If Clint Eastwood were to make to a sequel of “The Outlaw Josey Wales,” state Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver could play Granny Hawkins because of her penchant for blunt language.

2. Democrats Pick 'firsts,' GOP Goes for Trump Fave in Primaries - Thursday, August 16, 2018

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — In a night of firsts, Democrats in Vermont's primary chose the nation's first transgender gubernatorial nominee. In Minnesota, they picked a woman who would be the first Somali-American member of Congress. Connecticut Democrats nominated a candidate who could become the first black woman from the state to serve in Congress.

3. Harris Expands Transition Team in Preparation for Taking Office - Friday, August 10, 2018

Shelby County Mayor-Elect Lee Harris announced more additions to his transition team Friday morning.

Harris named four additional honorary co-chairs including former county mayor A C Wharton Jr., county commissioner Walter Bailey, philanthropist Gayle Rose, and former city councilwoman Tajuan Stout Mitchell.

4. Execution Blocked After Company Objects to Use of its Drug - Thursday, July 12, 2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge effectively put the execution of a two-time killer on hold Wednesday after a pharmaceutical company objected to the use of one of its drugs to put someone to death.

5. Last Word: Veto Override Drama, Iran Reaction & Rise of the Rest Meets Soundways - Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Shelby County Commissioners have a busy committee day Wednesday with a budget presentation – county mayor Mark Luttrell’s final one as the county’s chief executive, more discussions about the Graceland plan and a veto override.

6. The Sound of (Memphis) Music - Saturday, November 4, 2017

By her own account, Marcella Simien fell in love with Memphis on Day One when she moved here to attend college. Almost a decade later, she’s still here, the frontwoman for Marcella & Her Lovers, a band that plays what she describes as “swamp soul” and finished up an album this summer.

7. Public Shaming Likely but GOP Wary of New Laws After Equifax - Monday, September 25, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) – Prospects are good for a public shaming in the Equifax data breach, but it's unlikely Congress will institute sweeping new regulations after hackers accessed the personal information of an estimated 143 million Americans.

8. Independent Schools’ Success Based On Rigorous Academics, Innovation - Saturday, September 23, 2017

Independent schools in the Memphis area are recording strong enrollment numbers as parents seek rigorous academics, small class sizes and educational approaches that prepare their children for the highly competitive college entrance process.

9. Promoters Exporting Authenticity Of Memphis Music in Another Way - Tuesday, September 12, 2017

A new 5,000- to 6,000-seat concert venue at Graceland by early 2019 is competition. But it probably brings more customers to the overall market for concerts in the city, says the founder of Music Export Memphis, the city’s export office for the music business.

10. Getting Started - Saturday, August 12, 2017

Every journey of a thousand miles begins with that first single step. Every song, that first note; every long-lasting relationship can trace back to that first hello.

The countless business startups in Memphis, many maturing thanks to the city’s myriad accelerators and entrepreneurship programs, likewise all unfold the same way. They all start, no pun intended, with that first idea that leads to the creation of an enterprise – hopefully a successful, money-making one.

11. Women Go on Strike in US to Show Their Economic Clout - Thursday, March 9, 2017

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Some American women stayed home from work, joined rallies or wore red to demonstrate their economic clout Wednesday as part of a multitude of International Women's Day events held around the globe.

12. The Week Ahead: February 28-March 6 - Monday, February 27, 2017

It's Monday, Memphis – time to peek at this week's (very busy) dance card, from the opening of Graceland's $45 million entertainment complex to a showcase of the latest high-tech ag innovations to a celebration of some local "hidden figures." Check out what else you need to know about in The Week Ahead...  

13. Memphis Engineers Elected To Statewide Council Offices - Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Two Memphis area engineers have been elected to help lead the American Council of Engineering Companies of Tennessee.

Logan Meeks, PE, with A2H Inc., will serve as first vice president of the statewide council. Tim Verner, PE, with Fisher & Arnold Inc., has been elected second vice president.

14. The Week Ahead: July 4-10 - Monday, July 4, 2016

Happy Fourth of July, Memphis! We hope you’re enjoying a long weekend – and if you do have to work today, we hope you’re able to sneak out early enough to watch some of the local fireworks displays tonight. Here are details on a few of them, plus other local happenings you need to know about this week…

15. Engineer Jonnye McElyea Joins Allen & Hoshall - Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Jonnye McElyea has joined Allen & Hoshall as a structural engineer. McElyea, who designs structures such as buildings, bridges and retaining walls, is among the 19 percent of engineers who are women. Her previous experience includes time at Parsons Corporation and AFRAM Corp.

16. Duke Takes Reins at Friends for Life - Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Longtime nonprofit administrator Diane Duke recently took the helm of Friends for Life as its new executive director. In her new role, the Los Angeles native leads and oversees an organization that’s helping those affected by HIV/AIDS through the provision of education, housing, food, transportation and healthy life skills training.

17. Ready for Launch - Saturday, November 21, 2015

Five hundred new companies in 10 years. That’s the idea that founded EPIcenter, short for Entrepreneurship-Powered Innovation Center, an organization looking to catalyze the entrepreneurial movement in Memphis.

18. 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.

19. Because I Say So - Thursday, April 2, 2015

“Ipsy dipsy!” shouts Ann Marie, Marlo Thomas’ character in “That Girl.” Trying to impress a judge in court, she mispronounces “ipse dixit.” Meaning “he, himself, said it,” this Latin phrase connotes a dogmatic, unsupported assertion.

20. Airbnb, Other In-Home Vacation Rentals Face Rules, Taxes - Saturday, October 4, 2014

When Hume-Fogg teacher Elizabeth Smith and her husband became empty-nesters, they talked about downsizing.

21. New Media Explosion - Tuesday, April 15, 2014

One of the defining features of a traditional newspaper is the content bundle, a broad selection of topics and stories meant to appeal to the widest group of readers possible.

Increasingly, though, upstart digital media outlets are launching in Memphis that take the opposite approach. They’re focusing their brands on content that doesn’t seek to be all things to all people, going after specific niches that the founders of these outlets feel get short shrift from legacy media.

22. Wells Joins Evans Petree as Associate - Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Julie Wells has joined Evans Petree PC as an associate in the East Memphis office, focusing her practice in health care law and general business matters. She previously worked at Baptist Medical Group, where she played an integral role in physician practice acquisitions and contractual-related matters.

23. Van Vliet Takes on Roles at UT Medical, The MED - Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Dr. Michael M. Van Vliet has joined the department of plastic surgery at UT Medical Group, has been named assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and has been appointed director of burn critical care for the Firefighters Regional Burn Center at The Regional Medical Center at Memphis.

24. Community Main Focus of Conrad’s Goals - Monday, November 4, 2013

Since Kemp Conrad, principal with Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors LLC, took the position as president of Commercial Advisors’ asset services – a leading third-party provider of leasing, property management and project management services – revenues have increased by 215 percent.

25. Community Improvement at Heart of Conrad’s Goals - Saturday, November 2, 2013

Since Kemp Conrad, principal with Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors LLC, took the position as president of Commercial Advisors’ asset services – a leading third-party provider of leasing, property management and project management services – revenues have increased by 215 percent.

26. Fisher Joins Boy Scouts Chickasaw Council as CEO - Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Richard L. Fisher has joined the Chickasaw Council of the Boy Scouts of America as chief executive officer. In his new role, Fisher will extend character development and leadership skills to youth who live in the Chickasaw Council territory, which includes the Mississippi Delta, Memphis, and Shelby and Crittenden counties.

27. Signal Flow PR Firm Celebrates Milestone - Friday, June 28, 2013

Elizabeth Cawein is getting set to host a party at Minglewood Hall’s 1884 Lounge in two weeks in honor of her public relations firm Signal Flow PR hitting its two-year anniversary.

There will be performances by Myla Smith and Chris Milam, two clients of Cawein’s firm. A disc jockey will be spinning tunes until late in the evening, and Signal Flow is launching a new website shortly before the party.

28. Rhodes Video Spotlights Memories of King’s Death - Monday, April 8, 2013

Rhodes College has uploaded its short docudrama “Exactly Where We Were” to YouTube. The 11-minute video spotlights selected memories from what was going on at Rhodes – then known as Southwestern College – the night the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed.

29. Musicians Get Plugged in to Cawein’s Signal Flow - Friday, March 22, 2013

When Elizabeth Cawein left her job with the Memphis Music Foundation amid a restructuring of the organization, she had a choice.

The Memphis music fan could stay in the city and settle for a public relations job not connected to the music industry, or she could make a music-related PR job her focus and end up leaving town.

30. Gammon Joins Methodist in Business Development - Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Myra Gammon has joined Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare as a business development account manager for Community Care Associates. In her new role, Gammon is responsible for the development and management of the Occupational Health and Wellness Services program.

31. Logan New Director Of AHA Heart Ball - Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Sarah Logan has joined the American Heart Association as director of the Heart Ball.

Hometown: Hernando, Miss.

32. Welcome Addition - Wednesday, November 23, 2011

The four-story office building at Court Avenue and Second Street in Downtown Memphis was built in 1903 as the home of The Commercial Appeal and later became the longtime headquarters of the Welcome Wagon Corp.

33. Cultural Connection - Monday, November 7, 2011

It’s impossible to deny Western society’s fascination with India.

The interest in Indian culture is evident in the popularity of films such as “Bend it Like Beckham” and “Slumdog Millionaire,” and in literary works such as Arundhati Roy’s Booker Prize-winning “The God of Small Things” and Jhumpa Lahiri’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Interpreter of Maladies.”

34. Leadership Academy Announces Graduates - Tuesday, October 11, 2011

The Leadership Academy has announced its September 2011 Fellows Program graduates.

They are Mary Elizabeth Anthony of Smith & Nephew; Gene Baker of Smith & Nephew; TaKeisha Butler of Smith & Nephew; Brenda Caldwell of Dr. B Empowerment Services; Donnell Cobbins Jr. of Universal Commercial Real Estate LLC; Jonathan Cross II of Jonathan Cross Venture & Holdings Corp.; Reggie F. Davis of Street Ministries; Shenenka Davis of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis; Jeb Fields of Commercial Advisors; Jonathan Flynt of Bryce Corp.; Lori Guy of First Horizon National Corp.; Channa Halmon of Le Bonheur Center for Children and Parents; Ursala Holmes of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC; Shannon Izquierdo of FedEx Corp.; Jared Johnson of Pier 1 Imports; Ken Kimble III of Boy Scouts of America – Chickasaw Council; Joy Lockridge of Spherion Staffing Services; Nathan Martin of the University of Memphis; Shawn McCutcheon of Regions Bank; Katie Midgley of the Urban Child Institute; Tanner Mueller of First Tennessee Bank; Bettina Kurtz Pearson of First Tennessee Bank; Robin Poston of the University of Memphis; Kerra Saine of First Tennessee Bank; Joy Stephens of Joy Factor Consulting; Colby Stough of Youth Villages; Carrie Strehlau of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Marvin Todd of FedEx Corp.; Brittney Rogers of Duncan-Williams Inc.; Lindsey Waugh of Medtronic Inc.; Carsett Webber of Wright Medical Technology; Josh White of MAA (formerly Mid-America Apartment Communities); and McLean Wilson of Kemmons Wilson Cos.

35. Medical Impact - Monday, January 24, 2011

The Medical Education & Research Institute has evolved into one of the elite medical training facilities in the country. The center’s list of faculty and students reads like a “Who’s Who” of medicine from all over the world.

36. Women Face Challenges in Bioscience Industry - Friday, September 24, 2010

Women are poised to take on bigger roles within bioscience, but they must be prepared for the challenges of a demanding industry.

That was the message from five women leaders within the industry, who spoke at a Bioworks Business Association luncheon Wednesday.

37. Memphians Celebrate City’s Good News Website - Monday, May 10, 2010

Memphians who launched a website extolling the joys of living here because they were tired of their city being bad-mouthed will celebrate on Tuesday the one-year anniversary of MemphisConnect.com.

In that time, the website has attracted visits from people in more than 2,500 cities. It has become a recruiting tool for some of the city’s top employers. And potential tourists are using it as a vacation guide.

The website is an initiative of The Leadership Academy.

The nonprofit organization is hosting a party from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Playhouse on the Square, 51 S. Cooper St.

The only admission charge is a willingness to speak up for Memphis, said Elizabeth Lemmonds, director of communications and marketing for The Leadership Academy.

“Really the idea for the event is to be as uniquely Memphis as the site is, to recognize what’s wonderful about Memphis, the creativity and the Memphis talent,” she said.

The event includes food, Ghost River beer, entertainment and a special announcement.

“We were tapped by Broadway’s ‘Memphis,’ the musical, for a very exciting promotion that will be unveiled at the May 11 anniversary celebration,” Lemmonds said.

The keynote speaker is Tom Schmitt, SVP of FedEx Solutions. CB Richard Ellis and Waddell & Associates Inc. are presenting Tuesday’s event for MemphisConnect.com.

MemphisConnect.com began with a focus group organized by The Leadership Academy.

“We heard over and over again about hidden treasures,” Lemmonds said. “Why do they need to be hidden?”

The group included graduates of The Leadership Academy who had diverse interests.

“People wanted to talk about their favorite locally owned restaurant, but they also wanted to talk about why they love raising a family in the Memphis area and the places they take their kids on the weekend, the way they get involved in nonprofits, their favorite hole in the wall,” Lemmonds said.

The organizers decided that a website would be the best way to showcase the diverse interests of Memphians who love their city.

“In the first year we had over 550 different posts, over 75 voices of diverse Memphians who either had a regular profile or who did guest posts for us here and there,” Lemmonds said.

People from 2,500 cities, including locations outside the United States, went to the site to learn where Memphians liked to hang out.

“We worked with a number of human resources teams and are actually being used as a recruiting tool by companies like International Paper, St. Jude, Smith & Nephew and Pinnacle,” Lemmonds said. “Methodist Le Bonheur even includes us on the recruiting piece of their website.”

To register for the free event, go to www.leadershipacademy.org/event_item-13724/.

38. Former Macon Road Comedy Club Sells - Thursday, February 18, 2010

The former Comedy Tennessee club at 6102 Macon Road near Interstate 40 and Sycamore View Road has sold for $600,000 to an entity called EOJ LLC. The seller was Shelby Crossing Shopping Center, formerly known as Memphis Outlet Mall. The sale closed in January, but wasn’t recorded with the Shelby County Register of Deeds until this week.

39. Good Service Translates to Proper Tipping in Market - Monday, February 1, 2010

Editor’s Note: This is the final in a series about tipping in local restaurants.

The meal is concluded. The check has been delivered and examined. The crucial moment arrives.

How much will you leave as a tip for your waiter? Remember, the waiter makes only $2.13 an hour plus tips, the latter amount often pooled with the tips of other waiters or portioned – “tipped out” – to backup workers such as food runners, bussers and service bartenders.

40. Memphis Bar Association Names New Board Members - Tuesday, December 8, 2009

The Memphis Bar Association has appointed new officers and new members to the board of directors for 2010.

Ricky E. Wilkins of the Law Offices of Ricky E. Wilkins will serve as president. John Cannon of Shuttleworth Williams PLLC will serve as vice president and Gary K. Smith of Apperson Crump Maxwell PLC will serve as treasurer. Linda Warren Seely of Memphis Area Legal Services Inc. will serve as secretary.

41. Memphis Bar Assn. Elects New Officers, Board Members - Monday, December 7, 2009

At the Memphis Bar Association’s Annual Meeting Thursday at The Peabody hotel, the MBA announced its 2010 officers and new members of its board of directors.

Immediate past president Art Quinn passed the gavel to incoming president Ricky E. Wilkins of the Law Offices of Ricky E. Wilkins. John Cannon of Shuttleworth Williams PLLC and Gary K. Smith of Apperson Crump & Maxwell PLC automatically move to the positions of vice president/president-elect and treasurer, respectively. Linda Warren Seely, director of pro bono projects at Memphis Area Legal Services Inc., was chosen as secretary.

42. Artificial Limb and Brace Fitters Under Greater Scrutiny - Wednesday, May 20, 2009

State and national regulators are putting the fitters of artificial limbs and body braces under greater scrutiny because of fraud and an increased demand for services.

James P. Rogers of Chattanooga, president of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, welcomes the scrutiny. The public needs to be protected from unqualified and unscrupulous individuals, he said, as the devices become more complex. Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, an aging population and high rates of diabetes are causing more people to need prosthetics (artificial limbs) and orthotics (braces).

43. Swine Flu Casts Shadow Over Economy - Tuesday, April 28, 2009

LONDON (AP) - Uncertainty over the swine flu outbreak cast a shadow over the struggling global economy Monday, raising fears that that the spread of the virus could harm trade and tourism and undermine businesses just as they begin to rally.

44. Both Parties Expect Democratic Senate Pickups - Tuesday, November 4, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats counted on solidifying their thin leadership grip on the Senate as voters flocked to the polls Tuesday to fill 35 Senate seats. Embattled Republicans braced for losses but hoped they would be modest ones.

45. Jones Ascends to High-Level Position At Army Corps of Engineers - Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Carol Winfield Jones has been selected as chief, project development branch and assistant to the deputy district engineer for project management for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District.

46. You Go Girls: Mock Trial Team Members Get Their Game On - Thursday, March 22, 2007

High school student Keith Hall admits that during this time of year, she thinks about mock trial competition all the time. She thinks about it in her math class when she should be focusing on calculus. It even keeps her awake at night.

47. Melick Tapped to Manage Fixed Income Banking Group at Morgan Keegan & Co. - Wednesday, July 5, 2006

Jordan Melick has joined Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. as a managing director for the firm's Fixed Income Banking Group. Melick previously was managing director of the health care finance team of Minneapolis, Minn.-based Piper Jaffray & Co. He began his career in health financing in 1991 at Detroit-based Comerica Bank.

48. 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.

49. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, June 22, 2005
HEADLINE

AdFed Names Pyramid Award Winners

The Memphis Advertising Federation named Robert Vornbrock and Glenna Rogers-Ward ad man and ad woman of the year at its 2005 Pyramid Awards ceremony. Vornbrock, president of diversified communications...

50. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, December 29, 2004
BOMA Inducts 2005 Officers

Gibbons Named to Chair National Committee

Judge Julia Gibbons of Memphis was named by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist as chair of the Budget Committee of the Judicial Conference. Gibbons has bee...

51. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Monday, July 26, 2004
Hickory Ridge Commons

Hickory Ridge Commons

Sells for $5.5 Million

Safeway Plaza Inc. has purchased Hickory Ridge Commons shopping center near Ridgeway and Winchester roads from Hickory Ridge Investment LLC for $5.5 million, according to Th...

52. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, June 2, 2004
MEMPHIS FOOD BANK APPOINTS ASST

The Food Bank Appoints Assistant Director

Estella Mayhue-Greer was appointed assistant director of the Memphis Food Bank. Greer has been with The Food Bank for eight years. She previously served as agency relati...

53. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, December 17, 2003
Methodist Health Information Team Tops National List

Methodist Health Information Team Tops National List The Health Information Management team at Methodist University Hospital was named the best in the country by Advance Magazine, a national tr...

54. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, July 30, 2003
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Rear Adm. Jeffrey L. Fowler was named commander of Navy recruiting following the retirement of Rear Adm. George E. Voelker. Fowler completed a military fellowship in 2002-2003 and is a life member at the Council of Foreign...

55. Archived Article: Benchmark - Thursday, June 19, 2003
Oracle boosts PeopleSoft takeover bid

Oracle boosts PeopleSoft takeover bid

Oracle Corp., the No. 2 U.S.-based global software maker, Wednesday sweetened its hostile cash bid for PeopleSoft Inc. by 22 percent to about $6.3 billion, the latest ...

56. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, October 9, 2001
HOUSING AND Urban Development secretary Mel Martinez announced that for the first time since the Gulf War, reservists and memb

For the first time since the Persian Gulf War, National Guard reservists and members called to active service will rece...

57. Archived Article: Real Focus Justine's - Tuesday, October 10, 2000
JUSTINES CHANGES HANDS AGAIN Memphis landmark changes hands again By MARY DANDO The Daily News A piece of Memphis history is to change hands again shortly when the Italianate Victorian mansion known to its many patrons over the years as Justines Res...

58. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, August 11, 1999
Leonard I Randall H. Brown has been appointed chief financial officer for Allen & OHara Inc. He formerly was director of corporate finance for Promus Hotel Corp. A certified public accountant, Brown has bachelors degrees from the University of M...

59. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, July 14, 1999
New Vice President of Brand Management Former Todd E. Smith has been promoted to chief accounting officer for Omega Health Systems Inc. He formerly was vice president-financial and acquisition services. Smith is a graduate of Rhodes College. Beth C....

60. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, June 2, 1999
Dr Philip G. Satre, chairman and chief executive officer of Harrahs Entertainment Inc., has been named to the board of directors of JDN Realty Corp. Paul Stone has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer of Mark VII Inc. Ston...

61. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, March 8, 1999
March 8 March 8 The Memphis Area Radio Stations Association will sponsor a seminar at the Ridgeway Inn featuring consultant Irwin Pollack. His topics will be radio ad selling from 8:30 a.m. to noon and radio station management from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ...

62. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, August 27, 1997
Gene Stone has been selected as the Chickasaw Councils new scout executive. He replaces Bob Salser, who has been named area director of the BSAs South Georgia/North Florida region. Stone has served as director of the Cub Scout Division at the nation...

63. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, March 17, 1997
March 17 March 17 The Institute of Management Accountants will meet at Union Planters, 6200 Poplar Ave. from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The seminar topic will be the Internet, and the presenter will be Dr. Larry Schmidt of Christian Brothers University. The c...

64. Archived Article: Seus-japan Conf - Monday, September 9, 1996
lj 10/5 cates Memphis site for Southeastern states/Japan trade conference By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News The 21st annual meeting of the Southeastern United States/Japan Association will convene next month in Memphis, bringing Eastern and Western c...