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The 13th Annual Tour d'Esprit, 24 hour running and walking event, starts Friday afternoon

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Thursday, September 29th, 2011, 9:27am

The 13th Annual Tour d'Esprit, 24 hour running and walking event, starts Friday afternoon

The 13th Annual Tour d'Esprit is September 30 to October 1 from 3 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in East Memphis. The Tour d'Esprit, Memphis' only 24-hour walking and running event, benefits Haiti Medical Missions of Memphis (HMMoM). HMMoM staffs and stocks a medical and dental clinic and rehabilitation center in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, just outside of Port-au-Prince. This facility provides free services to Haitians who have nowhere else to go for medical care. Since the 2010 earthquake, The Holy Spirit Clinic has become one of the most important medical facilities in the region. The clinic also employs more than 30 Haitians.

This unique event, which is HMMoM's main source of funding, is composed of a certified one-mile loop that encompasses the property surrounding Holy Spirit Church and Holmes Park.

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Dine out to support scholarships, services for children with Autism

Submitted by Andrew Douglas on Tuesday, September 27th, 8:37 am

“Dine Out For Autism” September 27 & 29, 2011

Transformations would like to announce “Dine Out For Autism” event, scheduled Tuesday, September 27 and Thursday, September 29, 2011″ Proceeds from this event will help fund our scholarship program to provide free services to children affected by ASD. The following restaurants have agreed to donate a percentage of their proceeds for this worthy cause:

Tuesday, September 27

The Commissary – 2290 Germantown Rd., Germantown – All Day!
On The Border – 2766 N. Germantown Pkwy, Memphis – (in front of Wolf Chase Galleria) – 4 p.m. to close.

Thursday, September 29

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County Mayor's Charitable Golf Tournament

Submitted by John Phelps, Community Blogger

Friday, September 23rd, 2011, 6:45pm

County Mayor's Charitable Golf Tournament

Get ready to hit the links with the mayor! Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell invites you to join him Friday, October 14 at Edmund Orgill Golf Course for the Shelby County Mayor’s Charitable Golf Tournament!

This event annually benefits a Shelby County Elementary or Middle School in need of additional support. Northaven Elementary School has been selected as this years beneficiary.

The Orgill Golf Course has hosted the FedEx St. Jude Open, US Open, and National Publinx qualifiers.

Lunch and registration begin at 11am with a shotgun start at noon. For more information call 901-379-7872.

Information and image provided by the Shelby County Mayor's Office.

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Corn maze opens at AgriCenter

Submitted by Brooke Barrett, Action news 5 producer

Monday, September 19th, 2011, 11:23am

It's that time of year again, the Mid-South Maze is ready to open.

This year's design features a barn owl in the moonlight.

You can take your turn in the maze now and it will be open until Halloween. In October, the maze will become “haunted” on Friday and Saturday nights.

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Gospel greats to star at WLOK Stone Soul Picnic

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Friday, September 2nd, 2011, 8:46am

Gospel greats to star at WLOK Stone Soul Picnic

Information provided by WLOK

Two of the nation’s leading gospel singers -- Lee Williams and the Spiritual QC’s and Doc McKenzie & The Hi-Lites -- will star in the 37th annual WLOK Stone Soul Picnic, from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, September 3, in Tom Lee Park. These gospel greats will headline the weekend of popular gospel entertainment, which also includes Tim Rogers & The Fellas, the Kingdom Seekers, Darrell Petties, the Echoairs, and the Brown Singers.

Admission to the Stone Soul Picnic is free.

The day-long WLOK Stone Soul Picnic is a festive family event, also featuring carnival rides for the children and a variety of food vendors offering festival staples barbecue, corn dogs, turkey legs, nachos, and funnel cakes.

Additional gospel entertainment will feature the Bell Singers, the Memphis Baptist Male Chorus, the Supreme Harmonettes, and the Hickory Hill Baptist Youth Choir.

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South's Oldest Fair Opens in Gibson County

Submitted by Brent Green

Monday, August 29th, 2011, 8:57pm

South's Oldest Fair Opens in Gibson County

The opening ceremonies for the 156th annual Gibson County Fair took place Monday evening and the fair will run through Saturday, September 3rd. The fair, held in Trenton, Tennessee, is the oldest continuous running fair in the South and has been held annually since its beginning in 1855, with the exception of the Civil War years and the first years of reconstruction. In 1869 it started up again and has been held every year since.

The theme of this years fair is "Southern Nights Under Midway Lights". Admission is free. For more information, visit www.oldestfair.org.

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Shelby County Health Dept. Mosquito Spray Schedule

Submitted by John Phelps, Community Blogger

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011, 2:39pm

Shelby County Health Dept. Mosquito Spray Schedule

To continue to address the recent positive tests of West Nile Virus in mosquitos, the Health Department will conduct truck-mounted spraying (adulticiding) of EPA-approved insecticides, weather permitting, in portions specific ZIP codes according to the following schedule from 8-11 p.m.:

Tuesday, August 23rd
38016, 38017, 38018, 38028, 38125, 38139

Wednesday, August 24th
38002, 38016, 38018, 38028, 38128, 38133, 38134, 38135

Thursday, August 25th
38002, 38016, 38018, 38028, 38053

Monday, August 29th
38106, 38108, 38111, 38114, 38116, 38117, 38118, 38120, 38122, 38127, 38128, 38152

West Nile Virus is expected to be active in neighborhoods throughout Shelby County for a longer period of time this year. The Shelby County Health Department urges residents to use repellents when outdoors at night regardless of perceived mosquito activity.