If you've visited Shelby Farms recently you may have noticed there are new signs going up at all the entrances.

The signs are green, grey and orange and are about 20 feet tall. They bring new attention to the park and make it a little easier to notice when you entering the Shelby Farms Park.

This is part of many improvements in Shelby Farms.

The Park’s Master Plan was informed by the most ambitious public outreach and input efforts ever undertaken in Shelby County. The process was designed to insure that the park’s future reflected the desires and ideas of the citizens it belongs to.

After 15 years in Cooper-Young Literacy Mid-South is moving, changing the way they do business and making other progressive improvements.

The Adult Learning Program is getting a complete overhaul, and the Smart Memphis Coalition will be working in an even deeper, more comprehensive way with more than 125 education and literacy providers in the Mid-South, according to the organization's latest newsletter.

The Lakeland Lions Club and the City of Lakeland are inviting children to the annual “Visit with Santa” at the IH Clubhouse from 10 a.m. till noon on Saturday, December 8th.

Parents or grandparents will need to sign-in by writing the child’s name and what they are wearing. Participants are also encouraged to write something about their child (i.e. got an A in math, needs to pick-up toys), to make the experience personalized for each child.  A Lakeland volunteer will be in the area where the children cannot hear, and talk to Santa on a walkie-talkie, reading from the sign-in cards. Tables will be set-up so that children can color with crayons.

Don’t forget to bring your camera for pictures with Santa. For more information, visit www.lakelandtn.gov; or, contact Recreation Program Coordinator Joy Cloud at 867-5414 or jcloud@lakelandtn.org.