Archive: March 2016

Alexander to sign new book April 7 BROWNSVILLE TN (March 28, 2016): Civil War soldiers and a sniper, a con artist posing as a Baptist preacher, an aviator and his pet lion; all are characters who laughed, cried and shaped the history of West Tennessee. These stories, as told by Harbert Alexander Sr., are compiled Read more

PHOTO: The 11th Annual CelticFest will be held September 17-18, in Brownsville, Tenn. The two-day event, sponsored by the Celtic Society of West Tennessee, includes reenactments and entertainment by groups such as the Northeast Arkansas Caledonian Pipes and Drums. BROWNSVILLE TN (March 13, 2016): The Celtic Read more

The Haywood High School girls’ basketball team (28-4) makes their tournament debut against Upperman (33-2) in Game 2 of the TSSAA Class AA Tournament on Thursday, March 10 at 2:45PM. The game will be broadcast live on Brownsville Radio 95.3 FM.Read more

Main Street Brownsville is excited to announce a book signing event featuring Sherill Rogers Davis, Thursday, March 10, 2016, 5:30 pm, in the historic Haywood County Courthouse. Sherill Rogers Davis is a native of Brownsville, Tennessee. She is the daughter of Madeline D. Taylor and Walter Rogers, Jr.; and Read more

March 7th @ 5:00 pm First South Bank Community Center 316 West Main Street The City of Brownsville, Tennessee will hold a launch party at 5:00 pm on Monday, March 7th in downtown Brownsville for the town’s new heritage tourism website and driving tour brochure. Hosting the party will be Mayor William D. Rawls, Jr. Read more

BROWNSVILLE TN (March 1, 2016): “Trials, Triumphs and Lessons: Phenomenal Women Speak” will be the theme for the Delta Heritage Center’s Women’s History Month program, Saturday, March 19, at 2 p.m. Noted author, Haywood County native and cultural historian, Cynthia Bond Hopson, will speak and facilitate a panel of Read more