FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                     CONTACT:Jasmine Champion July 20, 2016                                                                                                    901.729.2871                                                                                                                         jchampion@maagov.org Dr. Thomas H. Price House has been placed in the National and Tennessee Registers of Historic Places by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior Memphis, TN – The Dr. Thomas H. Price House located at 620 North Main Street in Covington, TN has been placed in the National and Tennessee Registers of Historic Places by…

Historic Town Squares in two West Tennessee communities experienced an increased number of visitors last month. Every Tuesday in February, Heritage Tours, along with the Memphis Area Association of Governments (MAAG), hosted the West Tennessee Heritage and “Roots” Day Trippin’ Bus Tour. The first ten seats booked on each tour were free, thanks to a grant from the Tennessee Department of Tourism. Nearly one-hundred individuals including elected officials, members of civic and senior groups, students, and church groups joined the…

West Tennessee Day Trippin’ is now online with a brand new website! Memphis is not the only destination worth seeing in the Mid-South.  While Memphis has Graceland, Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum and the Mud Island River Park and Mississippi River Museum, within an hour or two of Memphis are some of the best places in the region to get away, if only for the day. This virtual guide is intended to help you plan your next visit Memphis and…