Almost every George Lapides story, at least for those of us working in Memphis sports media, begins with those first impressions after arriving in town.

His town.

Seeing George take over an interview or a press conference and putting on his own full-court press when the subject was trying to skate by with lame, say-nothing answers.

2. Sports Journalist, Radio Host Lapides Succumbs to Illness - Friday, June 17, 2016

Long-time sports journalist and radio sports talk host George Lapides died Thursday night, June 16, following a long illness.

Lapides, 76, had battled the lung disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis for three-plus years. He had served as a columnist and sports editor at the Memphis Press-Scimitar until it closed in the early 1980s. But he was best known for his sports talk radio career which began in the early 1970’s and ended with his last show May 31 of this year on WHBQ-AM 560.

3. U of M Alumni Association To Present Awards May 21 - Saturday, April 23, 2016

The University of Memphis Alumni Association will present its 2016 Distinguished Alumni Awards on Saturday, May 21, beginning at 6 p.m. The event will be held at the Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality & Resort Management, 3700 Central Ave.

4. U of M Alumni Association To Present Awards May 21 - Wednesday, April 20, 2016

The University of Memphis Alumni Association will present its 2016 Distinguished Alumni Awards on Saturday, May 21, beginning at 6 p.m. The event will be held at the Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality & Resort Management, 3700 Central Ave.

5. Events - Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Shelby County Conservation Board will meet Tuesday, March 17, at 8 a.m. at the Peggy Edmison Administration Building, 1075 Mullins Station Road, room C133. Email bobbie.costley@shelbycountytn.gov.

6. Events - Monday, March 16, 2015

The Metro Memphis Attractions Association will meet Tuesday, March 17, at 11:30 a.m. at the Hampton Inn & Suites Shady Grove, 962 S. Shady Grove Road. Pat Halloran, president and CEO of The Orpheum, will speak. Cost is $35. Email mmaanews@gmail.com or visit memphisattractions.org.

7. Events - Saturday, March 14, 2015

42nd annual Silky Sullivan St. Patrick’s Parade will be held Saturday, March 14, at 3 p.m. on Beale Street. The parade will feature pep bands, floats, Memphis Grizz crew, the Boll Weevils and more. Cost is free. Visit bealestreetmerchants.com.

8. Dunavant Award Nominations Open - Wednesday, January 7, 2015

With Memphis elections on the horizon in another election year, Rotarians are about to begin the process of selecting new winners of the Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards.

The 12th annual awards that go to one local elected official and one local non-elected public official are a way of not only honoring the late Shelby County Probate Court clerk but also fostering a broader discussion about the nature of public service and specifically local public service.

9. Cardinals’ Influence Brings Change to Redbirds - Friday, September 26, 2014

You don’t have to be in uniform to get cut from the team. Several folks working for the Memphis Redbirds found that out a few days ago.

Multiple sources said several people lost their jobs, just as the Redbirds’ contract with management company Global Spectrum is expiring at the end of September. The Redbirds, of course, were purchased by their parent St. Louis Cardinals as part of the deal that had the city buying AutoZone Park and leasing it back to the Cardinals on a 17-year term.

10. Prescott Earned Place in Sports Hall of Fame - Friday, May 16, 2014

On Easter Sunday, April 17, 1960, a 13-year-old Allie Prescott and his father were sitting down the third-base line at Russwood Park watching an exhibition game between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox.

11. Team Players - Saturday, November 23, 2013

The key players, from Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. to St. Louis Cardinals chairman and CEO Bill DeWitt Jr., grabbed the microphone at an invitation-only rally held on the club level of AutoZone Park and made their best pitches.

12. Community Oasis - Saturday, October 19, 2013

A visitor walking the winding, sun-dappled paths of Memphis Botanic Garden past stands of maple trees and beds of hydrangeas might never guess that there was a time when a black cloud hung low over the East Memphis attraction.

13. Warner’s Managerial Climb Comes Full Circle in Memphis - Friday, April 6, 2012

The new Memphis Redbirds manager needs one of those veteran leaders, a guy who will willingly play multiple positions, a tough-nosed player between the lines, and a laid-back leader outside the lines who can discreetly take a young player aside.

14. Allie Prescott to Head U of M Alumni Association - Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Allie Prescott has been elected president of the University of Memphis Alumni Association national executive board of directors.

Prescott holds his bachelor’s and law degrees from the U of M, and he is a life member of the University of Memphis Alumni Association. As a former adviser to the executive director and former vice president for membership, Prescott is serving his fifth year on the national board.

15. Byrd Enters 2010 Race For County Mayor - Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Seven years after he first ran for Shelby County mayor but reluctantly called off his bid, longtime Bartlett banker Harold Byrd is back.

16. Byrd Enters 2010 Race for County Mayor - Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Seven years after he first ran for Shelby County mayor but reluctantly called off his bid, longtime Bartlett banker Harold Byrd is back.

“I’m Harold Byrd, and I want to be your Shelby County mayor,” is how he put it in a video on the campaign Web site, www.haroldbyrdformayor.com, he unveiled Tuesday.

The founder, vice chairman and president of Bank of Bartlett, Byrd made his intentions known about next year’s county mayor race the day before Shelby County Commission member Deidre Malone kicks off her bid for county mayor at the University of Memphis.

Malone’s campaign launches tomorrow night at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis.

A group of more than 60 Byrd supporters, calling themselves the Harold Byrd for Mayor Support Group, sent out this e-mail Tuesday: “Please join with us in our support of Harold Byrd as our next Shelby County Mayor! Harold has demonstrated talented, tireless, and effective leadership in government, business, and the community! We need a leader that can make a difference. Please show your support by visiting www.haroldbyrdformayor.com and joining the winning team!”

The group includes a broad cross section of Shelby Countians, everyone from former U of M basketball players Penny Hardaway and Elliot Perry to former county Mayor Bill Morris. Also included in the group are civil rights activists Maxine and Vasco Smith, developer Jackie Welch and his daughter, Dawn, Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk Otis Jackson, developer Terry Dan and the former general manager of the Memphis Redbirds Allie Prescott.

Byrd told The Daily News Tuesday’s development does not represent a formal campaign announcement. It’s an acknowledgement supporters are urging him to run, so he wants to see what kind of response the news generates.

Current Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton Jr., whose term ends next year, is running in next month’s special election to succeed former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton.

17. U of M Education Dean Forms Advisory Council - Thursday, June 11, 2009

Don Wagner, dean of the College of Education at the University of Memphis, has formed an advisory council made up of community leaders.

18. Duncan's Coaching, Sales Background Prove to Be Perfect Fit at Botanic Garden - Friday, July 6, 2007

Before Jim Duncan started work as executive director at the Memphis Botanic Garden three years ago, he admits he knew very little about plants, or anything that grows outdoors, for that matter.

"I didn't know a grapefruit from a gladiola," said Duncan, a one-time Memphis high school football and basketball coach. "But I have had good teachers here at the garden. They have been very patient with me in bringing me along very slowly."

19. Events - Tuesday, March 20, 2007

The National Association of Women Business Owners holds its monthly membership luncheon today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Wendi Thomas, a journalist at The Commercial Appeal, will be the presenter. The cost is $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers. To RSVP, call 844-3738 or visit www.nawbomemphis.org.

20. Events - Monday, March 19, 2007

The Engineers' Club of Memphis Inc. holds its weekly meeting today at noon at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. The topic is "Cold Formed Steel Trusses." The meeting costs $12 and includes lunch. No reservations are required.

21. Prescott Transitions To New Post at Waddell & Associates - Monday, February 5, 2007

Since graduating from law school in 1972, Allie Prescott has had several different careers, and only once or twice did the jobs look anything like a lawyer's.

Despite that, Prescott has used his legal education to become quite successful.

22. Leadership Law Class is Off to Sprinting Start - Thursday, January 25, 2007

The Tennessee Bar Association is on a mission to groom the next generation of leaders in the state's legal community. The TBA has been doing that for the past three years with its Leadership Law program.

23. Archived Article: Events - Wednesday, October 6, 2004
The Kiwanis Club of Memphis meets at noon today in the Louis XVI room at the Peabody, 149 Union Ave

Memphis BioWorks and the Memphis Biotech Foundation present the Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference today and Thursday at the FedEx Institute ...

24. Archived Article: Events - Monday, October 4, 2004
IBM offers Succeeding as a CIO from Tuesday through Thursday at the FedEx Institute of Technology, 441 University Center

IBM offers Succeeding as a CIO Tuesday through Thursday at the FedEx Institute of Technology, 365 Innovation Drive. David Lor...

25. Archived Article: Events - Monday, September 13, 2004
The Association of Women in Communication meets at 11:45 a

The Association of Women in Communication meets at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at the Community Foundation, 1900 Union Ave. Kim Gaskill, vice president of Allie Prescott Partners LLC, is the guest...

26. Archived Article: Focus (hom) - Friday, March 2, 2001
Hands On Memphis serves breakfast to volunteer corps Hands On Memphis serves breakfast to potential volunteers By MARY DANDO The Daily News Hands On Memphis is turning the tables on service. The organization, with its "gimme five" slogan, ...

27. Archived Article: Market Briefs - Monday, October 23, 2000
The Memphis City Council will host a citywide Town Hall meeting at 6 p The Memphis City Council will host a citywide Town Hall meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at East High School, 3206 Poplar Ave. Mayor Willie Herenton and members of the council will list...

28. Archived Article: Baseball - Tuesday, June 17, 1997
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Thoughts about AAA baseball? Call 523-PARK By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News Memphis AAA baseball officials want to hear from you. If you have a suggestion about any aspect of the baseball stadium, from bathrooms to barbecue, fr...

29. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, March 3, 1997
March 3 March 3 Educational Seminars Inc. will sponsor a notary public training seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the East Memphis Hilton, 5069 Sanderlin Ave. The registration fee is $128. For more information, call (800) 303-5123. March 4 AAA ...

30. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, February 24, 1997
Feb Feb. 24 The Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute and Memphis Area Association of Realtors will offer CI 101, "Financial Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate," from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Feb. 28 at 6393 Poplar Ave...