23, 2017 | 3:44pm
The Tennessee State Fair and Exposition Commission will meet June 29 at 2 p.m. CDT at the Ed Jones Auditorium, located at Ellington Agricultural Center, 416 Hogan Road in Nashville. The meeting is open to the public. Some Commission members may participate by electronic means.
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Summer Heat Jumpstarts Tennessee’s Growing Season
Thursday, June 22, 2017 | 3:34pm
Tennessee’s wet and muddy spring quickly gave way to a hot and sunny summer. For the state’s farmers and for the customers who wait anxiously for seasonal you-pick farms and farmers markets to open, the race is on to fill buckets, market booths, pantries and home freezers with local produce.
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