Austin Gatewood was sold on nothing more than a vision. There were no uniforms to wear, no stadium to play in, no veteran teammates to guide him.

2. Facebook, Twitter Pledge to Defend Against Foreign Intrusion - Thursday, September 6, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook and Twitter executives pledged on Wednesday to better protect their social media platforms in the 2018 elections and beyond, and told Congress of aggressive efforts to root out foreign intrusions aimed at sowing divisions in American democracy.

3. Family, Friends Say Final Goodbye To McCain - Tuesday, September 4, 2018

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Sen. John McCain's final journey ended on a grassy hill at the U.S. Naval Academy within view of the Severn River and earshot of midshipmen present and future, and alongside a lifelong friend.

4. Michelle Obama Announces Week of Action to Sign Up Voters - Tuesday, August 7, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama is marking the 53rd anniversary of the Voting Rights Act by urging Americans to participate in a week of action to get people signed up to vote.

The former first lady, a co-chairwoman of a nonpartisan organization to encourage voting, announced Monday that the When We All Vote Week of Action will be held Sept. 22-29.

5. Police Documents Show Protest Spreadsheet and Fear of 'Radicals' - Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Memphis Police brass kept a spread sheet over the past two years on whether a protest received a city permit – was “lawful” or “unlawful” – while continuing to collect information on some of the protesters from public social media.

6. Clean Memphis Celebrates 10 Years Of Fighting Litter, Blight in Community - Saturday, July 7, 2018

Clean Memphis founder and executive director Janet Boscarino considers her nonprofit’s work to make Memphis greener, cleaner and environmentally sustainable over the past 10 years a gift because of the many neighborhood connections she’s made.

7. Trump Closes in on Supreme Court Pick; 3 Judges Top List - Friday, July 6, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is closing in on his next Supreme Court nominee, with three federal judges leading the competition to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.

8. In reversal, Trump signs order stopping family separation - Thursday, June 21, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bowing to pressure from anxious allies, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday ending the process of separating children from families after they are detained crossing the U.S. border illegally.

9. Last Word: New Football League, Drone Testing and New Chandler Numbers - Thursday, May 10, 2018

The Alliance of American Football announces its presence in Memphis Thursday afternoon at the Liberty Bowl. And so begins another chapter in the city’s colorful history of start-up leagues. It is a long history dominated by football with a good stretch of the timeline taking in the city’s pursuit of an NFL franchise. Sometimes the rules are a bit different and the leagues have a history of not lasting very long. But they are fondly remembered.

10. Last Word: Graceland vs Errrrybody, Hard Choices for Buses and Lakeland Residential - Thursday, November 16, 2017

Pacers over the Grizz at the Forum Wednesday evening 116-113 at the foggy end of a news day that was mostly about the Grizz and Graceland. You might call it a battle of the front offices. Shelby County Chancellor Jim Kyle has the hot hand in the courthouse this week. A day after deciding – for the most part – the dispute between Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell and county commissioners over opioid litigation and the county charter, Kyle drew the lawsuit Graceland filed in Chancery Court Wednesday challenging the FedExForum non-compete clause.

11. Christ Community Health Services Gets Perfect Score on Comprehensive Audit - Thursday, October 19, 2017

Christ Community Health Services CEO Shantelle Leatherwood has checked off one of the major items on her immediate to-do list that confronted her upon taking the top job earlier this year.

The organization – which has a collection of health centers and provides care for the uninsured, among other services – earned a perfect score on a major audit in recent weeks that it’s required to undergo every three years. That perfect score puts CCHS in the top 1 percent of similar organizations – federally qualified health centers, of which there are about 1,500.

12. Widening The Path - Saturday, September 23, 2017

He asked to only be a small part of this story. But when you come up with an idea so good, so powerful, that it’s named as one of the top 20 ideas in the Forbes Change the World Competition, you are the story’s foundation.

13. Agape Launches $6M Fundraising Campaign - Saturday, May 27, 2017

Agape Child & Family Services has launched a $6 million campaign called “Love Your Neighborhood” that aims to fund its growth through 2020.

The faith-based nonprofit agency, which is dedicated to providing children and families in Memphis with healthy homes, recently was awarded a state contract to extend its services to thousands more Memphians in under-resourced communities.

14. Agape Launches $6 Million Fundraising Campaign - Thursday, May 25, 2017

Agape Child & Family Services has launched a $6 million campaign called “Love Your Neighborhood” that aims to fund its growth through 2020.

The faith-based nonprofit agency, which is dedicated to providing children and families in Memphis with healthy homes, recently was awarded a state contract to extend its services to thousands more Memphians in under-resourced communities.

15. NFL: OK to Hit a Woman, But You Better Stand for Anthem - Friday, May 5, 2017

Well, at least Johnny Manziel doesn’t have an NFL job. If Colin Kaepernick is seeking solace from his place on the quarterback unemployment line, perhaps he can begin there. 

16. Tennessee AG to Defend Abortion Bill if it Becomes Law - Wednesday, April 26, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The Tennessee attorney general's office says it would defend an amended abortion bill in court if it becomes law, despite previously calling the legislation's key restrictions "constitutionally suspect."

17. Germantown School Board Approves New School Site - Thursday, April 6, 2017

The Germantown school board has approved a contract to buy 38 acres of land at Forest Hill-Irene Road and Poplar Pike for a new elementary school for 750 children.

The board, which voted on the contract Wednesday, April 5, also set terms for further negotiations to possibly buy Germantown Elementary and/or Middle schools from Shelby County Schools.

18. The Week Ahead: April 3-9 - Monday, April 3, 2017

This week, Memphis marks the 49th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination with events at the National Civil Rights Museum and elsewhere. The Week Ahead also holds a look into the science of Overton Park’s Old Forest, a chance to support cancer research with Relay for Life, and much more...

19. Memphis Students Leave Their Beautiful Mark on Blighted Downtown Building - Wednesday, February 1, 2017

A Memphis woman is using inspiration she found on a summer trip to help transform a blighted building in Downtown Memphis, giving credence to the sentiment that one person can make a difference.

Carolee Carlin, a Germantown resident who works at International Paper Co., was visiting her family in New England last summer when her mom took her to see an abandoned building. The boarded up windows had been replaced with plywood panels of art that had been created by local high school students.

20. Last Word: MemphisWorks App, Tyler Talks and Millington Home Sales - Thursday, December 8, 2016

A busy annual Greater Memphis Chamber Chairman’s Circle luncheon Wednesday topped by the debut of a jobs app that is more than ye olde classified ads reformatted on a digital device.

MemphisWorks is several parts of the jobs search and filling jobs all put together.

21. State Board to Authorize Its First Memphis School After Overruling SCS Decision - Wednesday, November 16, 2016

For the first time next year, the Tennessee Board of Education will oversee a charter school in Memphis.

The board said Monday, Nov. 14, that it will authorize a controversial new charter school run by a national operator Green Dot Public Schools.

22. Last Word: The Debate, Arnold Palmer and an Analysts' Poll on First Horizon - Monday, September 26, 2016

Monday evening is the first of the Trump-Clinton Presidential debates and it will probably be watched very closely for a number of reasons – not the least of which is vigorous fact-checking of both candidates and the unique nature of this campaign between the two major contenders who are by several standards the most unpopular Presidential candidates to run against each other in our lifetimes.

23. September 23-29: This week in Memphis history - Saturday, September 24, 2016

1995: George Strait and Faith Hill at the Mid-South Coliseum.

1966: President Lyndon Johnson nominates Memphis Circuit Court Judge Robert McRae as judge for the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Tennessee. McRae, who is an attorney in private practice as well as an assistant city attorney, fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Federal Judge Marion Speed Boyd. The nomination goes to the U.S. Senate for hearings and McRae is confirmed by the Senate the next month. He takes senior status 20 years later.

24. Last Word: In Charlotte's Shadow, EDGE Action and Elvis TV Bio at Graceland - Thursday, September 22, 2016

The Memphis City Council’s final vote next month on pot decriminalization is shaping up to be about more than marijuana. The vote on the ordinance proposed by council member Berlin Boyd is the leading edge of a larger push for changes in the local criminal justice system, according to Boyd.

25. Last Word: Malco in South Main, Suburban Deadline and Chiwawa - Thursday, August 18, 2016

The Malco movie theater in South Main is to begin construction in September, the latest piece of the Central Station development where construction of apartment units on the Front Street side of the property has been underway for some time.

26. Last Word: The Curtain Falls in Nashville, Political Cuneiform and Ramsey Talks - Thursday, March 31, 2016

And in less than a half hour Wednesday, the de-annexation drama that should qualify as the political equivalent of a Netflix binge-watchable television series made just for Memphis was done.

27. Last Word: 901Fest, First Tennessee Sues Pinnacle and EDGE Responds - Thursday, February 18, 2016

U of M Tigers 73 – UCF Knights 56 at FedExForum and on ESPN Wednesday evening.

As that was underway, Vice President Joe Biden was on his way out of the Memphis area after a visit to the Norfolk Southern intermodal facility in Rossville.
Here’s the basic web story account from Wednesday evening of Biden’s visit which comes on the seventh anniversary of the enactment of the federal stimulus act.
More on the larger themes in the visit and three-city tour by Biden in the print version that hits online Thursday afternoon.

28. North Texas Could Never Upset the Vols, Right? - Saturday, November 14, 2015

No way Tennessee’s football team can lose Saturday’s homecoming game against North Texas, one of the worst teams in college football.

Right?

Tennessee (5-4) was a 40.5-point favorite early in the week coming off a 27-24 victory over South Carolina last Saturday at Neyland Stadium.

29. Small Shops, Big Business - Saturday, November 7, 2015

Reese Witherspoon’s flagship boutique, Draper James, opened last week in the 12South area, and the reception was all Nashville.

Musical performances by Lee Ann Womack and Ruby Amanfu kept guests like Faith Hill, Reba McEntire, Sheryl Crow, Mayor Megan Barry, Kacey Musgraves and Lily Aldridge entertained while they shopped (perhaps for the holidays?) and milled around the store’s back parking lot, which was transformed into a charming, Southern-style party.

30. Affordable Homes in an Unaffordable Market - Saturday, August 22, 2015

The gold rush of residential development throughout Middle Tennessee conceals what some in the region say is a growing crisis in affordable housing.

New homes and condos come on to the market every day, and even more are under construction or still in the planning stage, but those homes are often on the higher end of the price scale.

31. Special Action on Same-Sex Nuptials a Waste of Time - Thursday, July 9, 2015

With Republican lawmakers scrambling for a response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s gay-marriage ruling, Tennesseans on both sides of the issue say they are seeking "equality."

Immediately after the court’s decision on Obergefell v. Hodges, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper of Nashville said, "Love and equality won. I’m glad the Supreme Court ruled on the right side of history."

32. Timberlake Buys Property in Williamson County - Saturday, July 4, 2015

A newspaper reports that pop music star and actor Justin Timberlake has purchased about 126 acres of land in Williamson County.

According to The Tennessean, Timberlake paid $4 million for the land on Old Highway 96 in the Leiper's Fork community through an entity with his Los Angeles-based certified public accountant as the trustee.

33. Timberlake Buys Property in Williamson County - Thursday, July 2, 2015

A newspaper reports that pop music star and actor Justin Timberlake has purchased about 126 acres of land in Williamson County.

According to The Tennessean, Timberlake paid $4 million for the land on Old Highway 96 in the Leiper's Fork community through an entity with his Los Angeles-based certified public accountant as the trustee.

34. Biblical Lessons Lost in Lack of Health Care Debate - Thursday, April 23, 2015

Tennessee’s legislators spent hours this session arguing over guns and whether to pass a law making the Bible the state book of Tennessee.

In fact, the Bible bill took two days of debate in the House, where it passed, and thorough discussion in the Senate, before it died – at least until next year.

35. Tennessee House Bogs Down Over Making Bible Official Book - Wednesday, April 15, 2015

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A small-town Republican's proposal to make the Bible the official book of Tennessee ran into opposition from top members of his own party as the House delayed a scheduled vote on the measure Tuesday.

36. Events - Thursday, March 5, 2015

Rhodes College will host physicist and author Brian Greene as part of its Communities in Conversation series Thursday, March 5, at 6 p.m. in the McCallum Ballroom, Bryan Campus Life Center at Rhodes, 2000 North Parkway. Greene will present “The Cosmos: From the Big Bang to the End of Time.” Cost is free. Visit rhodes.edu.

37. S&P Paying $1.38 Billion to Settle Charges Over Crisis-Era Ratings - Wednesday, February 4, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) – Standard & Poor's is paying about $1.38 billion to settle government allegations that it knowingly inflated its ratings of risky mortgage investments that helped trigger the financial crisis, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.

38. Want to Make Big Impression? Try Small Nashville-Area Retailers - Saturday, November 8, 2014

Imogene + Willie put 12 South on the world map for designer denim five years ago.

Its original American-made rigid jeans, custom-fitted to you in its showroom in a former gas station, are a nationwide pheno-menon, and the brand is so successful that owners Carrie and Matt Eddmenson have opened a second store in Portland, Oregon.

39. Hill to Lead MIFA’s COOL Program - Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Andrea Hill has been named manager of Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association’s COOL (College Offers Opportunities for Life) program, which provides higher education counseling, life skills training and mentorship opportunities to 11th- and 12th-graders from G.W. Carver and Booker T. Washington High Schools. Hill previously worked as director of volunteer services for Cool Girls Inc. in Atlanta.

40. For-Profit Programs Face 'Gainful Employment' Rule - Friday, October 31, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) – For-profit colleges with graduates unable to pay back their student loans could soon face scrutiny by the federal government.

Schools with career-oriented programs that fail to comply with the new rule announced Thursday by the Obama administration stand to lose access to federal student-aid programs.

41. MIFA Appoints Two to Organization’s Staff - Saturday, October 25, 2014

The Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA) has appointed Andrea Hill manager of MIFA’s COOL (College Offers Opportunity for Life) program and Genevieve Hill-Thomas has joined the nonprofit organization’s staff as corporate giving development officer.

42. MIFA Appoints Two To Organization’s Staff - Tuesday, October 21, 2014

The Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA) has appointed Andrea Hill manager of MIFA’s COOL (College Offers Opportunity for Life) program and Genevieve Hill-Thomas has joined the nonprofit organization’s staff as corporate giving development officer.

43. Supreme Court Retention Clash Likely to Continue - Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Both sides declared victory when the three Tennessee Supreme Court justices were retained by voters in the Thursday, Aug. 7, statewide judicial elections.

The votes to retain or replace Chief Justice Gary Wade and Justices Sharon Lee and Cornelia Clark ended with all three being retained for an eight-year term.

44. Agape Helps Families Out of Homelessness - Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Agape Child & Family Services continues to grow its Families In Transition program, which provides housing to homeless women who have children or are pregnant.

This year, the program will simultaneously serve 63 families, with an impact to more than 150 families.

45. Builders Showcase - Wednesday, November 13, 2013

The Vesta Home Show kicked off over the weekend, with large crowds turning out to explore six new homes in a gated Germantown community.

Don Glays, executive director of the West Tennessee Home Builders Association, said attendance during the opening weekend of the show was strong.

46. Shutdown Over, Obama Surveys Damage and Blames GOP - Friday, October 18, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) – The government unlocked its doors Thursday after 16 days, with President Barack Obama saluting the resolution of Congress' bitter standoff but lambasting Republicans for the partial shutdown that he said had damaged the U.S. economy and America's credibility around the world.

47. Born Mean and Born Again - Friday, August 16, 2013

A CHANGED CHARACTER. AND THAT’S NO BULL. Next week, I’m going to a movie about the meanest, baddest linebacker to ever rip a helmet off a quarterback or start and finish a fight in Memphis. I’m going to a movie about a professional baseball player who was kicked out of the sport for the swings he took at players instead of the ball. I’m going to a movie about one of the most feared men in the NFL, and one of the most controversial because of his rabid rage on and off the field. I’m going to a movie about self-destruction, addiction, abuse, and about Jesus.

48. Clinic Expands Christ Community’s Services - Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Last year, Christ Community Health Services delivered 652 Memphis babies. Even with that patient volume, the faith-based medical organization had to turn away about 180 patients daily because the organization’s facilities are stretched beyond capacity.

49. US Sues Standard & Poor's Over Pre-Crisis Mortgage Ratings - Wednesday, February 6, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. government says Standard & Poor's knowingly inflated its ratings on risky mortgage investments that helped trigger the 2008 financial crisis.

The credit rating agency gave high marks to mortgage-backed securities because it wanted to earn more business from the banks that issued the investments, the Justice Department alleges in charges filed in federal court in Los Angeles .

50. Rose Parade Float Honors Life-Giving Donors - Thursday, December 13, 2012

Seventeen-year-old Lexie Davis was an outgoing, caring teenager who tried to see the good in everyone she met.

Her free-spirited nature shone through in her love for singing and belly dancing. And although she wasn’t too experienced at making meals from scratch, Davis could add a few extra ingredients to a frozen burrito and transform it into something of a culinary masterpiece.

51. As 'Fiscal Cliff' Looms, Voter Angst is Palpable - Wednesday, December 12, 2012

HOOKSETT, N.H. (AP) – Five hundred miles from Washington, the lunch crowd at Robie's Country Store and Deli is filled with angst over America's elected leaders and their latest struggle to prevent a fiscal crisis.

52. Events - Friday, November 30, 2012

Downtown Memphis Commission will unveil Memphis’ first marker on the Highway 61 Blues Trail Friday, Nov. 30, at 1 p.m. at Third Street and Gayoso Avenue. Visit downtownmemphis.com.

53. Soulsville Charter School Only School Invited to Vice Presidential Debate - Monday, October 8, 2012

The Soulsville Charter School is the only school in the nation invited to the vice presidential debate Thursday, Oct. 11, at Centre College in Danville, Ky.

And it’s all because of this message:

54. Soulsville Charter School Only School Invited to Vice Presidential Debate - Friday, October 5, 2012

The Soulsville Charter School is the only school in the nation invited to the sole vice presidential debate of the election season Thursday, Oct. 11 at Centre College in Danville, Ky.

And it’s all because of this message:

55. FedEx Express Files Permit App For Airways Blvd. Construction - Tuesday, June 26, 2012

3851 Airways Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38116

Permit Cost: $30.2 million

Permit Date: Applied June 2012

56. Faith-Based Memphis Org Buys Hickory Hill Apts. - Tuesday, June 19, 2012

The Memphis-based nonprofit Global Ministries Fellowship has bought the 348-unit Arbors of Hickory Ridge Apartments on Knight Arnold Road for $10 million from Fairfield Arbors LLC, a California company.

57. House GOP Unveils Budget Blueprint - Wednesday, March 21, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) – Conservative House Republicans on Tuesday set up what appears to be a potential re-run of last year's turbulent domestic policy fight with President Barack Obama, putting forward an election-year budget manifesto that would blend steep social program cuts with reduced tax rates.

58. Rep. DeBerry Says She’s Free of Cancer - Wednesday, December 21, 2011

NASHVILLE (AP) – State Rep. Lois DeBerry of Memphis has a lot to be thankful for this holiday season – mainly being alive.

59. Memphian Cobb Joins MIFA As Meals on Wheels Director - Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Trentwood Cobb has joined Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association as director of MIFA Meals on Wheels, which provides hot meals to senior citizens in the greater Memphis area.

Hometown: Memphis

60. Seminar to Examine Health Care Reform - Wednesday, June 29, 2011

One of the most contentious and complex issues facing the nation today will be the focus of the latest seminar hosted by The Daily News.

Health care reform will be the topic at hand on Thursday, July 14, at 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, 1934 Poplar Ave.

61. ‘Glass Half Full’ - Monday, April 11, 2011

The Nashville-area recording studio Robin Crow created has played host to such marquee acts as Faith Hill, Neil Diamond, Jewel and Taylor Swift. It’s where the band Matchbox 20 will be recording soon.

62. Brewery Traveled Long, Winding Road - Friday, April 1, 2011

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. made it clear this week that his latest economic development announcement wasn’t like the others he’s made in the last four months.

The move of City Brewing Co. into the Hardy Bottling Co. in Hickory Hill starting this summer isn’t a company starting from the ground up in Memphis or an existing company expanding in Memphis.

63. Road to Blues City Brewery Rough - Thursday, March 31, 2011

The plan by City Brewing Co. of La Crosse, Wis., to buy the 40-year-old Memphis beer brewery that is now Hardy Bottling Co. didn’t begin this year.

64. CCHS Opens Binghampton Dental Clinic - Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Christ Community Health Services on Tuesday opened its state-of-the-art, $1.4 million, 5,000-square-foot dental facility at 2953 Broad Ave. in the heart of Memphis’ Binghampton neighborhood.

65. Which $3 Million Ad Flamed the Fans? - Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Oh, how the big brands sweated as each second of Super Bowl XLV airtime sucked away 100,000 marketing dollars. Would the $3 million advertisers paid for a 30-second spot pay off with the 111 million viewers? Let’s see.

66. Team Work - Tuesday, January 11, 2011

January is National Mentoring Month, and the Memphis Grizzlies TEAM UP Youth Mentoring Initiative is preparing to launch its new TEAM Mentoring program.

Instead of traditional one-on-one mentoring, the new program, inspired by other successful models across the country, will feature a 1-to-3 adult-to-student ratio.

67. Mainstream Events Launches Biz With ‘Battle for a Cure’ - Friday, August 27, 2010

Any contest billed as a “battle of the bands” tends to attract throngs of people who want to see how their favorite musical group stacks up to the competition.

Because large crowds flock to these events – and have done so for generations – Kasey Smothers of Mainstream Events LLC thought it would be a good way to raise money for the Mid-South Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

68. Soccer, Music Fest Adds to Mike Rose Complex Offerings - Friday, August 27, 2010

Stranger combinations have come off well – chocolate and peanut butter, poodles and golden retrievers, for example – but organizers of this week’s Soccer Rocks Festival and Copa Memphis soccer tournament hope to add soccer and rock music to the list of successful hybrids.

69. Mall Boosts Hickory Hill Business Activity - Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Jara Robinson picked up a shoe that looked more like artwork than footwear at The Stiletto Bar.

“The name almost speaks for itself,” she said, describing the store she opened inside Hickory Ridge Mall two months ago. “I was just trying to bring something new and trendy to the area.”

70. Shelby County Schools Files Permit For Millington Central Renovations - Tuesday, June 8, 2010

8057 Wilkinsville Road
Millington, TN 38053
Permit Amount: $3.9 Million

Project Cost: $5 million
Permit Date: Applied June 2010
Completion: July 2011
Owner: Shelby County Schools
Tenant: Millington Central High School
Contractor: Barnes & Brower Inc.
Architect: Steve Landwehr, Fleming/Associates/Architects PC

71. $2.4 Million Loan On CCHS Property Recorded - Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Christ Community Health Services’ $2.4 million loan through First Tennessee Bank NA was recorded Friday by the Shelby County Register of Deeds.

72. Christ Community Granted $2.4 M in Revenue Bonds - Friday, May 21, 2010

This week’s city-county Industrial Development Board meeting proved fruitful for Christ Community Health Services.

The IDB approved $2.4 million in revenue bonds to help the faith-based nonprofit organization double its Memphis footprint during the next five years.

73. Christ Community Health Services Granted $2.4M in Revenue Bonds - Thursday, May 20, 2010

Wednesday’s monthly meeting of the city-county Industrial Development Board proved fruitful for Christ Community Health Services.

The IDB approved $2.4 million in revenue bonds to help the faith-based nonprofit organization double its Memphis footprint during the next five years.

74. Elena Kagan Chosen by Obama for Supreme Court - Tuesday, May 11, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court on Monday, declaring the former Harvard Law School dean "one of the nation's foremost legal minds." She would be the court's youngest justice and give it three female members for the first time.

75. PILOT Approval Clears Way for $90M Investment at Lucite - Friday, April 23, 2010

Wednesday’s monthly meeting of the city-county Industrial Development Board brought two companies – Lucite International and Christ Community Health Services – closer to expanding their Memphis operations.

The IDB unanimously approved a 15-year payment-in-lieu-of-tax (PILOT) retention program for Lucite International to invest $90 million in its Memphis-area operation and keep 200 jobs intact.

76. UPDATE: Tanner To Vote No On Obama Health Care Bill - Friday, March 19, 2010

U.S. Rep. John Tanner of Union City announced Sunday afternoon that he will vote against the White House health care reform bill.

77. Commercial Sales Close 2009 on High Note - Thursday, January 21, 2010

Shelby County’s commercial real estate market saved its best for last in 2009, as the final month registered the highest sales total and largest dollar volume all year.

Not only that, but December marked the first year-over-year increase for a month during 2009 and the first year-over-year increase for a month since December 2007.

78. Mega Bucks - Monday, December 14, 2009

Ten years ago, Jim Ewing and Jim Bruce wrote a piece for Site Selection, a trade magazine for people in the business of consulting on the best locations to build industrial plants. It was called “The Approaching Industrial Land Shortfall.”

79. Holrob Sells Last Piece Of Collierville Crossing Retail Center - Tuesday, October 27, 2009

1.1 Acres
Collierville, TN 38017
Sale Amount: $1.5 Million

Sale Date: Oct. 15, 2009
Buyer: Murray-Collierville LLC
Seller: Holrob-Collierville LLC
Loan Amounts: $1.2 million; $200,000
Loan Dates: Oct. 15, 2009
Maturity Dates: Nov. 2, 2034; Oct. 15, 2014
Lenders: Community Financial Services Bank; Holrob-Collierville GP

80. Events - Thursday, August 6, 2009

The Mid-South Area Business Travel Association will hold its monthly luncheon today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Select East Memphis, 5795 Poplar Ave. Emily Capadalis of First Tennessee Bank’s Private Client Financial Services Division will speak. Cost is $25 for members and $40 for guests. For more information, visit www.msabta.com.

81. Compromise 101: Who’s going to fund the schools? - Monday, August 3, 2009

In the year he’s been head of the Memphis school system, Superintendent Kriner Cash has been virtually unflappable.

Since the Memphis school board hired him in July 2008, Cash has doggedly pitched a detailed plan for the school system’s renewal with dozens of specific goals in a well-traveled PowerPoint presentation.

82. Senate Questions Obama's Financial Oversight Plan - Friday, June 19, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's plan to increase oversight of U.S. banks and other financial institutions met with skepticism on Capitol Hill on Thursday, where senators sharply questioned whether it was enough to prevent another economic meltdown.

83. Debate Expected Over Sex Discrimination Vote - Monday, June 1, 2009

A proposal to ban employment discrimination in Shelby County government because of a person’s sexual orientation faces a make-or-break vote today.

The full Shelby County Commission will take up the measure for the first of three votes required before county ordinances can become law. The meeting begins at 1:30 p.m. in the Shelby County Administration Building at 160 North Main St.

84. Concert Industry Posts Record Year Despite Economy - Monday, December 29, 2008

The stock market is in the tank, the plant is closing and the neighbor is losing his home ... the perfect time to go to a concert, by one measure.

The concert business grossed just less than $4 billion worldwide in 2008, the most ever for a year and up almost 13 percent over last year, according to Billboard magazine.

85. Events - Tuesday, October 28, 2008

The Freedom Award Dinner and Ceremony will be held today at 6:30 p.m. at the Memphis Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main St. The annual award ceremony will pay tribute to the people whose accomplishments depict the spirit of the civil rights movement. Faith Hill and Oleta Adams will perform. Cost is $200. For more information, call 521-9699, Ext. 237.

86. Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of Forest Hill Attorney - Thursday, October 9, 2008

The Tennessee Court of Appeals has let the attorney for Forest Hill Cemeteries and Funeral Home owner Clayton Smart off the hook for asserting his client’s Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

87. House Leaders, PaulsonNegotiate on Stimulus Bill - Thursday, January 24, 2008
     Top House leaders and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Wednesday tallied the cost of measures to jolt the economy out of its slump as the three sought a swift bipartisan deal on a recovery package that could move through

88. Thompson's 'Candidacy' Draws Variety of Supporters - Monday, August 6, 2007

Once Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson filed the first financial report due from the committee managing his possible 2008 bid last week, media coverage immediately focused on his total haul.

89. Archived Article - Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Three Memphis
Senior living communities
Sale Amounts: $11 million; $11.6 million; $7.1 million

Sale Date: April 26, 2007

90. Citizen Wants to Be Kept in Loop - Tuesday, February 21, 2006

For at least 15 years, Doyle Silliman's neighborhood association has asked Memphis and Shelby County planners to notify the group whenever a developer wants to build something new in its well-manicured Southeast Memphis community.

91. DeSoto County Begins Tourism Study - Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Don Wilkinson won't get into specifics when talking about the redevelopment of Circle G Ranch in Horn Lake, since the team in charge of the project is due to close on the property Aug. 2.

Money and jobs. But he can barely contain his excitement in describing what the transformation of the site - where Elvis and Priscilla Presley honeymooned in 1967 - will mean for Horn Lake, nearby towns and, for that matter, DeSoto County. The project's developers, who have international financial backing, are investing $2 billion to build a golf and entertainment resort with hotels and condos on the property, situated at state Highway 301 and Goodman Road.

92. Archived Article: Events - Wednesday, March 17, 2004
The Shelby County Conservation Board holds a meeting at 8 a

The Shelby County Conservation Board meets at 8 a.m. today in the Shelby Farms Visitor Center, 500 Pine Drive. Call 454-5265. The Center City Development Corp. meets at 8:30 a.m. today a...

93. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, September 10, 2002
Vesta show readies for open house

Collierville Vesta show readies for open house

By ANDREW BELL

The Daily News

The paint is drying and the lawn is getting cut as organizers and developers inch closer to the 18th Memphis Area Home Builder...

94. Archived Article: Tech Briefs - Wednesday, October 17, 2001
The Memphis Center City Commissions Definitely Downtown multimedia advertising campaign won acclaim at the International Do

The Memphis Center City Commissions Definitely Downtown multimedia advertising campaign won acclaim at the International D...

95. Archived Article: Comm Focus - Friday, June 1, 2001
Riverboat ride to celebrate life for cancer survivors Week celebrates life of cancer survivors By MARY DANDO The Daily News The Memphis Cancer Foundation, Flying Colors Cancer Resource Center and the Memphis Cancer Center invite area cancer survivor...

96. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, March 6, 2001
An Accredited Buyer Representative course is scheduled in the Memphis Area Association of Realtors Education Center, 6393 Popl An Accredited Buyer Representative course is scheduled in the Memphis Area Association of Realtors Education Center, 6393 ...

97. Archived Article: Govt Focus - Thursday, January 13, 2000
World-Class Music often starts World-class music in tune with Tennessee manufacturers By Carol Davis Special to The Daily News Each time country recording artist Chely Wright takes the stage, she is backed by more than her talented band she is buoye...

98. Archived Article: Lead - Monday, November 8, 1999
Faith Presbyterian begins building $1 Faith Presbyterian starts building $1.6 million addition By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News Construction has started on the first phase of a multi-million dollar project at Faith Presbyterian Church at 8816 Popl...

99. Archived Article: Lucb Lj - Friday, July 9, 1999
By LAURIE JOHNSON Affordable housing plan on tap for Raleigh area By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News A project jointly proposed by a local faith-based housing ministry and the city got the go-ahead Thursday from the Memphis and Shelby County Land Use ...

100. Archived Article: Lucb (lead) - Friday, July 9, 1999
By LAURIE JOHNSON Affordable housing plan on tap for Raleigh area By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News A project jointly proposed by a local faith-based housing ministry and the city got the go-ahead Thursday from the Memphis and Shelby County Land Use ...