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The State Soil Conservation Committee will meet Feb. 25, beginning at 4:30 p.m. CST at the Double Tree Hotel, located at 1770 US-45 Bypass in Jackson, Tenn.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and England, Inc. officials announced today that the company will expand its operations in New Tazewell. The furniture manufacturer plans to create 202 jobs and invest $31 million in Claiborne County.

On-farm wedding venues are filling up fast for 2018, particularly for the fall.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced the application is open for adults to enroll tuition-free this fall at a community or technical college through Tennessee Reconnect. Tennessee Reconnect builds off the groundbreaking Tennessee Promise program, which provides high school graduates two years of tuition-free community or technical college, by establishing a last-dollar scholarship for adults to earn an associate degree or technical certificate free of tuition or mandatory fees.

On behalf of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, let me extend our condolences to the victims and families that have suffered this horrific tragedy that no one should have to face.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO), the American Red Cross of Tennessee River, and the Clarksville Fire Department will install free smoke alarms in homes throughout the north Clarksville area on Saturday, February 17, 2018.

After careful consideration and review, the Tennessee Highway Patrol Command Staff has advised me that Trooper Isaiah Lloyd conducted this traffic stop in a professional manner in an effort to protect the motoring public.

NASHVILLE – With many consumers rushing to find last-minute Valentine’s Day gifts for the February 14th holiday, the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Division of Consumer Affairs offers a few tips to help shoppers make smart purchases and avoid common fraud tactics such as the iTunes gift card scam.

An Airman from the Tennessee Air National Guard’s 164th Airlift Wing is one of six finalists in the Air Force’s Spark Tank Competition and is scheduled to showcase his idea at the Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium on Feb. 22, in Orlando, Fla.

A Hamblen County woman is charged with TennCare fraud for falsely reporting that she resided in Tennessee in order to obtain benefits from the taxpayer-funded program.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) proudly recognized the winning entrants in its 2017 Fire Prevention Poster Contest and Fire Prevention Video Contest with an awards event on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Conservation Hall at the Tennessee Governor’s Residence in Nashville.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe announced today that Allied Dispatch Solutions, LLC has been selected to occupy a state-funded call center facility in Sneedville as part of the State of Tennessee’s Project 95 initiative.

A Sumner County woman is charged in both Sumner and Davidson Counties with TennCare fraud involving doctor shopping, or using TennCare to go to multiple doctors in a short time period to obtain prescriptions for controlled substances.

Careful planning may be the key to reaching goals for healthier living.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Division of Consumer Affairs announces the top 10 complaint categories for 2017 by Tennessee consumers. For the second consecutive year, the home improvements category ranked as the No. 1 complaint category with more than 400 consumer complaints.