Whenever Dr. Amara Elochukwu discharges a patient and sends them away with medications, she always worries after they leave if they’ll actually be able to afford the drugs.

If they can’t, she often wonders, what’s the point? Why even prescribe them? That concern explains why Dr. Elochukwu is in the process of joining Good Shepherd Pharmacy in Memphis on a part-time basis as the pharmacy’s first chief medical officer.

2. Mississippi Lawmakers Could Debate Creation of a Lottery - Thursday, December 28, 2017

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi residents for years have been crossing into Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee to buy lottery tickets.

In 2018, lawmakers could debate whether Mississippi will join the large majority of states that offer games of chance.

3. Good Shepherd, Transplant Foundation Team to Provide Low-Cost Medication - Saturday, October 7, 2017

Because of the high cost of their medications, transplant patients frequently are confronted with difficult-to-impossible choices in figuring out how to obtain and pay for the drugs they need.

That’s according to National Foundation for Transplants president and CEO Michelle Gilchrist, whose Memphis-based organization has teamed up with the local Good Shepherd Pharmacy to help bring affordable medications to transplant patients in Tennessee.

4. Last Word: Bearwater's Week, Deannexation's Return and City Hall's Transparency - Monday, August 22, 2016

Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife and first lady Rosalynn Carter arrived in the city Sunday for a week of work in North Memphis on the Habitat for Humanity subdivision Bearwater Park.

5. After Successful First Year, Good Shepherd Pharmacy Focused on Growth - Monday, August 22, 2016

Not long after Good Shepherd Health opened its Memphis-based membership and charity-based pharmacy about a year ago, pharmacist and founder Dr. Philip Baker explained the motivation driving his operation. It was things like a disdain for the big markups at major commercial pharmacies, and a desire to get prescriptions into the hands of people who most need them.

6. Good Shepherd Health in Memphis Charts Different Pharmacy Path With New Model - Thursday, October 1, 2015

It quickly becomes apparent that Dr. Philip Baker, a pharmacist and founder of Good Shepherd Health in Memphis, runs a different kind of pharmacy operation out of his base in the Hickory Ridge Mall when he rattles off figures like this one.

7. 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.

8. Events - Wednesday, April 29, 2015

The Rotary Club of Memphis East will meet Wednesday, April 29, at noon at The Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Philip Baker, CEO/founder of Good Shepherd Medication Management, will speak. Cost is $17. RSVP to Lee Hughes at lmhughes@bellsouth.net.

9. Events - Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Memphis Botanic Garden will continue the 2015 Vine to Wine tasting series with “Green in Groovy” Tuesday, April 28, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at MBG, 750 Cherry Road. Tickets are $25 for members or $35 for nonmembers. Visit memphisbotanicgarden.com.

10. Events - Monday, April 27, 2015

Five and Five Workshop (A Wake-Up Call for Business Owners) will be held Tuesday, April 28, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at The Crescent Club, 6075 Poplar Ave., suite 909. Business coach and author Bridget DiCello and business attorney Alan Crone will present “The Five Most Common Mistakes Business Owners Make (and how to avoid them)” and “The Five Things Every Small Business Owner Should Have (but generally doesn’t).” Cost is $75. RSVP to fiveandfive@levelnineservices.com or 901-410-5154.

11. Events - Saturday, April 25, 2015

Five and Five Workshop (A Wake-Up Call for Business Owners) will be held Tuesday, April 28, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at The Crescent Club, 6075 Poplar Ave., suite 909. Business coach and author Bridget DiCello and business attorney Alan Crone will present “The Five Most Common Mistakes Business Owners Make (and how to avoid them)” and “The Five Things Every Small Business Owner Should Have (but generally doesn’t).” Cost is $75. RSVP to fiveandfive@levelnineservices.com or 901-410-5154.

12. Lasting Legacies - Saturday, January 31, 2015

A FedEx commercial that never made it past the storyboard stage portrayed company founder, chairman and CEO Fred Smith as a child filling out an order form in the back of a comic book for a batch of Sea-Monkeys, sending it off and waiting for the delivery.

13. Good Medicine for the Soul - Monday, June 16, 2014

It was one of those medication one-upmanships at a recent meeting when some attendees were discussing the number of medications they were taking to address a plethora of medical conditions.

Needed as the medications were, it seemed like a lot of information, side effects and drug interactions to manage, not to mention vitamins, herbal remedies and over-the-counter medicine. Seeing different specialists for different conditions and inconsistent communication seems to be a growing concern, a gap in patient care, particularly for those who do not have the knowledge or resources to manage their medication.

14. Espitia Joins Michael Hatcher as Chief Financial Officer - Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Ed Espitia has joined Michael Hatcher & Associates Inc. as chief financial officer. Espitia comes to the Memphis-based landscape services firm after serving since 2010 as finance manager for Schulz Xtruded Products, a Germany-based pipe maker with operations in North Mississippi.

15. Events - Tuesday, December 10, 2013

ULI Memphis, the local chapter of the Urban Land Institute, will host its 2013 Mid-South Real Estate Outlook Tuesday, Dec. 10, from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the Memphis Bioworks Foundation auditorium, 20 S. Dudley St. Cost is $65. Visit memphis.uli.org.

16. Senate Ready to Confirm New NLRB Members - Wednesday, July 31, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate on Tuesday moved a step closer to approving Democratic nominees to the National Labor Relations Board.

Following a script crafted by the two parties, the Senate voted 64-34 to cut off debate and move to a final confirmation vote for Kent Hirozawa. By the end of the day, the Senate could confirm five nominees waiting to join the independent labor agency.

17. Events - Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Kiwanis Club of Memphis will meet Wednesday, March 27, from noon to 1 p.m. at The University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Bill Gracey, CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, will speak. Cost is $18 for nonmembers.

18. Events - Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Memphis Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, March 26, at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Commercial Appeal publisher George Cogswell will speak. Cost is $18. R.S.V.P. to Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.

19. Events - Monday, March 25, 2013

Memphis Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, March 26, at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Commercial Appeal publisher George Cogswell will speak. Cost is $18. R.S.V.P. to Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.

20. Events - Saturday, March 23, 2013

The Cotton Museum will host Patrick O’Daniel, discussing his book “When the Levee Breaks: Memphis and the Mississippi Valley Flood of 1927,” Thursday, March 28, at 5 p.m. at the museum, 65 Union Ave. Cost is free and includes a complimentary museum tour and reception. Visit memphiscottonmuseum.org.

21. Calvary Kicks Off Annual Lenten Series, Waffle Shop - Thursday, February 14, 2013

Calvary Episcopal Church is busy preparing this week for its 90th Lenten Preaching Series and Waffle Shop – an annual institution that many Memphians have chosen as an annual culinary rite of passage.

22. Events - Thursday, July 21, 2011

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC will present “Dealing With Guns in the Workplace” Thursday, July 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the firm’s office, 165 Madison Ave., 20th floor. Jonathan Hancock will speak. To register, email rsvp@bakerdonelson.com.

23. Local Artist to Attend Exhibition Opening - Friday, March 4, 2011

Award-winning painter George Hunt of Memphis will attend the opening Friday of the “Back to Arkansas” art exhibition at Mid-South Community College in West Memphis.

24. U of M School of Music Appoints Rushing Director - Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Dr. Randal Rushing, professor of voice and soloist of the concert and opera stage, has been appointed director for the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis. Rushing has been a faculty member at the school for 20 years.

25. Events - Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Talk Shoppe will present “The Master Mind Principle – A Proven Success Formula” today from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive. For more information, call 482-0354.

26. Events - Tuesday, February 23, 2010

The Memphis Rotary Club will meet today at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. will speak. For reservations, e-mail Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.

27. YMCA Board of Directors Names New CEO - Wednesday, November 30, 2005

The YMCA metropolitan board of directors named Keith G. Johnson CEO of YMCA of the Memphis & the Mid-South. Johnson is a 27-year YMCA veteran who has served in various positions in Atlanta, Fort Worth and New Orleans. His earliest position with YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South was as vice president and executive director of the Fogelman Downtown YMCA. He graduated from Georgia State University.

28. Archived Article - Tuesday, September 27, 2005

66 lots in
Bartlett Valley
Cost: $8 million

Borrower: Perennial Building Group LLC

Lender: First Tennessee Bank NA

29. MAAR Commercial Council Names Board Members - Wednesday, September 14, 2005

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Council elected the following individuals to its board of directors: Bayard Snowden, president-elect; Michael Greenberg, 2005 director/2006 vice president; Andy Cates, two-year director; Kelly Truitt, two-year director; and Jim Rainer, two-year director. Returning board members include Jon Albright, president; Steve Guinn, vice president; Joel Fulmer, immediate past president; Frank Dyer, Irvin Skopp and Russ Westlake, directors; Richard Groff, Memphis Metro CCIM chapter president; John Bartlett, IREM chapter 20 president; Philip Erstine, Realtors Land Institute Tennessee chapter president; and Joe Steffner, SIOR chapter president.

30. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, November 16, 2004
4730 Riverdale

Phillips Edison & Co. Buys Gleneagles Court

4730 Riverdale Road

Memphis, TN 38141

Cost: $7.8 million

Buyer: Gleneagles Station LLC, c/o Phillips Edison & Co.

Seller: Monumental Life Insurance Co.

Property:...

31. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, July 6, 2004
2144 Madison Ave

Atlanta Firm Refinances French Quarter Suites

2144 Madison Ave.

Memphis, TN 38104

Cost: $4 million

Borrower: Lodgian Memphis Property Owner LLC

Lender: Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending Inc.

Trustee: Midsouth Title...

32. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, February 4, 2004
Area Fire Fighters, Police Awarded for Bravery

Firefighters, Officers Awarded for Bravery The 100 Club of Memphis presented Valor Awards, the highest honor for bravery in Memphis and Shelby County, to Collierville police officer Michael Riley and...

33. Archived Article: Real Estate Recap - Tuesday, December 23, 2003
Saddle Creek West and

Two Saddle Creek Centers Change Hands Saddle Creek West

and Saddle Creek South

Cost: $18.1 million

Buyer: Shops at Saddle Creek Inc.

Seller: Saddle Creek Shopping Centers Corp.

Property: Saddle Creek South, at...

34. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Chancellor Arnold Goldin and General Sessions Judges Phyllis Gardner and Gwen Rooks completed a Judicial Academy conducted by

Local Judges Complete State Judicial Academy Chancellor Arnold Goldin and General Sessions Judges Phyllis Gardner and Gw...

35. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Realtors Association Announces President, Board

MAAR Confirms Officers, Board Members The Memphis Area Association of Realtors confirmed president-elect Bob Turner as 2004 president and elected Sue Stinson-Turner as 2004 president-elect. Neil Hub...

36. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, April 10, 2002
Robert M Robert M. Williams Jr. joined the Memphis office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell as a shareholder. Williams concentrates his practice in the area of labor and employment law. For the U.S. Department of Justice, he served as execu...

37. Archived Article: Marketplace - Monday, July 9, 2001
Seminar discusses NAFTA markets Chamber seminar highlights NAFTA markets By SUE PEASE The Daily News Some Tennessee companies claim trading products to Mexico and Canada has become much easier over the past few years. Dudley Baker, an international ...

38. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, February 20, 2001
Sixteen sales associates of Crye-Leike, Realtors were inducted into the Circle of Excellence, one of the highest levels of ach Sixteen sales associates of Crye-Leike, Realtors were inducted into the Circle of Excellence, one of the highest levels of...

39. 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 ...

40. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, November 25, 1998
Bill Ray has been named regional director-corporate and community affairs for BellSouths West Tennessee operation Bill Ray has been named regional director-corporate and community affairs for BellSouths West Tennessee operation. He joined the compan...