Memphis-based ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc. continues to staff up the front office of its American Home Shield spinoff.

2. American Home Shield Moves Toward Q3 Spinoff - Friday, August 3, 2018

Memphis-based ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc. continues to staff up the front office of its American Home Shield spinoff.

3. State: Timeline, Rate Hike Overstated in Federal Ash Cleanup - Monday, January 1, 2018

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – State environmental regulators say it shouldn't cost ratepayers more money or take as long as the nation's largest public utility has estimated to complete a massive, court-ordered coal ash cleanup at a Tennessee power plant.

4. Tigers WR Miller Adds Another All-America Award - Saturday, December 23, 2017

University of Memphis senior wide receiver Anthony Miller added to his list of accolades with a first-team All-America nod from the American Football Coaches Association.

5. Fall Creek Falls: Sound Plan or Political Payback - Thursday, December 21, 2017

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Now go find a job. That’s the message the state of Tennessee is sending nearly 60 employees at Fall Creek Falls State Park this joyous holiday season.

6. Tigers WR Miller Adds Another All-America Award - Tuesday, December 19, 2017

University of Memphis senior wide receiver Anthony Miller added to his list of accolades with a first-team All-America nod from the American Football Coaches Association. Miller was also named the winner of the Paul Warfield Award, awarded by the Touchdown Club of Columbus to college football’s top receiver. The award, named for Pro Football Hall of Famer Paul Warfield, is presented annually by the Touchdown Club of Columbus. Previous winners of the award include Amari Cooper, Calvin Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald and Randy Moss.

7. Fall Creek Falls State Park Inn Closing in April for Rebuild - Wednesday, December 13, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Officials say they'll close Fall Creek Falls State Park's inn, restaurant and conference center in April for a $25 million rebuilding.

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation spokesman Eric Ward tells the Chattanooga Times Free Press state officials met with employees last week about April 2 closure plans.

8. TDEC Removes Radioactive Waste Data From Website - Saturday, November 25, 2017

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has removed data from its website about the amount of low-level radioactive waste going into landfills.

The information had been open to the public for years before the department said it is confidential, The Tennessean reports.

9. Radioactive Waste Data Removed From TDEC Website - Wednesday, November 22, 2017

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has removed data from its website about the amount of low-level radioactive waste going into landfills.

The information had been open to the public for years before the department said it is confidential, The Tennessean reports.

10. Tests Find No Detectable Levels of Toxins in Drinking Water - Friday, July 21, 2017

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tests on drinking water revealed no detectable traces of arsenic and lead after the toxins were found in groundwater at a coal-fired power plant in Tennessee, a utility company said Thursday.

11. Toxins in Water Under Memphis Power Plant Causing Alarm - Monday, July 17, 2017

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Memphis residents are as proud of their sweet-tasting water as their barbecue and blues. The water – drawn from the Memphis Sand aquifer beneath this Tennessee city – is so revered that a city utility called it a "community treasure" in an online report on its cleanliness.

12. Big River Crossing Wins American Architecture Award - Wednesday, April 12, 2017

The Big River Crossing on the Harahan Bridge has been honored with an American Architecture Award, the nation’s highest public award for new architecture.

Presented by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies, the juried award singled out the bridge’s night lighting by Philips Lighting Inc. for its basic task of ensuring visibility on the walkway while also decorating the bridge in different ways to coincide with local and national events, holidays and civic causes.

13. View From the Hill: Outsourcing Win More About Turf Than Trends - Thursday, March 9, 2017

As Fall Creek Falls folks celebrate a state decision to postpone park privatization, the question is whether public opposition or failure to follow long-standing state protocol led to the plug-pulling.

14. Trump Leaving His Global Business – To Be Run By His Sons - Thursday, January 12, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) – Breaking with presidential precedent, Donald Trump said Wednesday he will continue to profit from his global business empire after he enters the White House this month.

15. Regulators: Gasoline Pipe Leak Didn't Reach Tennessee River - Thursday, January 12, 2017

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee environmental officials say the gasoline that leaked from a pipeline in Chattanooga has not reached the nearby Tennessee River.

On Tuesday, Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation spokesman Eric Ward also said that the gasoline supply in Nashville, which the Colonial Pipeline feeds, is near capacity.

16. Dobbs Had a Great Run, But Manning is Still No. 1 - Friday, January 6, 2017

Tennessee senior Joshua Dobbs has created a quarterback controversy. Dobbs finished his college career Dec. 30 when UT beat Nebraska 38-24 in the Music City Bowl in Nashville. He accounted for 409 total yards – 291 passing and 118 yards rushing – and was chosen the game’s MVP.

17. Mahoro Lives the American Dream — and Pays It Forward - Friday, July 15, 2016

Memphis stands at the threshold of incredible possibility. In this column, we introduce innovative Memphians who are driving our city forward and forging its future success.

Despite what you may have heard, the American Dream isn’t dead — he’s very much alive, and his name is Jean Francois Mahoro. Mahoro began life as a Rwandan refugee; today, he is a successful software engineer at a Fortune 1000 company. Now, through his volunteer work at Code Crew, he’s helping under-resourced Memphians follow in his footsteps.

18. Williams Hired for Memphis Blight-Fighting Fellowship - Wednesday, July 6, 2016

The city of Memphis and University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law recently hired Brittany J. Williams as the city’s first Neighborhood Preservation Fellow. In that role, Williams will represent the city in Environmental Court lawsuits against property owners who have vacant, abandoned or dilapidated properties that violate city codes.

19. American Airlines Will Reward Fliers Based on Dollars, Not Miles - Tuesday, June 7, 2016

DALLAS (AP) – American Airlines is following other airlines by basing perks like free flights on how much passengers spend on tickets, not how many miles they fly.

The change, which matches those at Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, starts with flights on Aug. 1 and rewards American's highest-paying passengers.

20. Federal Officials Monitoring Sewage Spill in Memphis’ Cypress Creek - Saturday, April 2, 2016

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A broken sewage line is dumping up to 50 million gallons of untreated wastewater per day into a Mississippi River tributary in Tennessee, and federal environmental officials said Friday they are monitoring the situation.

21. Federal Officials Monitoring Sewage Spill in Memphis’ Cypress Creek - Saturday, April 2, 2016

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A broken sewage line is dumping up to 50 million gallons of untreated wastewater per day into a Mississippi River tributary in Tennessee, and federal environmental officials said Friday they are monitoring the situation.

22. Nonprofit: Water Quality Enforcement Orders Down 93 Pct. - Friday, February 5, 2016

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Clean Water Network has released a report showing the state issued 93 percent fewer enforcement orders against water polluters in 2015 than it did in 2007.

23. Tennessee Takes Steps to Utilize Federal Water-System Funds - Monday, September 28, 2015

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee environmental officials say they've taken steps to utilize millions of dollars of unspent funds from a federal aid program for improving the nation's drinking water systems.

24. Varsity Spirit Honored With American Tradition Award - Saturday, July 11, 2015

The National Federation of State High School Associations has selected Memphis-based Varsity Spirit as the 2015 recipient of the American Tradition Award.

The NFHS is the national leadership organization for high school sports and performing arts activities, and presents the American Tradition Award to an individual, organization or company that has supported high school activities on a national level. Varsity Spirit executives accepted the award July 1 during the organization’s summer meeting in New Orleans.

25. Varsity Spirit Honored With American Tradition Award - Wednesday, July 8, 2015

The National Federation of State High School Associations has selected Memphis-based Varsity Spirit as the 2015 recipient of the American Tradition Award.

The NFHS is the national leadership organization for high school sports and performing arts activities, and presents the American Tradition Award to an individual, organization or company that has supported high school activities on a national level. Varsity Spirit executives accepted the award July 1 during the organization’s summer meeting in New Orleans.

26. Memphis City Council Adds Health Benefits Extension to Budget To-Do List - Thursday, June 11, 2015

Memphis City Council members have another decision to make on their list of votes before the fiscal year ends June 30.

The council is weighing extending health insurance benefits through 2016 for city retirees younger than 65.

27. Loaded For Bear Wins Best of Show at American Advertising Awards - Saturday, February 28, 2015

Creative directors from Boston, Las Vegas and New York were charged with judging 675 entries in the AAF Memphis 48th annual American Advertising Awards for creative excellence. The judges were so impressed by the quality of work that they created four additional “Best Of” awards, which recognize the top work of the year.

28. African-American Icons Highlight Freedom Awards - Tuesday, September 30, 2014

The National Civil Rights Museum will honor journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Freedom Summer icon Bob Moses and baseball Hall of Famer Frank Robinson at the 2014 Freedom Awards.

29. Parking Wars - Saturday, June 21, 2014

It’s been a hot, humid and restless spring at Overton Park.

The park has been crowded, but not as crowded as expected given the political tempest over parking on Overton’s greensward.

30. What Happens Next - Monday, January 3, 2011

Take a good look around you, Memphis.

The next 12 months have so much in store, almost anywhere a person looks – from the neighborhood school to the family doctor to office buildings Downtown to industrial space in South Memphis – the pace of change is likely to make 2011 one for the record books.

31. Charges Against White Station Principals Deeply Rooted - Wednesday, October 7, 2009

When the school year began about two months ago, city school teachers and administrators across the city watched a video featuring Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Bill Gibbons.

32. Pera Appointed Special Adviser For ABA Strategic Communications Committee - Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Lucian Pera of Adams and Reese LLP has been appointed as a special adviser of the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Strategic Communications for a one-year term.

33. Wiretapping Central to Drug Bust - Thursday, February 26, 2009

A local undercover drug operation has used court-ordered wiretaps successfully for the first time to bring state drug charges.

The wiretaps on cell phones used in Operation Blue Star were sought by District Attorney General Bill Gibbons and approved by Criminal Court Judge Mark Ward.

34. Jones Receives Welcome Home Memphis Designation - Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Crye-Leike affiliate broker C. Lauren Jones was the first Realtor in the Memphis market to receive the Welcome Home Memphis designation when she recently earned the honor.

The designation recently was created by the Memphis Area Association of Realtors and is designed to increase affordable housing expertise.

35. American Home ShieldRanks in Awards Program - Friday, November 2, 2007
     Memphis-based American Home Shield was ranked 35th in the recent American Society for Training & Development's 2007 BEST Awards Program.
     Winners were recognized in a special section of t

36. Tigyi Appointed UTHSC Physiology Chair - Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Dr. Gabor Tigyi has been appointed chairman of the Department of Physiology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). Tigyi has been with UTHSC for 15 years. He was elected in 1984 to the 200-member Hungarian Academy of Sciences as a foreign member.

37. 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.