What’s Happening this Fall in Tennessee
September 24, 2021
Nashville, TN – Red, orange, and vibrant yellows burst through the trees, the aroma of pumpkin and apple treats fill the crisp, cool air, laughter fills corn mazes and pumpkin patches and stories of haunted destinations inspire curiosity.
Here’s what’s new, trending, and happening this fall across Tennessee.
Goblins and Giggles at Gaylord Opryland
Jack Daniel’s, Armed Services YMCA Kick Off Ninth Year of “Operation Ride Home”
December 12, 2019
Lynchburg, TN – Now in its ninth year, Jack Daniel’s and the Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA) have kicked off their “Operation Ride Home” campaign providing financial assistance to active-duty, junior-enlisted military and their families to travel home from their place of military service for the holidays.
Since Operation Ride Home began in 2011, a total of 7,232 individual junior-enlisted service members and their family members have traveled from their bases to homes around the country for the holidays.
Pictured from L-R (front row): Brown-Forman’s Mike Galvin, Charlie Williams, COO ASYMCA, Jack Daniel’s Master Distiller Jeff Arnett and Assistant Master Distiller Chris Fletcher, (Back Row) Jack Daniel’s National Sponsorship Director Greg Luehrs and Director of Lynchburg Homeplace, Steve May, recently presented a check in the amount of $22,842.50 to the Armed Services YMCA at the Jack Daniel’s Visitor Center in Lynchburg, TN.
Tennessee State Fire Marshal says 20 Fire Fatalities make January 2018 Tennessee’s Third-Deadliest Month Since 2010
February 3, 2018
Nashville, TN – The latest tally* of January fire fatalities has the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) urgently renewing its call that residents turn their focus to fire prevention during the high-risk winter months.
Current SFMO data indicates that 15 fatal fires caused 20 fatalities in Tennessee during January 2018, making it the third-deadliest month for fire deaths since 2010 (December 2016 had 24 deaths; January 2010 had 21 deaths). Historically, January leads all other months in residential fires, heating fires and fatal fires in Tennessee.
House Fire
Pick Tennessee Products Names Its Best Local Products For 2016
June 26, 2016
Nashville, TN – Six Tennessee food makers claimed winning titles at the 2016 Pick Tennessee Products tradeshow held in Nashville during the recent Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Association’s Food Expo. The products, all produced in Tennessee and part of the Pick Tennessee Products program, were judged on originality, taste and packaging.
Javaneh Hemmat’s “Hummus Chick” won first place, dubbed the “Pick of Tennessee.” Hummus Chick is a Nashville based company built around freshly made varieties of hummus packaged for retail and wholesale markets.
Javaneh Hemmat’s “Hummus Chick”
