Events in the Village!

Having an Event, Meeting or Party? We can help!

We're proud to offer a variety of catering services in the Jackson and West Tennessee area from providing meeting space to catering functions and banquets and company picnics.  Contact Alison Tritt in our Sales office at the Old Country Store for more details.  Alison's direct phone number is 731.668.1223 ext 123 and her email is atritt@caseyjones.com .   Be sure to visit our Sales and Catering page for pricing and more information.  Enjoy the pictures below too...Thank you!
 

The Old Country Store - A Jackson Landmark Since 1965

Casey Jones Mini-Golf - Perfect for Company Team Building or Company Picnics

Banquet Caterings!

Our Newest Meeting Space - The Cottage - An Executive Meeting Retreat

Delicious Homemade Fudge - Great corporate Gift Boxes

A Catering we did at the Jackson Fairgrounds

Party Trays of all Kinds - Cookies, Fudge, Sandwiches and more!

Six Private Meeting Rooms at the Old Country Store for your next meeting

A Catering we did at the Carl Perkins Civic Center

Ongoing Village Events!

Ongoing Casey Jones Village events:
from www.caseyjones.com

Songwriter's Depot
4th Thursday of the Month - January to October
 
Casey Jones Barbershop Chorus
3rd Tuesday night of the month at the Old Country Store
 
Saturday Nights in the Barnside Room
Music Highway Band  - 1st and 3rd Saturdays
Beginning at 6:30 pm  www.musichighwayband.com
 
Seniors Night 
Each and Every Tuesday evening
from 4 pm - 9 pm
Spread the word and bring your friends!
Extra special price on the world famous
Old Country Store buffet:
Only $6.00 for Seniors 60 years young plus
(drink, tax and gratuity not included) Not applicable on groups.
No coupon needed.

Casey's Kids Night
Each and Every Monday
from 4 pm to 9 pm

Beginning Monday, May 5th, 2008!
With 1 paid adult buffet 2 children eat free from the buffet. 
Applies to children ages 12 and under.
Dine in restaurant only.
Not good with any other discount or coupon.
Birthdays excluded.

Bring your family in for a fun night out at the Old Country Store. 
No coupon needed. Spread the word!! 


 Wednesdays -  Introducing College Day....
All day Wednesday until 12/31/08 or if it's wildly popular we can extend it.  It's a great deal...$5.00 for our amazing Breakfast Buffet, $6.00 for our wonderful Lunch Buffet or Supper Buffet with your current student ID.  Drink, tax and gratuity not included.  
Every Wednesday through 2008....Home away from home cookin'!   Includes Union, Lambuth, Lane, Jackson State, UTM, Bethel and Freed Hardeman!  No coupon needed.
 Free Wi-Fi too!

Gospel Supper Club
Great Live Gospel Music 
Each quarter enjoy the sounds of Southern Gospel on the Back Porch stage at the Old Country Store.  Remaining 2008 dates are June 4th, September 4th and December 5th at 6 pm.  For more information contact John Blankenship at 731.668.0890 who produces Gospel Supper Club.


Jackson Area Plectral Society
From April to October
Bluegrass music under the stars each Thursday night
on the front porch of the Old Country Store.  Lawn chairs welcome.
The 2008 Season has begun!  You will love it!
Y'all come!

Exciting New Annoucement about KIDS Night!

We are very excited to announce the return of Free Buffets for Kids on Kids Night.  Here's the scoop on Casey's Kids Night at the Old Country Store
Every Monday
!

From 4 pm to 9 pm - Mondays - Beginning Monday, May 5th, 2008

With 1 paid adult buffet 2 children eat free from the buffet. 
Applies to children ages 12 and under.
Dine in restaurant only.
Not good with any other discount or coupon.
Birthdays excluded.

Bring your family in for a fun night out at the Old Country Store.  No coupon needed.
Spread the word!!  Thanks!

Casey Jones Day A Great Success!

We had a great time Wednesday at Casey Jones Day!  We had a wonderful turnout and were honored to have members of Casey Jones' family with us. Be sure to read the fantastic article in the Jackson Sun newspaper by Wendy Isom and see Amanda Herron's wonderful pictures in the Jackson Sun "Photo Galleries".   www.jacksonsun.com

Here's the information from our first post about Casey Jones Day:

Admission to the historic Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum is free from 9 am to 5 pm all day and you can meet Casey Jones' granddaughter and great-granddaughter and great-grandson from 2 to 4 at the Casey Jones Train Store! Wow! That's incredible!   

There will be live music from 3 to 4 pm by the Googe Family  and the introduction of new items to our collection in addition to the Casey Jones Story as told by Museum Historian Norma Taylor at 10 am and 1 pm at the Casey Jones Train Store.  Don't miss this historic day in the life of the Casey Jones Museum.


April is a big month for us as we celebrate Casey Jones Day, the 30th Anniversary of Casey Jones Village, the Old Country Store's 43rd year in business and the Museum's 52nd year.  Be sure to register for door prizes.  We are giving away 30 door prizes on the 30th!  We'll draw for them and mail gift certificates to the winners.  Registration will be all day Wednesday from 6:30 am to 9 pm  in the Old Country Store Gift Shoppe.   Y'all come!

Enjoy live music at the Old Country Store on the 30th during lunch provided by several members of the Jackson Area Plectral Society.  All aboard for a great day April 30th in Casey Jones Village!

Old Country Store Celebrates An Anniversary!



Wow, it's hard to believe it's been 43 years  since the original Old Country Store opened on Airways Boulevard (then called Poplar).  First opened as an antique museum with a small lunch counter in April of 1965, it sure has grown since that humble beginning.  We are very grateful to our local friends and friends from around the world for the past 43 years.  It's been a great ride and the best is yet to come!

Mr. Brooks Shaw passed away many years ago but his fingerprints remain on our business as we strive to make him proud.  Mrs. Anne Shaw celebrates her 85th birthday in May and is a remarkable woman.  What a great couple our founders were and we're happy Miss Anne continues on as the heart of our business.   She loves having her kids work in the business.  We are grateful to our leadership team and our amazing staff who work hard every single day to make it happen.   43 years...now that's a lot of cornbread and turnip greens. 

Many thanks to Clark and Juanita Shaw for their leadership and dedication.   Their passion for the business  is contagious.  Lawrence and Norma Taylor do an outstanding job running the Museum.  Norwood and Joyce Jones worked at the Store for 37 years before retiring in 2002 from the day to day operation and we're grateful for their part in our success.  We have great partners, a great team and great guests.  We call it an honor to serve you every day.   Since 1965, thanks for allowing us to be a part of your lives!   If you have a favorite OCS story you would like to share I'd be glad to hear it and post a few on our blog.  Email us at caseyjonestn@yahoo.com .
Thanks!

What's New at the Old Country Store - College Day!

The Seniors have so much fun on Tuesday nights we decided to make every Wednesday College Day!  Here's the deal on the deals: 

Tuesday Nights- Seniors Night - Wow...folks love our Seniors night.  Every Tuesday from 4 pm to 9 pm Seniors 60 years young and over can enjoy our world-famous Buffet, salad and soup bar and dessert for only $6.00!  Drink, tax and gratuity not included. Dine in only.  Y'all come!

Wednesdays -  Introducing College Day....All day Wednesday until 12/31/08 or if it's wildly popular we can extend it.  It's a great deal...$5.00 for our amazing Breakfast Buffet, $6.00 for our wonderful Lunch Buffet or Supper Buffet with your current student ID.  Drink, tax and gratuity not included.  Every Wednesday through 2008....Home away from home cookin'!   Includes Union, Lambuth, Lane, Jackson State, UTM, Bethel and Freed Hardeman!!   Free Wi-Fi!

Songwriter's Depot - April Show Update


From left to right:  Jimmy Melton, Phillip and Amber Leigh White and Mr. CMT is Shane Connor with Thomas Media and WYN 106.9 

Here's a picture from our April show!   Jason Matthews was unable to come from Nashville due to illness.  We'll definitely keep you posted when Jason reschedules.  Our friend, Jimmy Melton, performed with Phillip and Amber Leigh White that evening.  It was a fantastic show!   Thanks so much for everything! 


Here's the April press release for Songwriter's Depot...  


Hit Writer’s Dishing up Country Music at Songwriter's Depot!


(Jackson, TN)  Cracklin cornbread isn't the only thing served up on the menu at Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store.  On the 4th Thursday of the month, Songwriter's Depot features Nashville's finest singer/songwriter's performing live bringing you the story behind the song of some of country music's greatest hits. 

Produced by Shane Connor of WYN 106.9, the next show is Thursday, April 24th at 7 pm with Dinner at 6 pm.  The April show features Jason Matthews along with Phillip and Amber Leigh White.  Matthews was named the Music Row Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year in 2006.  Matthews wrote Billy Currington's number one smash hit “Must Be Doin’ Somethin’ Right”, Julie Roberts “Breakdown Here”, James Otto's "The Ball", Tammy Cochran's "Life Happened", and many others. He also has his own first national single out, “That’s What Mama’s Do”.  Visit Jason's myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/patrickjasonmatthews

Phillip and Amber Leigh White wrote "I'm Movin' On" for Rascal Flatts, "I'm a Survivor” and “He Gets That From Me” by Reba McIntyre, “Billy’s Got His Beer Goggles On” for Neal McCoy and many more.  Call WYN 106.9 for reservations at 731.427.9616.  Admission is only $10.  Dinner is not included in the price of the show. Songwriter’s Depot is presented by Dwain Seaton Ford and WYN 106.9.

Voted Jackson's Best Restaurant, Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store is located on the Highway 45 By-pass at Interstate 40 exit 80A in Casey Jones Village in Jackson, Tennessee.  For more information visit http://www.caseyjones.com/.

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Many thanks for a great Hobo Gathering!

Many thanks to our hobo friends from around the country who came into town for the Casey Jones Hobo Gathering.  We had a great time!  Many thanks too for the hospitality extended by Alexandria Place who hosted us to lunch on Friday.  The Serenity Singers performed for the residents and that was a real treat.  The Serenity Singers also sang at Cheyenne Trace Friday morning so we got the day off to a great start.  Friday afternoon we spent the afternoon at the Village and had perfect weather for the campfire that night.  Several members of the Plectral Society came and joined in on the musical entertainment.  Saturday morning we had a nice ceremony at Casey Jones' gravesite led by Redbird Express who always does a great job.  He and Lady Nightingale, Spike and Lady Sonshine (reigning National Queen of the Hobos) all participated in the ceremony.   We had a wonderful rest of the day at the Village with the closing campfire Saturday night.  Norma and Lawrence Taylor do a great job hosting the event at the Museum that is also sponsored by the Old Country Store.

We would like to thank our friends in the media for covering the Casey Jones Hobo Gathering: WBBJ-TV, the Jackson Sun newspaper, WLJT-TV, American Family Radio, Thomas Media and 101.5 FM.   We couldn't thank them enough.  

The celebration continues on Casey Jones Day.  Scroll down for a full schedule of events on our Events blog....

All Aboard for Casey Jones Day and the Hobo Festival! Schedule of Events

Posted April 6th:

All Aboard for Upcoming April Events:
 
Casey Jones Village Hobo Gathering  
Friday and Saturday, April 25th and 26th, 2008
 
Schedule of Events:
 
Friday, April 25th, 2008 
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm  - Meet & greet with the Hobos at the Museum
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm - Hobo Entertainment
7:00 pm - Opening Ceremony at the Hobo Campfire in the Village Green
Salute to the Winds ceremony
Hobo Entertainment around the Campfire
 
Saturday, April 26th, 2008
11:00 am -  Memorial Ceremony at the Casey Jones' Gravesite
Mt. Calvary Cemetery   Jackson
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm  Meet and Greet with the Hobos at the Museum
2:00 - 3:00 pm -  Hobo Entertainment
3:00 pm - Little Hobo Contest/ Group Photo
3:30 pm -  Hobo History
4:00 pm - Train Song Sing-a-long
7:00 pm - Hobo Campfire with Hobo Entertainment
 
 
Casey Jones Day   
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Celebrated annually on April 30th, the date
 of Casey Jones' famous last ride in 1900
 
Schedule of Events:
Free admission to the Casey Jones Museum all day
from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm 
10:00 am - Casey Jones Story - Told by Casey Jones
 Museum Historian Norma Taylor
11:00 am - Screening of the Casey Jones Movie DVD
1:00 pm - Casey Jones Story - Norma Taylor
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Meet and Greet with Casey Jones' Descendants!
Nancy Howse- Casey Jones' Granddaughter
Pat Jones - Casey Jones' Great Granddaughter
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Musical entertainment - Railroad songs with the Googe Family
 
We will also be introducing new exhibits to the Museum, have a display of Casey Jones' art and have door prizes. 
We hope you can come by and celebrate with us!