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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!
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 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!
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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!
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.
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Coupon for Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum
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!
Old Country Store Wins State Video Award!
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
Released on Tue, Mar 01, 2011 - 3:19 pm underBrooks 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
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Betty P Taylor, Arize Independent Consultant Inc. |
Home-Based - Any business that is operated out of a home and that does not have a store-front, including Internet-based businesses |
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Estrada Strategies |
Innovation - Any business that creates and/or develops new products, services or systems, including technology, marketing, social entrepreneurship and/or inventions. |
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Phil's Dream Pit |
Arts & Entertainment - Any business related to the production or promotion of art, music, food or other entertainment business. |
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JDD Enterprises, Inc. |
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!
The 25th Annual
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.
HOW:
$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