Welcome back to the work week and however much this is a grind, you are probably having a better work week than David Fizdale who suddenly got the ax from the Grizz front office Monday afternoon. This was not altogether unexpected following a vocal post-game dissent from Marc Gasol after Big Spain came out of what wound up being a Sunday loss to Brooklyn in the fourth quarter – the latest in a string of losses after a strong start to the season by the Grizz.

2. Arlington Election Decided, Other Political Milestones on Horizon - Monday, September 25, 2017

With the Arlington vote count in and awaiting certification from the Shelby County Election Commission, it would seem a light election year in Shelby County is over.

The municipal elections were the only regularly scheduled elections in local politics this year.

3. One Alderman Upset, Two Re-Elected In Arlington Elections - Friday, September 22, 2017

Two Arlington aldermen were re-elected in municipal elections Thursday, Sept. 21, that were the only scheduled elections of 2017 in Shelby County politics. And a third incumbent alderman was upset by his challenger as an outgoing interim alderman was elected to the Arlington school board.

4. One Alderman Upset, Two Re-Elected In Arlington Elections - Friday, September 22, 2017

Two Arlington aldermen were re-elected in municipal elections that were the only scheduled elections of 2017 in Shelby County politics and a third incumbent alderman was upset by his challenger as an outgoing interim alderman was elected to the Arlington school board.

5. Arlington Alderman and School Board Early Vote Opens Friday - Friday, September 1, 2017

Early voting opens Friday, Sept. 1, in the only scheduled election of 2017 in Shelby County – Arlington municipal elections.

Four of the six seats on the city’s board of aldermen and three seats on the five-member Arlington school board are on the ballot.

6. Last Word: Repeal Votes, ServiceMaster Exit and Cooper-Young Apartments - Thursday, July 27, 2017

U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee was among the seven Republican Senators who voted Wednesday against a bill that would have repealed the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act without an immediate replacement. U.S. Senator Bob Corker voted for the repeal. The bill failed.

7. Last Word: Freeze Warning, Corker on Obamacare Repeal and The Disney Example - Friday, July 21, 2017

What do you call it when you expect a lot of trouble coming from a specific direction – with a detailed roadmap -- and a completely different controversy comes in from a different direction, hits and leaves a crater. Whatever you call it, that is what happened to Ole Miss football coach Hugh Freeze Thursday evening. Or did it?

8. Pardue, Benjamin Claim Seats at Arlington Filing Deadline - Friday, June 16, 2017

One of the four races for alderman in Arlington this September was decided at the Thursday, June 15, noon deadline for candidates to file, as was one of the three school board races.

The two sets of races in Arlington are the only regularly scheduled elections of an otherwise off-election year in Shelby County that has come to include two special elections elsewhere in the county.

9. Pardue, Benjamin Claim Seats at Arlington Filing Deadline - Friday, June 16, 2017

One of the four races for alderman in Arlington this September was decided at the Thursday, June 15, noon deadline for candidates to file, as was one of the three school board races.

The two sets of races in Arlington are the only regularly scheduled elections of an otherwise off-election year in Shelby County that has come to include two special elections elsewhere in the county.

10. ‘Big Ballot’ Moves to Early Voting Friday - Friday, July 18, 2014

Voters begin making their decisions Friday, July 18, on the longest ballot of any election cycle in Shelby County politics.

Early voting in advance of the Aug. 7 election day begins Friday at the Shelby County Election Commission’s Downtown offices, 157 Poplar Ave., from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

11. Titans Owner Bud Adams Has Died at Age 90 - Tuesday, October 22, 2013

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Titans owner Bud Adams, who helped found the American Football League and whose battles for players helped lead to the merger with the NFL, has died. He was 90.

12. Suburban School Board Races Almost Set - Friday, August 17, 2012

Races on the Nov. 6 ballot for six sets of suburban school boards took shape Thursday, Aug. 16, at the noon filing deadline for candidate qualifying petitions.

The candidates that made the deadline have another week to withdraw from the races if they wish.

13. Board to Make Ad Hoc Choices - Thursday, August 16, 2012

Countywide school board members meet Thursday, Aug. 16, to take another step toward the selection of a single superintendent to oversee the schools merger process.

The board meets at 5 p.m. at Overton High School before the latest in a series of public forums at the school on the proposed schools consolidation blueprint.

14. New Arlington Mayor Familiar With Schools Fight - Monday, September 19, 2011

The incoming mayor of Arlington already had a busy political schedule that offered plenty of new political horizons.

Mike Wissman will be among the Shelby County Schools board members joining the countywide school board in approximately two weeks.

15. Wissman Claims Arlington Mayor's Race - Friday, September 16, 2011

Shelby County Schools board member Mike Wissman is the new mayor of Arlington.

Wissman won the four-way hard fought race for mayor of the Shelby County town in a race in which the coming of schools consolidation became the dominant issue.

16. Arlington, Lakeland Residents Head to Polls - Thursday, September 15, 2011

The race for mayor of Arlington intensified via Facebook in the gap between early voting and Election Day.

Thursday, Sept. 15, is Election Day in Arlington and Lakeland. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

17. Arlington Mayoral Hopefuls Sound Off - Monday, August 22, 2011

The town of Arlington has seen substantial growth in the last eight years. But the four contenders for Arlington mayor told several hundred people last week that the town isn’t yet at the point where it can or should make investments in a police force, a beefed-up fire department or a new library.

18. Arlington Gears Up for Mayor’s Race - Friday, August 5, 2011

Before Memphis voters go to the polls this October to decide a mayor’s race, voters in Arlington will decide a four-way race for mayor in the Sept. 15 elections there.

The Memphis field of 10 includes candidates like incumbent Mayor A C Wharton Jr. and challenger James Harvey, who are relying on sophisticated computer software and lots of volunteers to turn out tens of thousands of people in early voting and on Election Day.

19. Arlington Mayor’s Race Nets Four Contenders - Friday, June 17, 2011

At the noon filing deadline Thursday, June 16, for candidates in the Sept. 15 Arlington and Lakeland elections, there was a four-candidate race for Arlington mayor as expected. And the two incumbent town aldermen seeking re-election had opposition with a three-way battle for the third seat on the Arlington Board of Aldermen.

20. Arlington Mayor’s Race Nets Four Contenders by Deadline - Thursday, June 16, 2011

At the noon filing deadline Thursday, June 16, for candidates in the Sept. 15 Arlington and Lakeland elections, there was a four-candidate race for Arlington mayor as expected. And the two incumbent town aldermen seeking re-election had opposition with a three-way battle for the third seat on the Arlington board of aldermen.

21. Econ Development Tops List For Arlington Candidates - Tuesday, June 14, 2011

The town of Arlington has a four-way race for mayor. The pack is running in a wide open race as incumbent Mayor Russell Wiseman has decided not to seek a third term after eight years in office.

22. Chase Merritt Files LoanTo Build Lamar Value Place - Thursday, August 23, 2007
     The California-based real estate investment firm building two Value Place extended-stay hotels near Memphis International Airport has filed a construction loan and started site work on its Lamar Avenue facility.
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23. California-Based Investor Brings Two Hotels to Airport Area - Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Yet another out-of-town real estate investor is pumping money into the local economy, further proof that Memphis remains attractive to outside interests.

This time it's Newport Beach, Calif.-based Chase Merritt LP, which is launching a pair of nationally branded hotels called Value Place on both sides of Memphis International Airport, according to The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.

24. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, June 8, 2005
TMA Elects Surgeon to Board of Trustees

Local Surgeon Elected to Medical Association Board

The Tennessee Medical Association elected vascular surgeon Dr. Hugh Francis III to serve a three-year term on its Board of Trustees. Francis previously ...

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

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

26. Archived Article: Back - Monday, July 6, 1998
State Tech to offer State Tech to offer classes in Cordova State Technical Institute will offer evening classes at Cordova High School for the first time this fall. The two-year college decided to offer the classes because the area is growing so rap...

27. Archived Article: Back2 - Wednesday, July 9, 1997
Technical school will offer Technical school will offer day classes in Millington For the first time, more than two dozen day classes will be offered this fall at State Technical Institutes Millington Center. The center, located in Building S 241 at...

28. Archived Article: Tech Briefs - Wednesday, August 21, 1996
State Technical Institute will offer a class this fall on creating and maintaining a World Wide Web site State Technical Institute will offer a class this fall on creating and maintaining a World Wide Web site. The class will cover server installati...

29. Archived Article: Back - Tuesday, July 9, 1996
State Tech will offer GIS training in fall State Tech will offer GIS training in fall State Technical Institute plans to offer a new course this fall on geographic information systems. The GIS course is an overview of the concepts, functions, applic...

30. Archived Article: Back - Thursday, May 23, 1996
State Tech reorganizes computer program State Tech reorganizes computer program To more clearly reflect the current information environment which encompasses topics such as communications, administration and object-oriented systems development State...