News Across Tennessee

Work is progressing on the new splash pad and playground at Henslee Park in Dickson. The new play areas are part of a $3.2 million investment in the park and will result in a 25,000-square-foot playground and 4,000-square-foot splash pad. Both areas are designed to include parent-child interaction...

The town of New Market recently received a $25,000 Sports Matter grant from the Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation for repairs to the Little League fields in the area. Trent Excavating will also be working for a reduced rate to complete necessary repairs to the field. Suzanne Long, manager of...

Officials with the city of Brownsville recently cut the ribbon on a new city hall. Located in a renovated bank building on East Main Street in Brownsville, the two-story building will house offices for the mayor, vice mayor, and other employees as well as rooms for meetings and conference spaces...

The $32 million Morristown Landing Recreation Center is official open to the public and is expected to draw in thousands of visitors. A regional basketball tournament was the first major event hosted at the new center which has space for games and tournaments for basketball, volleyball, swimming...

Toyota Boshoku Tennessee, LLC (TBTN) officials will invest $54.4 million to expand manufacturing operations at its metal stamping facility in Jackson, creating 80 new jobs. The expansion will add an additional 87,000 square feet to TBTN’s existing Jackson facility, which will allow the company to...

It’s strawberry time in Tennessee and municipalities across the state are celebrating the agricultural heritage of strawberries in their communities.  

May is peak season for Tennessee strawberries and the industry still has a $10 million impact on the state.  

While strawberry production has...

TDS Telecommunications has begun installing up to 1-gigabyte high-speed internet in Englewood with plans to extend fiber service to more than 1,200 homes and businesses by the end of the year. The Madison, Wis.- based company has already provided service to more than 700 initial customers since...

The city of Jackson will be the first city in the country to launch an initiative providing members of their Cardiac Arrest Rapid Engagement (CARE) Team with the first FDA-approved, portable automated external defibrillators (AED). The city, Jackson Fire Department, and a number of local...

NYX Linden LLC officials announced the company will expand its manufacturing operations, creating 137 new jobs in Linden. NYX Linden will invest $10.4 million in the expansion at its Squirrel Hollow Drive facility in Tier 4, distressed Perry County.The project represents NYX Linden’s first expansion...

The first Latin American consulate general has opened its doors in Tennessee with El Salvador’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs inaugurating its 26th U.S. consulate in Nashville. Consul General Marta Maria Orantes will head the office, which will provide diplomatic to support to the approximately 18,000...

Big Valley Brands, LLC, doing business as Big Valley Air, officials announced the company will expand its manufacturing operations in Dunlap, investing $1.4 million and creating 30 new jobs. Dunlap is located within the Tier 4, At-Risk Sequatchie County. Through the expansion, Big Valley Air will...