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The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is announcing rule changes for the state’s hemp program to better serve hemp producers.

A Blount County woman is charged with TennCare fraud for falsely reporting her income and failing to disclose her marriage in order to obtain healthcare insurance benefits through TennCare.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Nearly 400 teens from communities across Tennessee will gather at the Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro June 2 – 4, 2018 for the Tennessee Department of Health’s TNSTRONG Youth Summit, a statewide tobacco prevention conference.

NASHVILLE – Residents of Jackson and the Madison County area can securely shred outdated personal documents and safely dispose of household medications at the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Division of Consumer Affairs free document shredding/drug take-back event in Jackson on Saturday, June 8, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (CDT).

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance’s (TDCI) Division of Securities announces a Nashville judge has upheld the denial of Franklin, Tenn. resident David Antypas’ investment-advisor and broker-dealer applications stemming from an investigation into a complaint about Antypas’ earlier work as a financial adviser for an elderly Mt. Juliet woman. Additionally, Antypas must pay $5,000 in costs related to a court hearing held at his request about the matter.

HENNING – Yesterday, nine vendors from across West Tennessee came to the Women’s Therapeutic Residential Center (WTRC); which is housed at the West Tennessee State Penitentiary, to offer resources and tools to approximately 130 residents.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Over the next ten days, the Tennessee Military Department will participate in a large-scale emergency response exercise: Shaken Fury 2019. Shaken Fury is a national-level emergency response and recovery exercise hosted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that will take place in various locations throughout the Southeastern United States.

Knoxville, Tenn. - The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to today’s guilty plea of Chris Yousif, former managing member of Quality Motors, for tax evasion and theft.

WARTBURG – Earlier this morning, the Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX) held a Spring Commencement ceremony for those who’d recently completed one of the many available educational/vocational programs available at the facility.

NASHVILLE – Consumers beware: Identity theft is on the rise in Tennessee, and it’s costing residents. A recent report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shows a more than 20% increase of identity theft in the Volunteer State last year as 6,808 Tennesseans reported being a victim of identity theft. Scam artists have preyed on Tennesseans, making the Tennessee the 21st in the nation for reports of identity theft.

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, Tennessee Department of Health, and University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) today announced the detection of the invasive Asian longhorned tick in Tennessee.

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Driver Services Division launched a new mobile application that will better serve Tennesseans. The mobile application, titled TN Driver Services, can be found on the Apple App Store and Google Play.

The Tennessee Forestry Commission will meet June 4 at 9 a.m. CDT at the TWRA main conference room located at 5107 Edmondson Pike in Nashville, Tenn.

NASHVILLE – Unemployment rates for 94 of Tennessee’s 95 counties dropped in April 2019 according to data released Thursday by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The unemployment rate in Maury County remained unchanged for the month.