This Week in Brownsville and Haywood County!

December 9, 2010                                                       Volume 6, Issue 44

As always Haywood County comes through with another successful Christmas Basket Fundraiser. Last I heard, the count was around $27,000. Many families will have a better Christmas this year thanks to your generosity. If you'd like to volunteer to help deliver and witness first hand the gratefulness of the recipients, gather at the utility department warehouse on South Dupree Saturday, December 18, at 8 a.m.

But we're not through yet, the Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse still has children who need your help. Call the center, 731-772-8378, to help fill a child's wish list or make a donation and a staff person will do the shopping for you.

Congratulations to the Haywood County Rescue Squad on another successful Christmas Parade. A new addition to this year's event was a Children's Parade and it was wonderful. I can see this growing.

Fourteen local businesses participated in Holiday Open House this past weekend and it was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who is shopping locally this year. Some businesses are also remaining open late on Thursday nights to make it more convenient for you. Two I know of are All That's Victoria and Merle Norman-Traditions Gifts. Imagine the economic impact if we all spent a little bit more at home.

You can still honor and remember friends and family with a donation to the Habitat for Humanity Holiday Store. Each donation will contribute to the next Habitat home in the following ways; $10 buys a box of nails, $25 a gallon of paint, $50 two bundles of shingles, $75 an interior door and $100 a window. Habitat will acknowledge your gift to your loved one. See a Habitat Board member for more details.

Don't forget this Saturday is Operation Medicine Bottle. Gather up your outdated and unused prescription drugs and bring to the WOW building this Saturday so that they can be properly disposed of. More details in the calendar below.

Another bit of good news for Brownsville. The city was one of 12 downtowns chosen for the Tennessee Downtown program. This is an improvement program for cities and counties who want to revitalize their traditional commercial districts. I'm sure we will be hearing lots more about this in the coming months.

~ Sonia 

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Thursday, December 9

First South Bank Open House

First South Bank, 308 West Main, invites the community to their Christmas Open House on Thursday evening, December 9, from 4-6 p.m.

Ward 2 Christmas Party

Ward 2 Neighborhood Watch will host a Christmas party for all Ward 2 residents Thursday, December 9, 6 p.m., at the College Hill Center, 127 North Grand. All Ward 2 residents are invited. Refreshments will be served and lots of Christmas music. For more information, contact Carolyn Flagg at 731-772-0425.

Friday, December 10

Chamber Holiday Open House

As a "Thank You," the Brownsville-Haywood County Chamber of Commerce invites all members to a special Open House on Friday, December 10, from 10-2. The Haywood High School Show Choir will perform at 10:15 a.m.

Woodland Baptist Church Cantata at Ebenezer Church

There is nothing more charming than enjoying a Christmas music program with your family, especially in a historic Southern setting. The Mercer area community and the Big Black Creek Historical Association are inviting the public to a series of performances called "Christmas At Ebenezer". Ebenezer Church in Mercer, Tenn., is 100 years old this year. Woodland Baptist Church is one of several churches that will be performing their Christmas Cantata at the church this year. The schedule is as follows and each concert will begin at 7:00 P.M.:

Woodland Baptist            Friday, December 10 

Greater Mercer                 Thursday, December 16 

Maple Springs Baptist     Friday, December 17

Mercer Baptist                  Saturday,  December 18

Saturday, December 11

Operation Medicine Bottle

The City of Brownsville Police Department, Ward 2 Neighborhood Watch and the Haywood County Community Coalition is asking the community to clean out your old medicine cabinets and bring and unused and outdated medicines to the WOW building Saturday, December 11, from 10-2. The event is designed to help clean-up our neighborhoods and reduce availability of old prescription medications. No questions will be asked and the medicines and bottles will be disposed of properly.

Stanton Annual Christmas Fest

Everyone is invited to the Stanton's annual Christmas Celebration Saturday, December 11. Booths will begin to set up at 10 a.m. and live entertainment will begin at 2 p.m. There will be food, arts and crafts and entertainment, along with nostalgic strolls down the streets of Stanton. The National Guard will be there and a car show will also be taking place. Everyone gather downtown enjoy the aroma and sounds of Christmas, Stanton-style.

Tuesday, December 14

City Board Meeting

The Brownsville Board of Mayor and Aldermen will hold their monthly board meeting Tuesday, December 14, 5:30 p.m., in the courtroom at City Hall.

School Board Meeting

The Haywood County School Board will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, December 14, beginning at 7 p.m., at the Board of Education, 900 East Main.

Thursday, December 16

BBA Christmas Gathering

The Brownsville Business Association will host its annual Christmas Gathering at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, December 16, at the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center. All members are invited and encouraged to attend. There will not be a regular BBA membership meeting in December. To RSVP for this event, call Sonia at 731-780-5144.

Saturday, December 18

Christmas Basket Delivery

Volunteers are needed to help deliver Christmas baskets on Saturday, December 18. If you have a vehicle and can help, please meet at 8 a.m., at the Brownsville Utility Warehouse, 1189 South Dupree.