Tyson Soldier's Son Grew Up to be Mercury Astronaut

Who knew that Leroy Gordon Cooper, Sr.--the father of Mercury Astronaut "Gordo" Cooper--was a soldier at Camp Tyson? While Cooper was stationed at Camp Tyson, the family lived in Murray, where the future astronaut went to school. -Shannon McFarlin

Adults Only Holiday event at W. G. Rhea Library

Who knew there will be a Deck Your Shelves! Artists and Authors After-hours Holiday Event at W.G. Rhea Public Library, December 2, 2010 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The event features local artists and authors plus wine tasting and silent wine auction by Paris Winery and hor d'oeuvres by Friends of the Library. Must be 21 and older to attend.

Authors include David Hardin (After the War); Bill Haltom (Daddies: An Endangered Species); Carolyn Schriber (Beyond All Price); Rob Dalby (Piggy Wiggly series); Lee School Authors and Others.

Henry County Courts Tourists, and How!

Who knew that Henry County had $46.44 million dollars in tourism expenditures in 2009? (Source: Dr. Steve Morse, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tourism Institute)

Freeland Novel Recounts Birth of Radio and Shedding of Innocence in Small Town America After WW2

Who knew that Paris native Michael Freeland has just released his latest book, TIME AND THE RIVER, a companion to BLOOD RIVER TO BERLIN. TIME AND THE RIVER is more than a war story and survival. It talks of the birth of radio and of a country coming of age. It is a snapshot of rural and small town America in an innocent age, a time when many felt that war was romantic and then learned that it never is. For more information visit: http://www.bloodrivertoberlin.com. You can reach Mike at freelandco@hotmail.com.