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Pruitt Pumped Up for ‘Exciting’ Spring Game -
Friday, April 20, 2018
Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt loosened up a bit as the Vols went through spring practices last week, talking at length about individual players for the first time.
Big deal? Yeah, probably for media and fans starved for information about Pruitt’s first team of Vols.
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Who Starts on Defense? You’ll Have to Wait -
Friday, April 6, 2018
Jeremy Pruitt hasn’t been afraid to change things around during his first spring practice as Tennessee’s head football coach.
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Pay for No Play: Paying Millions to Former Coaches -
Friday, December 8, 2017
Tennessee’s bungled search for a football coach will come at a cost for the university. A big cost.
There are buyouts everywhere. A potential lawsuit looms. And a rift between boosters caused by the botched search may be the costliest item of all for the university long term.
4.
Jones’ Teams Have Never Regressed, Until Now -
Friday, November 3, 2017
Looks like Butch Jones has survived another week to coach Tennessee’s football team.
What happens if UT loses to Southern Miss at homecoming Saturday night (7:30 ET, SEC Network) at Neyland Stadium? Good question.
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Not Worried About Bama? Just Wait Until Kickoff -
Friday, October 20, 2017
Tennessee’s football team will make history Saturday against No. 1-ranked Alabama (7-0, 4-0 SEC), no matter what happens with the game.
The Vols (3-3, 0-3 SEC) were 34-point underdogs early in the week for the 3:30 EDT game (TV: CBS) in Tuscaloosa. The 34-point spread is the largest ever in the UT-Alabama series.
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UT QBs, Receivers, Coaches Struggling So Far -
Friday, October 6, 2017
Tennessee’s football players are on fall break this weekend during the open date. You’ve got to wonder how many players fifth-year UT coach Butch Jones will get back after the break.
Fallout from last Saturday’s 41-0 loss to No. 5 Georgia is massive. Fans were leaving Neyland Stadium by halftime with the Vols trailing 24-0. Jones took a beating from fans on social media and sports talk radio all week.
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Ford Opens Commission Bid as Lenoir Prepares To Launch Mayoral Bid -
Friday, September 29, 2017
Campaign season for local, state and federal offices on the 2018 ballot has started.
On Wednesday, Sept. 27, Memphis City Council member Edmund Ford Jr. kicked off his bid for the Shelby County Commission at the offices of an East Memphis law firm. Meanwhile, Shelby County Trustee David Lenoir rallied supporters in advance of formally kicking off his bid for Shelby County Mayor at a Thursday, Sept. 28, announcement.
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Ford Opens Commission Bid as Lenoir Prepares Formal Start of Mayoral Bid -
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Memphis City Council member Edmund Ford Jr. kicked off his bid Wednesday, Sept. 27, for the Shelby County Commission on the 2018 ballot at the offices of an East Memphis law firm as Shelby County Trustee David Lenoir rallied supporters in advance of formally kicking off his bid for Shelby County Mayor at a Thursday announcement.
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Joy Touliatos Will Run For Shelby County Mayor -
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Juvenile Court Clerk Joy Touliatos formally announced Thursday, Aug. 24, she is running for Shelby County mayor in the May 2018 Republican primary.
Touliatos is serving her second term as clerk, elected in 2010 and 2014, and has been a county employee for 22 years.
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Joy Touliatos to Run for Shelby County Mayor -
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Juvenile Court Clerk Joy Touliatos formally announced Thursday, Aug. 24, she is running for Shelby County mayor in the May 2018 Republican primary.
Touliatos is serving her second term as clerk, elected in 2010 and 2014, and has been a county employee for 22 years.
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Dobbs’ Health is Priority No. 1 on Road to Being No. 1 -
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Tennessee’s football team had nine players earn All-SEC preseason honors and got the nod as favorite to win the East Division as SEC Media Days concluded last week in Hoover, Alabama.
All signs point to the Vols making a return to the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta for the first time since 2007, with their two biggest games are at Neyland Stadium this year against Florida on Sept. 24 and Alabama on Oct. 15.
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Contenders Emerge for Fincher’s Seat -
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
The line for the 8th Congressional District seat began forming within half an hour of incumbent Stephen Fincher’s announcement Monday, Feb. 1, that he would not seek re-election in the August primaries.
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Chamber Announces 2015 Young Memphians -
Saturday, August 29, 2015
The Greater Memphis Chamber has selected its class of 2015 Young Memphians.
To qualify, the young professionals had to be chamber members under the age of 40. Nominations were received through the chamber’s website, social media outlets and email.
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Chamber Announces 2015 Young Memphians -
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
The Greater Memphis Chamber has selected its class of 2015 Young Memphians.
To qualify, the young professionals had to be chamber members under the age of 40. Nominations were received through the chamber’s website, social media outlets and email.
15.
Newest County Commissioner Takes Seat -
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
The newest Shelby County Commissioner is not a newcomer to politics.
But there will be something of a learning curve for former Germantown Alderman Mark Billingsley because of the uniqueness of each local legislative body from boards of aldermen to councils to school boards. The uniqueness isn’t in the structures of those bodies as much as it is in the personalities that come together on them.
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15 Vie for County Commission Seat -
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Shelby County Commissioners will interview a group of 15 citizens Wednesday, Jan. 8, who want to become the newest member of the elected body.
The committee session interviews come before the full commission is to vote Monday, Jan. 13, on a replacement for Commissioner Wyatt Bunker.
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Bearing Down -
Monday, March 11, 2013
The old adage “loaded for bear” is fitting for a new full-service branding agency that’s emerged on the Memphis advertising landscape.
“We came up with Loaded for Bear after stepping back and looking at the Memphis creative landscape and what our goals were, which are to prove that great creative can happen in a ‘creative wilderness’ such as Memphis, but also to help our clients be prepared for anything,” said managing director Joel Halpern. “That is where the term came from, an old hiker’s saying that means going off in the prepared for the worst case scenario, or a bear.”
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Funeral Home Files Loan on Property -
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
The owner of the Munford Funeral Home: Millington Chapel at 7450 Raleigh Millington Road in Millington has filed a $3.5 million loan on the property.
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Brentwood Funeral Services Buys Clarksdale Cemetery -
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Brentwood Funeral Services LLC has acquired Memorial Gardens Cemetery of Clarksdale, Miss., the second acquisition by Brentwood this year in North Mississippi.
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Brentwood Funeral Services Buys Clarksdale Cemetery -
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Brentwood Funeral Services LLC has acquired Memorial Gardens Cemetery of Clarksdale, Miss., the second acquisition by Brentwood this year in North Mississippi.
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Brentwood Funeral Services Buys Kimbro Funeral Home -
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Brentwood Funeral Services, a Memphis-based holding company with funeral homes and cemeteries in Mississippi and Tennessee, has bought Kimbro Funeral Home of Marks, Miss.
The acquisition announced Tuesday, Nov. 27, makes Brentwood the fourth-largest funeral provider in the Mid-South.
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Ritz Settles In as Commission Chairman -
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Shelby County Commissioners had some new seating arrangements and committee assignments Monday, Sept. 10, as commissioner Mike Ritz began his yearlong term as chairman of the body.
Former chairman and Democrat Sidney Chism was seated next to former chairman pro tempore and Republican Wyatt Bunker.
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Love and Gibson Appointed To Countywide School Board -
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Shelby County Commissioners appointed Mary Anne Gibson and Oscar Love Monday, Sept. 10, to the countywide school board.
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Commission to Appoint School Board Members -
Monday, September 10, 2012
Shelby County Commissioners will appoint two new members to the countywide school board at their Monday, Sept. 10, meeting.
The commission meeting is at 1:30 p.m. at the Vasco Smith County Administration Building, 160 N. Main St.
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Commission Opens Process of Board Appointments -
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Shelby County Commissioners voted Monday, Aug. 27, to open the process of appointing two citizens to the countywide school board. Those two appointees would fill the vacancies created by the election in August of David Pickler and David Reaves to the countywide board from their seats on the old Shelby County Schools board.
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Basar Prepares for Commission Service -
Friday, August 17, 2012
The newest Shelby County Commissioner will take the oath of office Sept. 5 at the Vasco Smith County Administration Building.
Steve Basar was elected to the District 1 Position 3 seat in the August elections.
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Watershed Day -
Monday, August 6, 2012
The unofficial vote totals are in from Thursday’s county general and state and federal primary elections in Shelby County, but no one involved believed the last cartridge read at the Shelby County Election Commission would be the last word on the results.
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Day of Answers -
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Polls open across Shelby County at 7 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, in elections that already promise to be memorable for problems during the early voting period as well as the mixture of issues and one-of-a-kind contests on the ballot.
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Commission Stands By Commenter Subpoena -
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
No matter where they are on the municipal school districts issue, most Shelby County Commissioners were surprised by the subpoena issued last week by attorneys trying to have the municipal school districts legislation declared unconstitutional.
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Voters Turn Out Early at Polls in Suburbs -
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
The first day of early voting in the suburbs in advance of the Aug. 2 election day saw a noticeable jump in voter turnout and some problems at polling places in Bartlett.
Voting opened Monday, July 16, at 20 satellite voting sites across Shelby County.
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County Commission Amends Budget, Moves Basketball Complex -
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Shelby County Commissioners added nearly $1 million in grants to county government’s $1.1 billion operating budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The commission balanced the budget Monday, May 21, over the objections of Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell by taking the money from the county’s $90 million reserve fund. The amount is 24 percent of the county budget total that doesn't include elected officials outside the county administration.
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Cost Analysis Sparks Little Reaction -
Friday, May 18, 2012
Shelby County Commissioner Mike Ritz noted that before he finished his presentation Wednesday, May 16, on how much municipal school systems in the suburbs could cost, other commissioners had already emailed the proposal to suburban mayors backing the move to municipal school districts.
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Copter Drones Dominate Commission Debate -
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
A plan by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office to buy two miniature helicopter drones hit some political turbulence Monday, May 7, among Shelby County Commissioners concerned about privacy issues.
“The potential for abuse is great,” said Commissioner Brent Taylor. “They could peer into our private spaces without a warrant.”
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County Commission Debates, Delays Drones -
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Shelby County Commissioners had little trouble Monday, May 7, approving the first of three readings of a redistricting plan.
There were a few questions about procedure as the commission makes its fourth try at setting new district lines for itself. But commissioners didn’t get into any of the specifics of a plan. That should change on second reading in two weeks.
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Commission Considers Jury Space Upgrades -
Monday, April 9, 2012
Shelby County Commissioners will consider a $250,000 upgrade of the Shelby County Jury Commission space at 157 Poplar Ave. during their Monday, April 9, meeting.
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Commission’s Redistricting Battle Moves to Court Decision -
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
There will be no fourth try at a redistricting plan by the Shelby County Commission. The issue will be decided by Shelby County Chancellor Arnold Goldin probably sometime in mid-May.
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Commission Confirms Move of Redistricting Standoff To Court -
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
There will be no fourth try at a redistricting plan by the Shelby County Commission. The issue will be decided by Chancellor Arnold Goldin probably sometime in mid-May.
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County Redistricting Battle Continues -
Monday, March 26, 2012
Shelby County Commissioners will meet privately with their attorneys Monday, March 26, to see whether they have any options left in a redistricting scrap that is now firmly in the courts.
The commission meets in formal open session Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Vasco Smith County Administration Building, 160 N. Main St.
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County Commission - Luttrell Clash on Urgency of School Transfer Rules -
Monday, February 13, 2012
Shelby County Commissioners approved Friday, Feb. 10, a resolution authorizing Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell to negotiate with the countywide school board on the terms of a transfer of school buildings in the event suburban municipal school districts are formed.
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Commission Tries Again at Redistricting -
Monday, February 6, 2012
The votes are still close on the Shelby County Commission as the group takes the first vote Monday, Feb. 6, on its third try at redistricting.
The plan that’s up for the first of three readings is a conversion of the 13-member, five-district body to 13 single-member districts covering all of Shelby County.
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Fight Fair and We All Win -
Friday, January 27, 2012
OKAY, PEOPLE, BREAK IT UP. Are you ready to rumble?
If Terry Roland and the whole Shelby County Commission really do get into it, is it even possible they could get hit hard enough to knock some sense into the whole body?
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County Commission Starts Over On Redistricting, Resolves Some Turmoil -
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
A seven-vote majority for leaving the Shelby County Commission at five districts collapsed dramatically Monday, Jan. 23. And at the same commission meeting a resolution to change the ground rules to permit a majority vote to remove the chairman was withdrawn. Meanwhile, a censure resolution against two commissioners also fizzled as larger differences among commissioners continued to emerge.
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Commission Takes Up Redistricting and Ouster Rule Change -
Monday, January 23, 2012
Shelby County Commission members pick up Monday, Jan. 23, where they left off last Wednesday – in turmoil and possibly headed for a political realignment of the partisan body along something other than party lines.
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Commission Strife Deepens with Censure, Ouster Moves -
Thursday, January 19, 2012
A deadlock among Shelby County Commission members on a redistricting plan moved into uncharted and roiling political waters Wednesday, Jan. 18, with a censure resolution and a possible move to oust Sidney Chism as chairman of the body.
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Commission Strife Deepens with Censure, Ouster Moves -
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
A deadlock among Shelby County Commission members on a redistricting plan moved into uncharted and roiling political waters Wednesday, Jan. 18, with a censure resolution and a possible move to oust Sidney Chism as chairman of the body.
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Commission Stuck in Neutral on Redistricting -
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
There isn’t a lot of optimism that a fresh start on redistricting by the Shelby County Commission will give any plan the nine votes needed to win final approval or produce a new plan.
But the way forward with the old set of plans was an ordinance that had been amended so many times, there were some healthy differences of opinion about exactly what the commission was deadlocked over.
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County Commission to Start Over on Redistricting Talks -
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Shelby County commissioners will try to start their stalled redistricting process from square one next week with a special meeting.
Commissioners agreed Monday, Jan. 9, to start the three-reading process of the redistricting ordinance from the beginning.
48.
County Redistricting Goes to Court -
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Three Shelby County commissioners – one Democrat and two Republicans – filed suit against the full commission Tuesday, Jan. 3, over the body's stalled deliberations on a redistricting plan.
49.
District Lines on Tap for Commission -
Monday, December 19, 2011
Five days is a long time in politics. That’s the gap between the Monday, Dec. 19, meeting of the Shelby County Commission and the special meeting of the commission last Wednesday.
At the special meeting, commissioners again floated a new redistricting plan that would keep the 13-member body at five districts covering all of Shelby County.
50.
Luttrell Proposes Employee Bonuses -
Monday, December 5, 2011
A one-time pay bonus for county employees the same year that jobs were cut in county government tops the Monday, Dec. 5, agenda of the Shelby County Commission.
The commission meets at 1:30 p.m. at the Vasco Smith County Administration Building, 160 N. Main St.
51.
Chism Vying With Jackson for Court Clerk -
Thursday, December 1, 2011
With one week to the filing deadline, the race for General Sessions Court Clerk is the busiest of the four races to be decided next year in the March 6 county primaries and the Aug. 2 general elections.
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Chism Vying With Jackson for GS Court Clerk -
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
With one week to the filing deadline, the race for General Sessions Court Clerk is the busiest of the four races to be decided next year in the March 6 county primaries and the Aug. 2 general elections.
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Redistricting Plan Delayed a Fortnight -
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
A plan for redistricting the Shelby County Commission into more multimember districts was delayed for another two weeks Monday, Oct. 31, as commissioners debated more changes to the district boundaries and procedure.
54.
Taylor Voted to Vacant Seat on County Commission -
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Former Memphis City Council member Brent Taylor is the newest Shelby County Commissioner.
Taylor got seven votes from the remaining 12 commissioners on the third round of voting Monday, Oct. 17.
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Taylor Appointed To Commission - CCHS Claims Family Planning Contract -
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Former Memphis City Council member Brent Taylor is the newest Shelby County Commissioner.
Taylor, a Republican, won the District 1 Postion 3 seat vacated by Republican commissioner Mike Carpenter this month.
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Commission to Fill Carpenter’s Seat -
Monday, October 17, 2011
The Shelby County Commission should be back at full strength by the end of the Monday, Oct. 17, meeting of the body.
Monday’s agenda includes the appointment of a new District 1 commissioner to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mike Carpenter.
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Six Apply for Carpenter’s Commission Seat -
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Shelby County commissioners interview contenders Wednesday, Oct. 12, for the District 1 seat vacancy following the Oct. 1 resignation of Mike Carpenter, who left to become state director of StudentsFirst, an education reform nonprofit based in Nashville.
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Carpenter Reflects on Five-Year Run -
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
As Memphis voters prepare to bring to an end another city campaign season, Shelby County Commissioner Mike Carpenter just ended a five-year run on the Shelby County Commission.
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Littleton Promoted to Manager of Private Banking at Paragon -
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Wayne Littleton has been promoted to manager of private banking at Paragon National Bank. He also will continue to serve as president of the bank’s Saddle Creek branch, 7600 Poplar Ave.
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Brentwood Funeral Buys Clarksdale Funeral Home -
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Memphis-based Brentwood Funeral Services LLC has bought National Funeral Home in Clarksdale, Miss.
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Wilson Named CBU Dean Of Graduate, Professional Studies -
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Dr. Patrick Wilson has been named dean of the Graduate and Professional Studies program at Christian Brothers University.
Wilson will lead the marketing, recruitment and retention for evening undergraduate programs and graduate programs as well as have responsibility for the financial planning and administrative operations.
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Herenton To Take Oath Tuesday -
Monday, December 31, 2007
Mayor Willie Herenton will kick off his fifth term in office Tuesday.
Herenton and all 13 Memphis City Council members elected this year will begin new four-year terms by taking their respective oaths of office at noon at The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts. U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., will be the featured speaker.
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Nine Council Members Bid Adieu -
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Memphis City Council members approved $6 million in funding for the Beale Street Landing project at their last council session of 2007.
While much of the attention was on nine of the 13 council members who were ending their terms of office, the council had a busy agenda that also included final approval of a 2008 referendum for city voters on a process to recall council members. And the council voted to ask the state attorney general, its own attorney and an auditor it hired to further investigate the pending sale of the telecommunications venture Memphis Networx.
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Fairgrounds Redevelopment Now In Three Flavors -
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton this week unveiled to the City Council three options for redeveloping the Mid-South Fairgrounds.
Herenton told council members the fate of Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium will depend on a pending decision from the U.S. Department of Justice about what improvements the city must make to the stadium to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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'Stall' Tactics in Play During Efforts To Regulate Strip Clubs -
Monday, November 26, 2007
The Herenton administration's proposal for regulating strip clubs by permitting them to keep serving beer got off to a rocky start last week before the City Council.
It passed on the first of three readings after council members nearly refused to add it to the agenda. Such a refusal would have left the proposal to the new council that takes office in January, since there are only two more council meetings left in 2007.
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Graceland Zoning Issue Among Deferred Council Items -
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Memphis City Council members will attend three more meetings together before most of them leave office at the end of the year. As their terms draw to a close, an agenda set by council chairman Tom Marshall back in September is shaping much of the last-minute business the council is pursuing.
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Council Hustles On Tying Loose Ends -
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Memphis City Council members, most of them leaving office with the New Year, took several steps this week toward shaping the four-year term of their successors as well as the fifth term of Mayor Willie Herenton.
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Marshall Plows Ahead Despite Impending Retirement From Council -
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Only six more public meetings stand between now and the end of this year, when the Memphis City Council faces its biggest member turnover in 40 years.
Voters go to the polls Oct. 4 in the city's municipal election and will choose replacements for a majority of the council body. One of the incumbents who won't be coming back to City Hall next year is Tom Marshall, who's stepping aside after 20 years in office.
69.
Mayoral Pay Could Be Current Council's Last Battle -
Monday, September 24, 2007
The stage appears to be set for Memphis City Council members next month to turn a perfunctory discussion on a pay raise for the Memphis mayor into one of the last knock-down, drag-out skirmishes they'll fight against each other.
70.
New Stadium Issue Delayed by Council -
Thursday, September 20, 2007
The City Council's Parks Committee Tuesday delayed discussion of a consultant's report on a new or renovated Mid-South Fairgrounds stadium until December. The committee action came with little discussion as the Herenton administration made public the draft report.
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Council, Commission Usher in New Voting Technology -
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
The two big plywood boxes with lights in City Council chambers that have shown council votes for nearly 20 years are gone. The "tote boards" have been replaced by flat screens that show and announce the council votes as they are recorded automatically in council records.
72.
Council Passes Buck On 'Disgusting' Warehouse Proposal -
Thursday, September 6, 2007
A familiar and decidedly unwelcome name confronted City Council members on Tuesday's agenda. And the council reacted by sending the project for a warehouse near Memphis International Airport back to the Land Use Control Board (LUCB).
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Council's Decision To Audit Networx Could Hinder Sale -
Thursday, August 9, 2007
The sale of Memphis Networx to a Colorado telecom company for $11.5 million might not be a done deal. Even if it is, efforts are building to demand details of the deal. And the sale may come with a side agreement for a pound of political flesh.
74.
City Council Races Overflow With 83 Candidates Filing -
Monday, July 23, 2007
It's the year of the open seat on the Memphis City Council.
With seven incumbents not running for re-election and the resignation last month of an eighth, it is already the biggest turnover of council seats in the 40-year history of the mayor-council form of government.
75.
Things Go From Hot To Smoking Hot In Election Contests -
Thursday, July 12, 2007
With one week to the filing deadline for the Oct. 4 Memphis city elections, 124 citizens have thought seriously enough about running for the 15 offices on the ballot to check out qualifying petitions. Nearly 40 had filed by the end of the first week.
76.
Hooper Takes Peete's Council Seat - At Least for Now -
Thursday, June 21, 2007
The newest member of the Memphis City Council has had plenty of experience handling politicians. Henry Hooper is a retired Secret Service agent assigned to protect four U.S. presidents during his tenure.
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Barrow Named Chef de Cuisine At Capriccio Grill -
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
The Peabody Hotel has named Brian Barrow chef de cuisine for Capriccio Grill, an Italian steakhouse. Barrow began his culinary career at 27. He attended Johnson & Wales University's College of Culinary Arts in Miami. He previously was a chef at the Ambassador Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and with Do & Co International Catering.
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City Councilman Buys Munford Funeral Home -
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Memphis City Councilman Brent Taylor and his wife, Kimberly, have bought Munford Funeral Home. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed and calls to Taylor were not returned by press time.
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Archived Article: -97contribufund -
Saturday, January 15, 2005
1-15-97 notes Contribufund.gs Voluntary program would raise funds for school safety By GABRIELLE C.L. SONGE The Daily News City Council member Brent Taylor announced Tuesday a voluntary program that could raise funds for school safety measures in Me...80.
Archived Article: Council (lead) -
Thursday, June 5, 2003
Council votes down Whitehaven apartments Council votes down Whitehaven apartments
By ANDREW BELL
The Daily News
The Memphis City Council voted 11-2 Tuesday against a multifamily residential planned development in Whitehaven, concurring w...
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Archived Article: Calendar -
Monday, March 3, 2003
Calendar of events March 3-9 Calendar of events March 3-March 9
March 3
Memphis City Schools is providing guest readers for a read-aloud program for children ages 5-10 as part of the National Education Associations Read Across America 2003....
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Archived Article: Calendar -
Monday, February 24, 2003
Calendar of events Feb. 24-March 2 Calendar of events Feb. 24-March 2
Feb. 24
The Collierville Arts Council presents Tapestry, A Musical Revue Based on the Music of Carole King at the Harrell Performing Arts Theatre, 440 Powell Road, throug...
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Archived Article: Calendar -
Monday, February 17, 2003
Calendar of events Feb. 17-23 Calendar of events Feb. 17-Feb. 23
Feb. 18
The Memphis Bar Association and Security Title Co. Inc. present Real Property Institute, a six-part series, from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Feb. 25 at the Ra...
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Archived Article: Comm Briefs -
Friday, February 14, 2003
Baptist Memorial Health Care and Goldsmith's present the second Women's Heart Sunday event from 1 p Baptist Memorial Health Care and Goldsmith's present the second Women's Heart Sunday event from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at four Memphis-area Golds...
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Archived Article: Annex (lead) -
Monday, December 2, 2002
Bridgewater takeover plans may Bridgewater area annexation hangs on Tuesday vote By MARY DANDO
The Daily News
The final reading of an ordinance to authorize annexation of an unincorporated community in northeast Shelby County scheduled for ...
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Archived Article: Law Focus -
Thursday, July 18, 2002
Memphis voters get to see new redistricting plan Memphis voters get to see new redistricting plan
By MARY DANDO
The Daily News
Memphis residents will be able to decide for themselves whether the redrawn districting plan for city council ...
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Archived Article: Calendar -
Monday, July 1, 2002
Calendar of events Jan Calendar of events July 1-July 8
July 1
The Union Planters IMAX new feature film Space Station documents the construction and assembly of the International Space Station currently in Earths orbit. The film runs throug...
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Archived Article: Law Briefs -
Thursday, June 27, 2002
The Memphis Bar Association securities section presents the Securities Section Spring Seminar from 1 p The Memphis Bar Association securities section presents the Securities Section Spring Seminar from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at Morgan Keegan &am...
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Archived Article: Law Briefs -
Thursday, March 14, 2002
Brent Taylor, a two-term member of the Memphis City Council, has announced his candidacy for the Seventh District U Brent Taylor, a two-term Memphis City Council member, announced his candidacy for the 7th District U.S. House seat being vacated by R...90.
Archived Article: Habitat (lead) -
Tuesday, January 22, 2002
Habitat for Humanity 6-house plan on tap Habitat for Humanity 6-home plan on tap By MARY DANDO The Daily News The second reading of an ordinance to rezone six parcels of land off Crump Avenue from light industrial to single-family residential comes ...91.
Archived Article: Mcc (lead) -
Tuesday, July 3, 2001
By SUE PEASE Telecom changes on tap for council By SUE PEASE The Daily News Three telecommunications companies will be requesting name changes for their franchise agreements during next Tuesdays Memphis City Council meeting. Nextlink Tennessee Inc.,...92.
Archived Article: Law Focus -
Thursday, May 31, 2001
Memphis police may get reward from city council Memphis police pay dispute before city council By MARY DANDO The Daily News Most people would agree police officers can never be fully rewarded for the work they do each day. Tuesday, a resolution is b...93.
Archived Article: Library (lead) -
Tuesday, April 3, 2001
By SUE PEASE Library, land transfer tops council agenda By SUE PEASE The Daily News Among the 43 items on the Memphis City Council agenda for todays meeting are two matters dealing with the dissemination of information and historical fact. The counc...94.
Archived Article: Stax (lead) -
Tuesday, March 20, 2001
Hold On - the City Council is coming with $1 Council considers Stax museum funding By MARY DANDO The Daily News A resolution appropriating $1.25 million in general obligation bonds for the Stax Museum will go before Memphis City Council at 3:30 p.m....95.
Archived Article: Metricom (lead) -
Thursday, February 1, 2001
City to consider wireless applicant City to consider wireless Internet application By SUE PEASE The Daily News A San Jose, Calif.-based company will make a pitch before the Memphis City Council to operate its high-speed wireless Internet service in ...96.
Archived Article: Ftz (lead) -
Tuesday, January 30, 2001
Foreign trade zone on tap for Depot Foreign trade zone on tap for Depot By KATHLEEN BURT The Daily News Another boost designed to enhance redevelopment of the former Defense Depot is in the works. City planners this week hope to send an application ...97.
Archived Article: Tech Focus (metricom) -
Wednesday, January 10, 2001
Wireless broadband eyeing Memphis High-speed wireless company eyeing Memphis By SUE PEASE The Daily News Imagine booting up a laptop and sending an e-mail with an attached spreadsheet, or maybe viewing graphic-intensive Web sites, perhaps accessing ...98.
Archived Article: Cordova (lead) -
Thursday, June 8, 2000
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Cordova debate moves to public hearing today By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News A public hearing begins at 1:30 p.m. today in City Council chambers, as the Land Use Control Board will give citizens a chance to speak about the com...99.
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Tuesday, April 18, 2000
By Stacey Wiedower Hunt-Phelan auction still on, despite offers By Stacey Wiedower The Daily News Much to the chagrin of many Mid-Southerners, the auctioning of Memphis famed Hunt-Phelan Home appears to be on schedule, as no foundation or individual...100.
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Tuesday, April 11, 2000
Memphis City Council member Brent Taylor was elected vice chairman of the Chickasaw Basin Authority Memphis City Council member Brent Taylor was elected vice chairman of the Chickasaw Basin Authority. The Chickasaw Basin Authority is composed of may...