June 8, 2023 - The Shelby County Historic 1885 Courthouse will be closed today and tomorrow, June 8-9 due to air conditioning repairs. Plans are to reopen for tours on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.

The Historic 1885 Courthouse will be close for a private event on Friday, June 23, 2023.

To keep up with activities at the Historic 1885 Courthouse, visit online at 1885courthouse.com.

June 2, 2023 - Memorial day at Holiday Nursing and Rehab the administrator and activity director came by, spoke with each veteran, and played their service branch song for them and gave them a flag to hang on their wall. It was a special surprise for all of them.

June 2, 2023 - On June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end on June 6, the Allies gained a foothold in Normandy.

May 30, 2023 - The Fannie Brown Booth Library will kick off the 2023 Summer Reading/Discovery programs on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Community Helpers.” Throughout the months of June and July, the library will host programs every Thursday at 10:30am. We will be celebrating our community workers and have lots of other surprises!

SUMMER READING/DISCOVERY PROGRAMS:

Wednesdays at 10:30 am — Pre-school Story Time (Ages 2-5)
Thursdays at 10:30 am — Discovery Programs (Ages 5-12)