Events

Countrywood Neighborhood Sale

Submitted by April Dawn, Journalist

Friday, September 21st, 2012, 11:04am

Every year, yard sale bargain hunters flock to Cordova, Tennessee for the annual Countrywood Neighborhood Sale sponsored by the Countrywood Neighborhood Association.

On Friday, September 22, the huge yard event will draw crowds from all over the Greater Memphis area and from neighboring states.

Last year the sale was a huge success. More than 200 residents participated

Rain or shine, the participating vendors will sell their almost brand new or slightly used items from furniture to clothing and televisions to motorized vehicles to make a buck. Not to mention the local economy benefited as people booked hotel rooms for a few days to stay and visit the grand city of Memphis to shop it’s local stores and dine in local restaurants.

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Oxford Holiday Market set for November

Submitted by Tim Van Horn, Meteorologist

Thursday, September 20th, 2012, 10:43pm

The 2012 Oxford Holiday Market is set for November 15-17 at the Oxford Conference Center.

It's your chance to shop, decorate ornaments, sample some edible gifts & even have pictures made with Santa.

Thursday night November 15th features a preview party & fundraiser, benefitting the Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society.

For more information, check out the Oxford Holiday Market website or call 662-232-2367.

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Hernando Welcomes 'Troubadour for the Lord'

Submitted by Joe Birch, Anchor

Friday, September 14th, 2012, 8:43pm

(WMC-TV) - If you had a legitimate shot at becoming a rock star, would you go for it with every ounce of your energy?

A musician with all the gifts required to launch into the American rock and roll stratosphere took a very different trajectory, indeed.

John Michael Talbot, former member of a band that opened 1970s concerts for mega-rock luminaries like Pink Floyd and The Grateful Dead, arrives in Hernando, MS October 9-11 as the world's most popular Catholic recording artist.

A visit to his website http://www.johnmichaeltalbot.com/index.php reveals a tour de force of Christian evangelization that features Talbot's 53 albums, 24 books, and a variety of his recordings as a motivational speaker.

Talbot has sold more than 4 million records and his compositions can be found in hymnals around the world.

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Local cloth diaper event educates parents looking to help environment and save money

Submitted by Karen Bray on Thursday, September 13th, 10:44 am

(WMC-TV) - Have you ever considered cloth diapers? Are the first images that pop in your head large swaths of fabric, pins and plastic pants? If so, then you need to find out how different modern cloth diapers are now.

The modern cloth diaper systems are pin-less, easy to use and better for the environment. Another important factor to busy parents is that modern cloth diapers are easy to wash. The fabrics used now are soft, colorful and comfortable on the delicate skin of babies. They are also easier on the environment.

In the United States alone, 49 million diapers per day (18 billion per year) are thrown away. Disposable diapers go into landfills in which (under ideal conditions) it is estimated that it would take hundreds of years to decompose. Each baby in cloth diapers will help to divert many of these diapers from municipal landfills.

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Get Lost in the Mid-South Maze

Submitted by Megan Pope on Thursday, September 13th, 7:01 am

(WMC-TV) - The Mid-South Maze is fun for fall, and each year we wait for the design to be unveiled.

This year, the 12th for the maize maze at the Agricenter, it is a spider web.

You can get lost beginning Friday, September 14, through Halloween. The maze is open Thursday and Friday from 4:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m., Saturday from noon until 10:00 p.m., and Sunday from noon until 8:00 p.m.

It costs $7.00 for ages 13 and up, $5 for ages six through 12, and children five and under get in free.

And if you scare easily, do not forget the maze becomes haunted Fridays, Saturdays, and the last two Thursdays in October.

Admission is $10.00 those nights.

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Alzheimer's walk at Shelby Farms this weekend

Submitted by Andrew Douglas on Monday, September 10th, 8:44 am

Do something fun this Saturday, September 15, and join hundreds of Mid-Southerners at the visitor's center at Shelby Farms for the Walk To End Alzheimer's.

The walk begins at 9 a.m.

The Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the nation’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research.

Held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, this inspiring event calls on participants of all ages and abilities to reclaim the future for millions.

Together, we can end Alzheimer’s disease, the nation’s sixth-leading cause of death.

You can register and walk for free by going to http://www.alz.org

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Forum held to help break the crime cycle

Submitted by Michael Addison on Sunday, September 9th, 3:43 pm

The juvenile justice system, much like adult incarceration, can become a revolving door for teenagers who get locked into a life of crime, with no hope of rehabilitation.

Memphis City Schools, in a partnership with several agencies, will host a forum that focuses on finding alternatives that target those teens in danger of allowing their criminal life to follow them into adulthood.

This forum will be hosted in conjunction with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, and Shelby County Disproportionate Minority Contact Taskforce.

The forum is Wednesday, September 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the MCS Teaching & Learning Academy located at 2485 Union Avenue.

For more information or to RSVP, contact John Hall, Coordinator for School House Adjustment Program Enterprise (S.H.A.P.E.), at 901-416-6259.

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