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It’s apple picking time once again, and bushels of apples are available for those who want to enjoy a farm fresh treat.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today appointed Michael E. Spitzer as Circuit Court Judge for the 21st Judicial District, which serves Hickman, Lewis, Perry, and Williamson counties. The appointment fills the new trial court judgeship established by the Tennessee General Assembly earlier this year.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) announces that TDCI Assistant Commissioner of Securities Frank Borger-Gilligan has been selected as President-Elect of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) for the 2018-19 term. NASAA, which is the nation’s oldest investor protection agency, made the announcement during their annual meeting recently in Anchorage, Alaska.

NASHVILLE – Governor Bill Haslam and First Lady Crissy Haslam on Wednesday partnered with five-time National Football League MVP Peyton Manning to raise awareness and funds for The Pat Summitt Foundation, financing research, treatment and support for those facing Alzheimer’s disease. Both a lunch event at Wellspire Nashville and a private, ticketed dinner held Wednesday at the Tennessee Residence together raised more than $550,000 to benefit the fund established by the late head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteer basketball team, Pat Summitt.

Agriculture Commissioner Jai Templeton is announcing two staff appointments that will support the creation and expansion of agribusiness opportunities in Tennessee.

The Tennessee Dairy Promotion Committee will meet Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. CDT in the Holiday Inn Express, located at 1228 Bunker Hill Road in Cookeville, Tenn.

Employees with the Tennessee Department of Human Services and other state agencies are helping raise awareness of the problem of hunger in Tennessee with a hunger and wellness walk through downtown Nashville. Participants will be easy to spot wearing the color orange to recognize Feeding America’s Hunger Action Month, which runs through the end of September.

A Meigs County woman is now facing her sixth round of TennCare fraud charges.

It may still feel like summer, but the calendar tells a different story.

NASHVILLE – In the wake of flooding from Hurricane Florence, consumers shopping for a vehicle should be aware that flood-damaged cars and trucks from the Carolinas will eventually surface in Tennessee. To raise awareness, the Tennessee Motor Vehicle Commission, which is part of the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance’s (TDCI) Regulatory Boards division, is warning consumers to be on alert for scammers who might disguise severely water-damaged vehicles as being perfectly good.

A Mississippi woman is charged with TennCare fraud for falsely reporting her residence in order to obtain benefits from Tennessee’s taxpayer-funded program.

A Knox County man is charged for the third time with doctor shopping for prescriptions, using TennCare state healthcare insurance benefits as payment.

A Knox County woman is charged in Jefferson County with doctor shopping for prescription drugs, using TennCare as payment for the pills.

NASHVILLE – Over 90 newly certified officers will graduate from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy (TLETA) on Friday, September 28, 2018. The graduation ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. (CT) at Al Menah Shrine Temple (1354 Brick Church Pike, Nashville, TN).

The National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) today honored a veteran state budget official with a prestigious national award. Charles Brown, budget coordinator for revenue and taxes, received NASBO’s George A. Bell Award in a ceremony at the William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower. The award recognizes state budget personnel for outstanding contributions and service to public budgeting and management in state government.