Pick Tennessee Products Names Its Best Local Products For 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.

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Tennessee Department of Health joins Community Partners to offer Free Testing for National HIV Testing Day

Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Health joins a coalition of health providers and other partners across the country taking part in National HIV Testing Day Friday, June 27th.

As part of this effort to raise awareness and promote prevention of HIV, TDH is teaming up with Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS to provide free HIV testing at sites across Tennessee June 26th-28th. TDH encourages all sexually active Tennesseans, regardless of age, to get tested for HIV. [Read more]

Tennessee’s Food Makers Take Honors at Pick Tennessee Products Event

Nashville, TN – Makers of foods or food related products from across the state met in Nashville last week to debut their products, do business and vie for awards at the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Pick Tennessee Products Tradeshow. The event was held in conjunction with the Tennessee Grocers and Convenience Store Association’s annual convention.

Among the day’s best were Gold Award winning Chubby Bunny Baby Foods, owned by Madison resident Jem Boyd, who took the top prize for her products made with local produce. The Silver Award went to Bradley’s Chocolate Factory, owned and operated by Knoxville’s Hamlett family. The Bronze Award went to Veronica Hawbaker for her Soberdough Brew Bread, a packaged bread mix. [Read more]

Jessica Hibler Crowned Miss Tennessee USA 2012

Clarksville, TN – Miss Tennessee USA was crowned tonight, making her Tennessee’s next hopeful in the 2012 Miss USA pageant. Jessica Hibler of Nashville accepted her new crown from the reigning Miss Tennessee USA, Ashley Durham of Memphis. Durham was also the first runner up in the Miss USA pageant held this past June in Las Vegas.

Runners-up for the Miss Tennessee USA pageant were Brandy Whaley of Antioch (fourth) Rachael Todd of Nashville (third), LaShan Mathews of Murfreesboro (second) and Tara Zolfagharbik of Paris (first).

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