Our Small Town is Recognized as Awesome

6/13/2024 (Permalink)

Paris, TN, which is the home base for SERVPRO of Henry, Benton, Humphries, & Hickman Counties, has been named one of "50 most charming small towns in America" by HGTV.  

They have described our pleasant hometown as follows: "Home to a 70-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, TN draws visitors to its historic district and winery. It's also known for hosting the World's Biggest Fish Fry where the town serves more than five tons of catfish every year. Reel in your own catch at Paris Landing State Park, shown here, or golf, swim and camp."

There are many great attractions our town is able to offer the tens of thousands of visitors we host throughout the year and couldn't be more proud to be a part of such a "charming" community.

https://www.hgtv.com/lifestyle/travel/50-of-the-most-charming-small-towns-in-america-pictures

We Love Being a Part of the Community

6/13/2024 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of Henry, Benton, Humphries, & Hickman Counties

April is a huge time in Henry County (Paris, TN) as we celebrate the World's Biggest Fish Fry at the end of the month.  This is a widely recognized event as over 90,000 people (from at least 12 different states) visit the fish tent at the fairgrounds where they enjoy the over 12,000 pounds of catfish that is cooked during the week.  

The week is capped off with a Community wide parade that lasts over 2 hours from start to finish.  The whole town shuts down and when I say the whole town shuts down, you have to drive to a different town if you want to do any banking that day because nothing is open, not even the banks.

SERVPRO of Henry County loves to participate in the parade.  This year we blew up over 400 ballons to decorate our float with big 'ol ballon arches.  Our team made a great turn out and represented our company well!  

https://www.radionwtn.com/2024/05/06/statistics-show-fish-fry-was-bigger-better-this-year/

SERVPRO Pet of the Week

4/21/2020 (Permalink)

March 21, 2020

SERVPRO of LBL North Pet of the Week

Do you want your pet featured on our Facebook page, as the SERVPRO pet of the week? Make sure you like our Facebook page and submit your pet photos and fun facts to us. You can submit this information via Facebook messenger or email mmillison@lblsouth.com. We have included a form below for you to get an idea of what fun facts to send. Pets will be selected at random and posted each Friday.

Owners Name (optional):__________________________

Pets Name:__________________________________

Pets Nickname(s):_____________________________

Breed:__________________________________

Age:__________

Favorite Treat(s):________________________________

Favorite Toy(s):__________________________________

Favorite Activities:________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Fun Facts/Anything you want shared:

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Please email the photo and information to mmillison@lblsouth.com , or message it via our SERVPRO of LBL Facebook Page.

THANK YOU!!

Making a Plan

2/5/2020 (Permalink)

One of the biggest mistakes any family can make is failing to anticipate disaster striking home. Home fires, floods, lightning strikes, earthquakes, tornadoes, etc., all can happen and often with very little warning. SERVPRO of LBL North is taking the initiative in its region to ensure the communities it serves are aware of the importance of planning properly. Taking some tips from Ready.gov, we would like to share some of those tips to our SERVPRO community.

1. Receiving Warnings: In the present day, most people have at minimum one smartphone in the home. However, if these smartphones are on silent, vibrate, or are powered down, how else will you receive notice of danger, be it weather or otherwise. Do you have carbon monoxide or smoke detectors in the home? Are the batteries changed routinely? If not, it may be worth your while to either install these devices, or set up a schedule to begin replacing these batteries at the minimum twice annually.
2. Shelter Plan: In the event your home suffers a disaster, which makes living in it temporarily impossible, or dangerous to your health, where will you go? In some cases, your insurance policy may contain provisions which will cover temporary lodging in a local hotel. Perhaps you could make emergency arrangements with a family member, or a neighbor. A shelter plan absolutely MUST be part of your contingency, and all members of the household should know this plan.
3. Where to Go: In the event of a fire, earthquake, tornado strike, etc., where your home is affected while you and your loved ones are in it, a plan should be made as to where to assemble should everyone need to quickly evacuate the home. Perhaps at the end of the driveway, the mailbox, the neighbors house. These are just some examples of where families could agree to meet in the rare event of a disaster strike. Make sure everyone knows the route to get to the assembly point, and that it is one that is familiar to all members of the household.
4. Communication Plan: In this day and age where families are constantly on the go, there is a chance that when disaster strikes some members of the household may not be home. Consider a communication plan that everyone agrees on, and that everyone is aware of that resides within the home. It is also important that immediate family members outside of the home, or neighbors should be included on this emergency plan. In the event an emergency strikes the home, the communication plan should be implemented immediately, with detailed instructions provided as to the 1) the type of disaster, 2) where the family will stay in the event the residence is uninhabitable or a danger to enter, 3) any additional instructions necessary.

These emergency plans should be communicated and discussed with all members of the family, even the little ones, especially since a fire or other emergency could leave the little ones separated from the rest of the family during the event. Find creative ways to share fire safety, earthquake and other natural disaster drills with the little ones and rehearse those on a routine basis. More information can be found by visiting the resources provided below.

Lastly, allow SERVPRO of LBL North to come out and provide to you a free Emergency Readiness Plan (ERP) which we will keep on file in the event disaster strikes your home. This will enable the insurance company, SERVPRO, and other entities that will respond to the scene to quickly assess the important components, and begin to restore your home back “Like it never even happened.”

Resources:

Department of Homeland Security Ready.gov Website

Department of Homeland Security Ready Kids Website

Black History Month: Recognizing Gen. Colin Powell

2/4/2020 (Permalink)

Gen. Colin Powell Photo Credit: United States Joint Chiefs of Staff

February 4^th, 2020

Black History Month

SERVPRO of LBL South Recognizes United States Army Gen. Colin Powell (ret)

   In honor of Black History Month, SERVPRO of LB North would like to recognize retired Gen. Colin Powell. Gen. Powell was born from Jamaican immigrants on April 5^th of 1937 in Harlem, New York. At the young age of 16, Powell entered into the City College of New York where he joined the Army Reserve Officer Training Corp (ROTC), where he attained the highest rank any student in the program can achieve.

    Following his completion of college, Gen. Powell quickly climbed the ranks in the US Army by completing various training in US Army Airborne School, Ranger School, then joined the 3d Armored Division in Germany. During his time in the military, which included a stint in the Vietnam conflict, Powell advised a southern Vietnamese infantry battalion. It was during this tour that Powell was injured, thus enabling him to receive the Purple Heart.

   In 1979, after years of active duty commission, Powell was promoted to Brigadier General, and assigned work under the Office of the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF). Not long after this assignment. Gen. Powell was called upon by then President Ronald Reagan to serve as the Deputy National Security Advisor under Frank Carlucci. When Carlucci became the Secretary of Defense, Powell was already in line to succeed him.

   Over the years, Powell served the nation in various roles, working with leaders from both political parties on issues such as Leadership, National Security, and much more. His was so successful in fact, that upon his retirement, was awarded his second Presidential Medal of Freedom. Queen Elizabeth II also made him an Honorary Knight of the Bath. Since his retirement from public service, Powell has spent his time publishing books, and public speaking, using his life experiences as a foundation to encourage growth in various areas. Powell has continued to serve the nation through his limitless advice on Leadership, and how to overcome obstacles using a common sense approach. He is living proof that hard work and determination has no limits, in so long as one is willing to keep an eye trained on the end objective.

“Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them!” – Gen. Colin Powell

Resources:

Joint Chiefs of Staff. 2020. Colin Lither Powell. Febriary 04. Accessed February 04, 2020. https://www.jcs.mil/About/The-Joint-Staff/Chairman/General-Colin-Luther-Powell/.

The Military Leader. n.d. 11 Priceless Colin Powell Quotes. Accessed February 04, 2020. https://www.themilitaryleader.com/priceless-colin-powell/.