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We're on Elvis.com!!!

http://www.elvis.com/news/detail.aspx?id=6013    This is SOOOO exciting!  We're on Elvis.com!!  Many many thanks to our friends at Graceland for sharing our Christmas Eve Breakfast on the Elvis website.  Merry Christmas!!

Exciting News from Music Highway Crossroads!

Local Musicians to Compete in International Blues Challenge
 
(Jackson, TN) Steve Patterson and Jimmy D. Taylor recently won First Place in the Memphis Blues Challenge sponsored by the Memphis Blues Society competition on the famed Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. The duo will now compete in the International Blues Challenge, sponsored by the Blues Foundation, to be held in Memphis at the end of January 2012.

Blueshine Duo is comprised of two West Tennessee musical artists who perform acoustic country blues.  They are Jacksonian Steve Patterson, the manager at Music Highway Crossroads in Casey Jones Village, who plays the slide guitar and Jimmy D. Taylor of Brownsville, Tennessee who plays the harmonica. Major influences include Sleepy John Estes and the genre of West Tennessee and Mississippi Delta blues. With time off the last few years, the duo is back with a passion to continue to share their love of the blues with their original tunes and style paying homage to the country blues icons of the past.
 
The Memphis Blues Society is an all volunteer 501(3)(c) non-profit organization . They are an affiliate member of the Blues Foundation. The mission of the organization is to preserve, promote, and enhance Blues music and the blues community, support blues education, and promote the Memphis area Blues scene including its Blues musicians.
 
The Blues Foundation will present the 28th International Blues Challenge January 31 - February 4, 2012 in Memphis. The world's largest gathering of Blues acts represents an international search by The Blues Foundation and its affiliated organizations for the Blues Band and Solo/Duo Blues Act ready to take their act to the international stage. In 2011, 110 bands and 83 solo/duo acts entered, filling the clubs up and down Beale Street for the quarter-finals on Wednesday and Thursday, the semi-finals on Friday and the finals at the Orpheum Theater on Saturday.
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Steve Patterson, Manager
Music Highway Crossroads
40 Casey Jones Village #3
Jackson, Tennessee  38305
MHC Phone Number: 731.660.4243  
  

 

Clark Shaw to Receive Jackson Award!

Posted 11/3/11:   We're so proud!

Old Country Store CEO Clark Shaw To Receive Jackson Award


(Jackson, TN) The six winners of the prestigious Jackson Awards were announced recently by the West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation. The annual award categories include: The Arts, Community Service, Education, Health Care, Leadership and Volunteer Service. The 2011 winners will be honored at the Foundation's Charity Gala Saturday, November 12th at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. They are: The Arts - Lendon Noe, Community Service - Roy Heatherly, Education - Rayna Bomar, Health Care - Sammie Arnold, Leadership - Clark Shaw and Volunteer Service - Polly Carter. The Jackson Awards were established by the West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation in 2006 as a means to honor those in the community who exemplify the truest qualities of a leader. The awards are named for President Andrew Jackson, the City's namesake.

In business since 1965, the Old Country Store is located at 56 Casey Jones Lane in Jackson, Tennessee. The website is www.oldcountrystore.com.

Casey Jones Village Featured in Tennessee Alumnus Magazine!

We are so thrilled to be in the current issue of Tennessee Alumnus magazine! Established in 1917, it is published three times a year for the University of Tennessee Alumni Association and distributed to over 77,000 contributors to the Annual Giving Program. 

We were contacted a few months ago by Bud Grimes who is the Director of University Relations at the University of Tennessee at Martin.  He was inquiring in his email about contacting UTM alum, Deborah Shaw Laman, saying that the Tennessee Alumnus magazine was interested in publishing a story on Casey Jones Village for their summer issue.  Of course, we were delighted and met with Bud and UTM university photographer Trevor Ruszkowski in late January.  It was a joy to work with them and we so appreciate the untold hours that went into the project.  Bud's storytelling and Trevor's photography were a perfect combination.  The article is a 4 page spread in the magazine with a number of wonderful pictures.

Read the story here online and thank you again to Tennessee Alumnus and to Bud Grimes and Trevor at UTM for an excellent job telling our story.  Tennessee Alumnus Article on Casey Jones Village

Music Highway Crossroads Opens in Casey Jones Village!

Stay tuned to all the latest news too at www.facebook.com/musichighwaycrossroads

For Immediate Release
May 26th, 2011

Music Highway Crossroads Opens in Casey Jones Village  
     

(Jackson, TN)  Go cat go!  Everyone knows those lyrics and there's no mistaking that Jackson, Tennessee is rich in musical history as is the entire West Tennessee area.  It literally is at the crossroads of the I-40 Music Highway and the Highway 45 Rock-a-billy Highway. In celebration of the many genres of music that have hailed from this area, the Old Country Store has opened a new venue called "Music Highway Crossroads" just in time for the Memorial Day weekend.

It is in the Shoppes at Casey Jones Village adjacent to the Old Country Store and Casey Jones Museum.  The 2,000 square foot space will be multi-functional.  It has a strong retail component and offers custom locally branded items with a musical theme exclusively for the store and reflective of the West Tennessee music heritage. 

Owner Clark Shaw said, "With Music Highway Crossroads, we are celebrating the music of the Tennessee Delta and the artists who made it happen ~ the Blues, Rock-a-billy, early Rock-n-Roll, Gospel, Country, R & B, Old-time and Bluegrass music.  Iconic musical greats such as Carl Perkins, Sonny Boy Williamson, Elvis Presley, Eddie Arnold, Wink Martindale, W.S. Holland, Issac Hayes, Tina Turner and Denise LaSalle will be featured and plans are in development for museum quality exhibits to tell their stories.  The list could go on and on of famous musical artists from the West Tennessee area like Carl Mann and Rayburn Anthony to name a few. This project has been envisioned for more than three years and we hope that it will be so well received that we will be expanding the space as the public reception allows.  We are developing wonderful relationships with other music museums in Memphis who have agreed to loan us items on an ongoing basis."

Music Highway Crossroads will be managed by well known and highly regarded local musician Steve Patterson. It has a performance stage for local groups to entertain and guests to enjoy.  There will be live musical events on a regular basis. Additional plans call for a studio for guests to make personal recordings.
 
Beginning May 27th, Grace Broadcasting's "Morning Praise" show with local radio veteran Tom Mapes will be broadcasting live on 97.7 from Music Highway Crossroads. The popular morning show will air from 8:00 am to 10:00 am Central Time Monday to Friday.
 
Music Highway Crossroads has been designed by Juanita Shaw assisted by Nancy Jane Hall and features antiques and unique eclectic design touches.  It is open daily and located in the Shoppes at Casey Jones Village. Casey Jones Village is located in Jackson, Tennessee seconds from I-40 exit 80A.  The website is www.caseyjones.com.

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Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store
56 Casey Jones Lane
Jackson, Tennessee 38305
1.731.668.1223 1.800.748.9588

www.caseyjones.com

The Best Whistlestop Between Memphis & Nashville!

NASA Exhibit Visits Casey Jones Museum!


Updated May 16th, 2011:  The NASA exhibit was out of this world!  It was an incredible success and our sincerest gratitude to the NASA Johnson Space Center for bringing this amazing exhibit to Jackson, Tennessee.  The press release about it was picked up by the Associated Press and it literally was international news through media outlets all over the globe. Thank you AP!

We thoroughly enjoyed the NASA team, Sam, Elaine, Stacey & Charlie, who were with us in Casey Jones Village this past weekend and to Robin and Cassandra in Houston for helping us coordinate the details. It was a true honor. Congratulations to NASA on the successful launch of the Endeavour this morning! Very exciting!
 



NASA Traveling Exhibit to Visit  
Casey Jones Village 
 
(Jackson, TN)  A little bit of Mission Control will have lift-off in Jackson, Tennessee the weekend of May 14th and 15th, 2011 as the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas brings the NASA’s Driven to Explore mobile exhibit to the Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum and Casey Jones Village May 14th and 15th, 2011 from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm.  Driven to Explore has no admission charge and is designed for all ages to enjoy. 
 
Driven to Explore is a mobile, multimedia experience showcasing NASA’s future plans for space exploration, including information on next-generation vehicles and the challenges associated with long term space travel. It immerses visitors in the story of NASA. The walking tour includes breathtaking imagery and audio and visual technology to connect guests with the space program. 

The Museum was chosen as the only site in West Tennessee due to the unique transportation connection of the railroads to space travel and amount of visitors Casey Jones Village enjoys each year.  NASA will be touring the exhibit through Tennessee during the month of May. 
 
Visitors will have the rare opportunity to touch a moon rock brought back by Apollo 17, the last manned mission to the moon in 1972. The moon rock is the centerpiece of the traveling exhibit and is one of the only seven lunar samples in the world made available for the public to touch and feel.
 
Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum is located in Casey Jones Village in Jackson, Tennessee at 30 Casey Jones Lane.  It is dedicated to the life and legend of Casey Jones and Jackson railroading history.  For more information visit www.caseyjones.com
 
The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's center for human space flight  training, research and flight control. The Center consists of a complex of 100 buildings constructed on 1,620 acres in Houston, Texas.  Johnson Space Center is home to the United States astronaut  corps and is responsible for training astronauts from both the U.S. and its international partners. It is often popularly referred to by its central function, "Mission Control".  For more information visit www.nasa.gov.  
 
So, "Roger" and "Copy That" and plan to be with us May 14th and 15th in Casey Jones Village for an out of this world experience.
 
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Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store
56 Casey Jones Lane
Jackson, Tennessee 38305
1.731.668.1223 1.800.748.9588

www.caseyjones.com

The Best Whistlestop Between Memphis & Nashville!

Coupon for Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum

This popular coupon has been EXTENDED through April of 2011!  See details below!

Posted Febrary 21st, 2010:  Our new special for the Museum through March 2011 is one FREE Casey Jones Museum admission with one paid adult admission ($6.50) with your Restaurant receipt from our restaurant in Casey Jones Village ~ Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store. Just turn your receipt in at the Museum and enjoy a free pass. It's a wonderful way to explore Jackson's railroad history!

Mary Spellings News!

Posted March 30th, 2011:  We're so proud of our own Mary Spellings from Art in the Village!  Read this article about her upcoming exhibit in Clarksville: http://businessclarksville.com/2011/03/29/mary-spellings-watercolor-exhibit-set-for-customs-house-museum/

Old Country Store Wins State Video Award!

Updated May, 2011: We were so honored to receive a video competition award from the State of Tennessee's Department of Economic and Community Development.  It was formally presented at a reception for the "Walking Tall Trail" at the Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum on May 2nd.  See the story below from the ECD e-newsletter:

ECD Presents What Makes You an Entrepreneur Award? to Overall Winner 


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ECD's Janna Hellums presents the overall ' What Makes You an Entrepreneur? ' Video Competition

to the Winner, Brooks Shaw & Son Old Country Store in Jackson, with their award on Monday, May 2. Pictured left to right are: Hellums, Anne Shaw and Marty Marbry, West Tennessee regional director for the Tennessee Department of Tourism. The annual video competition honors entrepreneurs throughout the state.

 

Posted March 1st, 2011:  We are so thrilled to announce that the Old Country Store has won a statewide video competition through the Tennessee Department of Economic Development!  It was announced today in a press release.  We found out about the competition last December through Lori Nunnery, the Jackson Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Director. The five minute video was narrated by Chairman of the Board Emeritus Anne Shaw and filmed by Doug Viar.  Project leaders were Deborah Shaw Laman and Clark Shaw. If you would like to see the video visit our Village You Tube channel at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie1wnX6SMKc

ECD Announces Winners of Statewide Entrepreneurship Video Competition

Brooks Shaw & Son Old Country Store of Jackson Takes Top Prize

NASHVILLE — Tennessee Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty today announced Brooks Shaw & Son Old Country Store of Jackson as the winner of the second annual statewide entrepreneurship video competition – “What Makes You an Entrepreneur?” Brooks Shaw & Son Old Country Store will receive a $500 cash prize in addition to a professional marketing package valued at $2,000 for the business.

“I’m honored to offer my congratulations to Brooks Shaw & Son Old Country Store and all of the other winners of the second annual ‘What Makes You an Entrepreneur’ video competition,” Commissioner Hagerty said. “Small businesses like these are the foundation that Tennessee was built on and continue to help grow our state’s economy.”

The second annual “What Makes You an Entrepreneur” video competition was hosted by ECD’s Business Enterprise Resource Office and the Tennessee Main Street Program in an effort to draw attention to the strong entrepreneurial spirit in Tennessee. Participants were asked to prepare a short video answering the question “What makes you an entrepreneur?” Finalists were selected from four business categories: Main Street/downtown; home-based; arts and entertainment; and innovation. The statewide winner was selected from the finalists of each category.

In addition to the overall statewide winner, Brooks Shaw & Son Old Country Store, the following winners were identified in their respective category:

Competition Finalists

Business Name

Category Winner

Betty P Taylor, Arize Independent Consultant Inc.
Memphis, Tenn.

Home-Based - Any business that is operated out of a home and that does not have a store-front, including Internet-based businesses

Estrada Strategies
Knoxville, Tenn.

Innovation - Any business that creates and/or develops new products, services or systems, including technology, marketing, social entrepreneurship and/or inventions.

Phil's Dream Pit
Kingsport, Tenn.

Arts & Entertainment - Any business related to the production or promotion of art, music, food or other entertainment business.

JDD Enterprises, Inc.
Johnson City, Tenn.

Main Street - Any business located in a traditional downtown area.

 

The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development will use the winning entries in a department-produced video and print piece intended to identify and promote innovative entrepreneurs in Tennessee communities and encourage others to join them as small business owners.

To learn more about the competition and this year’s winners, please visit the official website: http://www.tnecd.gov/tnopenforbusiness. Last year’s overall winner, Pennington Seed and Supply Co. is featured in a video on ECD’s YouTube site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoMKbI4rYoc.

About Business Enterprise Resource Office
The Business Enterprise Resource Office (BERO) works to expand economic opportunities for small, rural, minority and women-owned businesses in Tennessee by providing information on procurement opportunities, loan programs and management programs with Tennessee private industry and government entities. BERO is an office within the Department of Economic and Community Development.

About Tennessee Main Street
The Tennessee Main Street Program is a comprehensive revitalization program designed to promote the historic and economic redevelopment of traditional business districts throughout the state. The Tennessee Main Street Program provides communities with technical assistance and expertise that promotes economic growth through the context of historic preservation.

About the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development’s mission is to create higher skilled, better paying jobs for all Tennesseans. The department seeks to attract new corporate investment in Tennessee and works with Tennessee companies to facilitate expansion and economic growth. To find out more, go to www.tn.gov/ecd or www.investtennessee.org.

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Please Join Us for a Taste of Jackson!



We are very honored that Clark Shaw, CEO of Brooks Shaw & Son's Old Country Store, is the co-chair for the 2011 Taste of Jackson with John Singleton. We have participated in this important fundraiser all 25 years of its existence and look forward to having a booth again this year.  We encourage you to attend the 2011 event March 3rd! It's a really wonderful night for an incredible cause. See details below...
 
 
Region’s Bank Presents:
The 25th Annual
“A TASTE OF JACKSON AND WEST TENNESSEE”

WHAT: 
A Sampling of favorite dishes from approximately 50 restaurants along with entertainment and
exhibits...an evening of fun for the whole family.  

         
    WHERE: 
The Carl Perkins Civic Center

      WHEN:  
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011   
5:00 p.m. til l 8:00 p.m.

   WHO:    
Sponsored by: Region’s  Bank; Leader's Credit Union; Kyrus Printing, Regional Hospital of Jackson;   WBBJ TV-7; WYN 107; Star107.7; 96 KIX; the Rocket 102.3; WJAK The Light;
101.5 FM  and others.
 
WHY: 
To benefit the March of Dimes Campaign for Healthier Babies

      HOW:       
Ticket Prices:
$35.00 adults (in advance) 
$45.00 adults (at the door)
  $25.00 children (Ages 10+) 
                           
TICKETS ARE NOW SALE AT ALL JACKSON  KROGER STORES;  REGIONS BANK (VININGS BRANCH ONLY) AND AT THE MARCH OF DIMES OFFICE.  
Call 668-1023 for more information.

GROUP TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE
OF $25.00 CALL MARCH OF DIMES OFFICE  FOR DETAILS at 731-668-1023