T-shirt Design Contest

I know for a fact that the creative juices flow freely in our community. The talent is just unbelievable. The Hatchie Fall Fest wants to give those creative types a chance to shine by designing a t-shirt for this year's festival. Which, by the way, is October 18.

This year marks the 5th Annual Hatchie Fall Fest. Each year we have seen our attendance almost double. Last year over 4,500 enjoyed a day full of fun, music and food. The winner of the design contest has the opportunity to see their design on the back of over 5,000 festival goers, plus win a grand prize of $100.

There are some rules and regulations, so visit the website:
www.allaboutbrownsville.net/hatchiefallfest
for complete information.

Taking a look at downtown

According to comments on the previous blog entry, the look and feel of downtown is on our minds, so let’s talk more about what we would like to see happen there. The plantings have always been a positive for downtown. At one time Brownsville was listed as the "prettiest town in West Tennessee" in the Tennessee vacation guide book. So it seems to be a given that we want and appreciate the flowers and hard work of the city workers who keep our flower beds looking so nice.

Period lighting would be great. But what period? And will brick crosswalks really make our downtown more appealing? It seems to me that some of these things are just plain out of character for Brownsville. Which brings up another point: What is the character of Brownsville?

Wouldn't it be more appealing to make sure our buildings are in good repair and cosmetically pleasing? That in itself should attract more businesses to locate on the square. Which is, afterall, what we are after. Or is it?