LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a proposed ballot measure that would have given a professional poker player the exclusive rights to operate casinos in four counties.

2. Feds Crack Down on Homeopathic Weight Loss Remedy - Wednesday, December 07, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal regulators are ordering several companies to stop selling an unproven weight loss remedy that uses protein from the human placenta.

The Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to seven companies that sell the protein as drops, pellets or sprays. Human chorionic gonadotropin is produced by the placenta and found in the urine of pregnant women. While it is approved for certain infertility treatments, the FDA says there is no evidence it helps reduce weight.

3. Rhodes Leadership Institute Accepting Enrollment - Wednesday, July 29, 2009

The Institute for Effective Leadership at Rhodes College is accepting enrollments for its eight-month program that uses classic literary works to teach leadership strategies.

The course material will range from Machiavelli’s “The Prince” and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” to Malcolm Gladwell’s “The Tipping Point” and Arthur Miller’s “All My Songs” as well as speeches by Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.

4. Methodist University Hospital Names Essex Assistant Administrator - Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Jeshahnton “Shaun” Essex has been named assistant administrator at Methodist University Hospital.

Essex will be responsible for environmental services, mail services, food and nutrition services, laboratory, radiology and facility and engineering services. Essex has served as assistant administrator at Methodist North Hospital the past four years.

5. Artificial Limb and Brace Fitters Under Greater Scrutiny - Wednesday, May 20, 2009

State and national regulators are putting the fitters of artificial limbs and body braces under greater scrutiny because of fraud and an increased demand for services.

James P. Rogers of Chattanooga, president of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, welcomes the scrutiny. The public needs to be protected from unqualified and unscrupulous individuals, he said, as the devices become more complex. Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, an aging population and high rates of diabetes are causing more people to need prosthetics (artificial limbs) and orthotics (braces).

6. Sills Appointed To AANS Bulletin Advisory Board - Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Dr. Allen K. Sills Jr., medical director of the Neuroscience Institute at Methodist University Hospital, associate professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and neurosurgeon at Semmes-Murphey Neurologic & Spine Institute, has been appointed to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons' (AANS) Bulletin advisory board. Sills will contribute articles to the AANS' quarterly publication, "The Bulletin."

7. Barrow Named Chef de Cuisine At Capriccio Grill - Wednesday, March 14, 2007

The Peabody Hotel has named Brian Barrow chef de cuisine for Capriccio Grill, an Italian steakhouse. Barrow began his culinary career at 27. He attended Johnson & Wales University's College of Culinary Arts in Miami. He previously was a chef at the Ambassador Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and with Do & Co International Catering.

8. CCC Committee to Hear Funding Request From Medical Center Advisory Board - Monday, July 24, 2006

July 24

The Shelby County Board of Commissioners meets at 1:30 p.m. at the Shelby County Administration Building, 160 N. Main St. Call 545-4301 for more information.

9. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, June 21, 2005
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Turley Begins Shrine Building Conversion

66 Monroe Ave.

Memphis, TN 38103

Cost: $9.5 million

Borrower: Shrine Investment Co.

Lender: First Tennessee Bank NA

Trustee: Thomas F. Baker IV

Property: 0.17 a...

10. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Le Bonheur Hires Two New Surgeons

Taylor Elected to TTLA Board of Governors

Chris Taylor was elected to the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association Board of Governors. Taylor, a shareholder in Hill Borens Memphis office, also will serve as a TTLA ...

11. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, June 02, 2004
MEMPHIS FOOD BANK APPOINTS ASST

The Food Bank Appoints Assistant Director

Estella Mayhue-Greer was appointed assistant director of the Memphis Food Bank. Greer has been with The Food Bank for eight years. She previously served as agency relati...

12. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, June 18, 2003
Khara Woods was the 2003 recipient of the John Paul Jones Journalism Scholarship

Khara Woods was the 2002-2003 recipient of the John Paul Jones Journalism Scholarship at the University of Memphis. Woods, a 21-year-old senior journalism major, is ...

13. 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...

14. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, June 27, 2000
A new partnership between the city of Memphis Division of Housing and Community Development, the citys Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board and Fannie Mae is expected to give more than 600 Memphis families access to downpayment and closing...

15. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, June 02, 1999
Dr Philip G. Satre, chairman and chief executive officer of Harrahs Entertainment Inc., has been named to the board of directors of JDN Realty Corp. Paul Stone has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer of Mark VII Inc. Ston...

16. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, August 18, 1997
Aug Aug. 18 East Memphis Business and Professional Women will meet at Lulu Grille, 565 Erin Drive. Networking begins at 6 p.m., and dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. The speaker will be Virginia Griffee, an attorney and publisher of Business Law Focus, ...

17. Archived Article: Budget - Tuesday, May 13, 1997
By SUZANNE THOMPSON State reps protest governors budget cuts By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News State Reps. Larry Miller and Joe Townes and City Council member Ricky Peete joined residents in the New Chicago area Monday to protest Gov. Don Sundquist...

18. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, March 17, 1997
March 17 March 17 The Institute of Management Accountants will meet at Union Planters, 6200 Poplar Ave. from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The seminar topic will be the Internet, and the presenter will be Dr. Larry Schmidt of Christian Brothers University. The c...

19. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, March 10, 1997
March 10 March 10 Professional Secretaries International will meet at 6 p.m. at the Marriott, 2625 Thousand Oaks Blvd. The speaker will be Shirley Jones, past president of the state division of PSI. The cost is $13. For more information, call Nathal...

20. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, March 03, 1997
March 3 March 3 Educational Seminars Inc. will sponsor a notary public training seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the East Memphis Hilton, 5069 Sanderlin Ave. The registration fee is $128. For more information, call (800) 303-5123. March 4 AAA ...

21. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, May 29, 1996
R R. David Cash has been promoted to chief of the construction-operations division for the Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Cash, former assistant chief of the engineering division, has worked for the district for 26 years. He has a b...