The new chairman of the Shelby County Democratic Party says the 2014 big ballot of county elections will require more than a conclusion that there are more Democrats than Republicans in Shelby County.

2. School Board Restructuring Plan Goes to Mays - Wednesday, March 20, 2013

On the way to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee Judge Samuel “Hardy” Mays is a plan by the Shelby County Commission to convert the countywide school board to a 13-member single-district body effective Sept. 1.

3. School Board Expansion Advanced - Thursday, March 14, 2013

Shelby County Commissioners advanced in Wednesday, March 13, committee sessions a general plan to restructure the countywide school board.

But the plan to turn the 23-member board into a 13-member board on Sept. 1, instead of the seven-member board it is now scheduled to become on that date, is far from complete. And lots of legal questions remain about the details.

4. Public Relations Society Honors Duncan Williams - Saturday, January 05, 2013

The Memphis chapter of the Public Relations Society of America has named Duncan F. Williams, president of Duncan-Williams Inc., as its 2013 Communicator of The Year.

5. Public Relations Society Names Duncan Williams 'Communicator of the Year' - Thursday, January 03, 2013

The Memphis chapter of the Public Relations Society of America has named Duncan F. Williams, president of Duncan-Williams Inc., as its 2013 Communicator of The Year.

6. US Economy Could Withstand Brief Fall Off ‘Cliff' - Thursday, December 13, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) – It's the scenario that's been spooking employers and investors and slowing the U.S. economy:

Congress and the White House fail to strike a budget deal by New Year's Day. Their stalemate triggers sharp tax increases and spending cuts. Those measures shrink consumer spending, stifle job growth, topple stock prices and push the economy off a "fiscal cliff" and into recession.

7. 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.

8. Development Accelerator - Friday, November 16, 2012

The city of Millington didn’t have a city engineer until 2008 when it had to have one in order to have local control over the Veterans Parkway road construction project.

“I thought it was kind of my cross to bear since I was hired in 2008,” Millington City Engineer Darek Baskin said this week of the road.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. Terry Dedicates Career to Betterment of Community - Friday, September 14, 2012

Memphis native Laura Terry, development officer at The MED Foundation, has dedicated her career to bettering the community by working in the Bluff City’s nonprofit sector – something she attributes to her parents’ influence.

13. County Sees 21.6 Pct. Voter Turnout - Monday, August 06, 2012

Slightly less than 127,000 Shelby County residents – or 21.6 percent of 584,443 registered voters – cast ballots in the Aug. 2 elections.

The turnout in early voting and election day combined was a higher percentage than the 15 percent turnout four years ago in the same election cycle, but it was well below the 44-year high of 39.4 percent set in the August 1992 elections.

14. Muni Schools Questions Pass, Cohen Wins Big - Friday, August 03, 2012

Voters in each of the six suburban towns and cities in Shelby County approved establishing municipal school districts in the unofficial results of the Thursday, Aug. 2, county general and state and federal primary elections.

15. Muni Schools, Cohen, Weirich, Johnson, Stanton, Kyle Take Early Vote - Friday, August 03, 2012

Voters in each of the six suburban towns and cities in Shelby County were overwhelmingly approving the establishment of municipal school districts and a half cent sales tax hike to fund them in the first vote totals released Thursday, Aug. 2 by the Shelby County Election Commission.

16. Hit Dogs - Friday, July 06, 2012

IT’S NOT RACIAL. IF I’M LYING, I’M DYING. We are lying. And if we don’t realize it, we will die from it.

Annie Laurie Peeler put it best. She was, after all, the best sixth grade teacher in the history of the universe. Really. With all due respect to the sixth grade teacher you love, Mrs. Peeler will spot her or him two eyes in the back of her head, three stories you’ll never forget, and four Southernisms and still beat your teacher like a cloakroom paddling.

17. Mississippi Senate Adopts Its Redistricting Plan - Thursday, May 03, 2012

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A majority of Mississippi senators voted Wednesday to approve the chamber's redistricting plan, despite complaints from a few colleagues who think they're treated unfairly because their districts are dramatically changed.

18. Millington Candidates File for August Election - Monday, April 09, 2012

The field for Millington mayor in that city’s Aug. 2 nonpartisan general election is three candidates following last week’s filing deadline.

It includes former Mayor Terry Jones, who lost a re-election bid four years ago to Richard Hodges; Kenneth Uselton and Debra Sigee.

19. Cohen-Hart in Congressional Race at Filing Deadline - Friday, April 06, 2012

The chairman of the countywide school board, Billy Orgel, was effectively elected to his District 7 school board seat without opposition at the Thursday, April 5, filing deadline for candidates on the Aug. 2 primary and general election ballot in Shelby County.

20. Strong Retail Sales are Sign of Improving Economy - Friday, March 02, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) – Americans stepped up their spending in February, boosting sales at many stores and offering the latest sign that shoppers are feeling more confident in the economy.

As merchants reported their monthly sales figures Thursday, a diverse group including Target and Macy's reported sales gains that exceeded Wall Street estimates. Even Gap Inc., long mired in a sales slump, posted an unexpected increase.

21. Woodward Joins Crowded Primary - Friday, January 27, 2012

A public meeting is about to begin, and within one minute of attendees’ arrival, they are handed campaign literature for rival candidates running in the same local primary.

It’s obviously the thick of political season.

22. Millington Board to Pick New Mayor - Wednesday, November 09, 2011

The Millington Board of Aldermen will select the next mayor of the city in February or March following the retirement of Mayor Richard Hodges on Jan. 13.

23. Hodges Quits Effective January - Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Millington Mayor Richard Hodges is leaving office effective in mid-January, according to a letter he submitted to the city’s board of alderman Monday Nov. 7.

24. Partisans Debate State Voter ID Law - Wednesday, November 02, 2011

If you voted early or on Election Day in the recent city of Memphis elections, you probably got a piece of paper from election officials about the next elections.

The new state law requiring Tennessee voters to have a valid state or federal government-issued photo ID goes into effect with the 2012 elections starting with the March primaries. And the poll handout was about the new state law and what the new ground rules will be.

25. Commission To Pick School Board Members - Monday, September 12, 2011

Shelby County Commissioners take the final step Monday, Sept. 12, to the creation of a new countywide school board that will take office in three weeks.

The commission meets at 1:30 p.m. at the Vasco Smith County Administration Building, 160 N. Main St.

26. County Commission Interviews School Board Applicants - Thursday, September 08, 2011

It took Shelby County Commissioners nearly 10 hours Wednesday, Sept. 7, to interview nearly 100 contenders for seven appointments to the countywide school board that takes office Oct. 1.

The general government committee session with the applicants is a good indicator of what is likely to happen Monday when the full commission makes the appointments. The seven non-binding straw polls of the commission included selections by most of the 13-member body. But they selected either three or four finalists each which means there will probably a lot of shifts in votes Monday when commissioners are limited to one vote each.

27. Millington Probe Highlights Volatile Relationship - Tuesday, August 09, 2011

The relationship between Millington Mayor Richard Hodges and the police chief he appointed, Ray Douglas, has been brief and volatile.

28. Events - Thursday, August 04, 2011

The Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development will hold an open house for those interested in developing brownfields along the Wolf River Thursday, Aug. 4, at 5:30 p.m. at Rhodes College, Frazier Jelke, auditorium C. For more information, contact Marion Jones at 576-7181 or marion.jones@memphistn.gov.

29. Corruption Probe Surfaces in Millington - Thursday, July 28, 2011

A criminal investigation into corruption within Millington city government that began late last year surfaced Wednesday, July 27, with searches of government offices in the town by Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents and investigators with the Shelby County District Attorney General’s office.

30. Trademark Property Co.to Manage Saddle Creek - Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Trademark Property Co. announced Monday it has been hired to lease and manage the Shops at Saddle Creek, Germantown’s 148,000-square-foot lifestyle center at Poplar Avenue and Germantown Road.

31. Long and Winding Road - Friday, April 22, 2011

When Millington leaders gathered in a field off Navy Road earlier this month, the city’s current mayor, Richard Hodges, and his two predecessors were together for a project in which all three played a major role.

32. Millington Breaks Ground on Veterans Parkway Extension - Thursday, April 07, 2011

Millington leaders broke ground Thursday on the long-awaited $26 million extension of Veterans Parkway.

The three miles of five-lane road with three bridges, as well as sidewalks and bicycle lanes, has been 15 years and three mayors in the making.

33. Commission Appointments Not Without Rancor - Wednesday, January 13, 2010

John Pellicciotti is pursuing his master’s degree in political science from the University of Memphis. He’s writing his thesis. And this week, after trying several times for several years, the small-business owner and consultant got some real-world experience in his degree area.

34. Pellicciotti Wins Commission Seat - Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Shelby County Commissioners took several rounds to do it, but got through the last two appointments left from the busy 2009 political year.

At the group’s first meeting of 2010, Republican John Pellicciotti was appointed to the District 4 Position 3 seat vacated in December by Democrat Matt Kuhn. Kuhn resigned to become a policy adviser to interim Shelby County Mayor Joe Ford.

35. UPDATE: Turner To State House -- Pellicciotti To County Commission - Monday, January 11, 2010

Shelby County Commissioners took several rounds to do it, but got through the last two appointments left from the busy 2009 political year.

At the group’s first meeting of 2010, Republican John Pellicciotti was appointed to the District 4 Position 3 seat vacated in December by Democrat Matt Kuhn. Kuhn resigned to become a policy adviser to interim Shelby County Mayor Joe Ford.

36. Commissioners to Fill Commission, Legislature Vacancies - Monday, January 11, 2010

Shelby County Commissioners will begin the new year with some familiar chores.

Today’s meeting begins at 1:30 p.m. at the County Administration Building.

It includes the appointment of a new commissioner for District 4 Position 3. And the commission will appoint an interim state representative for District 85.

37. Local Artists Set Up Seasonal Cooperative - Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Several local artists are kicking off a Winter Arts cooperative this week at 5475 Poplar Ave., just east of Bud Davis Cadillac.

38. Loopholes Evident In Tenn. Bank Execs’ Pay - Tuesday, March 24, 2009

NASHVILLE (AP) – The Nashville area’s largest banks are continuing in some cases to give bonuses, generous severance payments and pay raises to some executives.

The Tennessean newspaper reported Sunday that four of the five CEOs of Nashville’s five largest banks received no bonus for 2008, though some other executives did get payouts.

39. Gov't Looks to Quell Nationalization Fears - Wednesday, February 25, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government on Tuesday sought to quell concerns that the administration is moving toward nationalization of the country's ailing financial system, but said it would provide additional support to banks that do not have an adequate buffer to survive in an even worse economy.

40. Boyle’s Halperin Receives Realtors Commercial Alliance Award - Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Mark Halperin of Boyle Investment Co. has received the 2008 Realtors Commercial Alliance National Award from the Realtors Commercial Alliance.

41. Events - Friday, August 24, 2007

The Small Business Chamber will host
its first Memphis Breakfast Club today from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at InSouth Bank, 5299 Poplar Ave. Cost is free to members and first-time guests. Call 262-9537 for more information or visit www.smallbusinesschamber.com.

42. Archived Article - Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Five addresses
In Millington
Loan Amount: $7 million

Loan Date: July 25, 2007

Maturity Date: July 25, 2008

43. Marketing Millington: City gears up for long-awaited growth - Monday, February 05, 2007

These days, a drive through Millington might just surprise you.

The city of more than 10,000 people is working hard to attract businesses and residents and could someday compete with the likes of Collierville and Bartlett.

44. Second Phase of U of MMillington Center Opens - Thursday, October 26, 2006
     The second phase of the University of Memphis' Millington Center will open Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon.
     The second phase of the facility, at 6500 Navy Road in Millingt

45. MATCU Banks on Judy Conrad as VP of Lending - Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Judy Conrad has been named vice president of lending at Memphis Area Teachers' Credit Union (MATCU). Conrad previously served as vice president and manager of BankTennessee in Ripley. She has worked in the financial industry for almost 40 years.

46. New Development Heads to Millington - Thursday, November 10, 2005

When it comes to real estate in Millington, developers and city leaders are a little like anglers who've cast their lines into a pond that's teeming with minnows.

And one of these days, they insist, they'll catch the big one.

47. Med Nurse Earns State Leadership Award - Wednesday, November 02, 2005

The Tennessee Nurses Association recognized Dr. Diane Todd Pace with the Alma E. Gault Leadership Award. Pace is a nurse practitioner/nurse scientist with the Regional Medical Center at Memphis/Health Loop Clinics. She earned a doctorate from the University of Tennessee.

48. State Takes Action on Pollution Issue - Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Environmental groups have long been concerned about muddy water runoff from new construction seeping into Oliver Creek, a tributary of the Loosahatchie River that runs near Lakeland.

Recently, several reports documenting pollution of the stream have been issued, and a citizen's complaint was lodged with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. And because of continued pollution problems, state regulators are now taking action.

49. Gated Community Planned for Cordova - Thursday, August 04, 2005

An area that is entirely surrounded by the city of Memphis - and that eventually will be annexed itself - has been targeted for development of a 92-lot, gated residential community named Lost Creek.

50. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, June 29, 2005
ABWA Presents Business and Community Involvement Awards

Orchestral Society Names New Board Members

The Memphis Orchestral Society Inc. named Jeff Sanford chairman of its board of directors, effective July 1. Sanford, president of the Center Ci...

51. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Thursday, June 16, 2005
Property Near Appling

Property Near Appling

Financed for $2.5 Million

Terelay LLC has financed 15.96 acres near Dexter Grove and Appling roads through SunTrust Bank for $2.5 million. Chief manager Terry Dan signed the trust deed. The parcel...

52. Archived Article: Gov - Friday, May 13, 2005
By Andy Meek

Funding Woes Hit More Suburban Libraries

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

Millington officials were eager to break away from the Memphis Public Library and Information Center when they voted on the measure May 2. So eager, in fact, ...

53. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Rhodes Psychology Professor to Serve as Diversity Delegate at Leadership Conference

First Horizon Exec Named to Fed Advisory Council

J. Kenneth Glass was appointed to a one-year term on the Federal Reserve Boards Federal Advisory Council. Glas...

54. Archived Article: This Week - Monday, December 06, 2004
Society of Entrepreneurs Hosts Networking Breakfast

Society of Entrepreneurs Hosts Networking Breakfast

Dec. 7

The Society of Entrepreneurs hosts a roundtable networking breakfast at 7:30 a.m. at Junior Achievement, 307 Madison Ave. Partici...

55. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, June 09, 2004
Timm Locke, president of Locke Marketing Public Relations, was named new executive vice president of NOFMA: The Wood Flooring

Askew Appointed to AIA Fellows Jury

Lee Askew III, partner and founder of Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects, was appoin...

56. Archived Article: Real Estate Recap - Tuesday, December 23, 2003
Saddle Creek West and

Two Saddle Creek Centers Change Hands Saddle Creek West

and Saddle Creek South

Cost: $18.1 million

Buyer: Shops at Saddle Creek Inc.

Seller: Saddle Creek Shopping Centers Corp.

Property: Saddle Creek South, at...

57. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Chancellor Arnold Goldin and General Sessions Judges Phyllis Gardner and Gwen Rooks completed a Judicial Academy conducted by

Local Judges Complete State Judicial Academy Chancellor Arnold Goldin and General Sessions Judges Phyllis Gardner and Gw...

58. Archived Article: This Week - Monday, October 27, 2003
Headline

MLGW, U of M Host Electrical Power Forum Oct. 27

The Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. board of directors meets at 1 p.m. in Nashville. The meeting is open to the public. Call Will Pinkston at (615) 253-6881. Court Appointed Special A...

59. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, July 02, 2003
Memphis memos 07-02-03

Lisa Wright was given the Presidential Honors Award in BellSouths service leader program for exemplary service to business, residential or wholesale customers. The award is the highest given for customer service within the ...

60. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, October 30, 2001
Chamberlain & McCreery received top honors at the 2001 Vesta Home Show including the Peoples Choice award, which was decide

Chamberlain & McCreery received top honors at the 2001 Vesta Home Show including the Peoples Choice award, which w...

61. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, April 09, 2001
Calendar of events: June 5 11 Calendar of events: April 9-April 15 April 9 The International Association for Administrative Professionals monthly meeting is 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn-Memphis East. The program will include a spotlight from "Memp...

62. Archived Article: Comm Briefs - Friday, April 06, 2001
Breakthrough Memphis, a not-for-profit organization in Memphis, will be hosting a VIP dinner for the forgotten people of Memph Breakthrough Memphis, a not-for-profit organization in Memphis, will be hosting a VIP dinner for the forgotten people of M...

63. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, March 14, 2001
Carlos Webb was named executive vice president-chief executive officer of Memphis Area Teachers Credit Union Carlos Webb was named executive vice president-chief executive officer of Memphis Area Teachers Credit Union. The designation is a new one a...

64. Archived Article: Gov't (opd) - Friday, June 04, 1999
City Council hears Developer proposes 31-home infill project By KATHLEEN BURT The Daily News A residential infill project bringing 31 homes to East Memphis will be considered by the Memphis City Council at its meeting July 15. Builder Terry Dan of T...

65. Archived Article: Attorney Graph - Tuesday, February 16, 1999
Attorney Attorney Judgments Amount ------------------------------------------------ ----------- -------------------------- Gordon & Feldbaum 226 $220,174.79 Baer Baer & Baer 220 $348,622.30 Mccullough Law Firm ...

66. Archived Article: Law Focus (surgery) - Thursday, January 21, 1999
By STACEY PETSCHAUER X marks the spot Surgeons are increasingly using a $1.50 instrument to ensure they operate on the right part of a patient By STACEY PETSCHAUER The Daily News What kind of insurance policy can someone buy for $1.50? If that someo...

67. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, September 16, 1998
Easley To Replace Georgiu As Brett Easley was appointed acting president of Alldata. Easley was formerly vice president of information and training for AutoZone. Keith Johnson was named senior vice president of the YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South....

68. Archived Article: Benchmark - Thursday, January 22, 1998
Patricia A Patricia A. Rambo vs. Shelby Residential and Vocational Services. A Shelby County woman is suing in Circuit Court a organization that provides residential housing for handicapped people. According to the suit, the plaintiff was hired by t...

69. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, September 22, 1997
Sept. 22 Sept. 22 The Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute will offer "Market Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate" through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at 6393 Poplar Ave. The cost is $745 for CCIM candidates ...

70. Archived Article: Benchmark - Friday, May 30, 1997
Randy Allen Jones vs Randy Allen Jones vs. Beale Street Blues Co. Inc. dba B.B. Kings Blues Club. A Blytheville, Ark., man has filed suit in Circuit Court against B.B. Kings Blues Club for negligence. Randy Allen Jones claims he was a customer at B....

71. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, January 22, 1997
Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. has announced the election of 16 new managing directors: Joseph K. Ayres, investment banker, Cumberland Securities Co., Inc., a subsidiary of Morgan Keegan; Thomas P. Brown, director, Fixed Income Research; Paul Stephens...

72. Archived Article: Saddle Creek Lj - Thursday, January 16, 1997
lj 10/5 cates Saddle Creek sections sell for $12.5 million By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Two sections of the Saddle Creek shopping center  Saddle Creek West and Saddle Creek South  changed ownership this week in a transaction totaling a...

73. Archived Article: Fieldstone Lj - Friday, October 18, 1996
lj 10/5 cates Apartment complex to be first project in Fieldstone By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Construction is now underway on the first project to be built in the Fieldstone Planned Development, a 220-acre, multi-use subdivision on Hacks Cross ...

74. 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...

75. Archived Article: Real Estate Back - Monday, December 11, 1995
12/11 Real estate (back) Local LP Buys Aspenwood Square Apartments for $2.2 million By ED RAINS The Daily News Aspenwood Square apartments, a 120-unit complex built in the early 1970s and located on Mendenhall Road south of Knight Arnold Road, sold ...