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Vote for America’s Favorite Park

Vote for America’s Favorite Park

You can cast a “swing vote” for your favorite Southaven Park to help one of our local City parks win the title of “America’s Favorite Park”. At stake is up to a $100,000 recreation grant made possible by the Coca-Cola Live Positively initiative.

Through this campaign, a small action today can turn your favorite park into a better place to play tomorrow. So whether it’s an evening walk or a day of family fun, get out and play in the park – and vote to help your favorite park win.

RDC Files $9.8M Application for Beale St. Landing

RDC Files $9.8M Application for Beale St. Landing

Riverfront Development Corp. is preparing for the next phase of Beale Street Landing: development of a riverfront park.

Landers Cnter has Mid-South's tallest flag pole

Landers Cnter has Mid-South's tallest flag pole

The Landers Center in Southaven is now the home of the Tallest  flag pole in the Mid-South and the entire state of Mississippi.

The installation fulfilled a promise made by Landers Auto Group President Kent Ritchey back in January, when the Landers Auto Group entered into a partnership for the naming rights of the DeSoto Civic Center to the Landers Center.

Hardeman County antiquities group presents historic tour in Bolivar

Hardeman County antiquities group presents historic tour in Bolivar

Information provided by the Hardeman County Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities

Step back with us to "Places in Time - Circa 1862-1920 Historic Tour" in Bolivar, TN.  On May 5th and 6th, The Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities (APTA) will be conducting The APTA Annual Historic Tour.  Bolivar is located only about an hour east of Memphis and 30 minutes south of Jackson, TN.  With over 150 homes and buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, it has a lot of history, just waiting to be told.

Off-Leash areas around Shelby County

Off-Leash areas around Shelby County

Now that the weather is warmer, local pet lovers want somewhere to run around with their pups. If you don't want to stay in your own backyard, go to one of the off-leash dog parks in the area.

There are several locations throughout the Mid-South where dogs can enjoy the freedom of being off-leash and owners don't have to fear their furry friends running out into the street.

Safe, fenced-in areas are available to the public, and the only necessity for most is that the dog be up-to-date on vaccinations.

1. Shelby Farms Dog Park: The most well-known and largest in the area. The park has recently finished updates to the area which includes water, a wooded area and large fields. There is a separate entrance for the dog area, located off of Trinity Road at Gate 12.

University of Memphis "Canstruction"

University of Memphis "Canstruction"

Ten local high schools will be participating in a fundraising event for the Mid-South Food Bank. The University of Memphis College of Engineering Administration Building will hold the event in their second story lobby. It is sponsored by the West Tennessee Branch American Society of Civil Engineers Younger Members Group.

Each high school will have three hours to construct a sculpture made entirely out of full cans. Every school will have a professional civil engineer as well as a civil engineering student to offer advice and answer questions throughout the "Canstruction."

Bartlett, Collierville, East, Harding Academy, Kingsbury, Ridgeway, St. Bennedict at Auburndale, St. Agnes Academy, St. MAry's and Whitestation are among the participating high schools.

This year's event will mark the sixth year of the competition.

Last chance for Girl Scout cookies coming up

Last chance for Girl Scout cookies coming up

Information provided by Girl Scouts Heart of the South

Short and sweet - that’s the Girl Scout Cookie Sale in a nutshell.  Customers only have 2 weekends remaining to get those delicious flavors in 2012.  “Girls will continue to have booth sales throughout the area for the next 2 weekends, but after that, they’re gone,” said Jenny Jones, Director of Marketing and Communications for the Girl Scouts Heart of the South.

The 59-county council reports that sales have been very good this year and the organization is expecting a record-breaking sale just in time to celebrate their 100th Anniversary.