United Way of the Mid-South’s strategic plan facilitator had a very busy start this week.

Tim Deuitch, Senior Consultant with Strategic Enhancement Group, Inc. is helping our United Way through the process of examining our current work and learning what needs to be done to be even more effective in the future. Strategic Enhancement Group, Inc. has experience working with nonprofits (including several similarly sized United Way chapters) and for-profit organizations engaged in planning and adjusting to better meet changes in the business environment... Read More

This Relay for Life tractor will be one of the items auctioned off during this years Relay for Life in Lauderdale County.  

A Relay for Life team restored this tractor for the sole purpose of auctioning off on May 11th on the Ripley, TN square at the relay event.

It has gotten a enormous response and pictures are taken daily and has made several appearances and has been written up in several local newspapers.

The main goal is to reach out to as many potential bidders to maximize the amount of charity to go toward cancer research.

You can view the total restoration at youngtractors.com.  This is a 100% donation.

Twenty-four teams competed at this year's Variety Club Gumbo Cook-Off during the 20th Annual City Auto Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival, which was held on Sunday, April 15 in Downtown Memphis. The festival, which is organized by and benefits Porter-Leath, broke new records with 16,150 pounds of crawfish sold in only five hours.

Festival goers enjoyed Zany Cajun Contests, including crawfish races, a crawfish-eating contest, crawfish toss, crawfish-drawing contest and a crawfish bob. Three bands – Lafayette’s Bayou Boys and Memphis-based musicians Webb Dalton and Tout Le Mon provided entertainment while attendees chowed down on buckets of crawfish.

Mel's Angels won the Variety Club - Porter-Leath Gumbo Cook-Off and has shared the winning recipe for fans.