Vol Nation should celebrate. It’s a new year. It’s got to be better than 2017. Tennessee athletics had a bad year, one of the worst ever. It was rough for fans, alumni and boosters.

2. Pay for No Play: Paying Millions to Former Coaches - Friday, December 8, 2017

Tennessee’s bungled search for a football coach will come at a cost for the university. A big cost.

There are buyouts everywhere. A potential lawsuit looms. And a rift between boosters caused by the botched search may be the costliest item of all for the university long term.

3. Power Pitching, Hitting Goal Of New UT Baseball Coach - Saturday, June 17, 2017

Tony Vitello wants to put a Power T in Tennessee baseball, and with it a yearly contender for SEC championships and NCAA tournament bids.

The new UT baseball coach was introduced last Friday at Tennessee’s Lindsey Nelson Stadium. He emphasized power pitching and power hitting as part of his rebuilding plan.

4. The Health Of Care - Saturday, June 10, 2017

There's a school of thought in some industries that says it's ideal to have a narrow focus, to pick just one or a few things to excel at and not try to be all things to all people – that when you do so and go broad, you’re likely to end up instead being a master of nothing.

5. Baptist Earns Distinction For Electronic Records - Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Baptist Memorial Health Care has earned a rare 10-star rating from Epic, one of the largest electronic health record providers in the nation.

The distinction means Baptist has adopted more of Epic’s nearly 700 “Gold Star items” than any other health care organization, according to Beverly Jordan, vice president and chief information and transformation officer at Baptist. Jordan oversaw Baptist’s 2012 implementation of Epic, a phased rollout that involved Baptist’s then-14 hospitals and more than 450 Baptist Medical Group providers.

6. What Lies Ahead for UT Athletics in 2017 - Friday, December 30, 2016

Hey Vols fans, Happy New Year. May your 2017 year in Tennessee sports be better than your 2016 year in Tennessee sports. Perhaps, a fresh start is what we all need. Let’s face it. The Music City Bowl wasn’t where Tennessee wanted the 2016 football season to end. The Vols were picked to win the SEC East Division in preseason and floundered to an 8-4 record in the regular season, 4-4 in the SEC. Their football season was about the norm for most UT sports in 2016: average. Here are some dates to mark in hope of better things ahead in 2017...

7. New Role Created for Baptist Vice President - Saturday, December 19, 2015

Beverly Jordan has been named vice president and chief information and transformation officer for Baptist Memorial Health Care.

8. New Role Created for Baptist Vice President - Monday, December 14, 2015

Beverly Jordan has been named vice president and chief information and transformation officer for Baptist Memorial Health Care.

9. Memphis Music Hall of Fame Expands Nominating Committee - Friday, April 17, 2015

Heading into its fourth year of honoring some of the country’s greatest music icons, the Memphis Music Hall of Fame has added some big names to its nominating committee – stacking it with both local and national music executives who will help pick this year’s inductees.

10. Doctors Go Digital - Monday, February 3, 2014

The name – Baptist OneCare – really does say it all. Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. is in the midst of installing an electronic health records system that is as ambitious an undertaking as any in Baptist’s century-plus history.

11. Nurses Week Honors Those Devoted to Health Care - Thursday, May 10, 2012

Nurses across the nation this week are being honored in their communities for dedication to the profession that’s consistently ranked as the most trusted in the nation.

National Nurses Week, which began May 6, culminates Saturday, May 12, on the birthday of the celebrated English nurse Florence Nightingale, who’s considered the founder of modern nursing.

12. Best Times to Host Senior Expo - Tuesday, July 26, 2011

The Best Times, a monthly news magazine for active, mature Mid-Southerners, will host a Senior Expo and Health Fair on Wednesday, July 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Oak Court Mall, 4465 Poplar Ave.

13. Leadership Memphis Announces Board Members - Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Leadership Memphis has announced new board members and officers for its new fiscal year.

The officers and executive committee include Eric Robertson, chair; Beverly Jordan, vice chair; Bryan Ford, treasurer; Veronica Coleman Davis, secretary; Chris McLean, immediate past chair; Jeff Gaudino, alumni chair; Christine Munson, development chair; Lemoyne Robinson, program chair; and Jeane Chapman, marketing chair.

14. Pawnshops Clients Today are Driving BMWs - Friday, January 2, 2009

PHILADELPHIA - At Society Hill Loan, a pawnshop in a middle-class neighborhood here, a steady rain fell outside as a fashionably dressed young man parked his Cadillac Escalade outside. Looking around warily, he came in to speak with Nat Leonard, co-owner of the store.

15. Baptist-Agape Partnership Gives Hand Up, Not Hand Out - Friday, April 6, 2007
     A local Christian, nonprofit agency has just received a donation to help expand the services it offers to homeless pregnant women and their children.
     Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp.

16. Events - Wednesday, September 20, 2006

The Center City Commission presents P-Smoov, Lex G., Tom Skeemask & The Memphis Movement as part of the second annual Court Square Concert Series today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Court Square in Downtown Memphis. The concert series will feature local bands every Wednesday through Oct. 25 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Other featured performers this year include the The Billy Gibson Band and The Memphis Allstars. The concerts are free and open to the public. For more information, call CCC special events manager Stephanie Ziemba at 575-0546.

17. Events - Wednesday, May 17, 2006

National Seminars Group presents "Handling Difficult and Demanding Customers: A Communication Course" Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Holiday Inn Mt. Moriah, 2490 Mt. Moriah Road. The seminar is aimed at anyone in a customer-contact position who wants to handle difficult people better, resolve complaints faster and cope with job stress. Cost is $169. Call (800) 258-7246 or visit www.nationalseminarstraining.com to register.

18. Events - Monday, May 15, 2006

The Small Business Chamber meets Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at Holiday Inn, Poplar Avenue and Interstate 240. The luncheon commemorates the chamber's second anniversary. For more information, call 259-1093 or visit www.smallbusinesschamber.com.

19. Archived Article: Trends - Monday, June 6, 2005
The nursing shortage that has plagued the nation since the lat 90s is still a problem to be reckoned with locally in Memphis

Local Groups Work to Lessen Nursing Shortage

MARY K. LEVIE

The Daily News

The nursing shortage that has plagued ...

20. Archived Article: Trends Focus - Monday, September 13, 2004
By Andy Meek

City Braces for Impact of Aging Work Force

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

Americas work force is getting older.

Its a statistical trend thats been called a demographic time bomb, one that worries employers such as Baptist Memor...

21. Archived Article: Baptist (lead) - Tuesday, September 7, 2004
Beverly Jordan:

Program Prepares Future Health Workers

Baptist volunteer corps offers training in real-life classroom

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

It has become a common phenomenon in emergency rooms across the nation: Large numbers of pa...

22. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, October 1, 2003
(ephotos) Commercial property manager Dan Chancey and commercial property administrator Donna Palmer of Clark & Clark received

DAs Office Appoints New Prosecutors The Shelby County District Attorneys Office announced the appointments of three...

23. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, May 28, 2003
Memphs memos

Larry K. Scroggs joined Burch, Porter & Johnson as a member in the law firms litigation section. Scroggs has been in private practice since 1971. He earned a law degree from Vanderbilt University. He was a state representative fo...

24. 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 ...

25. Archived Article: Back - Wednesday, June 26, 1996
Leadership Memphis announces 1997 class Leadership Memphis announces 1997 class Top business executives, administrators, civic volunteers and ministers are among the 55 leaders in the public and private sectors who have been selected to participate ...