Three incumbent Democratic state House members in the Shelby County delegation to the Tennessee Legislature were effectively re-elected Thursday, April 5, at the noon deadline for candidates in the Aug. 2 state and federal primaries to file their qualifying petitions.

2. Three Incumbents Unopposed at August Primary Ballot Filing Deadline - Friday, April 6, 2018

Three incumbent Democratic state House members in the Shelby County delegation to the Tennessee Legislature were effectively re-elected Thursday, April 5, at the noon deadline for candidates in the Aug. 2 state and federal primaries to file their qualifying petitions.

3. 'This Was Like A War': Witnesses Remember Day MLK Was Shot - Tuesday, April 3, 2018

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Clara Ester's eyes were fixed on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as he stood on the concrete balcony of the Lorraine Motel.

4. Orgel, Caldwell Prepare For School Board Races - Saturday, January 27, 2018

Incumbent Shelby County Schools board members Billy Orgel and Chris Caldwell have pulled qualifying petitions to seek re-election to the nonpartisan positions in the August elections.

Caldwell faces a challenge in District 1 from Michael Scruggs, a motivational speaker, and Katherine Ayers, who have each pulled a petition for the race.

5. Orgel, Caldwell Pull Petitions In School Board Races - Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Incumbent Shelby County Schools board members Billy Orgel and Chris Caldwell have pulled qualifying petitions to seek re-election to the nonpartisan positions in the August elections.

6. ‘Breathtaking’ Transformation in Bristol - Friday, September 9, 2016

This isn’t just any football game. It’s the Battle at Bristol.

When Tennessee plays Virginia Tech on Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, about 150,000 fans are expected to be in attendance, making it the largest crowd ever to watch a football game.

7. Chism Opens Capital Advisors/Bellwether Enterprise's Memphis Office - Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Jeremy Chism has joined Capital Advisors/Bellwether Enterprise as vice president to open the company’s Memphis commercial real estate loan production office. The firm provides financing solutions through a vast network of insurance companies, CMBS lenders and commercial lenders for commercial real estate.

8. DeSoto County Supervisor Killed in ATV Accident - Thursday, October 30, 2014

HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) – DeSoto County Supervisor Harvey Wayne Lee has died an all-terrain vehicle accident south of Hernando, Mississippi.

County Coroner Jeff Pounders said the accident occurred Tuesday night on a county road. Pounders said the 54-year-old Lee was transported the emergency room at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto, where he died.

9. Harris Files Ford Challenge at Deadline - Thursday, April 3, 2014

Memphis City Council member Lee Harris is challenging Democratic state Sen. Ophelia Ford in the August primary for District 29, the Senate seat held by a member of the Ford family since 1975.

10. Soul Celebration to Benefit MED Foundation - Tuesday, March 27, 2012

The Four Tops, The Temptations Review, Thelma Houston, and Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. will bring their legendary brand of soul to The Peabody hotel’s Grand Ballroom Saturday, March 31, during “Med Night: A Soul Celebration.”

11. High Water Makes Mississippi Dangerous to Navigate - Monday, May 23, 2011

ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (AP) — Travis Morace has been running boats on the Mississippi for two decades, witnessing all of the mighty river's many moods. He's seen it calm and smooth as a newly paved road and endured jarring rides filled with treacherous twists and bumps.

12. Deimund Named Clinical Director of Methodist Wound Centers - Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Sandy Deimund has been named clinical director for the Methodist North and Methodist South Hospital Comprehensive Wound Healing Centers.

Hometown: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Education: Certified Wound Specialist (CWS) and a member of the American Academy of Wound Management
Work Experience: Nurse manager, Methodist South Comprehensive Wound Healing Center; registered nurse, Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Favorite quote: “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” Henry Ford
Last book read: “Love ’Em or Lose ’Em” by Beverly L. Kaye
Favorite music: I like a variety of music, from country to classical.
Favorite movie: “African Queen”
Sports team: Tennessee Titans
Activities you enjoy outside of work: Spending time with friends, sudoku puzzles, traveling, reading
What talent do you wish you had? I wish I could pick stocks like Warren Buffet.
Who has had the greatest influence on you? All of the patients who have overcome obstacles in their lives, yet continue to persevere.
Why did you pursue a career in health care? I have always had an innate curiosity about medicine and people. As a child, my dolls were always sick or injured and needed “health care.”
What drew you to Methodist? The Christian atmosphere and multiple opportunities available for nurses.
What do you consider your greatest professional accomplishments? Any time a patient hugs me or shakes my hand and tells me how much they appreciate my efforts is the greatest feeling.
What do you most enjoy about your work? Working with patients to facilitate their healing process.

13. Bearman Looks Back At 50 Years of Law - Friday, June 18, 2010

Leo Bearman Jr., who next month will have been practicing law for 50 years, is such a towering figure in the city’s legal community that his longtime secretary resorts to classic literature to describe him.

14. Broadway Items Hit Bum Note With Sun - Thursday, May 13, 2010

The owners of the Memphis recording studio where Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis held a jam session in 1956 are all shook up over souvenirs of a Broadway musical dramatizing the event.

15. Baptist Health Care’s Pounds Elected to Novation Board - Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Don Pounds, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp., has been elected to serve on the board of Novation LLC, the health care supply contracting company for VHA, University HealthSystem Consortium and Provista LLC.
Since coming to Baptist in 1987, Pounds has served in a variety of roles, starting as chief financial officer at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County. 

16. Enclave Partnership Files Loan For 19 Lots of Enclave at Sparkle Creek - Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Enclave at Sparkle Creek Planned Development
Unincorporated Shelby County
Loan Amount: $1.5 Million

Loan Date: Aug. 13, 2009
Maturity Date: Aug. 15, 2011
Borrower: The Enclave Partnership
Lender: Merchants & Planters Bank

17. Treadway Joins Thomas & Betts as Senior VP for Electrical Business - Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Charles L. Treadway has joined Thomas & Betts Corporation in the newly created position of senior vice president, group president – electrical. Treadway will provide strategic and operational leadership to the company’s electrical products businesses on a global basis. The electrical segment of Thomas & Betts has approximately 60 manufacturing and distribution facilities in 11 countries and employs approximately 8,000 associates worldwide. The electrical segment reported $2.1 billion in revenues in 2008. Treadway previously served as president and chief executive officer for the Custom Sensors and Technology unit of Schneider Electric.

18. UT Medical Group Names Martin VP of Corporate Compliance - Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Linda Martin has joined UT Medical Group Inc. as vice president of corporate compliance.

19. Settlement Funds To Honor Cauley - Thursday, September 18, 2008

It was the kind of gathering you normally wouldn’t associate with the settlement of a class action case involving urethane.

Several hours in advance of the hearing before Circuit Court Judge Jerry Stokes last week, some of those who would benefit from the settlement gathered at the Glassman, Edwards, Wade & Wyatt PC law firm across from Court Square in Downtown.

20. White Joins Junior Achievement As Exchange City Manager - Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Michael White has joined Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South as Exchange City manager.

Previously, White has served in various youth development positions in the community including as a YMCA youth counselor and director of the Stax Music Academy Summer Camp. He earned a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Memphis.

21. Celeb Trademark Issues at Root of Three Separate Lawsuits - Monday, June 11, 2007

Call it the battle of the brands. Since late April, three recognizable, high-profile Memphis music entities - Newby's, Sun Studio and Elvis Presley Enterprises - all have gone to court within weeks of each other in a series of unrelated cases that all have one thing in common.

22. Baker Donelson Names Roberts Pro Bono Attorney of the Year - Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC has named Kristine L. Roberts its Memphis Pro Bono Attorney of the Year. Roberts was honored for her work as a volunteer with the Attorney of the Day Courthouse Advice Clinic at the Shelby County Courthouse. She also is handling a case for Memphis Area Legal Services. Roberts serves on the Access to Justice Committee of the Memphis Bar Association and volunteers as a judge for educational mock trial events.

23. Popwell Signs on As Head of First Tennessee - Friday, May 11, 2007

David Popwell has been hired by First Horizon National Corp. to lead First Tennessee Bank in Memphis and surrounding areas. Popwell formerly seved as chairman, president and CEO of SunTrust Memphis.

24. Local Resident Named Land Realtor of America - Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Keith Morris of 4M Land Co. in Somerville was honored with the 2005 Land Realtor of America award by the Realtors Land Institute. Morris, current president of the Tennesseen RLI chapter, is the first Tennessean to receive the award. He graduated from the University of Memphis.

25. Baker Donelson Names New President, COO - Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC announced that Jerry Stauffer was selected to serve as the firm's president and chief operating officer. Stauffer formerly served as chairman of the firm's litigation department, as a director of the firm and most recently as managing shareholder. Baker Donelson also announced that Mark Glover was named to a second term as managing shareholder. Ben Adams will continue to serve as board chairman and CEO.

26. Legal Community Deals With Gulf Coast Disaster - Thursday, September 8, 2005

It's an unimaginable scene that will be ingrained in the memories of Americans for a lifetime. The death and destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast is affecting lives in ways that will be felt for years to come.

27. ABWA Chapter Names Woman of the Year - Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Cheryl D. Fleming of Crye-Leike, Realtors, was named 2005 Woman of the Year by the local chapter of the American Business Women's Association. Fleming currently serves as president of the association.

28. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, April 6, 2005
MAAR Pinnacle Awards Winners Announced

MAAR Announces Pinnacle Award Winners

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors announced the following winners of the fourth annual Pinnacle Awards: Al Andrews Jr. of Panattoni Development Co., Commercial...

29. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, October 5, 2004
Recap has nine entries so far because I dont have a feature interview yet

FaxonGillis Prepares to Start Downtown Condos

2.58 acres near

Carolina Avenue

Cost: $8 million

Borrower: FaxonGillis Inc.

Lender: National Bank of Commerce <...

30. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, August 11, 2004
e-photo) Rebecca DeRousse was named assistant administrator of Baptist Rehabilitation-Germantown

Kiwanis Club Names Luttrell Lawman of the Year

The Kiwanis Club named Shelby County Sheriff Mark H. Luttrell Jr. as Lawman of the Year for the Lou...

31. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, March 19, 2003
Memphis Memos March 19

Ken Newberry was appointed senior vice president at Memphis Area Teachers Credit Union. He earned a bachelors degree from Christian Brothers University. Prior to joining MATCU, he worked at Union Planters Bank. Stan Cardwel...

32. Archived Article: Habitat (lead) - Friday, June 28, 2002
MAHBA begins Habitat house in Uptown

MAHBA begins Uptown Habitat house

By SUE PEASE

The Daily News

In a unique partnership twist, the Memphis Area Home Builders Association is taking on a Habitat for Humanity house in Uptown by completin...

33. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, May 29, 2002
Jill Stem, who leads Lee Hecht Harrison outplacement and career advising practice in Memphis, was part of the team that succes Jill Stem, who leads Lee Hecht Harrison outplacement and career advising practice in Memphis, was part of the team that su...

34. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, August 15, 2001
The Tennessee Human Rights Commission named officers for the next year: Dr The Tennessee Human Rights Commission named officers for the next year: Dr. Benjamin Hooks, chairman; the Rev. John Gilmore, vice chair for West Tennessee; Brad Hodge, vice c...

35. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, May 23, 2001
Jim Hartigan has been named senior vice president for quality assurance and guest assistance for Hilton Hotels Corp Jim Hartigan has been named senior vice president for quality assurance and guest assistance for Hilton Hotels Corp. Hartigan most re...

36. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, March 15, 2001
The Memphis Bar Association labor/employment law section will host an update on comparative fault and tort law from 1:30 p The Memphis Bar Association labor/employment law section will host an update on comparative fault and tort law from 1:30 p.m. ...

37. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, July 3, 1997
Plaintiffs or Product Designers Plaintiffs or product designers American Law Institutes restatement shifts burden of proof from defendants to plaintiffs By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News The American Law Institute (ALI), in its recent "Restate...

38. Archived Article: Prod.liab - Wednesday, July 2, 1997
Plaintiffs or Product Designers Plaintiffs or Product Designers American Law Institutes restatement shifts burden of proof from defendants to plaintiffs By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News The American Law Institute (ALI), in its recent Restatement o...

39. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, May 22, 1997
The Memphis Bar Association will sponsor bankruptcy seminar Friday from 1:30 p The Memphis Bar Association will sponsor bankruptcy seminar Friday from 1:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. at One Commerce Square. The speakers will be Judge Jennie D. Latta, U.S. Ba...

40. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, June 26, 1996
Jerry Hall, former field director for U.S. Sen. Harlan Mathews, is the newest member of County Trustee Bob Pattersons staff. Kathy Riikola has joined Le Bonheur Childrens Medical Center as a public relations coordinator. She is a graduate of the Uni...