News

Libby Murphy Features Anne Shaw in The Jackson Sun

Casey Jones Village — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:28:44 GMT

May 15th, 2013:

What a joy to read The Jackson Sun article by Libby Murphy about Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store founding owner Anne Shaw in today's newspaper. We LOVE it! Beautifully written by the wonderfully talented Libby Murphy, it lovingly tells the life story of our remarkable founding owner, Anne Shaw, who is the heart of our company. Enjoy reading it at the following link and be sure to visit Libby's website at http://www.twirlandtaste.com/

Link to Anne Shaw's Article

Happy 90th Birthday Anne Shaw!

Casey Jones Village — Sat, 11 May 2013 16:00:41 GMT

Happy 90th Birthday to Anne Shaw!! She and her husband, Brooks Shaw, founded Brooks Shaw & Son's Old Country Store in April of 1965. Miss Anne is a wonderful lady who is such a blessing to all of us who know and love her. Thank you for a lifetime of service to others and for all of your countless contributions to Jackson! Photo by Paul Jackson taken at a recent reception in her honor for family and friends at Providence House.

New School Outreach Program from Casey Jones Museum

Casey Jones Village — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:26:08 GMT

April 18th, 2013

Announcing

The Casey Jones Traveling Trunk Show

April 18th, 2013

(Jackson, TN) Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum officials have announced a new free community outreach program for the Jackson/Madison County School System called the Casey Jones Traveling Trunk Show. Judy Lafont, Casey Jones Village Education Coordinator, will be visiting local elementary schools sharing the story of hometown hero and international railroad legend Casey Jones with classrooms using various train related items to tell the story. Judy is a retired teacher from JMCSS who worked for the local school system for over 30 years. She began working at Casey Jones Village last fall and helped create the award winning reading program Casey's Ticket 2 Fun. She has an educational program for children age 8 & under at Casey Jones Museum on Monday afternoons at 4:00 pm and Wednesday mornings at 10:00 am. If you are interested in having Judy visit your school, call Casey Jones Museum at 731.668.12-2-2 just like a train whistle.

Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum is located at 30 Casey Jones Lane in Jackson, Tennessee. It features the historic family home of railroad hero Casey Jones and an 8,000 square foot "Train Station" that includes exhibit halls, a community room, three railroad cars and a museum store.

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Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum www.caseyjones.com

Casey Jones Museum Announcement

Casey Jones Village — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:31:29 GMT

Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum has announced the retirement of Executive Director, Lawrence Taylor, and his wife, Norma Taylor, the Casey Jones Museum Historian effective Monday, April 15th. Mr. Taylor is retiring after 35 years of service and Mrs. Taylor has worked with him for 18 years in the day to day operation of Casey Jones Museum.

Lawrence and Norma both grew up in Jackson and graduated from Jackson High School and Lambuth College. Lawrence was a sales representative for H.T. Ardinger for twenty years. He has been with the Old Country Store organization since it was located on Airways and then moved to Casey Jones Village 35 years ago in 1978 when he became a co-owner and stockholder. Lawrence has been active in the tourism industry and served a term as president of the Tennessee Hotel-Motel Association among other tourism involvement through the years. Norma is a former school teacher and in 2011 authored and published a book on the life of Casey Jones entitled "Casey Jones - The Legend Lives On".

Lawrence and Norma have made a great team at Casey Jones Museum. They both served on the planning committee for the major 8,000 square foot "Train Station" expansion of Casey Jones Museum that opened in 2009. Their son, Mark, and daughter-in-law, Jill, have two children. We wish the Taylors the very best as they retire and thank them for their many years of service.

Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum 731-668-1222

Casey Jones Museum Wins State Awards!

Casey Jones Village — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:14:23 GMT

We are delighted to announce the following news:

Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum

Wins State Awards

JACKSON, TN – (March 31, 2013) Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum recently received two Awards of Excellence from the Tennessee Association of Museums (TAM) at the organization's annual conference in Middle Tennessee. The awards recognized Casey Jones Museum’s “Casey’s Ticket 2 Fun” reading program in the educational programming category and “Bobby Clark Day” in the special event category. The annual meeting was headquartered in Franklin this year. An awards banquet and tour of historic sites was held in Columbia with the attendees visiting the James K. Polk Home as well as historic sites around Franklin such as Carnton Plantation. Accepting the awards was Museum marketing director Deborah Shaw Laman.

The mission of the Tennessee Association of Museums is to encourage best management practices in Tennessee museums, to stimulate public interest, support and understanding and to promote the interchange of ideas and cooperation among museums and museum personnel. For a list of member museums visit www.tnmuseums.org.

Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum features the 1890’s family home of railroad legend Casey Jones and an 8,000 square foot “Train Station” that houses exhibits honoring Casey Jones and the railroad history of Jackson.

For more information on Casey Jones Museum, visit www.caseyjones.com. It is open daily and located at 30 Casey Jones Lane in Jackson, Tennessee.

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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

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Thank you to the Live at 9 Show in Memphis!

Casey Jones Village — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:35:07 GMT

Posted March 11th, 2013: What an exciting day! We were invited by the WREG
Live at 9 show in Memphis to talk about the 150th Birthday Celebration for Casey Jones and to share a Southern recipe. Our thanks to the show and to hosts Marybeth Conley and Alex Coleman. Great job by Clark Shaw, Old Country Store CEO, and his son, W. Brooks Shaw, our Dining Room Manager! Here's a link to the segment below:

WREG Live at Nine Show Appearance

Story Time Article in The Jackson Sun!

Casey Jones Village — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:42:54 GMT

Posted March 5th, 2013:

We LOVE the article in The Jackson Sun newspaper today about Story Time at Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum, Miss Judy and her special guest Cosby. Our thanks to the Sun and reporter Tajuana Cheshier and photographer Aaron Hardin for a fantastic job sharing with the Sun readers about this twice weekly story time opportunity for families with children.

It is held on Mondays at 4:00 pm and Wednesday mornings at 10:00 am in the Train Store at Casey Jones Museum. Free fun: A Dog's Tale from The Jackson Sun

Winter Hours News!

Casey Jones Village — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:45:35 GMT

Old Country Store Announces Winter Hours

(Jackson, TN) Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store will again this year have adjusted winter hours from January 2 to March 10, 2013. Closing hours will be 8:00 pm from Monday to Wednesday instead of 9:00 pm. Thursday, Friday and Saturday hours will remain the same - 6:30 am to 9:00 pm. Sunday hours will be 11:00 am to 8:00 am from January 6 through February 24. The first two Sundays in March hours will be 8:00 am to 8:00 pm.

The Old Country Store has been in business for 48 years in April having opened in 1965. The restaurant and gift shoppe are located in Casey Jones Village in Jackson, Tennessee at 56 Casey Jones Lane near I-40 exit 80A.

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The Village Chapel is now Open!

Casey Jones Village — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 04:33:58 GMT

Village Chapel Restoration Complete

(Jackson, TN) On behalf of Casey Jones Village, Clark and Juanita Shaw have announced that the 107 year old Village Chapel is now officially open. It was relocated from Haywood County to Casey Jones Village in the fall of 2010 and has undergone an extensive restoration. It was formally the Brown's Creek Primitive Baptist Chuch and had not been in use in forty years.

A steeple, complete with an antique bell, was installed a few days ago. Both historic items were once part of the former Hillcrest Baptist Church in East Jackson that is now a community center owned by Jackson Area Relief Ministries. Because it is no longer a church, they worked with the Shaws to acquire the bell and steeple for the Village Chapel. Joe Mitchell and Richard Zaher did the carpentry work needed and Crane Services helped with the installation. Shaw said, "The proportions could not have been a better match and having the church fulfills a dream of many years. The next step will be the development of museum quality exhibits on the back wall on everything from "Faith In The South" to the stories behind some of the great hymns of the faith. The Chapel will be open to the public daily as a place of prayer and we plan to host everything from Gospel sings to small intimate weddings."

Shaw continued, "The Village Chapel has been a personal mission for my wife, Juanita, and me from the day we discovered it in 2009 in Haywood County. We prayed that very day that if the Lord wanted us to have it that He would open the doors and make a way. We felt His leading through every step of the process and we think it serves as a very visible symbol of our commitment to serve the Lord God through our business."

Of note:
The Village Chapel is located next to the Old Country Store. For information about booking an event contact Alison Lane at 731.668.1223 ext. 123. Casey Jones Village is located at 56 Casey Jones Lane in Jackson, Tennessee.

2013 Plans for Music Highway Crossroads Announced

Casey Jones Village — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:45:20 GMT

Press Release

December 6th, 2012

Music Highway Crossroads

Announces New Launch for 2013

(Jackson, TN) T. Clark Shaw, CEO of Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store, has announced new plans for Music Highway Crossroads, a division of the Old Country Store. As many travel related businesses do, the music venue will not be open the winter months of January and February but will re-launch in March 2013 with a much greater emphasis on food service in the all new Dixie Cafe. The menu will be a mixture of our Southern food traditions with a twist on a variety of fresh seasonal vegetables, salads, sandwiches, soups and sides. Whenever possible, ingredients will come from the local farmers market and locally sourced farms. The commitment to local music will also be stronger than ever with an increase in live performances by a variety of local and regional artists. Music Highway Crossroads will also continue to host a jam session with the Jackson Area Plectral Society every Thursday evening and an Open Mic night for area talent on Tuesday evening.

Shaw said, "Food and music go together beautifully and we have an exciting redesign in mind to expand our menu at our Dixie Cafe located within our Music Highway Crossroads store. We are also planning exciting new changes in the retail product mix all with a local and regional music theme. We will of course still have a music performance area with expanded seating for those choosing to dine with us. Our friend W.S. Holland provided the historic stage from an old honky tonk here in town that Carl Perkins played on many times in the late 1940's. Musicians have a real appreciation for their musical heritage and love playing on that stage." Shaw continued, "We plan to offer even more live shows and are currently working on museum quality exhibits that will educate guests about the music and artists of the Tennessee Delta region." Shaw stated, "Our focus is on the land between the Mississippi and the Tennessee rivers and the artists and music that we are known for around the world including Rock-a-billy, early Rock 'n Roll, country, Blues, Bluegrass, old-time and black and white gospel. We want our food to be the perfect compliment to our music in a smoke free, family friendly setting. With free Wi-Fi it will make the perfect place for a business lunch or where young people can gather on a date in addition to a wonderful place for private parties."

Shaw said, "Due to the much greater emphasis on the cafe, our founding manager Steve Patterson has accepted another position and his last day with us is December 7th. While not a restaurateur, Steve is one of the most talented musicians we have ever had the privilege to be associated with and we are so grateful for his innumerable contributions to Music Highway Crossroads. He is immensely talented and we wish him only the best."

About: Music Highway Crossroads in located in the Old Town Shoppes at Casey Jones Village which was developed in 1978 and has become one of Tennessee's most visited travel attractions. The Old Country Store has received numerous awards and is consistently voted Jackson's favorite restaurant. To learn more visit us at www.caseyjones.com.

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

www.caseyjones.com

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We're in Tennessee Home & Farm magazine!!

Casey Jones Village — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:40:13 GMT

November, 2012: We are so delighted to be featured in Tennesssee Home & Farm magazine! It's a really wonderful article and we so appreciate them choosing to feature Casey Jones Village and our upcoming Christmas season. Special thanks to writer Jessica Mozo for visiting us and interviewing our CEO Clark Shaw. Her article is fantastic. Read it here: http://tnhomeandfarm.com/visit-casey-jones-village-in-jackson-for-the-holidays

Here's more information about Tennessee Home & Farm from their website:

Tennessee Home & Farm Magazine
Tennessee Home & Farm magazine is a quarterly publication produced for more than 650,000 members of the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation – the largest Farm Bureau in the nation. We take pride in our fresh, modern image reflective of the growing membership of the Tennessee Farm Bureau. Though the nameplate proudly sports the word “Farm,” this magazine is not designed for farmers only; today’s members are just as likely to be city and suburban residents attracted to the low cost of Farm Bureau’s homeowners’, life and auto insurance.

Clark Shaw Receives State Tourism Award

Casey Jones Village — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:27:34 GMT

Clark Shaw Receives State Tourism Award

Congratulations to our CEO Clark Shaw, 2012 recipient of the Wiley Oakley Tourism Award, given by Miles and Tennessee Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus, at the annual fall Governor's Conference on Tourism in Sevierville, Tennessee. He was nominated for the award by Marty Marbry, Mary Beth Hopper and Deborah Shaw Laman. The award is given for outstanding contributions to Tennessee tourism and named after Wiley Oakley, a legendary figure in Smoky Mountain and Tennessee tourism. The Governor's Conference is the largest gathering of tourism professionals in the State. It is produced by the Tennessee Tourism Roundtable in conjunction with the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development.

(Pictured left to right: Deborah Shaw Laman, Anne Shaw, Clark Shaw, Juanita Shaw, Marty Marbry and Mary Beth Hopper)

We wanted to share excerpts from his nomination form to give you insight into Clark's many contributions to the tourism industry in Tennessee:

Wiley Oakley Award Nomination for

T. Clark Shaw, CEO, Brooks Shaw & Son’s Old Country Store

Casey Jones Village in Jackson

Wiley Oakley was a pioneer in every sense of the word. He was an original, a family man, an entrepreneur, a merchant and a visionary. He inspired his town and his Tennessee to greater heights and did it all with charm and character. On behalf of Marty Marbry and Mary Beth Hopper we would like to nominate a similar statesman from Wiley Oakley’s beloved home state, my brother T. Clark Shaw.

Our family has been involved in Tennessee tourism since 1965. Our business, the Old Country Store, has been a Jackson landmark for nearly 50 years now. In the years preceding the founding of the Old Country Store, our parents, Brooks and Anne Shaw, took us out exploring and collecting antiques on Saturdays as a family. We stopped in countless country stores and back roads to look for treasures and occasionally to enjoy ham sandwiches on white bread with glass bottled cokes and peanuts. Amassing thousands of antiques led to opening Brooks Shaw & Son’s Old Country Store in April of 1965, when Clark was 10, dedicated to Mom’s Home Cookin’ and Pop’s Old Country Store.

Clark’s work ethic started with his father Brooks Clark Shaw. He was a real leader in the Jackson community and the president of a major corporation - Kelly Foods Canned Meats. Brooks’ antiquing hobby was a relaxing outlet from his corporate job but it’s what led to that original location four miles South of where we are today. Unfortunately, like Wiley Oakley, Clark lost a parent at a young age. Our Dad died when Clark was 16 in 1971 to a heart attack. Our beloved Mother, Anne, suddenly a single Mother and widowed at the age of 47, kept the business even when advised to sell. Anne Shaw is now 89 and she has always exhibited grace and courage. She is an angel on Earth.

Clark grew up learning the business as the fastest dishwasher around then working various jobs within the Old Country Store such as cashier and night manager. Clark’s involvement grew into a love and passion for the business and for extending hospitality to local friends and folks from across the nation and around the world. He has been working at the Old Country Store now for over 40 years and today leads a staff of approximately 100 people having served as our CEO for decades.

Clark worked to secure the federal transportation grant for the beautiful train station building that houses an exhibit hall, theater, museum store and community room for Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum. He was the project coordinator for this major expansion in 2009.

A number of years ago, he spearheaded bringing American Family Radio to Casey Jones Village and Jackson which brought contemporary Christian music to Jackson for the first time. AFR still broadcasts by satellite to West Tennessee through a tower at Casey Jones Village.

Under his leadership Casey Jones Village has consistently been named one of Top 10 travel attractions in the State of Tennessee with over 700,000 guests annually. The Old Country Store has been voted Jackson's Best Restaurant in the Jackson Sun "Reader's Choice" Awards the past eight years and is known around the world for its Southern cooking and Southern hospitality.

Clark is passionate about keeping history alive particularly the history of Tennessee and the South. From Casey Jones Museum to the Old Country Store to our newer projects with Providence House and the Village Chapel, history is always at the forefront and how we can best share that with our guests.

Through Clark’s efforts the 1925 era historic Wellwood Country Store, where our father Brooks Shaw worked as a young boy in the Wellwood community, was saved, relocated and restored to today sit beside the Old Country Store it inspired. It stands as a tribute to Brooks Shaw and to the fond memories of small country stores across the South. Clark also helped lead the project to relocate the Judge Milton Brown railcar from Cincinnati, Ohio across country by truck. It is now be the centerpiece of the Village. Judge Milton Brown is an important figure in Jackson's history and he played a vital role in bringing the railroad to Jackson.

In the summer of 2010 Clark and his wife, Juanita, saved a 175 year old historic antebellum home in Trenton, Tennessee. It was literally within a week from being demolished. It was a monumental task moving a home thirty miles but a project that they enjoyed every moment of. This incredible treasure, called Providence House, has been gloriously restored for future generations to enjoy as an events and living history venue. It opened in May.

In the Fall of 2010 Clark and Juanita saved a historic 107 year old church from near Brownsville in Haywood County that was relocated to the Village and beautifully restored. It will be used beginning late this fall as a prayer chapel and small wedding chapel that seats 80.

Under Clark's direction, Music Highway Crossroads opened in May of 2011 in Casey Jones Village. Music Highway Crossroads celebrates the music of the Tennessee Delta music. Phase 1 of the project has included a retail store dedicated to our area’s rich musical heritage, a stage for hosting free live music events and a personal recording studio for making personal CD recordings. This summer light food service was added to Music Highway Crossroads making it a real place of community for locals and travelers with daily deli style fare.

We are active members of the Southern Foodways Alliance, a member based non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, documenting and celebrating the food culture of the American South. It is led by one of the most respected food historians and intellectuals in the country, John T. Edge.

Clark truly believes in giving back to the community and the tourism industry. He served as the youngest president of the Jackson Rotary Club and has served on numerous community boards through the years. He served as the state president of the Tennessee Restaurant Association and was on TRA Board for 25 years. He was named to the Tennessee Restaurant Hall of Fame. Clark also represented the State of Tennessee for nine years on the National Restaurant Association board where he holds the position of Board of Directors, Emeritus. While on the board they helped set national policy as related to the hospitality and tourism industry. Within the nine years of his service on the National Restaurant Association board, he chaired the Travel & Tourism committee for three years. He is also a past recipient of the Jaycees Young Tennessean of the Year award.

Clark also was very proud to be the first Chairman of the Tennessee Tourism Roundtable. He was particularly honored to be chosen as that first liaison to bring the various aspects of Tennessee’s hospitality industry together in one organization. He was deeply honored to be a recipient of the "Knights of the Roundtable" Award from the Tennessee Tourism Roundtable. Since its inception Clark has served on the Tennessee National Heritage Area board of directors. Also since its beginning he has served as the Tourism Representative along with Lee Curtis of the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development. The Tennessee National Heritage Area is a partnership unit of the National Park Service and administered by the Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University under the leadership of noted historian and friend Dr. Carroll Van West.

Clark has represented Tennessee on the prestigious Southeast Tourism Society board of directors. He was a leader in the development of Tourism Association of Southwest Tennessee and served as president in its early years. He has truly been an important figure in championing Tennessee tourism throughout his career.

Last fall he received the prestigious Jackson Award for Leadership as named by the West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation. When he won, he was quoted as saying, "I am deeply honored and profoundly grateful to the West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation to have been chosen for the Jackson Award for Leadership. When I consider how blessed Jackson is with outstanding leaders throughout the community this is a humbling experience. God has richly blessed me with a wonderful family and business which, in turn, has offered many opportunities to both serve and give back to this wonderful place we call home”.

Shaw's charity involvement is remarkable. Through the years as the CEO of the Old Country Store, he has donated goods and services in the tens of thousands of dollars in food and gifts and in kind services to many local community organizations and non-profits. He has served on many local non-profit boards. He has made the Casey Jones Village Amphitheatre available for free to countless community groups for their fund raising efforts including everything from cancer research to memorial fundraiser providing a place for the community to gather and fellowship and raise money for their cause or organization.

Clark and his wife, Juanita, and I developed the Culinary Tourism Map of
West Tennessee showcasing a listing of 100 Mom & Pop restaurants in an effort to promote culinary tourism in the area. After Clark and Juanita attended an International Culinary Tourism conference they felt a strong need to develop a project to help preserve and promote local eateries. Many of these small restaurants do not have marketing budgets and providing this free public relations service is a way to give back to all they have meant in their communities.

In 2010, USA Today named the Old Country Store Ice Cream Parlor as one of the Top 50 in the United States. In 2011, the Old Country Store won a statewide competition conducted by the Tennessee Department of Economic Development's honoring the entrepreneurial spirit. The video on the story of the Old Country Store and Casey Jones Village was narrated by our Mother, Anne Shaw. In 2012, the Old Country Store’s famous Christmas Eve Breakfast received the Gold Star Public Relations Award for Special Event of the Year from the Tennessee Hospitality Association.

Clark is a wonderful family man who deeply loves and is inspired by his wife, Juanita, and their two children Elizabeth and Brooks, his family and friends. He also recognizes the importance of mentoring and is doing so with Elizabeth and Brooks as third generation owners. It’s going to be exciting to see Elizabeth’s and Brooks’ contributions to the next generation of tourism professionals.

My brother, Clark, is amazingly creative and a wonderful leader. He would be quick to tell you that the support of his family, his wife and children, leadership team and team members have all been a major part of his achievements. To Clark it is about serving others not self. I can honestly say that he is one of the finest men I will ever know.

Clark has a tremendous love for Tennessee and has lived in Tennessee his entire life. He has always done what is best for our community and best for our State. Our doors are always open to any tourism related project locally for our local CVB, the Tourism Association of Southwest Tennessee and the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development. His motto is – “The answer is yes. What is the question?” when it comes to promoting Jackson and his beloved State.

T. Clark Shaw, like Wiley Oakley, has dedicated his life to sharing his passion for native Tennessee with locals and visitors alike. As it states in Romans 12:13 he lives his life to: “Always be eager to practice hospitality”. I think he and Wiley would have gotten along just beautifully.

Anne Shaw, Clark Shaw & Juanita Shaw

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

www.caseyjones.com

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Field Trips & Kids Night News!

Casey Jones Village — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:05:19 GMT

GREAT NEWS from Casey Jones Museum!! Field Trips of 10 or more school age children from West Tennessee who are students in public, private and home school are now FREE for the field trip students. Please reserve through the Old Country Store at 731-668-1223 ext. 123.

ALSO fantastic news on a brand new Kids Night:

Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store

Announces Kids Night News!

October 4, 2012 (Jackson, TN) Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store has announced today that the restaurant will host Casey’s Kids Night every Monday evening from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm beginning Monday, October 8th, 2012. Two children (age 12 and under) can enjoy the buffet free per adult buffet purchased in the restaurant on the same ticket. No coupon is needed.

Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store is located in Casey Jones Village at 56 Casey Jones Lane in Jackson, Tennessee at I-40 exit 80A. The Old Country Store features award winning Southern cooking, an 1890's Ice Cream Parlor, Gift Shoppe and the Old Country Store "To Go". The website is online at www.oldcountrystore.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/oldcountrystore .

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Old Country Store Menu News!

Casey Jones Village — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 03:05:47 GMT

Hello y'all! We've been having some technical issues updating our website so we wanted to post the latest menu on our News blog for you to see. Visit this link: Old Country Store Menu - Updated September 2012 for all the latest delicious offerings available now at the Old Country Store. Come see us soon!

Cafe Opens in Music Highway Crossroads!!

Casey Jones Village — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 05:03:42 GMT

Old Country Store Opens Cafe at Music Highway Crossroads

(Jackson, TN) The Old Country Store is proud to announce the opening of Music Highway Crossroads' "Dixie Cafe", a culinary division of Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store. The new cafe is open daily and located inside Music Highway Crossroads in Casey Jones Village offering light food service of sandwiches, soups, salads and sides within the popular local music venue. T. Clark Shaw, Old Country Store CEO, said "We love serving food and nothing goes together like good food and good music. We are bringing both together giving our guests a great experience to enjoy."

Managed by award winning local music veteran Steve Patterson, Music Highway Crossroads opened in May of 2011. The music venue has hosted dozens of musical events this past year and is dedicated to celebrating the rich musical heritage of the Tennessee Delta region.

They also offer a shop with unique music themed gifts and various instruments as well as hosting music themed birthday parties. They are now booking private parties for Christmas. Open mic nights are Tuesday evenings at 7:00 pm and live music shows are held on a regular basis on the weekend. Follow them on Facebook at "Music Highway Crossroads".

Casey Jones Village is located at 56 Casey Jones Lane in Jackson, Tennessee at I-40 exit 80A. Online at www.caseyjones.com, Facebook and Twitter.

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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

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The World in a Skillet Book Signing Set for September 8th!

Casey Jones Village — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:47:59 GMT

August, 2012

The World in a Skillet Book Signing

Set for September 8th

at the Old Country Store

Jackson, TN: The Old Country Store is proud to announce a book signing Saturday, September 8th with the authors of "The World in a Skillet: A Food Lover's Tour of the New American South". Paul and Angela Knipple of Memphis will be available to sign books and chat about food in the Old Country Store Ice Cream Parlor from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. The book signing will be a part of the festivities of the Casey Jones Village Oldtime Music Festival and the "Fall into Art" fall show with the Art in the Village gallery.

The Knipples are freelance food writers and long time members of the Southern Foodways Alliance, a member based non-profit organization headquartered at the University of Mississippi and dedicated to celebrating and documenting the food culture of the American South.

Paul and Angela's culinary tour of the contemporary American South celebrates the flourishing of global food traditions "down home". Drawing on their firsthand interviews from Richmond to Mobile and enriched by a cornucopia of photographs and original recipes, the Knipples present engaging, poignancy profiles of a host of first-generation immigrants from all over the world who are cooking their way through life as professional chefs, food entrepreneurs and restaurateurs and home cooks in the South.

The tour begins with an appreciation of the South's foundational food traditions-- including Native American, Creole, African American, and Cajun-- as the Knipples tell the fascinating stories of more than forty immigrants who now call the South home. Learn more at www.worldinaskillet.com.

Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store has been in business since 1965 serving as a gathering place for locals and travelers alike. A landmark in Jackson, Tennessee, the restaurant and gift shoppe is located in Casey Jones Village at 56 Casey Jones Lane at I-40 exit 80A. For more information visit www.oldcountrystore.com.

See some of the rave book reviews below:

"Rather than a cookbook, this is a readable introduction to the diversity of the modern Southern table. Highly recommended for regional cooking collections." - Library Journal

"Delicious. . . . your own global road trip." - Edible Memphis

"A must-read for those interested in contemporary Southern food culture--what it was, what it is, and what it will be." - Oxford American

“A good book, even if devoured solely for the recipes. More importantly, however, it serves as an eloquent and timely testimony on how immigrants continue to renew and enrich this country." - Foreword

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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

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Christmas Eve Breakfast Receives State Award!

Casey Jones Village — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:07:13 GMT

What a thrill to receive this honor for the Christmas Eve Breakfast!!

Old Country Store Receives Award at Tennessee Hospitality Association Conference

(Jackson, TN) Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store was awarded the 2012 Restaurant Special Event of the Year at the Tennessee Hospitality Association conference held in Nashville August 27-29 at the Nashville Convention Center. It was presented at the 25th annual Stars of the Industry Awards banquet in recognition of the Old Country Store Christmas Eve Breakfast.

The Tennessee Hospitality Association conference and expo is the largest annual gathering of hospitality professionals in the state. The award was accepted by Deborah Shaw Laman, partner and marketing director for Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store and Casey Jones Village. Also in attendance was Chickasaw Chalet owner Tony Altman of Henderson who serves as the president of the West Tennessee Hospitality Association. They both represented the Jackson hospitality industry as president and vice president of the local association and serve on the Tennessee Hospitality Association state board of directors.

The Christmas Eve Breakfast began 28 years ago with an idea of offering a special price on the buffet as a gift to the people of Jackson for all their years of support of the Old Country Store. Each year approximately 2,000 guests gather for this festive day complete with musical entertainment and a visit from Santa Claus. The Old Country Store Breakfast buffet is served from 6:30 am to 2:00 pm for the price of $3.99 per person including a hot beverage. Children are only $1.99. In some cases people who attended every year as children are now bringing their children to share in the family tradition.

The Tennessee Hospitality Association (TnHA) represents the interests of Tennessee’s lodging and dining establishments and the related businesses involved in the hospitality industry. It is the premier lodging and dining association in the state made up of hundreds of hotels and restaurants across Tennessee and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee under the leadership of CEO Greg Adkins.

The hospitality/travel industry is the second largest in Tennessee with annual direct spending exceeding $14.1 billion. For more information on the Association visit http://www.tnhospitality.net/.

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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!

Sustainable Tourism article & Providence House!

Casey Jones Village — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:44:36 GMT

August 14th, 2012: We were very proud to be included in a wonderful article on Sustainable Tourism in the Commercial Appeal newspaper in Memphis today! Our thanks to the newspaper and writer Jonathan Devin. Saving Providence House is one of our proudest moments. Here is a link to the article below. Follow us on Facebook too at www.facebook.com/providencehousejackson.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/aug/14/sustainable-tourism-boon-to-businesses-travelers/