Editorial Results (free)
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Back to Work -
Friday, January 11, 2013
The Shelby County legislative delegation to Nashville returned to the capital Tuesday, Jan. 8, with three fewer members – one state senator and two state representatives – all Democrats – but with no new faces.
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Events -
Thursday, December 13, 2012
NEXUS is accepting applications for its Memphis mentors awards through Tuesday, Jan. 1. Categories include outstanding male and female mentors, NEXUS alumni mentor, mentoring organization/nonprofit and mentoring industry/company. Winners will be announced Jan. 29. Visit nexusleaders.org.
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Events -
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Greater Memphis Chamber will hold its annual Chairman’s Luncheon Wednesday, Dec. 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Peabody, 149 Union Ave. Cost is $150 for chamber members and $200 for nonmembers. R.S.V.P. to Tunga Lee at tlee@memphischamber.com or 543-3571.
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No Regrets as Kernell Exits 38 Years in Nashville -
Tuesday, August 07, 2012
When Mike Kernell first took his seat in the House chamber in Nashville he had just turned and he was a political newcomer inspired to run for office in the wake of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. just six years earlier.
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Board Representation at Stake in Bill -
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
In the legislation passed by the Tennessee General Assembly last week allowing suburban referendums this year on forming municipal school districts there was another part of the bill.
And it completes some important terms for the Nov. 6 school board elections that would follow the planned Aug. 2 referendums on forming school districts and levying a half- cent local option sales tax rate increase if voters approve both questions.
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Schuermann Elected To Design Review Board -
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
David Schuermann has been elected to the Center City Commission’s Design Review board.
Schuermann is a principal at Architecture Inc. He is active with the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and currently serves on the Tennessee Board of Architectural & Engineering Examiners.
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Stretch In MPD Residency Requirement Rejected By Council On 6-7 Vote -
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Memphis City Council members Tuesday voted down a proposed loosening of residency requirements for police officers. The 6-to-7 council vote rejected a resolution which would have allowed the police department to hire applicants who live within 20 miles of Shelby County.
The department is currently able to hire applicants who live within Shelby County including Memphis under a provision that allows the council to waive the requirement that all city employees must live in Memphis. The Shelby County waiver expires in February.
The council vote, which was along racial lines, came after four hours of debate among council members and citizens who filled the chambers. Most of the citizens who filled out cards to speak, over 70, were in favor of hiring outside Shelby County. But opponents, including several retired Memphis police officers, were also vocal in their opposition.
Council member Wanda Halbert argued that Memphians who apply for jobs as police officers are being rejected because they are being discriminated against.
Council member Bill Boyd termed Halbert's comment "trash".
Other council members said they respected council members with opposing viewpoints. But the disagreements were over issues other than the need to hire more police officers. They were over the best way to do that.
Those voting yes were: Boyd, Kemp Conrad, Shea Flinn, Reid Hedgepeth, Bill Morrison and Jim Strickland.
Those voting no were: Halbert, Joe Brown, Harold Collins, Edmund Ford Jr., Janis Fullilove, Myron Lowery and Barbara Swearengen Ware.
Read more about the issue in Thursday's edition of The Daily News.
In other action, the council elected Myron Lowery as its chairman for 2009. Lowery has been chairman since the resignation of chairman Scott McCormick.
Council member Harold Collins was elected vice chairman for the coming year.
Tuesday was also the first council meeting for Kemp Conrad who was elected on the Nov. 4 ballot to fill the vacancy created by McCormick's resignation.
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Council Rejects Police Residency Stretch Outside Shelby County -
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Memphis City Council members have voted down a proposed loosening of residency requirements for police officers. The 6-to-7 council vote rejected a resolution which would have allowed the police department to hire applicants who live within 20 miles of Shelby County.
The department is currently able to hire applicants who live within Shelby County including Memphis under a provision that allows the council to waive the requirement that all city employees must live in Memphis. The Shelby County waiver expires in February.
The council vote, which was along racial lines, came after four hours of debate among council members and citizens who filled the chambers. Most of the citizens who filled out cards to speak, over 70, were in favor of hiring outside Shelby County. But opponents, including several retired Memphis police officers, were also vocal in their opposition.
Council member Wanda Halbert argued that Memphians who apply for jobs as police officers are being rejected because they are being discriminated against.
Council member Bill Boyd termed Halbert's comment "trash".
Other council members said they respected council members with opposing viewpoints. But the disagreements were over issues other than the need to hire more police officers. They were over the best way to do that.
Those voting yes were: Boyd, Kemp Conrad, Shea Flinn, Reid Hedgepeth, Bill Morrison and Jim Strickland.
Those voting no were: Halbert, Joe Brown, Harold Collins, Edmund Ford Jr., Janis Fullilove, Myron Lowery and Barbara Swearengen Ware.
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Events -
Thursday, November 06, 2008
The Center City Commission Main Street Task Force will meet today at 3:30 p.m. in the Center City Commission conference room, 114 N. Main St. For more information, call 575-0540.
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Events -
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Talk Shoppe will present “The Greening of the Mid-South: How You Can Help While Saving on Your Utility Bill” with environmental conditioning specialist Mark Cardona today from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive. For more information, call Jo Garner at 759-7808.
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Kumar’s Proposed Lamar Ave. Motel Gets Nod at Last -
Friday, June 20, 2008
Two years ago, developer Jay Kumar began his effort to build a new upscale motel off Lamar Avenue. He finally got the green light this week.
To reach that point, it took several meetings with elected officials and appearances before local government bodies. He frequently encountered rejection and resistance as he doggedly attempted to pitch his idea.
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Legal Fallout Looms After MCS Funds Cut -
Thursday, June 05, 2008
The two finalists for the job of superintendent of Memphis City Schools will face the public tonight at a two-hour forum in the Board of Education Auditorium at 2597 Avery Ave.
Those finalists, Dr. Kriner Cash and Dr. Nicholas Gledich, will take questions from the public during a session that comes two days after a new item was unofficially added to the superintendent’s job description.
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Attorney General To Defend Strip Club Ordinance -
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Tennessee Attorney General Robert Cooper will help defend the Shelby County ordinance governing Memphis strip clubs in U.S. District Court.
Cooper's office filed a motion Monday to intervene on the side of the city and county in the case filed by seven strip club owners. The suit challenges the constitutionality of the ordinance as well as the state law on which the ordinance is based.
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City Council Puts Off Strip Club Ordinance Vote -
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
The Memphis City Council has delayed indefinitely a final vote on a new city ordinance governing strip clubs.
Tuesday's 7-5 vote to table the ordinance means a county ordinance banning beer sales at the clubs enacted last year remains in effect for the city of Memphis as well as the unincorporated county.15.
City Council Puts Off Strip Club Ordinance Vote -
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
The Memphis City Council has delayed indefinitely a final vote on a new city ordinance governing strip clubs.
This afternoon's 7-5 vote to table the ordinance means a county ordinance banning beer sales at the clubs enacted last year remains in effect for the city of Memphis as well as the unincorporated county.16.
Fairgrounds Redevelopment Now In Three Flavors -
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton this week unveiled to the City Council three options for redeveloping the Mid-South Fairgrounds.
Herenton told council members the fate of Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium will depend on a pending decision from the U.S. Department of Justice about what improvements the city must make to the stadium to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Leadership Memphis Names Sessoms Board Chair -
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Leadership Memphis has named Glenn Sessoms its board chair for 2007-2008. Sessoms is currently the vice president of the FedEx Memphis Hub Day Sort, where he manages 3,500 employees, four directors, 25 senior managers and 150 managers. He is a twice-decorated Five Star Award winner, the highest level of recognition at FedEx. Sessoms also is a 1997 graduate of the Leadership Memphis Executive Program.
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City Council CommitteeTo Discuss MLGW Rebates -
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Rebates for customers from Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division (MLGW) will be among the topics at the Memphis City Council MLGW Committee meeting today at 11 a.m. in room 501 at City Hall, 125 N. Main St.
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Events -
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
The Collierville and Germantown Chambers of Commerce Government Relations Committees host a "Political Candidates Mixer" today from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Ridgeway Country Club, 9800 Poplar Ave. For more information, call 853-1949 or 755-1200.
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Archived Article: Newsmakers -
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
HEADLINE AdFed Names Pyramid Award Winners
The Memphis Advertising Federation named Robert Vornbrock and Glenna Rogers-Ward ad man and ad woman of the year at its 2005 Pyramid Awards ceremony. Vornbrock, president of diversified communications...
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Archived Article: Newsmakers -
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
TMA Elects Surgeon to Board of Trustees Local Surgeon Elected to Medical Association Board
The Tennessee Medical Association elected vascular surgeon Dr. Hugh Francis III to serve a three-year term on its Board of Trustees. Francis previously ...
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Archived Article: Daily Digest -
Monday, June 23, 2003
Glankler Brown Glankler Brown nabs
top lawyer ranking
Glankler Brown was named one of the premier corporate law firms in the metropolitan Memphis area by a survey of readers from Corporate Board Member magazine.
The publications July/Aug...
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Archived Article: Memphis 2005 (lead) -
Friday, December 21, 2001
Business rolls out for Memphis 2005 Business rolls out for Memphis 2005 review By MARY DANDO The Daily News About 50 members of the business community met Thursday in the pavilion of St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital for the first annual year-end...24.
Archived Article: Mmbc (lead) -
Tuesday, September 05, 2000
Chamber and MMBC combine shows Business Showcase 2000 unites Chamber, MMBC By Sue Pease The Daily News Memphis business people have a chance to participate in a unique event this month as the Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce and the Mid-South Minori...25.
Archived Article: Appellate Chg -
Friday, August 22, 1997
By CAMILLE H Public hearing to evaluate state Appellate judges By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News The public will get a chance to comment on the performance of the stateís 29 Appellate Court judges on Wednesday as part of Tennesseeís ...