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.

2. Suburban School Board Races Almost Set - Friday, August 17, 2012

Races on the Nov. 6 ballot for six sets of suburban school boards took shape Thursday, Aug. 16, at the noon filing deadline for candidate qualifying petitions.

The candidates that made the deadline have another week to withdraw from the races if they wish.

3. Justice Dept Wants to Put Off AT&T-T-Mobile Trial - Monday, December 12, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department said Friday it wants to withdraw or postpone its antitrust case against the proposed merger between AT&T Inc. and smaller rival T-Mobile USA now that the two companies pulled their application with the Federal Communications Commission to approve the deal.

4. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, October 14, 2003
4880 Tuggle Road

Kohls Purchases Land in Collierville 9.7 acres in

Gallina Centro

Cost: $2.3 million

Buyer: Kohls Department Stores Inc., a Delaware corporation

Seller: Gallina Centro LLC

Property: 9.7 acres of unimproved property ...

5. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, October 07, 2003
31 acres near

Firm Finances, Refinances Apartments

31 acres near

Winchester Road

Cost: $22 million

Borrower: Windyke Park Associates LP

Lender: AmSouth Bank

Trustee: FMLS Inc.

Property: 31 acres of unimproved land located at ...