(NASHVILLE, TN), June 24, 2011 –State Senator Mae Beavers (R-Mt. Juliet) and Representative Terri Lynn Weaver (R-Lancaster) announced today that the Friends of the Appalachian Center for Crafts of Tennessee in DeKalb County will receive a $6,300 grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission. The award was given in the category of Rural Support for the Arts.“We are very pleased these funds have been allocated to this organization,” said Senator Beavers.