Mickey Utley to perform “On the Porch”

After two months performing on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship “Voyager of the Sea,” Brownsville’s own Mickey Utley will return to his hometown Sunday, May 22, to perform on the porch of the Sleepy John Estes home at the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center. The concert is free to the public and will begin at 3:30 p.m.

Utley is set to release a new single this summer titled “I’m Feelin’ You.” His last single “Cry like Memphis” is getting worldwide play and has made it on to the Music Row Charts.

“I’m looking forward to coming back home to play,” says Utley of his upcoming concert. “There’s nothing like coming home to perform where it all started.”

Called a soul-billy rocker, Utley says playing music is second nature to him. He also spends time writing and perfecting his rock-n-roll infused country sound.

The May 22 concert is part of the 2011 Summer Concert Series “Concert on the Porch.” Utley CDs will be available for sale and he will also be signing autographs and posing for photos immediately following the concert.

To learn more about Mickey Utley, visit www.mickeyutleymusic.com.

The West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center is a tourism information center with three regional museums located at Exit 56, behind McDonald's, in Brownsville, Tenn. The "Concert on the Porch" series is presented once a month May through September and features performances by local and area artists. To learn more about the Center and for a complete schedule of concerts, visit the website at www.westtnheritage.com.

Haywood High School Celebrates 100 Years of Football

“100 YEARS OF FOOTBALL – A CENTURY OF SUCCESS”

Please join us August 19, 2011, for a spectacular celebration with the beginning of the 2011 football season .. which will begin the 100th year of HHS Football!

WHO: ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOOTBALL TEAM FROM 1912-2011; players, cheerleaders, mascots, managers, coaches, band members, majorettes, drum majors, etc.

WHAT: 100 YEAR CELEBRATION

WHERE: JOHN B. HOOPER STADIUM
WHEN: FRIDAY NIGHT AUGUST 19, 2011 AT 6:00 P.M.
(Each decade will be recognized on the field)

Tour Historic Brownsville Homes and Churches May 1

Visit some of Brownsville’s historic homes and churches during the Spring Tour of Homes Sunday, May 1. Seven locations will be open from 2-5 p.m., for self-guided tours. Special treats include refreshments at First United Methodist Church and a Flower Festival at Christ Episcopal Church.

The tour stops include:

Brownsville First United Methodist Church (117 East Franklin Street)
The present brick sanctuary was constructed in 1899. Built in the Gothic Revival style, it has Richardsonian influences, such as the blond brick outlining of the exterior arches. It features a vaulted cross-shaped sanctuary and magnificent stained glass windows. The tour will also feature the recently completed state-of-the-art multipurpose building. Refreshments will be available.



Hutchison-Elcan-Lynn Home

 Hutchison-Elcan-Lynn Home (124 Church Street)
Listed on the National Register of Historical Places, the Lynn family is known for dressing in period clothing to greet their guests. This Greek Revival home with Italianate influences was built in 1867. Among its distinctive features are the plaster ceiling designs in the hall and parlor, which are said to be patterned after those at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, and a spiral staircase.

Christ Episcopal Church (140 Washington Ave.)
This excellent example of Gothic Revival style was built in 1854 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The original tin ceiling was installed in 1892 and the center medallion area once held a large candle chandelier. A Flower Festival will be presented in the side yard.

Temple Adas Israel (Intersection of Washington and College)
Located directly across the street from Christ Episcopal and also listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the temple was dedicated in 1882 and is the oldest temple in continuous service in the State of Tennessee. At one time it was the largest synagogue between Memphis and Nashville. Each stained glass window has significance and the excellent acoustics in the building makes it a favorite place for concerts and recitals.

Bond-Meux-Livingston Home (611 Main Street)
Robert Bond built this home for his wife, who admired the style of the Grove Park Inn in Ashville, North Carolina. It was built circa 1912, and features massive stone columns, a side porte-cochere and a shed dormer with five transom-topped windows. The home has a grand center staircase and large spacious rooms with 12 foot ceilings.

Bomar-Martin-Richards Home (250 N. Grand Ave.)
Built in 1927, this home was originally a two bedroom, one bath English Cottage. Additional rooms were added in the 50s and 2000. The home features a hand-hewed stone fireplace and an eclectic style of decorating.



Banks Home

 Banks Home (924 Creekwood Street)
Completed in 2006, this plantation-style home was modeled after the 2002 Southern Living Dream Home. Inside and out, this classical house reflects Southern architecture with its plantation shutters, French doors, copper accents and a formal entrance marked by a pediment and columns. Inside the high ceilings and careful placement of windows and doors create a spacious effect. Deep-set porches adorn the front and back of the home.

Cost of the tour is $20 for adults and $5 for students. Advance tickets can be purchased at the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center, located on I-40 at Exit 56, behind McDonald’s, and will include a map. Tickets will also be available May 1, at each tour location.

The Spring Tour of Homes is presented by Hope for Haywood and Habitat for Humanity of Haywood County. All proceeds will benefit local families who suffered loss from the May 2010 flood and to assist Habitat for Humanity in building homes for those who live in sub-standard housing.

For more information, contact Tom Orr, 731-225-1728, or Sandra Silverstein, 731-780-1354.

Brownsville celebrates diversity with Cinco de Mayo



Jupiter Stone will be the featured entertainment at Brownsville’s Cinco de Mayo Heritage Celebration May 5. The event will also include an art contest, games and food.



You’re invited to join your friends and neighbors Thursday evening, May 5, for Brownsville's first Cinco de Mayo Heritage Celebration. This is an opportunity for all ages, races and nationalities to come together in a family-friendly atmosphere to celebrate the unique diversity of our community.

The night’s event will take place on the south side of the court square from 6-9 p.m., and will include live music, food, games and art contests.

Heading the line-up for the evening’s entertainment is Jupiter Stone. This band features Josh and Steven Stewart of Brownsville and two other regional band members. Jupiter Stone has performed throughout West Tennessee. Also in the line-up is the local group Hannah & Company; and includes Hannah Bains, Andy Cooper and Joe Mallette. This year’s Haywood’s Got Talent winner will also be invited to perform at the event.

The community is invited to participate in several art contests. The first is a competition among local school children. All students in the Haywood County School system, and including Haywood County students who are homeschooled, are invited to submit artwork no larger than 9”x12”. Students will be judged in appropriate age and grade categories. This contest is free and open to any Haywood County student.

All ages are invited to test their Pinata making skills in the Pinata Contest. All the piñatas will be donated to the Brownsville – Haywood County Parks and Recreation department for use in their summer programs. An entry fee of $10 is required.

The community is also invited to enter a Tile Painting Contest. Entry fee is $10 and includes a 4”x4” tile. Tiles entered in this contest will be donated to the Carl Perkins Center and will be separated into multiple groups and auctioned off during the annual Dinner and Auction next year. (Please see the ad, located elsewhere in the publication.)

It will be a fun night and a great opportunity to come together on the historic court square. The event is sponsored by the Brownsville Business Association and these local businesses: All That’s Victoria, Las Palmas Mexican Restaurant, Ketchum Carpet, Moore Insurance Agency, Brownsville Bells Funeral Home, Lea and Simmons Funeral Home, The Computer Patch, Williams Insurance Agency, Lock Stock & Barrel, Frank and Vicky Fawcett, Haywood Harbinger, Outlaw Design, Veranda Restaurant, Backyard Barbecue, Hatcher Autoplex, DC Construction, First South Bank and Richards-Cummins Real Estate.

For more information about Brownsville’s Cinco de Mayo Heritage Celebration, contact Vickie Cooper at 731-772-4477.

Haywood Park Community Hospital is Asking Patients For Input About Top Nurses

Haywood Park Community Hospital is once again seeking to honor one of its nurses through its annual Patient Choice Award program. This award recognizes the level of quality care, comfort and compassion offered by nurses each day. Continuing the tradition of the last few years, the hospital is asking for input from the community, and one nurse chosen from the nominations will receive the Patient Choice Award at Haywood Park Community Hospital during Nurses’ Week, May 6-12.

Haywood Park Community Hospital asks former patients and family members to be involved in spotlighting an exceptional nurse because patients are the ones directly impacted by outstanding care.

“We are asking patients and their family members to provide us with the nominations because they see the little things that matter so much on a very personal level,” says Steve Collins, Chief Nursing Officer for Haywood Park Community Hospital. “They know who goes the extra mile to make sure a patient experience exceeds expectations – and after all, it is the Patient Choice Award.”

If you or a family member have come to Haywood Park Community Hospital for inpatient, outpatient or emergency care in the last year and you have a nurse you’d like to thank for going the extra mile, don’t miss this chance. Nominations for the 2011 Patient Choice Award will be accepted until Friday April 29. Nominations can be made online at the hospital’s website at www.haywoodparkcommunity.com/nominations.

Or, nominations can be e-mailed, mailed or faxed (as long as it arrives by April 29). E-mail nominations to glenda_wilson@chs.net, mail to: Glenda Wilson, Marketing Director, Haywood Park Community Hospital, 2545 N. Washington Ave., Brownsville, TN 38012, or fax to: 731-772-9428.

Outlaw-Clark Elected to TAM Board of Directors



Seventeen West Tennessee museum professionals traveled to Johnson City, Tenn., March 23-25, to attend the Tennessee Association of Museums annual conference. Pictured are: (seated, from left) Nancy Bassett, Collierville, Dian McGuire, Lexington, Barbara Andrews, Memphis, and Norma Steele, Paris; (standing, from left) Tracy Lauritzen Wright, Memphis, Don Bassett, Collierville, Wanda Conger, Parsons, Bill Hickerson, Humboldt, Branson Townsend, Parsons, Renee Moss, Adamsville, Bill Cloar, Dyersburg, Joyce Riddell, Lexington, Danny Walden, Dyersburg, Suzy Herron, Paris, Polly Brasher, Union City, Jestein Lamey, Memphis, and Sonia Outlaw-Clark, Brownsville.

 Seventeen West Tennessee museum professionals joined others from across the state for the Tennessee Association of Museums (TAM) annual conference. This year’s event was held in Johnson City, Tenn., March 23-25.

During the annual business meeting, Sonia Outlaw-Clark, director of the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center, in Brownsville, Tenn., was elected to a two year term on the TAM Board of Directors as an At Large Representative for West Tennessee.

Other West Tennessee representatives elected to serve on the board were Deborah Shaw Laman, Casey Jones Museum, Jackson, and Jacob Shock, Museum of Biblical History, Collierville.

The purpose of TAM is to encourage and improve the practices of museums in the state, to stimulate public interest and promote the exchange of ideas among museums and museum professionals while preserving Tennessee’s cultural, historical and scientific heritage. To learn more about TAM, visit http://www.tnmuseums.org./

New Justice Complex Opens

Hundreds of citizens filled the halls of the Justice Complex Friday, April 1, 2011. They were there to celebrate the opening of the center and to get a first hand look at the new facility. An open house was held from 3-6 p.m., and featured a ribbon cutting.

Project Manager and Haywood County Solid Waster Director Clinton Neal cuts the ribbon at the opening of the new Justice Complex. He is surrounded by Haywood County Mayor Franklin Smith and the Haywood County Commissioners. Also attending the celebration is Senator Dolres Gresham and Representative Jimmy Naifeh. Photo courtesy of Judge J. Roland Reid.

Residents were treated to refreshments and maps were available; allowing residents an opportunity to self-tour the facility, including the new courtrooms and offices of the circuit court, chancery court, judges, sheriff and the jail.

The new facility also includes a tornado safe space that will be open to the public during severe weather and will hold a little over 500 people. The 911 systems and central dispatch are also housed in the Justice Complex.

Calling All Artist

If you are artistically inclined, here's your chance to be a part of the first Brownsville Cinco de Mayo Heritage Celebration May 5. The contest is open to all ages and includes a contest for school children (Haywood County public schools and homeschoolers), a contest to test your Pinata building skills and a Tile Painting Contest.

For more details, contact Vickie Cooper at 731-772-4477. then plan to join the fun on the court square May 5, from 6-9 p.m. This event is sponsored by the Brownsville Business Assocaition.

Free Meal Opportunity for Children 18 and Under

Brownsville/Haywood County Parks & Recreation Department has announced its sponsorship of the 2011 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), which is administered in Tennessee by the Department of Human Services under an agreement with the Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Meals will be provided to all children 18 and under, without charge.

Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and all activities are the same for all regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, age or disability. Any and all persons interested in participating may call the Parks & Recreation Office at (731) 772-6693 or come by 100 Boyd Avenue for more information.