Kiwanis Club of Memphis will meet Wednesday, Feb. 13, from noon to 1 p.m. at The University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Lucy Shaw will discuss the Bridges Out of Poverty program. Cost is $18 for nonmembers.

2. Events - Tuesday, February 12, 2013

National Association of Women Business Owners Memphis will meet Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Chickasaw Country Club, 3935 Galloway Ave. City, county and state government representatives will discuss opportunities to gain government business. Cost is $25 for members, $30 for nonmembers and $35 at the door. Visit bit.ly/122SiTT to register.

3. 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.

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. Shelby Early Vote Shows Cohen Winning - Two Tax Questions Losing - Wednesday, November 07, 2012

Early vote totals from Shelby County were released just before 10 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 6, after the vote count was delayed in part by long lines of voters waiting to vote at the 7 p.m. closing of polls.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. Impact of Election Woes May Linger - Monday, September 24, 2012

The confirmation last week of the suspension and probationary period for Shelby County Elections Administrator Richard Holden may not be the end of his difficulties.

9. Holden Suspended by Election Commission - Friday, September 21, 2012

Shelby County Elections Administrator Richard Holden has been suspended for three days and put on probation for six months following the suspension because of the way the Aug. 2 elections were conducted.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. After the Vote - Monday, August 20, 2012

As 400 supporters of municipal school districts rallied just off the Arlington town square in July, conversations about the ballot outcome turned to one question – how Federal Judge Hardy Mays would rule in the legal challenge to the state law governing the establishment of a municipal school district.

15. County’s Math Proves Problematic - Friday, August 17, 2012

WE ALL LOSE, 7-1. While the suburbs cite the test performance of Memphis students as a primary reason to form their own systems, a closer examination reveals that they themselves seem to be lacking in a basic understanding of math.

16. Problems Hit First Week of Early Voting - Monday, July 23, 2012

As early voting began a week ago, Democrats and Republicans and those on both sides of the municipal school district issue had found common ground.

They had a general wariness that there might be problems with the balloting in advance of the Aug. 2 election day.

17. Lucy Votes Won't Count In Millington Elections - Friday, July 20, 2012

The votes of citizens in the Lucy area near Millington on the municipal school district issue or in Millington elections for mayor and the board of aldermen will not count because the recent annexation of the area is on hold.

18. Lawsuit Filed Over Millington Annexation - Tuesday, July 17, 2012

The city of Millington’s June annexation of the Lucy community has prompted a Shelby County Chancery Court lawsuit by attorney Claiborne H. Ferguson.

Ferguson, who lives in the area to be annexed, is suing Millington, claiming the city “was rushing into an annexation decision for the sole purpose of having a sufficient population of school children” to form a municipal school district.

19. Gaining Respect - Thursday, September 22, 2011

Although known the world over as the adopted hometown of the king of rock ‘n’ roll, Memphis also gave birth to the queen of soul.

Aretha Franklin is typically associated with the city of Detroit, but the music icon spent the first two years of her life near the Soulsville neighborhood in South Memphis, where her father served as a prominent Baptist minister in the 1930s and 1940s.

20. Margarette Purvis to Head NYC Food Bank - Monday, August 29, 2011

Margarette Purvis, daughter of longtime Fox 13 Memphis anchor Mearl Purvis, has been named president and CEO of Food Bank For New York City, the Big Apple’s major hunger-relief organization.

21. Events - Friday, May 20, 2011

Rotary Club of Memphis Central will meet Friday from 11:45 to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, University of Memphis. Tracy Chism will speak about the Gift of Life program, which provides heart surgeries to children in 3rd world countries. $20 non-members. RSVP to Karen Shea, 683-9099.

22. Website Lets Customers, Employers Show Gratitude - Wednesday, May 12, 2010

The Kindness Revolution, a Memphis-based nonprofit initiative committed to raising awareness about the importance of kindness in customer service, has launched a new online forum for customers to say “thanks” for service with a smile.

ThanksforKindness.com invites visitors to submit stories about positive exchanges with businesses and organizations.

23. Glankler Brown’s Hancock Elected Bar Foundation Fellow - Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Jonathan C. Hancock of Glankler Brown PLLC has been elected a Fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation, an association of 710 attorneys across the state.

24. Soul Legend’s Childhood Home Awaits Preservation - Thursday, January 22, 2009

Aretha Franklin made history again this week with her performance at the inauguration of President Barack Obama, but the childhood home of the “Queen of Soul” remains vacant and boarded up without even a marker.

25. Events - Friday, January 18, 2008

Rhodes College will present its 21st annual Institute on the Profession of Law today from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Bryan Campus Life Center Ballroom on the Rhodes campus. David Luban, the Frederick J. Haas Professor of Law and Philosophy at Georgetown Law School, will be the keynote speaker.
A panel of experts also will be in attendance. Tuition for one person is $325. Attorneys may register by calling the Meeman Center at 843-3965.

26. Events - Thursday, January 17, 2008

Women on the Move will host a luncheon today at 11:30 a.m. at The Crescent Club, 6075 Poplar Ave., ninth floor. My Harrison, special agent in charge of the FBI Memphis field office, is the featured speaker. The cost is $19.50 per person. For reservations, call 684-1010.

27. Schools Desegregation Case At Crossroads - Thursday, July 26, 2007

It began with the parents of 21 black Shelby County Schools students filing a lawsuit in the summer of 1963 to desegregate and integrate the school system.

In court records the case is called Claude Bernard Robinson vs. Shelby County Board of Education. It was filed nine years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that racial segregation in schools should end with "all deliberate speed."

28. The Eyes Have It - Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Dr. Richard Phillips' father used to say that God gave him twice as many ears as mouths for a reason. As the newly named president-elect of the Southern College of Optometry (SCO), Phillips plans to keep that in mind as he begins his new position.

29. DiBianca Steps Down After 17 Years as Dean Of UT College of Health Science Engineering - Friday, June 30, 2006

At the tender age of 8, Frank DiBianca knew he was destined for a future in science.

"In the fourth grade, I wrote an article for the elementary school newspaper called, 'The Unknown Particle,'" DiBianca said.

30. Archived Article: This Week - Monday, November 29, 2004
GIS Conference Held at University of Memphis

UTHSC, Jewish Family Service Host Health Conference

Nov. 29

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing and Jewish Family Service present Vision for Health: A Bowen Persp...

31. Archived Article: Comm Focus - Friday, June 27, 2003
Civil Rights exhibit celebrates court ruling anniversary

Civil Rights exhibit celebrates court ruling anniversary

By ANDREW BELL

The Daily News

Circuit Court Judge DArmy Bailey never had the chance to meet historic civil rights leader Th...

32. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, September 26, 2002
Schools, sewers deciding factor in county expansion

Board contends schools deciding factor in county growth By MARY DANDO

The Daily News

The sleepy, historic community of Lucy, situated between Raleigh-Millington Road and U.S. Highway 51, c...

33. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, July 31, 2002
Gail Spragins was named Methodist Healthcare director of associate relations in the human resources division

Gail Spragins was appointed Methodist Healthcare director of associate relations in the human resources division. She was director of org...

34. Archived Article: Comm Briefs - Friday, February 08, 2002
Memphis Tax Assistance Program, a non-profit service, will offer free tax assistance during February to working families with The Dutch Treat Luncheon is 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Audubon Cafe, 4002 Park Ave. The guest speaker is State Rep. Larry M...

35. Archived Article: Conservation P.2 - Tuesday, February 27, 2001
Golfers headed to Edmund Orgill Golf Course this Spring will pay a new surcharge in addition to the regular greens fees Conservation board hikes greens fees By JENNIFER MURLEY The Daily News Golfers headed to Edmund Orgill Golf Course this spring wi...

36. Archived Article: Real Review - Tuesday, September 19, 2000
The Shelby County Board of Education has filed a building permit for a 2 story addition and renovation to an existing building County school construction underway in Millington, Lakeland The Shelby County Board of Education has filed a building perm...

37. Archived Article: Conservation (lead) - Thursday, March 16, 2000
MIM Triathlon, County board approves MIM Triathlon request By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News The Edmond Orgill Park will once again be the site for the Memphis in May Triathlon. The Shelby County Conservation Board on Wednesday approved MIM Triathlon...

38. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, September 09, 1996
Sept Sept. 9 Professional Secretaries International will meet at 6 p.m. at the Marriott hotel, 2625 Thousand Oaks Blvd. The guest speaker will be Julie Terry, a certified public accountant and financial advisor with American Express. The cost is $12...