Decatur County Carl Perkins Center

06/18/2026

The Center will be closed tomorrow, Friday June 19th, in observance of Juneteenth. We will re-open Monday, June 22nd.

06/16/2026

Everyone is invited to join us on Friday, June 26th at Decatur County Bank, Parsons location, for our Heroes Breakfast and All-American Heroes presentation. We are honored to have State Rep. Kirk Haston on hand to address our veterans / heroes, and our featured speaker is 1st Sgt. Dan Johnson, who has 30+ years of service with the TN National Guard and has served four deployments to Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan and Poland. Additionally, we will have three Quilt of Valor presentations made during the program as well. It is going to be a wonderful morning of honoring heroes and celebrating America!

There is still time to purchase a flag if you have not done so, final day is June 25th. Come by the Center at 125 Central Lane in Parsons, call us at 731-847-4020 or purchase online at https://www.carlperkinscenter.org/events/events/decatur-all-american-heroes

06/14/2026

June 14th, 1777, the Second Continental Congress adopted the flag of the United States. Happy Flag Day America!

06/08/2026

We are very excited that our flag display goes up this week! Be sure to honor or memorialize your hero by stopping by the Center or by purchasing online at https://www.carlperkinscenter.org/events/events/decatur-all-american-heroes

Each honoree will be recognized at our Heroes Breakfast on June 26th at 8:30 a.m. and will receive a flag (US Flag for military, State Flag for civilians). Call us at 731-847-4020 for more information!

06/03/2026

Get your flag for your hero and join us at the Heroes Breakfast on June 26th! And in case you are wondering, you don't have to purchase a flag to attend, the breakfast, it is open for everyone!

06/02/2026

We recently came across of some photos from one of our earliest Daddy / Daughter Dances in 2015. A lot of these young ladies are grown now, but we hope you will enjoy walking down memory lane and see if you see anyone you know!

06/01/2026

Happy Birthday TN!!
230 years looks good on you!

05/30/2026

Thank you TNL Today for spreading the word for All-American Heroes!
We are grateful to be part of The Big Squeeze weekend and hope you will be too! Let's make the 250th birthday of the USA the biggest yet.

Here's a great opportunity to thank a local hero while supporting a worthy cause in our community. More info in first comment.

05/24/2026

05/22/2026

Join us for our Annual All-American Heroes Field of Flags Presentation & Breakfast, sponsored by Freedom Outdoor Store and Decatur Co. Bank on Friday, June 26th at 8:30 a.m. We will be joined by guest speakers as well as recognizing our heroes that had flags purchased in their honor or memory. Please share and help us spread the word!

Flags may be purchased now through Thursday, June 25th to be included in the presentation. An order form is shown below, or go online to purchase at https://www.carlperkinscenter.org/events/events/decatur-all-american-heroes