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BROWNSVILLE TN (August 17, 2020):  The West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center presents two new exhibits,  To Make Our Voices Heard: Tennessee Women’s Fight for the Vote and Rightfully Hers. Both exhibitions commemorate the anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment and the women’s suffrage Read more

The Haywood County Commission will meet on Monday, August 10, 2020 at 6:00PM.Read more

The Brownsville Business Association, along with local partners, will present the 5th annual Cinco Heritage Celebration Friday, May 1, 6 p.m., on the south side of the Court Square. Food, games and other vendors will be onsite raising money for their favorite charities. Live music will take place throughout the Read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — House Democratic Leader Craig Fitzhugh of Ripley has received the “Legislator of the Year” award from the Tennessee Development District Association. Fitzhugh represents Haywood and Lauderdale Counties. He was honored for supporting the efforts of development districts and local Read more

WRAP has been serving Haywood County since 1998 by assisting survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, according to Lisa Baskette, WRAP advocate. Services provided include emergency shelter, housing, financial assistance, resources, education, and counseling. The purpose to signing the proclamation to Read more

“You’ve Come A Long Way.?!: Phenomenal Women Speak” will be the theme for the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center’s Women’s History Month program, Saturday, March 28, at 2 p.m. Noted author, Haywood County native and cultural historian, Cynthia Bond Hopson, will speak and facilitate a panel of local trailblazers Read more