Veteran federal prosecutor Larry Laurenzi is the new chief of the Civil Rights Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Western District of Tennessee.

2. Laurenzi to Head Local Civil Rights Unit - Monday, January 07, 2013

Veteran federal prosecutor Larry Laurenzi is the new chief of the Civil Rights Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Western District of Tennessee.

3. Law Review Symposium Addresses Human Trafficking - Thursday, January 03, 2013

A 2011 report from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on human sex trafficking put it bluntly:

“The results … are shocking. Human trafficking and sex slavery in Tennessee is more common than previously believed possible.”

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. Porter Launches Music Mentorship Program - Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Songwriter, producer, hit-making machine and Memphis native David Porter is moving into the Falls Building Downtown in a few weeks to launch a national music mentorship venture.

6. David Porter Launches Music Mentorship Program - Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Songwriter, producer, hit-making machine and Memphis native David Porter is moving into the Falls Building Downtown in a few weeks to launch a national music mentorship venture.

The Consortium MMT (Memphis Music Town) will be housed in the Greater Memphis Chamber offices and will seek to connect young musicians with music industry veterans.

7. Christmas Tale of BB Gun And Leg-Shaped Lamp Hits Stage - Monday, November 22, 2010

Playhouse on the Square and Circuit Playhouse are adding the Memphis premiere of a classic about Christmas gone hilariously wrong to their trio of holiday performances. Circuit Playhouse presents “A Christmas Story,” opening Nov. 26. The 1983 film version of the play, starring Peter Billingsley as 9-year-old Ralphie Parker, single-handedly made the phrase “you’ll shoot your eye out” a household joke and started a national craze for leg-shaped bordello lamps.

8. Parker Joins Management of Semmes-Murphey - Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Dr. Autry Parker has joined the pain management team at Semmes-Murphey Neurologic & Spine Institute. Parker is a board certified, fellowship trained anesthesiologist, specializing in the treatment of severe and chronic pain.

9. Skypeck Elected to Brewers Association Board - Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Chuck Skypeck, founder of Bosco’s Brewing Co. and Ghost River Brewing, has been elected to the board of directors for the Brewers Association, a Boulder, Colo.-based nonprofit trade group dedicated to promoting and protecting America’s small and independent brewers. Skypeck previously served on the board from 2001 to 2006.

10. Memphis Bar Association Names New Board Members - Tuesday, December 08, 2009

The Memphis Bar Association has appointed new officers and new members to the board of directors for 2010.

Ricky E. Wilkins of the Law Offices of Ricky E. Wilkins will serve as president. John Cannon of Shuttleworth Williams PLLC will serve as vice president and Gary K. Smith of Apperson Crump Maxwell PLC will serve as treasurer. Linda Warren Seely of Memphis Area Legal Services Inc. will serve as secretary.

11. UPDATE: Cohen Hosts Packed Rowdy Townhall On Health Care Reform - Monday, August 10, 2009

An overflow crowd of several hundred people lined up for blocks and filled the Bridges building Downtown for a rowdy Saturday forum on health care reform legislation.

The forum hosted by Memphis Congressman Steve Cohen was ground zero for organizers on both sides of the issue as well as advocates on other health care related issues.

12. Fogerty Joins Jackson Lewis In Of Counsel Role - Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Whitney King Fogerty has joined Jackson Lewis LLP as of counsel.

Fogerty was previously a shareholder at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC, where she specialized in labor and employment litigation. She has practiced law for 10 years and has been named among Chambers USA’s Leading Lawyers for Business the past two years.

13. Stallworth Named Board President At Association of Fundraising Professionals - Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Virginia Stallworth is the new president of the board of directors for the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Stallworth has served on the board since 2005. She is the associate director at the Memphis Child Advocacy Center, where she has worked for nine years. Stallworth also serves on the board of directors for the Memphis Area Women's Council.

14. Namer Gets Nine Years Shaved off Sentence - Tuesday, July 10, 2007

The mastermind of the largest securities fraud case ever tried in Memphis federal court had his sentence reduced by nine years in a re-sentencing hearing late last week.

U.S. District Court Judge Bernice Donald sentenced David Namer to 20 years in prison, four years after she originally sentenced him to 29 years and two months.

15. Church Foreclosure Opens Side Door Into 'Main Street Sweeper' Undercover Probe - Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Universal Life Insurance Co. has begun foreclosure proceedings against a Memphis church that is connected to prominent players in last year's FBI "Main Street Sweeper" investigation.

The church, Fellowship Church of God in Christ (COGIC), is the former owner of a woodsy patch of land off Interstate 240 that was transferred in 2005 to William H. Thomas, a prominent Memphis billboard developer.

16. Crichton Hosts Golf Classic To Benefit Athletics Department - Monday, August 21, 2006

Aug. 21

The first Crichton College Golf Classic benefiting the Crichton Comets athletics department is at 1 p.m. at the Tournament Players Club at Southwind, 3225 Club at Southwind. Registration, along with a light lunch and putting clinic, begins at 11:30 a.m. Cost is $150 and sponsorship opportunities are available. Visit www.crichton.edu or call 320-9700.

17. Archived Article: Glass (lead) - Monday, March 29, 2004
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Glass Studio to Fuse Art, Conversation

South Main project merges new concepts in growing district

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

When the latest project to hit the South Main Arts District opens in a few months, it will bring more th...

18. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, September 10, 2003
Judy Caldwell, executive director of The Childrens Museum of Memphis, was named a new board member for VSA arts Project of Te

Judy Caldwell Named to Tenn. Arts Board

Judy Caldwell, executive director of the Childrens Museum of Memphis, was nam...

19. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, May 07, 2003
Sgt. Jackie Setliff

Sgt. Jackie Setliff of the Shelby County Sheriffs Office was chosen as Officer of the Year by the Optimist Club. A ceremony honoring Setliff begins at 10 a.m. today in the Sheriffs Conference Room, 201 Poplar Ave., ninth floor...

20. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, March 19, 2003
Memphis Memos March 19

Ken Newberry was appointed senior vice president at Memphis Area Teachers Credit Union. He earned a bachelors degree from Christian Brothers University. Prior to joining MATCU, he worked at Union Planters Bank. Stan Cardwel...

21. Archived Article: Standout - Friday, October 26, 2001
By JENNIFER MURLEY

Soul woman

By JENNIFER MURLEY

The Daily News

Back in the early 60s, Hamilton High School junior Deanie Parker was rehearsing for a talent show competition that would change her life.

She and the other four members o...

22. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, May 02, 2001
Bob Carroll was appointed vice president of business development for BusinessResources Bob Carroll was appointed vice president of business development for BusinessResources.Coms Memphis B2B Community membership campaign. A member of BusinessResourc...

23. Archived Article: Benchmark - Thursday, December 14, 2000
Broker sentenced on conspiracy and money laundering charges Broker sentenced on charges of conspiracy, money laundering A broker with a New York based broker-dealer firm was sentenced with conspiracy to defraud the federal government by engaging in ...

24. Archived Article: Comm Briefs - Friday, July 14, 2000
WEVL FM 90s 12th annual Blues on the Bluff, featuring Sid Selvidge, The Mason Ruffner Band and the Daddy Mack Blues Band, i WEVL FM 90s 12th annual "Blues on the Bluff," featuring Sid Selvidge, The Mason Ruffner Band and the Daddy Mack Blu...

25. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, November 10, 1999
Toni Campbell Parker, partner in the law firm of Apperson, Crump and Maxwell PLC, was elected president of the Mid-South Fair/Libertyland Inc Toni Campbell Parker, partner in the law firm of Apperson, Crump and Maxwell PLC, was elected president of ...

26. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, January 26, 1998
Jan Jan. 27 The East Shelby Republicans will meet at the Pickering Center, 7771 Poplar Pike, at 7:30 p.m. The speaker will be Republican Party chairman David Kustoff. For more information, call Randy Hendon at 682-8554, Steve Stamson at 528-8409 or ...

27. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, October 01, 1997
Ruth Wallace Archer, a teacher at Oak Forest Elementary School; Patricia Willkinson Sutton, a teacher at Sherwood Middle School; and Raydine J. Yarbrough, a teacher at Florida Elementary School have been named finalists in the National Science Found...

28. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, October 01, 1997
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29. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, April 10, 1996
04-10 Memos Ronald W. Stimpson, president and chief executive officer of Leader Federal Bank, has been appointed to the Thrift Institutions Advisory Council, a 12-member group created by the Federal Reserve Board. Minor Perkins will become the presi...

30. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, April 03, 1996
04-03 memos Enterprise National Bank announced several promotions: Deborah Gifford was promoted to a vice president at Enterprise. Gifford has been employed by company since its inception in 1990 and manages the retail banking division. Judy Magri w...