It was billed as the party of the century. It was a party that was one hundred years in the making. It was a worthy celebration of past successes entwined with the vision for the future of Methodist Health Systems and its positive impact in Memphis, and beyond.

2. Herenton's First New Year's Remarks In A Decade Stir Pot - Wednesday, January 4, 2017

It’s been 10 years since Willie Herenton delivered his last New Year’s Prayer Breakfast message – a political homily Herenton made an institution while serving as mayor of Memphis.

3. Final Goodbye: Roll Call of Some of Those Who Died in 2016 - Monday, January 2, 2017

Death claimed transcendent political figures in 2016, including Cuba's revolutionary leader and Thailand's longtime king, but also took away royals of a different sort: kings of pop music, from Prince and David Bowie to George Michael.

4. Spillyards Leads Community Advisors Launch - Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Greg Spillyards has joined the brokerage team at Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors to launch the firm’s Community Advisors service line.

Community Advisors is focused on the Memphis city core, with a goal to provide real estate advisory services to assist in the revitalization of the city’s underserved areas with passion, creativity and entrepreneurship, and with service to those already living and leading in their neighborhoods.

5. Johnson Named Memphis Law School Registrar - Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Jamie M. Johnson has joined the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law as law school registrar.

In her new role, Johnson will have direct oversight of the registrar’s office and duties relating to enrollment verification, managing student’s academic records, and ensuring the accuracy, integrity, maintenance and delivery of all law school institutional data. Johnson will also work closely with the dean of academic affairs to administer exams, determine class rank and report grades.

6. Vols Among NCAA’s Youngest Headed Into Sunday Opener - Saturday, August 30, 2014

KNOXVILLE – For better or worse, University of Tennessee football coach Butch Jones won’t need to wait long to see the talent level of his highly touted freshman class.

Jones will find out Sunday night at 7 when the Vols play host to Utah State at Neyland Stadium. The Aggies will be an underdog – probably by a touchdown or so – and a trendy pick for some as an upset special.

7. Tigers Hang to Beat GW in NCAAs - Saturday, March 22, 2014

RALEIGH, N.C. – Senior guard Michael Dixon Jr. once thought his college basketball career was done.

You know the story. From Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year at Missouri to being exiled after sexual assault allegations that never became more than that, never turned into actual charges.

8. Tigers Look to Ace Next Tourney Test - Friday, March 21, 2014

Memphis made the Final Four. Seriously, you can stop worrying about the first game this Friday against George Washington University.

The Tigers joined American, Michigan and national champion Dayton in the annual Academic Performance Tournament’s Final Four, as played out by Inside Higher Ed. In this tournament, the winners are based on the Academic Progress Rate, the NCAA’s multiyear measure of a team’s classroom performance.

9. Jaguars Try to Spoil Titans' Must-Win Situation - Monday, December 26, 2011

NASHVILLE (AP) – With all the AFC's playoff scenarios, the math is simple for the Tennessee Titans.

Win Saturday or nothing else matters.

Tennessee ruined the chance to control its playoff fate with two straight losses, and none more painful than the last to the previously winless Colts. Now the Titans (7-7) are looking up at the New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals needing lots of help to earn a playoff berth under first-year coach Mike Munchak.

10. CJ Sits With Sore Ankle, Expects to Play Vs Jags - Thursday, December 22, 2011

NASHVILLE (AP) – Chris Johnson says he originally feared he had hurt his right ankle badly, but says he expects to be able to play Saturday as Tennessee tries to keep its faint playoff hopes alive against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

11. Krupicka to be Honored For Labor, Employment Work - Thursday, August 18, 2011

Growing up with a mother who pursued the field of law for more than 40 years, Lisa Krupicka, a member at Burch, Porter & Johnson PLLC, wanted nothing more than to follow her mother’s footsteps to pursue law work.

12. U of M Event To Draw Top Labor Lawyers - Thursday, February 18, 2010

The University of Memphis Law Review is preparing for its annual spring symposium titled “Labor and Employment Law: Evolution or Revolution?”

Friday’s event will feature national speakers from federal agencies such as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and labor organizations such as the AFL-CIO. It also will emphasize the grand stature of the U of M law school’s new Downtown facility.

13. Glankler Brown’s Hancock Elected Bar Foundation Fellow - Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Jonathan C. Hancock of Glankler Brown PLLC has been elected a Fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation, an association of 710 attorneys across the state.

14. UT Medical Group Names Martin VP of Corporate Compliance - Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Linda Martin has joined UT Medical Group Inc. as vice president of corporate compliance.

15. Jones and Colleagues Receive LEED Accreditation from Green Building Council - Wednesday, April 5, 2006

Michael Grey Jones, Chris Root and Karen Cauthen have received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accreditation. Jones is an architect for Johnson Bailey Henderson NcNeel Architects, and Root and Cauthen are architectural interns. Created by the U.S. Green Building Council, the LEED Green Building Rating System is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings.

16. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Shelby County Alumni Honored

MAHBA Announces New Board Members

The Memphis Area Home Builders Association announced the following new members of its board of directors: Tommy Byrnes, Phil Chamberlain III, Ginger Coggins, Michael Matthews and G...

17. Archived Article: Saia (lead) - Friday, January 7, 2000
A plan to add 52 truck docks, nearly doubling the space available to handle cargo, is proposed for the << SAIA>> Motor Freight Line terminal at 3400 Millbranch Road Saia terminal expansion to double cargo space By LAURIE JOHNSON The Dail...

18. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, October 8, 1997
Billie Peterman has been named chief financial officer and executive vice president of Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp Billie Peterman has been named chief financial officer and executive vice president of Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. She pr...