If you are not much of a cook or would really like a break from fixing dinner this Thanksgiving, you can spend more time with your family and guests and get a nice Thanksgiving meal at a great price!

Tennessee State Park officials are pleased to announce that all eight state park restaurants will be open Thursday, November 24th, serving their annual Thanksgiving Day Feast. Thanksgiving turkey and all the traditional trimmings, along with an assortment of desserts, will be available beginning at 11 a.m. until closing at state park restaurants across Tennessee. Selections and prices will vary depending on location, ranging from $11.95 to $15.95 (excluding drink and gratuity). Group reservations are recommended.

The Tennessee State Park restaurants serving Thanksgiving Day dinner are:
Cumberland Mountain State Park – (931) 484-7186
David Crockett State Park (Lawrenceburg) – (931) 762-9541
Fall Creek Falls State Park – (423) 881-5241
Henry Horton State Park – (931) 364-2222
Montgomery Bell State Park – (615) 797-3101
Natchez Trace State Park – (731) 968-8176
Paris Landing State Park – (731) 642-4311
Pickwick Landing State Park – (731) 689-3135

Happy Veterans Day to all who have served our country and risk their lives to keep us safe! Thanks for all you have done and all you continue to do. Several offices / places will be closed today in observance of the holiday.

Closed Friday:

• The Henry County Courthouse.

• The Henry County Courthouse annex.

• The Paris Housing Authority office.

• The Northwest Tennessee Economic Development service center.

• The Northwest Tennessee Nutrition Center.

• The Henry County Health Department.

• The Henry County Office on Aging.

• The Henry County Recycling Center.

• Windows at the Paris post office. There will be no residential mail delivery on Friday.

• The West Tennessee Career Center.

• Puryear City Hall.

Open Friday:

• Schools in the Paris Special School District and Henry County School System.

• Offices at Paris City Hall.

• The Paris Public Works, Street and Sanitation departments, Paris-Henry County Landfill and Paris-Henry County Animal Shelter.

• Henry City Hall.

• The Henry County Adult Learning Center.

• Paris Civic Center.

No Veterans Day program is planned this year at the Henry County Courthouse, however schools in Paris and Henry County have various programs slated for today.

On As I’m sure some of you have already noticed, it is nearly winter break. Winter Break officially starts on Friday afternoon, December 19th. Some high schoolers are already out due to exemption from exams. School resumes January 6, 2009.

In other news, Captain D’s has officially reopened in Paris as of December 15th. Also this past Friday, the Madrigals hosted a Christmas concert at Krider Performing Arts Center. In addition on December 6 the  Shop with a Cop fundraiser gave 487 kids $50.00 each to spend at Walmart with the assistance of Henry County marketing and business students as well as Henry County correctional officers.

On a more crucial note:

~A Grove 9th Grade center student was arrested after he allegedly threatened to ignite 2 crude bombs outside of Henry County High School on Wednesday afternoon.

~3 Grove 9th Grade students were charged with several accounts of possession of stolen drugs from a former nursing home. The drugs included four different pain killers: morphine tablets, fentanyl tablets, Darvocet tablets, and hydrocodone tablets.

Hello everyone, it’s been a long time since the last time post and I apologize for the delay; we were undergoing technical difficulties. But as you can see the problem has been resolved and posts can be made yet again!

So, as i know everyone has been waiting for, it’s time for a MAJOR update on what’s going on in the area. To begin with the new members of the National Honor Society have been announced at Henry County High School and the induction is on November 6, 2008 at KPAC (inductees need to be there by 6:30).

Also, October 29-31 all Henry County students are on fall break! REMINDER!! Tomorrow night at the 3rd Floor is concert night. It is $8 to get in the door and it is costume night so wear them! And leave your drama at home.

Coming up at KPAC: SPOOKTACULAR in Paris square 12:00-4:00; Winter Children’s Theater registration Nov. 1st auditions Nov. 3rd

Refering back to the March accident off Hobby road, three high school students were involved in a very serious car wreck, leaving one dead and another in critical condition. The latest update on the surviving students is as follows:

Bryan Younger has almost fully recovered and has returned to the high school, but is still currently not attending classes. As for Chaz Lee, he has fully recovered and is back on his feet.

During this past week Burger King has been completely demolished and is rumored to be expanding their square footage. This leaves McDonald’s and Wendy’s as the only “greasy spoons” in town. Will this cause Arby’s to hurry along with their reopening, considering the fact that they’ve been closed for almost a year now? We will have to wait and see, but until then it’s Mickey D’s or Wendy’s.

Please remember, all posts are rumor based.