Tag Archives: Tennessee Department of Agriculture and Forestry

Renovations to the Jackson County Fairgrounds building are almost complete and the facility is already booked out for the next six months. Jackson County Mayor Randy Heady said that the community building is one of the most used pieces of property in the county. Heady said he thanks the Jackson County Commission for allowing him to partner with the Department ... Read More »

Wildfires in the Upper Cumberland like the one last week in Warren County are not uncommon during the dry months of October and November. Tennessee Department of Agriculture and Forestry PIO Tim Phelps said the department averages about 1,700 responses per year. That amounts to some 19,000 acres of wildfires across the state. He said across the region, the conditions ... Read More »