NEW YORK (AP) — Burt Reynolds, the handsome film and television star known for his acclaimed performances in "Deliverance" and "Boogie Nights," commercial hits such as "Smokey and the Bandit" and for an active off-screen love life which included relationships with Loni Anderson and Sally Field, has died at age 82.

2. Mid-South Fair Returns Sept. 20 - Saturday, August 25, 2018

The 11-day Mid-South Fair begins at the Landers Center in Southaven on Thursday, Sept. 20.

Admission is $10 for those age 13 to 59 and $5 for children age 5 to 12. Tickets are on sale and can be purchased via Ticketmaster. Parking is free daily.

3. Mid-South Fair Returning To Landers Center - Wednesday, August 22, 2018

The 11-day Mid-South Fair begins at the Landers Center in Southaven on Thursday, Sept. 20.

Admission is $10 for those age 13 to 59 and $5 for children age 5 to 12. Tickets are on sale and can be purchased via Ticketmaster. Parking is free daily.

4. Bitcoin Fans Rave, But Understand It’s Still a Risky Business - Monday, May 28, 2018

By now, anyone who follows Wall Street even slightly has heard of cryptocurrency and its most famous spawn – bitcoin, which launched in 2009 but grabbed headlines last year for its wild swings in valuation.

5. Blockchain Tech ‘is the Shiny New Penny’ - Monday, May 28, 2018

During the General Assembly session that just ended legislators debated a number of hot-button issues: guns, abortion, Confederate statues and medical marijuana.

But tucked among the headline-grabbers was a brief bill, less than 300 words long, that attracted no controversy whatsoever.

6. Around Memphis: April 16, 2018 - Monday, April 16, 2018

The Daily News offers a weekly roundup of Memphis-related headlines from around the web, adding context and new perspectives to the original content we produce on a daily basis. Here are some recent stories worth checking out…

7. Football Can’t Arrive Soon Enough for Vols Fans - Friday, March 30, 2018

Thank goodness Tennessee spring football is here. Vol Nation needs a diversion with all that’s happened the past couple of weeks, like the men’s basketball team losing to Loyola-Chicago in the NCAA Tournament’s second round, and Loyola advancing to the Final Four.

8. Shaky Start Exposes Raw Nerves as Dawgs Roll In - Friday, September 29, 2017

Tennessee football coach Butch Jones had more than Georgia on his mind this week. Rumors on message boards and reports on sports talk radio flamed the fires around Jones and the Vols after last Saturday’s 17-13 victory over Massachusetts at Neyland Stadium.

9. Ken Hause Cooks Up Strategy To Enhance L’Ecole Culinaire - Wednesday, August 16, 2017

L'Ecole Culinaire-Memphis has added Ken Hause its campus director. In his new role, Hause is responsible for overseeing operations of the Memphis campus, including ensuring a rich student experience that leads to employment in the culinary field, while enhancing the school’s reputation for educational excellence, compliance and operational performance.

10. Coast Guard: Tow Boat Sinks in Mississippi River - Wednesday, April 19, 2017

COLUMBUS, Ky. (AP) – The Coast Guard says a tow boat has sunk in the Mississippi River.

A statement from the Coast Guard says the vessel Todd Brown sank Monday at mile marker 940 near Columbus, Kentucky.

11. Design Board Approves Application for Downtown BBQ Joint - Thursday, March 2, 2017

After operating a popular barbecue restaurant in southeast Memphis for more than 15 years, Mike Arnold’s plans to open a second Arnold’s Bar-B-Que and Grill location in Downtown took another step forward Wednesday, March 1.

12. Robinson Takes on Dual Roles At Campbell Clinic - Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Dr. James Robinson recently joined Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics in two roles: as the lead physician for the clinic’s new daytime walk-in program and as a sports medicine family practice doctor treating sports injuries for young athletes and weekend warriors.
The walk-in clinics are offered at all five Campbell Clinic locations, and Robinson staffs the program in the Germantown office. 

13. Vols Get Midterm B Despite Back-to-Back Losses - Friday, October 21, 2016

Tennessee’s football team is spending this week’s open date trying to get healthy after a rugged four-game stretch of SEC football in which they defeated Florida and Georgia and lost to Texas A&M and Alabama.

14. Mortgage Market Up 5 Percent in July - Thursday, August 11, 2016

The month of July heralded the same story for Shelby County’s mortgage market that’s been unfolding for a while now, and especially since the beginning of the year.

A combination of continued low rates, an improving local economy and buyers who feel better about their futures led to a 5 percent gain in purchase mortgage volume for July. That’s according to real estate information company Chandler Reports, www.chandlerreports.com.

15. How safe is our food? - Saturday, July 16, 2016

It’s not easy being a food inspector in Tennessee, dealing with an updated statewide food code to protect the public from foodborne illnesses and educating restaurateurs, many with their own ideas about their cuisine, on following the rules.

16. The Rest of the August Ballot - Saturday, July 9, 2016

If all goes according to plan on the Aug. 4 election day, Linda Phillips hopes the result is that you don’t see her in any of the reporting on election night.

17. August Primaries Feature Intra-Party Challenges - Monday, April 11, 2016

Two years after a disastrous slate of races for countywide offices, there is a move among younger Democratic partisans in Memphis to shake up the Democrats who represent the city in the Tennessee Legislature.

18. Medical District Stakeholders: Neighborhood Full of Potential - Friday, April 8, 2016

Some 2,500 new employees start jobs each year at employers in the Memphis Medical District, and about 1,300 new students each year start hitting the books at educational institutions there, too.

That’s according to Medical District Collaborative president Tommy Pacello, who says the 2.5-square-mile area between Midtown and Downtown that’s home to eight anchor institutions is full of untapped potential. So much so that his organization, which launched earlier this year, is leading a revitalization of the district that leans heavily on anchors like Regional One Health and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare to help in a buy local, live local and hire local push for the neighborhood.

19. 8th Congressional District Primaries Draw 22 Contenders, 13 Republican - Friday, April 8, 2016

The Republican primary race to fill the 8th District Congressional seat Republican incumbent Stephen Fincher is giving up drew a field of 13 contenders – seven from Shelby County and four from Jackson, Tennessee – at the Thursday, April 7, noon filing deadline for the Aug. 4 ballot.

20. Browne Named RISE Foundation Board Chair - Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Terri Browne, chief people officer for Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc., has been named board chair of the nonprofit RISE Foundation, which seeks to improve the lives of low-income working Memphians through financial literacy.

21. Nashville’s Most Romantic Restaurants - Saturday, February 7, 2015

Romance means something different for everyone, but most people can agree that if there is low lighting, soft music, a charming companion and something delicious to eat, you’ve already got the makings of one outstanding evening.

22. Vols: Looks Like 6-6 Season - Saturday, August 23, 2014

Pull out your 2014 schedules, UT fans.

Fall camp is done, and it’s time to get in game-week mode with the season opener against Utah State fast approaching.

So go to the little box next to each of UT’s opponents on the 2014 schedule and pick the winner.

23. Battle Lines - Friday, June 20, 2014

The city’s operating and capital budgets are just about set for the new fiscal year next month. Hard decisions made about health insurance for city employees and retirees Tuesday, June 17, are unlikely to be revisited by the Memphis City Council.

24. Harris Files Ford Challenge at Deadline - Thursday, April 3, 2014

Memphis City Council member Lee Harris is challenging Democratic state Sen. Ophelia Ford in the August primary for District 29, the Senate seat held by a member of the Ford family since 1975.

25. Events - Wednesday, October 30, 2013

The University of Memphis and Lambda Chi Alpha will host a Lifeblood blood drive Wednesday, Oct. 30, and Thursday, Oct. 31, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the lobby of the Michael D. Rose Theatre, 470 University St. Visit lifeblood.org.

26. Critical Merger Decision Now Centers on School Board - Wednesday, March 6, 2013

The group with the most direct role in what a consolidated school system will look like and how it will operate is now the group at the center of the ongoing federal lawsuit over the merger and the reactions to it.

27. Michigan House Approves Right-to-Work Limiting Unions - Wednesday, December 12, 2012

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – The Michigan House approved the first of two right-to-work bills Tuesday that would weaken union power in the historical labor stronghold as hundreds of protesters rallied at the Capitol.

28. Fed: Memphis Area Improves Modestly - Friday, July 20, 2012

The Federal Reserve believes the economy of the central bank’s regional district that includes Memphis “continued to expand” modestly in June and early July.

In nearly every category in the Fed’s latest so-called Beige Book economic survey, which is based on reports from the Fed’s 12 regional districts and which is published eight times per year, the central bank’s St. Louis district earned a proverbial grade of “improved.” The language in the report, however, was unenthusiastic, mirroring a general wariness about the current economic picture in the area and beyond.

29. Q2 Mortgages up 14 Percent - Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Shelby County’s mortgage market is continuing to turn a corner, with more buyers during the second quarter signing on the dotted line and bankers handing over a shiny new set of keys.

During the second three months of 2012, banks and mortgage lenders in Shelby County made 2,149 purchase mortgages, up 14 percent from the 1,878 mortgages during Q2 2011, according to real estate information company Chandler Reports, www.chandlerreports.com.

30. House Panel OKs 1 Voter ID Change, Balks at Others - Thursday, March 15, 2012

NASHVILLE (AP) – A House panel on Wednesday advanced one Democratic proposal to change Tennessee's new voter ID law, but rejected a second bill and delayed a third.

The House State and Local Government Subcommittee voted 4-3 in favor of a measure that would allow people without government-issued identification to vote after being photographed at the polling place.

31. Peppers Joins Lifeblood To Grow Donor Base - Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Jeanie Peppers has joined Lifeblood as senior donor relations account manager.

Hometown: Drummonds, Tenn.

32. Raviolo Remains Popular Choice at Restaurant Iris - Monday, October 24, 2011

Another entry in the occasional “Signature Dish” series.

Let’s settle one thing first. Kelly English, owner and chef of Restaurant Iris, is the brother of Todd English, but not the Todd English who’s a celebrated chef in New York and the owner of a string of famous restaurants. No, it just happens that Kelly English has a younger brother whose name happens to be Todd. “If you ask me if I’m Todd English’s brother and I say ‘yes,’ well, I’m not lying,” he said recently at the Midtown restaurant. “I’m just not saying which Todd English it is.”

33. After Interning at Mayo, Fountain Brings Neurosurgical Skills Home - Friday, December 10, 2010

Memphis surgeon Dr. Todd Fountain jokes that in Rochester, Minn., where he was an intern and resident at the Mayo Clinic, the weather was always 70 degrees and fluorescent.

34. Caravan Event A 'Blowout' Success - Monday, June 7, 2010

Two of Memphis’ biggest musical assets came together last week when Ardent Studios hosted the Beale Street Caravan’s annual Blowout fundraiser.

Ardent has been bringing in major talent to Memphis for years: The Vaughn Brothers, the White Stripes, ZZ Top and B.B. King have all recorded there. The Beale Street Caravan has been exposing the world to Memphis music for years.

35. Dress Newest Pathologist At Pathology Group of the MidSouth - Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Dr. Matthew A. Dress has joined Pathology Group of the MidSouth PC as its newest pathologist.

Before joining Pathology Group of the MidSouth, Dress served as the chief resident in anatomic and clinical pathology at the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Tennessee. He then completed a fellowship in hematopathology at the University of Rochester Medical Center-Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. 

36. Levitt Shell Comes to Life With Spring Concert Season - Wednesday, May 13, 2009

The Levitt Shell in Overton Park will kick off the second leg of its opening concert season May 28 with free concerts for families seeking fresh air and fun. And those involved at the historic venue anticipate a strong finish to the season, just months after a massive renovation brought the Midtown landmark back to life.

37. Memphis Branch Of Investors Group To Expand - Friday, October 31, 2008

At a time when mortgage lenders are shrinking or even shutting down in response to the housing crisis, Knoxville-based Mortgage Investors Group is expanding.

The independent, residential lending company has opened its first branch in Memphis – its 20th overall – at 5384 Poplar Ave. with a staff of nine and plans to add three more employees before the end of the year.

38. Mortgage Investors Group Opens Memphis Office - Friday, October 24, 2008

A nearly 20-year-old mortgage lender in Tennessee has opened a branch in Memphis at 5384 Poplar Ave.

Knoxville-based Mortgage Investors Group, which has 20 retail network branches, recently announced the opening of its new Memphis location, which will be managed by Todd Brown and Patti Sachenbacher.

39. Small-Biz Proponents Mull Legislation Allowing Health Care Co-ops - Tuesday, June 10, 2008

With the ink barely dry on a new state law that allows small-business owners to form and join health care cooperatives, interested citizens have their wheels turning on how to maximize the boon.

The law, signed by Gov. Phil Bredesen near the end of the legislative session in late May, provides business owners the opportunity to negotiate better health insurance rates, including the option to shop for better rate predictability and stability.

40. UTHSC's Netland Honored by American Academy of Ophthalmology - Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Dr. Peter A. Netland will receive the Senior Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology at its annual conference this fall.

Netland, a Siegal Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), is the director of the Glaucoma Service and vice chair for academic affairs for the UTHSC Department of Ophthalmology. He is also the site leader in Memphis for the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus.

41. Judge Larry Potter Receives KAB Award - Wednesday, January 3, 2007

Larry E. Potter, presiding judge of the Memphis/Shelby County Environmental Court, has received Keep America Beautiful's (KAB) Iron Eyes Cody Award. The award was named in honor of KAB's landmark public awareness campaign of the 1970s, "People Start Pollution. People Can Stop It," which featured the iconic face and tear of Iron Eyes Cody and is credited with awakening the environmental consciousness of an entire generation. Potter became the first Environmental Court judge in Memphis and Tennessee in 1983. During that year, he helped create the court.

42. Gerard Appointed Administrator at Methodist Cancer Center - Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Dr. Dava F. Gerard has been appointed administrator for the Methodist Healthcare Cancer Center. She previously was the founding vice president and chief operating officer of the Nevada Cancer Institute in Las Vegas.

43. Joyner Joins Germantown M&F Bank - Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Todd C. Joyner has joined M&F Bank in Germantown as vice president/mortgage loan originator. In his new position, Joyner will be the regional production officer of North Mississippi and Tennessee. He is a member of the Memphis Mortgage Bankers Association, Memphis Homebuilders Association and the Germantown Chamber of Commerce.

44. Joyner Joins Germantown M&F Bank - Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Todd C. Joyner has joined M&F Bank in Germantown as vice president/mortgage loan originator. In his new position, Joyner will be the regional production officer of North Mississippi and Tennessee. He is a member of the Memphis Mortgage Bankers Association, Memphis Homebuilders Association and the Germantown Chamber of Commerce.

45. Med Nurse Earns State Leadership Award - Wednesday, November 2, 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.

46. Askew Named National Director of Engineering Group - Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Mark W. Askew, president of Askew Hargraves Harcourt & Associates Inc., was appointed to a two-year term as national director of the American Council of Engineering Cos. of Tennessee. Askew is a civil engineer with 30 years of structural engineering experience.

47. Local Radiologist Named NMA President-Elect - Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Dr. Albert Morris Jr. was named president-elect of the National Medical Association during the group's annual convention. A private practice radiologist, Morris has served on the board of the Memphis and Shelby County Medical Society. He is a graduate of the Howard University College of Medicine and completed a residency and fellowship training at the University of Tennessee-Memphis.

48. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, June 8, 2005
TMA Elects Surgeon to Board of Trustees

Local Surgeon Elected to Medical Association Board

The Tennessee Medical Association elected vascular surgeon Dr. Hugh Francis III to serve a three-year term on its Board of Trustees. Francis previously ...

49. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Crye-Leike CEO Named Secretary of International Organization

New Assistant District Attorneys Appointed

Shelby County District Attorney Bill Gibbons announced the reappointment of former assistant district attorney Ray Lepone and the appointme...

50. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, October 15, 2003
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Campbell Clinic Doctors Named to State Board Dr. Robert Miller and Dr. William C. Warner Jr., both of Campbell Clinic, were named to the board of the Tennessee Orthopaedic Society at the groups recent annual meeting. Miller w...

51. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, September 10, 2003
Judy Caldwell, executive director of The Childrens Museum of Memphis, was named a new board member for VSA arts Project of Te

Judy Caldwell Named to Tenn. Arts Board

Judy Caldwell, executive director of the Childrens Museum of Memphis, was nam...

52. Archived Article: Marketplace - Monday, August 23, 1999
Kathleen,   Tennessees legal marketers experience new growth and increased camaraderie By DEBORAH TODD of Baker Donelson Bearman & Caldwell PC and SANDRA MCQUAIN of Glankler Brown PLLC Three years ago, you could count the number of full-tim...

53. Archived Article: Milestones - Friday, February 27, 1998
The Memphis Area Radio Stations Association awarded WEGR-FM top honors at its eighth annual Awards for Radio Commercial Creativity The Memphis Area Radio Stations Association awarded WEGR-FM top honors at its eighth annual Awards for Radio Commercia...

54. Archived Article: Tech Focus Chg - Wednesday, August 6, 1997
Cooking online Recipes galore Recipes for fares of all types can be found on the World Wide Web By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News Finding that perfect recipe before the dawn of the Internet meant searching the index in every cookbook in the kitche...

55. Archived Article: Elvis Technology - Wednesday, November 6, 1996
Elvis rocks on CD-ROM, Internet Elvis rocks on CD-ROM, Internet New technology tested out on virtual Graceland CD-ROM By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News The test version of a new technology called navigatable video, created by a firm in California,...

56. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, June 19, 1996
Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell has announced two new shareholders: Robert A. Cates has been elected president-elect of the Tennessee Society of Hospital Pharmacists. He currently is director of pharmaceutical operations at Nova Factor and f...

57. Archived Article: Law Focus Jts - Thursday, April 25, 1996
4/25 jts law focus TBA web site draws attention Internet reviewer puts TBALink in top 5 percent of law pages By JAMES SNYDER The Daily News Not even a year old, the Tennessee Bar Associations web page caught the attention of some net rankers who nam...

58. Archived Article: Govt Analys - Friday, February 2, 1996
02/02 Govt analys Hypocrisy that knows no bounds By MIKE CARPENTER Special to The Daily News The blockbuster hit Tombstone is a greatly embellished account of the lives of lawman Wyatt Earp, his brothers and his best friend, gunslinger and gambler D...