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Lauderdale County
Lauderdale County is located in the center of
far Western Tennessee with the Mississippi River as its western
border, the Hatchie River as its southern border and the Forked
Deer River as its northern border. Lauderdale County is a haven
for wildlife, fishing and other outdoor recreational activities.
It is approximately 55 miles north of Memphis, 45 miles west of
Jackson and 10 miles south of Dyersburg. It is also 35 miles
from Reelfoot Lake.
The University of Tennessee has recently opened
a U.T. Martin Ripley Center Campus in a new state-of-the-art
facility, which already boasts an enrollment of over 150
students, well ahead of projections.
Ripley (6,700 population) is known for its
Tomato Festival each July and a large public park, which hosts a
huge water slide like no other in West Tennessee.
Halls (3,200 population) hosts festivals each
year including Fourth of July, Cotton Pickin' Festival, the
Lauderdale County Fair and of course the Veterans Museum located
on the World War II Dyersburg Air Base located in Halls.
Henning (500 population) is famous for being the
childhood home of Alex Haley, author of Roots, and enjoys a
tourist trade year round at the Alex Haley Museum.
Gates (500 population) is a quiet bedroom
community in the northern section of the county.
Just a short distance from the hustle and bustle
of the metropolitan areas, Lauderdale County (29,900 population)
offers something for everyone, both at home in Lauderdale County
and a few miles away. The four (4) Lauderdale County towns are
adjacent to Highway 51 (a four-lane highway connecting Fulton,
Kentucky, to Memphis). Plans are under way for the new I69 to
come through Lauderdale County connecting Canada to Mexico. This
should bring many businesses, industries, and tourist sights and
facilities to Lauderdale County and the surrounding area.
Lauderdale County is basically a rural,
agricultural community with a few industries located within the
county. There is a strong commitment upon the part of the county
and the Economic and Community Development Board to attract more
industry.
Currently there is an ongoing effort to attract
broadband internet vendors into the rural areas of the county to
accommodate the growing need for technology in the county -
especially with schools providing laptops to students with plans
to send them home when the infrastructure is in place.
Lauderdale County is a great place to work and
live in a rural setting with traditional values, attitudes, and
morals and still have short, easy access to the shopping venues,
activities and entertainment associated with metropolitan areas.
Within a two-hour radius of Lauderdale County, there are
twenty-six (26) colleges and universities.
We are extremely proud of our people, our
businesses and our schools, and we would like to extend an
invitation to come and visit us, and hopefully you will want to
become a part of our community and school system.
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