START. STOP. START SOMETHING NEW. There we were in our shirtsleeves, playing golf on a 70-degree Saturday in December, when my old friend, cart mate and Republican said, “I could get used to this global warming stuff.” Unable to resist the smart-ass opening I had just been provided, I replied, “Must be tough on you guys these days – not only do you have to admit to global warming, you have to throw Grover and the pledge under the elephant.”

2. Jones Back in Familiar Post at Millington City Hall - Friday, November 16, 2012

After four years away from City Hall, Terry Jones returns to the Millington mayor’s office in January.

3. Development Accelerator - Friday, November 16, 2012

The city of Millington didn’t have a city engineer until 2008 when it had to have one in order to have local control over the Veterans Parkway road construction project.

“I thought it was kind of my cross to bear since I was hired in 2008,” Millington City Engineer Darek Baskin said this week of the road.

4. Obama Carries Shelby, Cohen Over Flinn and Two Tax Hikes Defeated - Wednesday, November 07, 2012

President Barack Obama carried Shelby County in unofficial Nov. 6 election returns as his Republican challenger Mitt Romney took the state’s 11 electoral votes.

Voter turnout in the most popular election cycle among Shelby County voters was 61.9 percent, about the same percentage as four years ago. But the 371,256 voters is fewer than 2008 when more than 400,000 Shelby County voters cast ballots. The percentage is about the same because there are fewer registered voters in Shelby County than there were four years ago after a purge by election officials.

5. Decision Day - Tuesday, November 06, 2012

The last election of 2012 will be one where questions continue to command as much attention if not more than candidates.

The polls are open Tuesday, Nov. 6, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Voters come to the polls in this election to vote in the presidential general election. That is what drives the only election cycle in which more than half of the county’s registered voters consistently show up.

6. Goldin Overturns Millington Tax Vote - Wednesday, October 10, 2012

The results of the Aug. 2 election on a Millington sales tax hike were changed Tuesday, Oct. 9, to show the tax hike for a municipal school district was approved by 12 votes instead of losing by three votes.

7. Lawsuit Filed Contesting Millington Referendum Results - Monday, August 27, 2012

The second legal challenge of the Aug. 2 election results was filed Friday, Aug. 24. in Shelby County Chancery Court.

Millington Mayor Linda Carter, alderman Michael Caruthers and Douglas Dakin, the chairman of the pro municipal schools group People for the Advancement of Millington Schools are suing the Shelby County Election Commission. Caruthers role as chairman of the Millington Municipal Schools Transition Committee is also noted.

8. Whalum Challenges Election in Court - Thursday, August 23, 2012

Countywide school board member Kenneth Whalum Jr. filed suit against the Shelby County Election Commission Wednesday, Aug. 22, in the first of what are expected to be two election challenges.

Whalum is specifically contesting his loss to Kevin Woods in the District 4 countywide school board race on the Aug. 2 ballot. The 108-vote margin between Woods and Whalum was certified Monday by the election commission as it made official the results in all of the primary and general election races on the ballot.

9. Whalum Goes To Court Over August Election - Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Countywide school board member Kenneth Whalum Jr. filed suit against the Shelby County Election Commission Wednesday, Aug. 22, in the first of what are expected to be two election challenges.

Whalum is specifically contesting his loss to Kevin Woods in the District 4 countywide school board race on the Aug. 2 ballot. The 108-vote margin between Woods and Whalum was certified Monday by the election commission as it made official the results in all of the primary and general election races on the ballot.

10. Aug. 2 Election Results Certified - Wednesday, August 22, 2012

The clock is running on any Chancery Court lawsuits now that the Shelby County Election Commission has certified the results of the Aug. 2 elections.

The audited results changed no outcomes in the county general elections and set of state and federal primary races.

11. County Sees 21.6 Pct. Voter Turnout - Monday, August 06, 2012

Slightly less than 127,000 Shelby County residents – or 21.6 percent of 584,443 registered voters – cast ballots in the Aug. 2 elections.

The turnout in early voting and election day combined was a higher percentage than the 15 percent turnout four years ago in the same election cycle, but it was well below the 44-year high of 39.4 percent set in the August 1992 elections.

12. Muni Schools Questions Pass, Cohen Wins Big - Friday, August 03, 2012

Voters in each of the six suburban towns and cities in Shelby County approved establishing municipal school districts in the unofficial results of the Thursday, Aug. 2, county general and state and federal primary elections.

13. Hodges Indicted On New Corruption Charges - Wednesday, March 07, 2012

A Shelby County grand jury has replaced felony criminal charges against former Millington Mayor Richard Hodges with new corruption counts and included Marlin Roberts, the owner of a Millington transmission shop, with Hodges in the new charges.

14. New Corruption Counts Filed Against Hodges - Tuesday, March 06, 2012

A Shelby County grand jury has replaced felony criminal charges against former Millington Mayor Richard Hodges with new corruption counts and included Marlin Roberts, the owner of a Millington transmission shop, with Hodges in the new charges.

15. Carter Aims to Heal Millington City Hall - Wednesday, January 18, 2012

The new mayor of Millington says she doesn’t plan on changing any faces within City Hall now that Richard Hodges is no longer at the helm.

16. Carter Is New Millington Mayor - Monday, January 16, 2012

Linda Carter, a former Millington alderwoman, is the new interim mayor of Millington.

Carter was the choice of the city’s board of aldermen Friday, Jan. 13, the day that Richard Hodges’ resignation as mayor became effective.

17. Hansen Promoted to Store Manager at Macy’s - Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Greg Hansen has been promoted to vice president/store manager at Macy’s Oak Court.

Hometown: Lynbrook, N.Y.

18. McDonald Assumes Role of Director Emeritus at BankTennessee - Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Crawford McDonald has assumed the status of director emeritus of BankTennessee. In honor of McDonald’s service, the boardroom at the bank’s East Memphis office will be named the Crawford McDonald Community Room.

19. Former GTx Employee Sues Over Stock Option - Monday, April 06, 2009

While executives at Memphis-based GTx Inc. continue to exercise stock options in advance of the possible release of new drug therapies, a former employee of the pharmaceutical company is suing in federal court for her right to cash in any windfalls.

20. Former Newspaper PublisherJoins Cohen's Staff - Tuesday, August 28, 2007
     Former Tri-State Defender publisher and editor Marzie Thomas has joined the staff of U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen's Memphis office.
     Thomas, a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School in Me

21. Phillips to Become President of Optometry School - Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Dr. Richard W. Phillips has been named president-elect of Southern College of Optometry in Memphis. Phillips is a 1978 graduate of the college and the former regional executive director for Tennessee operations for TLC - Laser Eye Centers. He will be only the sixth person to hold the office in the college's 75-year history. Phillips will assume the presidency May 17. He is replacing William E. Cochran, who is retiring.

22. Great Big Wal-Mart Comes to Roost in Tiny Oakland - Tuesday, July 18, 2006

It probably was inevitable that Oakland, the fastest-growing municipality in Tennessee, would land on the radar screen of the world's largest retailer.

Wal-Mart is getting closer to inking a deal that could give the retail giant a prime commercial site along U.S. 64. The possibility alone is big news for the town of 2,469 people, which has been in the media spotlight lately as an unforgiving speed trap for lead-footed motorists.

23. Wal-Mart's Impact One Year Later - Tuesday, February 28, 2006

2005 wasn't a good year for Linda Carter's small store in Hernando, Miss.

At Sports of all Sorts, her uniform and equipment business, sales were down $20,000 last year. In the past, its shelves had been stocked with hunting and fishing equipment, but Carter is in the process of getting rid of most of those items and scaling back her product line.

24. Archived Article: Events - Tuesday, February 03, 2004
The Society for Human Resources Management holds a meeting from 11:30 a

The Society for Human Resources Management meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Guest speaker Linda Carter, FedEx Express...

25. Archived Article: Events - Tuesday, January 06, 2004
Crye-Leike, Realtors holds its annual meeting for the West Tennessee Region from 8:30 a

Crye-Leike, Realtors hosts its annual meeting for the West Tennessee Region from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. today at Memphis Marriott East, 2625 Thousand Oaks Bl...

26. Archived Article: Events - Monday, January 05, 2004
The Memphis Area Action Council of the National Federation of Independent Business hosts a reception for area lawmakers to dis

The Memphis Area Action Council of the National Federation of Independent Business hosts a reception for area lawmakers...

27. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, October 09, 2002
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Kim Carter joined Coastal Securities in Memphis as public finance vice president. She earned a master of business administration degree from the University of Memphis and a bachelors degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C. &nbs...

28. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, July 18, 2001
Mark Askew, president of Askew Hargraves Harcourt & Associates Inc Mark Askew, president of Askew Hargraves Harcourt & Associates Inc., recently was installed as president-elect of the Consulting Engineers of Tennessee for 2001-2002. He is t...

29. Archived Article: Comm Briefs - Friday, August 27, 1999
Family Services of the Mid-South will hold training workshops for Crisis Center volunteers from 8:30 a The Memphis Humane Society will hold its 1999 Paw Prints Party from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. today at the Pier restaurant, 100 Wagner Place. Tickets are ...

30. Archived Article: Comm Briefs - Friday, August 13, 1999
The Elvis Presley International 5K Run and Fun Walk will begin at 8 a The Elvis Presley International 5K Run and Fun Walk will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday at Graceland. More than 4,000 runners and walkers are expected to participate. The event supports...

31. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, August 11, 1999
Leonard I Randall H. Brown has been appointed chief financial officer for Allen & OHara Inc. He formerly was director of corporate finance for Promus Hotel Corp. A certified public accountant, Brown has bachelors degrees from the University of M...

32. Archived Article: Real Fcs Box 2 Lj - Tuesday, October 06, 1998
By LAURIE JOHNSON MAAR 1999 Leadership Line-Up The Memphis Area Association of Realtors completed its selection Sept. 28 for officers and board of directors members for 1999. They include: 1999 president: Doug Collins, owner/principal broker, Pruden...

33. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, June 24, 1998
Sheila Collins has been promoted to vice president at Arnoult & Associates Sheila Collins has been promoted to vice president at Arnoult & Associates. She formerly was project director and operations manager. Collins has an undergraduate deg...

34. Archived Article: Comm Focus - Friday, October 17, 1997
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Leveling the elected field The Tennessee Municipal League seeks ways to increase diversity in government leaders By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News A survey of Tennessee elected officials has prompted the Tennessee Municipal Leag...

35. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, July 16, 1997
Trezevant Realty Corp Trezevant Realty Corp. has announced several new employees and a promotion: Linda Braden has joined the corporation as marketing assistant for retail development. Braden has been involved in the commercial real estate industry ...

36. Archived Article: Clean Air Act - Monday, March 25, 1996
3/22 jts clean air act Complex clean air rules explained in workshop By JAMES SNYDER The Daily News It takes a clear day to appreciate the importance of the Clean Air Act but getting to that clear day requires applying the sometimes foggy rules that...