The use of grade floors – a minimum grade a student can get – is a different matter than the grade-changing investigation that began at Trezevant High and is about to expand to seven other high schools in the Shelby County Schools system, according to SCS superintendent Dorsey Hopson.

2. Shelby County Housing Market Remains Strong - Friday, December 15, 2017

As the year winds to a close, Shelby County home sales remained strong in November, continuing the nearly uniform rise in average sales price, volume and overall units that has been indicative of the local housing market in 2017.

3. Hopson Says Grade-Changing Investigation Expands to Other Schools - Thursday, December 14, 2017

Outside auditors will review grade changing practices at seven high schools as Shelby County Schools broadens its investigation of transcript grade changes at Trezevant High School that showed “systematic academic improprieties” at the Frayser high school.

4. Hopson Says Grade-Changing Investigation Expands to Other Schools - Thursday, December 14, 2017

Outside auditors will review grade changing practices at seven high schools as Shelby County Schools broadens its investigation of transcript grade changes at Trezevant High School that showed “systematic academic improprieties” at the Frayser high school.

5. Hopson Says Grade-Changing Investigation Expands to Other Schools - Thursday, December 14, 2017

Outside auditors will review grade changing practices at seven high schools as Shelby County Schools broadens its investigation of transcript grade changes at Trezevant High School that showed “systematic academic improprieties” at the Frayser high school.

6. Last Word: Paying the Piper, Sewer Regrets and The New Incumbent's Strategy - Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Grizzlies over the Rockets 98-90 after being down 12 on the road in Houston. There is just something in the Memphis sports ethos that happens at halftime or between quarters. The Grizz are 3-0 in this young season. And for the second consecutive game some extracurricular action on the court. Mario Chalmers of the Grizz and James Harden of the Rockets scuffled after Chalmers got floored by Harden after Harden got swarmed by him and James Ennis. Harden got the foul and he and Chalmers each got a technical for what followed.

7. Lawsons Equip Educators with Tools for Success - Friday, December 23, 2016

Kenda and Dominic Lawson were enemies before they were friends. Today they’re married and they run a company together. “We’re not about telling people what to do,” Kenda observes. “Our job is to find opportunities for children and empower teachers to create their own content.”

8. Last Word: Tennessee Brewery Changes, Taylor Berger Emerges and Food Hall Mania - Thursday, December 17, 2015

Last Word is a new daily online column that offers an overview of what’s happened at the end of shift, so to speak. Picture a dimly lit newsroom in the Downtown night and the last person in the place leaving a memo for the morning shift and you have a pretty good idea of what we are aiming for.

9. Shops at Kirby Gate Sells for $3.4 Million - Friday, May 8, 2015

A California-based investor has purchased the Shops at Kirby Gate in East Memphis for $3.4 million.

An affiliate of Los Angeles-based Westwood Financial Corp. acquired the shopping center at the northwest corner of Quince Road and Kirby Parkway from Shops at Kirby Gate LLC, according to public records.

10. Bankruptcies Dip Below 12,000 in 2014 - Friday, January 30, 2015

Reflecting a national trend, Shelby County recorded a 7 percent drop in bankruptcies in 2014 compared to the previous year.

And the number of bankruptcies across the 33 Shelby County ZIP codes in 2014 was also down from 2013 and 2012 in each of the three types of bankruptcy chapters, according to The Daily News Online, memphisdailynews.com.

11. Cannon Works for Golf Tournament's Success - Friday, May 30, 2014

The putter and a few white golf balls sit next to a wall in Phil Cannon’s office at TPC Southwind. It seems logical, the long-time director of the FedEx St. Jude Classic having golf equipment within easy reach.

12. First-Quarter Bankruptcies Remain Flat - Friday, April 18, 2014

Bankruptcies in Shelby County were almost the same in number for the first three months of 2014 as they were for the first quarter of 2013.

There were 3,036 bankruptcies filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee in the first quarter, a slight increase from the 3,031 filed during the first quarter of 2013, according to The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.

13. Blast of Winter Weather Can't Faze US Employers - Monday, March 10, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) – Brutal winter weather snarled traffic, canceled flights and cut power to homes and factories in February. Yet it didn't faze U.S. employers, who added 175,000 jobs, far more than the two previous months.

14. Shelby County Bankruptcy Filings Flat in 2013 - Friday, January 17, 2014

Bankruptcies in Shelby County stayed below 13,000 in 2013 with a slight increase over 2012 and 2011, as tracked by The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.

15. Jones Keeps Peer Power’s Financial Foundation Solid - Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Kela Jones has carved out a niche building the fundraising arms of Memphis-based nonprofit organizations.

“I like to go places you can start with a clean slate,” said Jones, who was recently hired as director of development at Memphis-based Peer Power.

16. School Board Delays Supt. Search, Approves Merger Outsourcing Contracts - Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Countywide school board members voted Tuesday, April 30, to move their search for a merger superintendent beyond the August start of the merger.

But the board voted down a resolution asking Memphis Federal Court Judge Samuel “Hardy” Mays to consider delaying the merger itself.

17. 2012 Bankruptcies Steady in Shelby County - Friday, January 18, 2013

Bankruptcy filings in Shelby County were up slightly in 2012 compared to 2011. Chapter 13 filings with repayment plans made up most of the total.

The 12,471 filings in 2012, according to The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com, were 57 more than for 2011, or a 0.4 percent increase.

18. Lender Buys MIAC for $14.3 Million - Monday, November 5, 2012

Memphis International Airport Center sold back to the lender for $14.3 million Wednesday, Oct. 31, on the Shelby County Courthouse steps following a foreclosure.

CSMC 2007-C1 Air Center LLC bought the nine-building, 1.1 million-square-foot industrial portfolio from substitute trustee Harris P. Quinn, shareholder with Prochaska Thompson Quinn & Ferraro P.C. The lender was the only bidder at the sale.

19. Lender Buys MIAC for $14.3M - Thursday, November 1, 2012

Memphis International Airport Center sold back to the lender for $14.3 million Wednesday, Oct. 31, on the Shelby County Courthouse steps following a foreclosure.

CSMC 2007-C1 Air Center LLC bought the nine-building, 1.1 million-square-foot industrial portfolio from substitute trustee Harris P. Quinn, shareholder with Prochaska Thompson Quinn & Ferraro P.C. The lender was the only bidder at the sale.

20. Lender Buys MIAC for $14.3M - Friday, November 2, 2012

Memphis International Airport Center sold back to the lender for $14.3 million Wednesday, Oct. 31, on the Shelby County Courthouse steps following a foreclosure.

CSMC 2007-C1 Air Center LLC bought the nine-building, 1.1 million-square-foot industrial portfolio from substitute trustee Harris P. Quinn, shareholder with Prochaska Thompson Quinn & Ferraro P.C. The lender was the only bidder at the sale.

21. After Pandit, a Smaller Citigroup Could Get Smaller Yet - Thursday, October 18, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) – The incredible shrinking bank may have to shrink more.

In the hours after Tuesday's surprise announcement that Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit was stepping down, speculation was rife, and facts scant, about what lay ahead for the nation's third-largest bank.

22. Herenton Home Moves in Short Sale - Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The home of former Memphis Mayor Willie W. Herenton in Banneker Estates’ gated community has traded hands for $350,000 in a short sale.

The single-family home at 5281 Horn Lake Road in the McKellar-Whitehaven-Levi PD neighborhood was sold to Tamara G. Washington on Aug. 27, according to the Shelby County Register of Deeds. Washington also filed a $150,000 mortgage with Community Mortgage Corp. that matures in September 2032.

23. Herenton Home Listed as Short Sale - Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Former Memphis Mayor Willie W. Herenton’s home in Banneker Estates is on the market as a short sale.

The single-family home on Horn Lake Road has been on the market for more than 160 days. The house in the McKellar-Whitehaven-Levi PD neighborhood is listed for $369,900 with B.J. Worthy with RE/MAX on Track.

24. As US Economy Steadies, Bank Closings Become Rarer - Friday, July 6, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) – Fewer U.S. banks are failing than at any time since the financial crisis erupted in 2008. The healthier banking industry is helping sustain an economy slowed by lackluster hiring, weak manufacturing and Europe's debt crisis.

25. Trustee Conducts Workshop for Taxpayers June 26 - Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Shelby County Trustee David Lenoir will conduct a Project H.O.M.E. Workshop Tuesday, June 26, at the Charles Powell-Westwood Community Center at 810 Western Park.

26. Drop in Bankruptcies Belies Economic Picture - Friday, January 20, 2012

Although the total number of bankruptcies filed in Shelby County has slowly declined over the last three years, attorney Joseph Townsend with Fullen & Townsend Attorneys said fewer filings aren’t necessarily a sign that the economy is on the upswing.

27. Q3 Bankruptcies See Slight Increase - Friday, October 14, 2011

The total number of bankruptcies filed in Shelby County rose slightly in the third quarter of 2011 (July 1 through Sept. 30), seeing a slight 1 percent increase compared to the same quarter last year.

28. S&P Downgrades Fannie and Freddie, US-Backed Debt - Tuesday, August 9, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) — Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Monday downgraded the credit ratings of mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and other agencies linked to long-term U.S. debt.

29. County Bankruptcy Filings Fall Slightly - Friday, July 15, 2011

The total number of bankruptcies filed in Shelby County has slowly declined over the last two years.

All chapters combined – Chapters 7, 11 and 13 – amounted to 2,904 Shelby County bankruptcies in the second quarter of 2011, down 1.2 percent from 2,939 in Q2 2010 and down 5 percent from 3,056 in Q2 2009.

30. Q1 Foreclosures See 23 Pct. Decline - Thursday, April 14, 2011

On the surface, it might seem like an economic problem that has long bedeviled Shelby County is getting better.

The number of foreclosures in the first quarter of 2011 dropped to 1,089 from 1,420 in Q1 2010, according to real estate information company Chandler Reports, www.chandlerreports.com.

31. Bankruptcy Trends Shift, Local Numbers Drop - Friday, January 14, 2011

Bankruptcy attorney Jimmy McElroy, one of the Memphis court’s top filers, has noticed a recent change in local bankruptcy trends.

32. FedEx Returns as PGA Event Sponsor - Friday, December 3, 2010

FedEx is returning as title sponsor of the St. Jude Classic for 2011.

Memphis’ PGA Tour event will be called the FedEx St. Jude Classic. FedEx served as the title sponsor for 21 years, from 1986-2006.

33. Q3 Bankruptcy Reprieve Minor, Temporary - Friday, October 15, 2010

The judges and clerks in Memphis bankruptcy courtrooms got a small breather between July and September thanks to an atypical drop in bankruptcy activity that was viewed positively but is not expected to last.

34. 2009 Bankruptcy Filings Up 2 Percent - Friday, January 15, 2010

While he was at a free legal clinic last week, Memphis bankruptcy attorney Bruce Ralston struck up a conversation with a woman whose background would have made her a hot commodity once upon a time.

35. Banks Earn $2.8B in Q3; FDIC Says Dangers Persist - Wednesday, November 25, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - The apparent end of the recession and stabilizing financial markets have not cured the banking industry, as souring and past-due loans have reached the highest levels in 26 years, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Tuesday.

36. New York Investment Company Buys Shelby Grove Apartments - Tuesday, November 24, 2009

6320 Gillespie Road
Memphis, TN 38134
Sale Amount: $4.7 Million

Sale Date: Nov. 11, 2009
Buyer: Flynn Realty & Development Shelby Grove LLC
Seller: MAC LP
Details: The 98-unit Shelby Grove Apartments at 6320 Gillespie Road near Bartlett has sold for $4.7 million to Flynn Realty & Development Shelby Grove LLC of Syosset, N.Y.

37. Taxpayers Risked Trillions at Height of Crisis - Monday, November 9, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - Government officials put trillions of taxpayer dollars on the line to guarantee risky bank assets – a strategy that could cause permanent and costly market distortions, a government watchdog says.

38. CIT Group's Biggest Hurdle: Keeping Customers - Tuesday, November 3, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) - A Chapter 11 filing usually means the end of the road for financial companies since they rely so heavily on customer trust. CIT Group Inc. is hoping that its case will be different.

39. Q3 Biz Permit Dip Not as Steep - Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Recession casualties in the business sector could be easing, according to the most recent numbers for privilege licenses in the greater Memphis area.

The number of business permits issued during the third quarter slipped by 2.8 percent from the same period a year ago, according to The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com. That compares to an 8.8 percent drop in the second quarter.

40. CIT Group Says CEO Peek Plans to Resign - Wednesday, October 14, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) - CIT Group Inc., struggling as it continues efforts to restructure its debt, said Tuesday chairman and CEO Jeffrey M. Peek will resign at the end of the year.

41. FDIC Could Seek Bailout from Banks - Wednesday, September 23, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - Regulators have approached big banks about borrowing billions to shore up the dwindling fund that insures regular deposit accounts.

The loans would go to the fund maintained by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. that insure depositors when banks fail, said two industry officials familiar with the conversations, who requested anonymity because the plans are still evolving.

42. Q2 Bankruptcies Rise 6 Percent - Friday, July 17, 2009

For anyone reading tea leaves looking for the next direction of the economy – in particular, consumer activity – an ominous trend emerges from second quarter bankruptcy filings in Memphis.

As the economic slump sometimes referred to as the Great Recession grinds on, more people are finding themselves stretched to the limit and turning to the local bankruptcy courts for protection. And that suggests a turnaround in the economy is still far off for many people.

43. JPMorgan Profit Surges on Investment Banking Gains - Friday, July 17, 2009

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The banking industry has another winner.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. reported a 36 percent jump in second quarter profits Thursday, easily surpassing analysts' forecasts as huge gains in its investment banking business outweighed higher losses from bad loans.

44. AIG Moves to Spin Off 2 Units, Reduce Gov't Debt - Friday, June 26, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) - American International Group Inc. said Thursday it will reduce outstanding federal loans by $25 billion by giving the government a preferred stake in two units that will be spun off from the insurance giant.

45. Foreclosures Slow After Subprime Spigot Begins to Trickle - Friday, May 22, 2009

In the fight against foreclosure, even the smallest victories should be celebrated, from a family staying in its home to a predatory lender going out of business.

Go ahead and count the latest figures as another reason to cheer.

46. Q1 a ‘Busy’ Time for Bankruptcy Filings - Friday, April 17, 2009

If you live in the city of Memphis outside of the Interstate 240 loop, you likely live in or near a neighborhood whose real estate market has been scarred by heightened foreclosure activity. Another financial woe that goes hand in hand with foreclosure has hit those same neighborhoods hard.

47. City Closer to Injecting Foreclosure Relief - Tuesday, April 7, 2009

The city of Memphis has checked off one more thing it has to do so $11.5 million in federal aid can be deployed in neighborhoods hit hard by foreclosure.

The city’s Division of Housing and Community Development has issued a request for qualifications, or RFQ, for firms that want to apply for a piece of the millions in housing-related aid coming to Memphis.

48. ’08 Bankruptcy Filings Swelled With Faltering Economy - Friday, January 16, 2009

Public television audiences around the U.S. watched Tuesday night as historian Niall Ferguson narrated and hosted “The Ascent of Money,” a two-hour PBS documentary about the evolution of money within a global context.

49. Down Market Hits 1-Year Mark with No Clear Bottom - Thursday, October 9, 2008

CHICAGO (AP) - The bear market that is ravaging investor portfolios is now one of the worst in modern U.S. history and has wiped out more than $7 trillion in shareholder value, with no bottom clearly in sight.

50. Washington Mutual Shares Continue to Plunge - Friday, September 12, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - Shares of Washington Mutual Inc. continued a perilous plunge on Thursday as anxiety grew on Wall Street over the financial stability of the nation's largest thrift and its options for survival.

51. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Shares Rise - Wednesday, August 27, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac soared Monday in a respite from their battering in recent days, while some regional banks saw their stocks sink on worries they could be swept up in the turmoil surrounding the mortgage finance giants.

52. Cash Wants to Enlist Paid Tutors From Student Ranks - Wednesday, August 13, 2008

As part of the sweeping overhaul he envisions bringing to Memphis City Schools, new district superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash wants to enlist students to work for the school system as tutors.

“What if instead of working for Back Yard Burger … for $6 an hour, work for me. Work for city schools,” Cash said last week to about 250 members of the Memphis Rotary Club.

53. A Time to Chill - Friday, July 18, 2008

Only a few hours remained in May before a foreclosure sale of Pat O’Brien’s-Memphis was set to occur on the southwest steps of the Shelby County Courthouse.

So in an attempt to beat the clock and keep the doors open to the popular Downtown hot spot, the ownership of the restaurant at 310 Beale St. did what thousands of other debtors – especially those who are trying to stave off a foreclosure – did in the second quarter. They turned their attention to One Memphis Place, where the local bankruptcy courts operate, and promptly filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition.

54. Law of Nature - Monday, October 15, 2007

Hammered by falling occupancy rates and meager rental revenue, two Memphis apartment properties found themselves falling hopelessly behind on their debt payments.

For the last two years, the pair of jointly owned properties - Stonegate Apartments and Cameron at Kirby Parkway (also referred to as Autumnwood Apartments) - did not make any monthly debt payments under the terms of their bond arrangement. Meanwhile, the apartments also were spending a growing chunk of money on maintenance and other improvement needs that mounted during that time.

55. A Great Equalizer - Friday, October 12, 2007

Tamara Mitchell-Ford - the ex-wife of former state Sen. John Ford - dodged a foreclosure sale of her two-story East Memphis home this week the same way scores of cash-strapped debtors do in Memphis. She filed for bankruptcy protection.

56. Crone Named Fellow of Memphis Bar Foundation - Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Alan Crone, attorney and co-founder of Crone & Mason PLC, has been named a fellow of the Memphis Bar Foundation. The appointment was made at the annual joint meeting of the Memphis Bar Association and its charitable arm, the Memphis Bar Foundation, Sept. 11. Read more about Crone in tomorrow's Law Talk feature.

57. Archived Article: Graphic (bnkrptbyzip) - Thursday, March 2, 2000
Financial upswing Financial upswing The number of bankruptcy petitions filed in February in the Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of West Tennessee fell 3.5 percent compared to the number filed in February 1999. The area recording the highes...

58. Archived Article: Graphic (4qdiv) - Thursday, January 27, 2000
Unwedded bliss Unwedded bliss Despite a good job market, strong economy and positive financial outlook, more couples ended up in divorce court in the fourth quarter of 1999 then did in the same period of 1998. Cordova and Bartlett/Raleigh East had t...

59. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, February 5, 1997
Dot Taylor recently was selected as a Tennessee Senior Games ambassador. The Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce has announced several promotions: John Bradley has been named vice president of economic development. Bradley joined the Chamber in 1996 af...

60. Archived Article: Back - Monday, November 4, 1996
Methodist opens two new senior centers Methodist opens two new senior centers Methodist Senior Health Centers a network of centers designed for people 65 years and older is expanding with the opening of two new locations in Westwood and Raleigh. The...