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Big changes are coming to Governor’s Square Mall in Clarksville. It’s undergoing significant million-dollar upgrades, including a new logo, signage, lighting, flooring, and even a selfie square at the entranceway. The Cafaro Company in Ohio owns the mall and wants to bring a modern look to a community classic.

The Food and Drug Administration has recalled cucumbers in several states due to potential salmonella contamination. Fresh Start Produce Sales Inc. of Delray, Florida is recalling cucumbers shipped to wholesalers and distributors in 14 states including Tennessee and Alabama from May 17 through May 21. A recall was initiated after the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture informed the company that the product sample tested positive for salmonella. Consumers are advised to destroy or discard the product or return it to the store for a refund.

Robertson County has been named one of nine counties to receive the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office’s clean audit report for the previous fiscal year. The other eight counties joining Robertson are Campbell, Cannon, Cumberland, Loudon, McMinn, Sevier, Stewart, and Union. All nine counties were recognized on May 22 at the Tennessee County Services Association Legislative Conference in Gatlinburg. The report further states that Robertson County has received a clean audit in four of the past five years, indicating its continued strong fiscal health.

State Rep. Scott Cepicky announced last week that $2.56 million in grant funding will expand broadband availability and access to high-quality, digital jobs in Maury County. The four grants are part of $162.7 million in overall funding administered by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD). The investments will provide broadband access and digital opportunity programs to more than 236,000 Tennesseans across 92 counties.

It’s shed hunting season where hunters can pick up antlers that are shed annually by bucks, unusually in late winter or early spring. Antlers are different from horns in chemical composition, and unlike the horns of cattle and goats, they’re not permanently attached to a deer’s skull. They are shed and re-grown every year.