The National Civil Rights Museum will honor former Vice President Joe Biden and Rainbow/PUSH founder Rev. Jesse Jackson along with Memphis philanthropist J.R. “Pitt” Hyde at the annual Freedom Awards Oct. 17.

2. Civil Rights Legend Meredith Says He's on a Mission From God - Monday, July 23, 2018

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — James Meredith is a civil rights legend who resists neatly defined narratives.

3. After the Injury - Friday, July 20, 2018

ATLANTA – Early in last season’s Egg Bowl on Thanksgiving night, Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald made a short run to his left, got hit, and crumpled to the Scott Field turf. His right ankle had been dislocated and his foot had been spun around as though on a swivel.

4. Pegg Named Fleet Manager For Explore Bike Share - Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Jon Pegg recently joined Explore Bike Share as bike fleet manager as the local nonprofit prepares for the May 23 launch of its 600-bicycle, 60-station bike-share system. Pegg comes to Explore Bike Share from Revolutions Bicycle Co-Op, where he served as shop manager.
In his new role, Pegg manages Explore Bike Share’s mechanic team, directs volunteers, teaches community members, performs warehouse duties, and interacts with bike share users and community groups.

5. Bartholomew Named St. Mary’s Athletic Director - Wednesday, May 2, 2018

St. Mary’s Episcopal School has promoted John Bartholomew to athletic director. Bartholomew has been coaching lacrosse at St. Mary’s since 2014, and the following year, he joined the school full-time as assistant athletic director and lacrosse coordinator. He has been serving as St. Mary’s interim athletic director since last fall.

6. Kroger Spends Millions to Permanently Cut Prices in Memphis and Beyond - Thursday, April 12, 2018

Kroger has made a “multimillion-dollar investment” to permanently cut prices on more than 3,000 products in its grocery stores across Memphis and its multistate Delta Division.

Shoppers will be met with oversized signage announcing the price cuts almost anywhere they turn inside Memphis-area Kroger stores. That includes messaging that completely covers the entrances that shoppers walk through at locations like the Kroger at 1675 N. Germantown Parkway, where a bright yellow image of a few grocery items and the announcement “Say Hello To Lower Prices” covers the doors.

7. Three Incumbents Unopposed at August Primary Ballot Deadline - Monday, April 9, 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.

8. 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.

9. MLK50 Observances Come With Appeals, Memories - Friday, April 6, 2018

The way National Civil Rights Museum president Terri Lee Freeman described it as the MLK50 commemorations began this week, the church bells would cascade when they rang Wednesday, April 4, starting at 6:01 p.m. – the moment Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot 50 years ago.

10. AP Was There: The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. - Thursday, April 5, 2018

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – In the spring of 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had won victories on desegregation and voting rights and had been planning his Poor People's Campaign when he turned his attention to Memphis, the gritty city by the Mississippi River. In his support for striking sanitation workers, King wanted to lead marches and show that nonviolent protest still worked.

11. Events - Wednesday, April 4, 2018

The Withers Collection Museum and Gallery will stage an “I Am A Man” Reenactment Photo Shoot Wednesday, April 4, with the lineup starting at 8 a.m. at Fourth and Beale streets. The picture will re-create photojournalist Ernest C. Withers’ iconic “I Am A Man” photo from the 1968 sanitation workers’ strike. Register in advance at the Withers Collection, 333 Beale St., or online at 2018mlk50.com.

12. Commitment to King's Unfinished Work Remains 50 Years Later - Tuesday, April 3, 2018

ATLANTA (AP) – Tyrone Brooks was 22 years old and 400 miles away, seeking clues to an unsolved lynching as old as he was, when he got the news that Martin Luther King Jr. was dead. Stunned, Brooks dropped everything and drove to Memphis, crying all the way.

13. '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.

14. The Aftermath: Memphis' Political Journey Since 1968 - Saturday, March 31, 2018

For 50 years and counting, April 4 has been an important day in the life of Memphis.

To some Memphians, it is a holy day; to others, it’s a day of reflection, or perhaps one of action and service.

15. MLK50 Events: A Roundup of Memphis Happenings - Saturday, March 31, 2018

Here's a selection of events in Memphis marking the 50th anniversary of the 1968 sanitation workers' strike and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. April 3 is the 50th anniversary of King’s last speech – the “Mountaintop” speech at Mason Temple, while April 4 is the 50th anniversary of his assassination on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel.

16. MLK 50 Years Later - Saturday, March 31, 2018

Bernard Lafayette remembers being in Memphis April 3, 1968, and a dejected Martin Luther King Jr. being roused from his room at the Lorraine Motel to speak at Mason Temple on a rainy night.

17. Strickland Talks of Work To Be Done 50 Years After Strike - Thursday, March 29, 2018

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says the hardest part of growing black-owned business, and thereby black wealth in the city, is increasing the number of minority-owned firms in certain sectors.

18. Gun Violence March About More Than School Safety - Tuesday, March 27, 2018

The Memphis “March For Our Lives” that drew several thousand people Downtown Saturday, March 24, focused on gun violence beyond the Parkland, Florida, school massacre that prompted the national movement about a month ago.

19. Last Word: Graceland's New Lawsuit, Memphis March For Our Lives and Trolley Test - Monday, March 26, 2018

Remember the comment from last week’s EDGE meeting by EDGE board member Tom Dyer who said the economic development body was likely to be sued no matter what it did on Graceland’s application for tax breaks on its “convention center” plan in Whitehaven? At week’s end, Graceland followed through with a lawsuit in Chancery Court against EDGE for delaying a decision on the matter. The lawsuit contends EDGE has no intention of making a decision on incentives and that Graceland is entitled to those incentives.

20. Thousands March In Local Version of 'March For Our Lives' - Saturday, March 24, 2018

Several thousand people marched Saturday, March 24, from Clayborn Temple to the National Civil Rights Museum in the Memphis version of the national March For Our Lives.

The group, led by students from Memphis schools, called for the passage of federal gun control measures as well as more mental health counseling at schools with chants of “The NRA has got to go” and “Vote them out.”

21. Legislature Moving on Civil Rights Cold Cases - Friday, January 12, 2018

Charlie Morris may be nearing 100 years of age, but he’s never given up on his quest for Tennessee to delve into decades-old civil rights crimes.

22. Rev. Jesse Jackson Discloses Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis - Monday, November 20, 2017

CHICAGO (AP) – The Rev. Jesse Jackson disclosed publicly Friday that he has been seeking outpatient care for two years for Parkinson's disease and plans to "dedicate" himself to physical therapy to slow the progress of the disease.

23. State Panel Sheds New Light on Racial Atrocities - Thursday, August 24, 2017

State Rep. Johnnie Turner has seen what can happen when old wounds are never allowed to heal.

She’s seen it most recently in clashes between neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klansmen and white supremacists and those who resisted their hatred in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a counter-protester was killed and 19 were injured when a car was intentionally driven into a group of counter protesters. Two state troopers also died in a helicopter crash that weekend.

24. Jackson Visits City Hall In Push for Career Education - Saturday, May 13, 2017

At the top of the Tuesday, May 9, Memphis City Council session, the council heard from civil rights leader and two-time presidential contender Rev. Jesse Jackson.

25. Jackson Visits City Hall In Push for Career Education - Thursday, May 11, 2017

At the top of the Tuesday, May 9, Memphis City Council session, the council heard from civil rights leader and two-time presidential contender Rev. Jesse Jackson.

26. Last Word: Council Day Issues, 'A Man Of Color' and East Memphis 'Novel' - Wednesday, May 10, 2017

A busy day at City Hall Tuesday by the City Council agenda and by at least one completely unplanned moment during council budget committee sessions. It was so busy that at the start of Tuesday’s council session, chairman Berlin Boyd couldn’t find his gavel and technical glitches prompted him to ask for a can of WD-40. Throw in a visit to City Hall by civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson and you have our comprehensive same night rundown of how it went and for whom it went.

27. Council Hears Railgarten Dispute in 2 Weeks, Appoints Impasse Panels - Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Memphis City Council members will hold an evidentiary hearing in two weeks to sort out a Midtown restaurant-bar that ran afoul of the approvals needed to open with annexes including intermodal containers and an outdoor area.

28. Last Word: The Catechism of 1968, Downtown Hotels and Earth Day on Auto Row - Tuesday, April 4, 2017

What happened 49 years ago this week in our city began long before the first sanitation worker walked off the job or the first “I Am A Man” sign was made. Maybe it was that long arc that explains the timing of what happened here in late March into the first week of April of 1968. For just about half a century now we have thought and thought again about that chronology, reviewed the details. And what we have is a sort of catechism of moments that if they had happened differently, we can’t help thinking, might have produced a different result.

29. Marker Commemorates King’s Final Flight to Memphis - Tuesday, April 4, 2017

John Hope Bryant has come through Memphis International Airport many times on business. The founder of the financial literacy nonprofit “Operation HOPE” was always aware the airport was Martin Luther King’s last arrival point on the way to his assassination in 1968.

30. This Week in Memphis History: Nov. 25-Dec. 1 - Saturday, November 26, 2016

2015: Republican presidential contender John Kasich is in Memphis for a fundraiser at the home of Brad Martin. It is one of two fundraisers that evening – the other is for state Senate Republican leader Mark Norris who is considering a bid for Tennessee governor in 2018.

31. This Week in Memphis History: June 17-23 - Saturday, June 18, 2016

2008: The first issue of The Memphis News features a cover story on the suburbs of Memphis. Developer Henry Turley: “It’s ‘This is not the city -- county taxes, county schools. Don’t look back.’ That’s the only reason they are built, so why should they be built well? They’re not.”
Collierville Mayor Linda Kerley: “Years ago, you thought of it as just being away from the city. And now you have so many multilevel cities that are suburbs.”
Arlington alderman Gerald McGee: “They know we’re there. But they don’t really know what we are. They just know that we’re way out there. I was the same way.”

32. Kyles' Services May 6 At Mason Temple - Saturday, May 7, 2016

Retired Monumental Baptist Church pastor and Memphis civil rights leader Samuel Billy Kyles will be remembered Friday, May 6, with a community celebration of his life at Mason Temple Church of God In Christ, 930 Mason St.

33. Kyles Services Friday At Mason Temple - Friday, May 6, 2016

Retired Monumental Baptist Church pastor and Memphis civil rights leader Samuel Billy Kyles will be remembered Friday, May 6, with a community celebration of his life at Mason Temple Church of God In Christ, 930 Mason St.

34. Reaction to the Death of Civil Rights Leader Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles - Thursday, April 28, 2016

Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles died Tuesday in Memphis after a long illness. Here's a roundup of reaction from local leaders, Kyles' associates and the National Civil Rights Museum...

35. Kyles Played Big Role in Civil Rights Movement - Thursday, April 28, 2016

The world knows him through his story of standing near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in 1968 just seconds before King was assassinated.

36. Civil Rights Veteran Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles Dies At Age 81 - Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Civil rights movement icon Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles died Tuesday, April 26, after a long illness at the age of 81.

37. Last Word: A Day In The Park, Fashion Week and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Wednesday, April 6, 2016

The skid is over. The Grizzlies beat the Bulls at home and the post-season possibility drama continues in the land of Griss and the one year and done college home of Derrick Rose.

38. Jesse Jackson Calls for Passion to Continue Dr. King's Work - Wednesday, April 6, 2016

He was 26 years old in 1968 when he was a guest at the Lorraine Motel with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and one of the younger members of King’s inner circle.

39. The Week Ahead: April 4-10 - Monday, April 4, 2016

Let’s get this week started, Memphis! Here’s our roundup of local happenings you need to know about in the coming days, from an observance of the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination to your first chance to visit Mud Island River Park this season.

40. CEO Tim Cook Defends Apple's Resistance in FBI iPhone Case - Monday, February 29, 2016

CUPERTINO, California (AP) – Apple CEO Tim Cook defended his company's opposition to the FBI's iPhone-hacking plan at its annual shareholder meeting, one day after the tech giant formally challenged a court order to help the FBI unlock an encrypted iPhone used by a murderous extremist in San Bernardino, California.

41. Editorial: Your Anger And The Political Process - Saturday, February 27, 2016

The moving national elections that are our presidential primaries have never generated a 40 percent or higher voter turnout in Shelby County.

That goes back to 1972 when the primaries were redesigned to temper a convention process in both parties that had lost touch with voters.

42. Last Word: Post Caucus, Fincher's Exit, 1919 Handwriting and Your Rolodex - Tuesday, February 2, 2016

That close (very little light between index finger and thumb) between Clinton and Sanders in Iowa Monday evening.
Both live to fight another day in another state—New Hampshire.
And because it is Iowa – they each get to declare victory as long as they don’t go into a lot of detail about the totals.
This is one of those cases where it is like horsehoes and hand grenades – close does count.

43. Birmingham Offers More Than Bowl Game - Tuesday, December 22, 2015

University of Memphis football fans will head to Birmingham, Ala., next week to celebrate a bowl game appearance that could see the team finish with 10 wins for a second straight season.

It’s been a historical run, and the Birmingham Bowl appearance will give the Tigers a rare chance to play against Auburn University. The game’s 11 a.m. kickoff makes it a plausible day trip, but then Birmingham has plenty to offer anyone thinking of spending a night or two.

44. Fair Trade: The Mid-South Fair’s transition to Southaven - Saturday, October 3, 2015

A FedEx jet turned for Memphis International Airport just north of Landers Center in Southaven, Miss., on Saturday, Sept. 26, the opening weekend of the Mid-South Fair.

Below it, a ride on the parking lot of the arena made a perpetual turn in the other direction under the same overcast skies.

45. Musical Space - Wednesday, August 19, 2015

It took a while – four years, in fact – for the Memphis Music Hall of Fame to finally get a space of its own. But it’s preparing to celebrate that physical space at 126 Beale St., adjacent to the Hard Rock Café, with a grand opening ceremony Friday, Aug. 21.

46. This week in Memphis history: August 14-20 - Saturday, August 15, 2015

2014: A power outage Downtown takes down Beale Street and The Peabody hotel for five hours on a Friday night during Elvis Week. The outage blows off manhole covers at Second Street and Butler Avenue and strands some Peabody guests in stuck elevators. The area of the outage is between Madison and G.E. Patterson avenues. Power is restored at around 2 a.m. the next morning.

47. Study: Top Tech Firms Bypassing Asian Workers for Executive Jobs - Thursday, May 7, 2015

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Google, Yahoo and other major technology companies are far more inclined to hire Asians as computer programmers than to promote them to become managers or executives, according to a study released Wednesday.

48. Nashvillians Offer Resolutions and Hopes for the New Year - Saturday, December 27, 2014

About 45 percent of Americans make New Year’s resolutions – or so says the Journal of Clinical Psychology. And one of the best ways to ensure they stick? Make them public.

So, we asked a few Nashvillians in various fields – some of whom we spoke with earlier in the year – to share their resolutions, goals or intentions for both their personal lives or businesses as well as hopes they have for the city.

49. Tech Summit Addresses Industry's Lack of Diversity - Thursday, December 11, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson spent most of this year pressuring the technology industry into facing up to the glaring scarcity of women, blacks and Latinos at companies renowned as great places to work.

50. New Book Captures Iconic Memphis Signs - Thursday, October 30, 2014

It might be easy to overlook the signage that identifies a place or business when considering the wide sweep of Memphis’ topography.

But one Memphis artist took inspiration from the city’s often iconic signs for her newest project, a book on sale now called “Memphis Type History: Signs and Stories from Just Around the Corner.”

51. Apple's Tech Jobs Held Mostly By White, Asian Men - Wednesday, August 13, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Apple primarily relies on white and Asian men for its top-paying technology jobs, feeding the perception that Silicon Valley's economic boom is largely excluding women, blacks and Hispanics.

52. Past, Present, Future - Saturday, April 5, 2014

The weekend before the formal reopening of the National Civil Rights Museum, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s voice could be heard in the museum plaza.

53. Signs of the Times - Tuesday, February 18, 2014

A single image of iconic Memphis landmarks such as the Arcade Restaurant or the Lorraine Motel is sometimes all that’s needed to ground the viewer in a place and time and convey whole chapters of Memphis history.

54. This week in Memphis history: November 29-December 5 - Saturday, November 30, 2013

2012: The Yorktown, a 257-foot cruise boat, left Memphis after a two-week stay on the Memphis riverfront because of Hurricane Sandy on the Atlantic Coast. Sandy caused the cruise ship to arrive in Memphis a week early. Meanwhile the Grand Caribe cruise ship was due the second week in December. The Queen of the Mississippi was in Memphis that Nov. 24 in advance of 24 scheduled stops in Memphis in 2013. The American Queen, the world’s largest steamboat, was due in its homeport of Memphis that Dec. 2.

55. Obama, Clinton Families Pay Tribute to JFK - Thursday, November 21, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama paid tribute Wednesday to former President John F. Kennedy's legacy, joining former President Bill Clinton to lay a wreath at Kennedy's grave and presenting a freedom medal that Kennedy conceived before his assassination 50 years ago this week.

56. Detroit, Toyota See Big US Sales Gains in January - Monday, February 4, 2013

DETROIT (AP) – American consumers ignored tax increases and trudged through winter weather to buy new cars and trucks at an unusually strong pace last month.

"(January) was like a sprinter out of the starting blocks," said Mike Jackson, CEO of AutoNation Inc., the country's largest auto dealership chain.

57. Jackson Commends UTHSC African-American Students - Thursday, April 5, 2012

The Rev. Jesse Jackson this week visited the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s campus in Memphis to meet with students and faculty.

58. Civil Rights Museum Marks Assassination Anniversary - Wednesday, April 4, 2012

The National Civil Rights Museum will screen a documentary on the final years of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Wednesday, April 4, 44 years to the day of his assassination.

59. Honors Continue For Architect Of Memphis Sound - Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Memphis music icon Willie Mitchell was honored on what would have been his 84th birthday last week with a Tennessee state historical marker at his Royal Studios.

60. Freedom Awards Expand for NCRM’s Anniversary - Wednesday, August 10, 2011

The National Civil Rights Museum will honor 14 people and two civil rights organizations at its annual Freedom Awards in November.

The group of recipients is more than the usual three each year to mark the 20th anniversary of the museum opening on the site of the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968.

61. Freedom Awards Expand for NCRM’s Anniversary - Thursday, August 11, 2011

The National Civil Rights Museum will honor 14 people and two civil rights organizations at its 20th annual Freedom Awards in November.

The group of recipients is more than the usual three each year to mark the 20th anniversary of the museum opening on the site of the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968.

62. Labor Leaders Remembrance of MLK Timely - Friday, April 1, 2011

Organized labor supporters from around the country will descend on Memphis Monday to join members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 1733 in solidarity as they march through Downtown’s streets on the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

63. GOP Invites Business to Vent About Regulations - Friday, February 11, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) – From large manufacturers to a small electric company, businesses complained about costly government rules Thursday at a forum provided by Republicans who are eager to slash federal regulations. Democrats protested that GOP lawmakers only wanted to hear about the burdens of regulation, not the benefits to public health and worker safety.

64. Bill Clinton Races to Help Democratic Candidates - Monday, October 25, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Clinton, out of the Oval Office for nearly a decade and once considered a political liability, is campaigning for Democratic candidates at a pace no one can match, drawing big crowds and going to states that President Barack Obama avoids.

65. Memphis Movement - Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Memphis music producer Scott Bomar considers “Wattstax,” the concert documentary about Stax Records’ 1972 concert in Los Angeles, the “pinnacle of the Memphis music business.”

66. Banks Find Time Right to Repay TARP - Monday, February 1, 2010

President Barack Obama made an effort to show his disdain for the taxpayer-funded bank bailout during his State of the Union address Wednesday night, likening its popularity to that of a root canal.

67. Background: Tunica - Monday, December 7, 2009

Before the casinos, when the local economy was cotton and tractors, Tunica County had an unemployment rate as high as 25 percent.

Today’s Tunica bears little resemblance to that place from the mid-1980s.

68. Erving and Williams: Always ‘Rise Above’ in Life - Monday, November 9, 2009

The National Civil Rights Museum recently honored Myrlie Evers Williams and Julius Erving with its annual Freedom Awards.

Evers-Williams, the former chair of the NAACP and the widow of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, and Erving, an NBA Hall of Famer known as “Dr. J” during his playing days in the old American Basketball Association, spoke at Temple of Deliverance Church of God in Christ at the awards ceremony’s annual public forum.

69. Struggles Hamper Southern-Based Civil Rights Group - Monday, August 3, 2009

ATLANTA (AP) - The organization that gave birth to the modern civil rights movement is in danger of missing out on a chance to capitalize on the country's conversation on race, despite President Barack Obama's historic campaign and election.

70. U of M’s Palazolo Receives Engineering Education Award - Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Dr. Paul Palazolo, assistant dean and assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Memphis’ Herff College of Engineering, has received the Peter G. Hoadley Award for Outstanding Engineering Educator from the Tennessee section of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

71. Lawson Ponders Setting Record Straight About MLK and Memphis - Thursday, April 10, 2008

Forty years after he invited Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to come to Memphis in support of striking sanitation workers, the Rev. James Lawson now feels the need to correct some parts of the story that ended with King's assassination on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel.

72. Obama, Huckabee Dominate Shelby in Tenn. Primaries - Thursday, February 7, 2008

The presidential primary season came to a rain-soaked and stormy end Tuesday evening in Memphis even as some voters were still showing up at the polls.

Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee carried Shelby County in Tuesday's Tennessee presidential primaries in which 24 percent of Shelby County's 611,000 registered voters cast ballots.

73. Obama, Huckabee Carry Shelby In Tn Primary - Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee carried Shelby County in Tuesday’s Tennessee presidential primaries.

Huckabee went on to win statewide in the GOP contest while New York Sen. Hillary Clinton took the statewide Democratic primary.

74. Democrats Heat up Primary Race - Wednesday, January 30, 2008

There was a telling moment Sunday at Monumental Baptist Church. It came as Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton swayed in her chair to the melody of the church choir.

Laquita Jackson strode purposefully down the center aisle of the South Memphis church, a bundle of Barack Obama signs under one arm and holding another bundle of Obama fans. It caused a brief uproar in the crowd of 300 as she took her seat in the fourth row behind two women with larger home-made Clinton signs. A sign truce was quickly negotiated as the choir continued and something that happens occasionally among competing presidential campaigns blew over quickly.

75. Latest Newcomer Data Show First-Home Hotspots - Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Once the executive chairman of Birmingham, Ala.-based Regions Financial Corp. officially retires at the end of the year, he'll spend the next chapter of life pursuing civic and charitable work in the Bluff City.

76. Repubs and Dems Fix On Feb. 5 as State Primary Date - Friday, August 17, 2007

The leaders of the Tennessee Republican and Democratic parties don't agree on much when it comes to who should lead the country when George W. Bush leaves the White House.

But they do agree that Feb. 5 is the right time for the Tennessee primaries even as South Carolina officials earlier this month moved up that state's primaries by 10 days to Jan. 19.

77. Push Is on to Pull Wharton Into Race Against Herenton - Thursday, July 12, 2007

With a week to the filing deadline for candidates on the October city ballot, Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton Jr. has a lot to consider.

The draft movement to get him into the race for Memphis mayor is the campaign season's best bet for a surprise. The effort launched Wednesday.

78. From 'Nerve-Wracking' Experiences To High Honors,Glankler Brown's Carr Has Seen it All - Thursday, June 28, 2007

Oscar "Bo" Carr III has been practicing law at Glankler Brown PLLC for more than 30 years, but one experience that happened a few years after he joined the firm will stay with him forever.

Carr, now a member of the firm, was in court with Frank J. Glankler Jr., who was the firm's lead litigator at the time and now is of counsel with the firm. One of the firm's clients, Union Planters Bank, was involved in a lawsuit in the late 1970s with Stax Records' owner Al Bell. The Rev. Jesse Jackson had taken the stand as a character witness for Bell.

79. Possible Appointees Line Up to Fill Peete's Former Council Seat - Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Some are well known in the community. Others are just getting started. And more are certain to take a chance.

In the weekend since City Council member Rickey Peete resigned his council seat, seven citizens from the half of the city he represented have let the remaining 12 council members know they want the appointment.

80. In Defense Of Imus - Friday, April 20, 2007

As I've watched the controversy build over Don Imus' potshot against the women's basketball team at Rutgers University, I've wholeheartedly agreed with his detractors.

Without a doubt, the shock jock's thoughtless criticism of the team during a morning broadcast April 4 was uncalled for and just plain mean - in a word, reprehensible.

81. Get Ready, Memphis: Star-Studded Cast On Tap at Media Reform Conference - Friday, January 12, 2007

It's not every day a person gets to see a member of the Federal Communications Commission jam onstage with a local band like the North Mississippi Allstars.

But attendees can expect that and more at the 2007 National Conference for Media Reform, which kicks off today and continues through Sunday and which will bring to Memphis guests including Hollywood personalities, academics, activists and political celebrities.

82. This Just In: - Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Four months from now, a group of celebrities from the news and entertainment worlds will flock to Memphis for a national conference on the media, an event that's expected to bring up to 3,000 people to the city.

83. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, February 9, 2000
Memos Memos Launice P. Sills has joined Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell as an associate attorney in the firms Memphis office. Sills concentrates her practice in tort and insurance litigation. She received a bachelors degree in 1980 from Spel...

84. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, April 7, 1999
Bob Vornbrock has been named president of Thompson & Co Bob Vornbrock has been named president of Thompson & Co. He formerly was chief operating officer. Vornbrock is a graduate of the University of Missouri. Greg Bava has been named to the ...

85. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, March 11, 1998
Gary L Gary L. Osing has joined the Waring Cox law firm as chief operating officer. He formerly was director of administration for the law firm of Hand Arendall LLC in Mobile, Ala. He is a graduate of the University of South Alabama and Springfield ...

86. Archived Article: Standout - Friday, November 14, 1997
By SUZANNE THOMPSON With women at heart Dr. Phyllis Betts devotes her life work to the study of women and their roles By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News In a high school in the 1960s, a female student with stellar scores on her standardized achievem...

87. Archived Article: Govt Focus - Friday, August 30, 1996
8/30 jts govt. focus Democrats Unite Tennessee delegation regales in the Windy City By JAMES SNYDER The Daily News Americans know Chicago as the Windy City, but what many may not know is that the nickname refers to the citys politics and not the bla...

88. Archived Article: Unemployment 2 - Wednesday, June 5, 1996
UNEMPLOYMENT High unemployment, growing labor force mark casinos By JAMES SNYDER The Daily News When the gambling halls came to Tunica County, proponents touted the new industry as the salve for one of the countrys poorest places, a scrabble of cott...