Court allows Bellevue Inn

to reopen under strict rules

General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Larry Potter signed a consent order Monday in which Pravien Patel, owner of the Bellevue Inn, 1250 S. Bellevue Blvd., admitted to operating a nuisance and is allowed to reopen if proactive steps are taken to prevent illegal activity, specifically prostitution, at the motel.

Assistant District Attorneys Bobby Carter and Valerie Smith, and motel owner representative Rex L. Brasher Jr. approved the order. The owner could be held in contempt of court if there is any failure to comply with the order, in which case he could be fined and sent to jail.

The D.A.s office, with the assistance of the Memphis Police Department Vice and Narcotics Unit and the West Tennessee Violent Crime and Drug Task Force, closed the Bellevue Feb. 28.

The specific conditions under which the motel may reopen, include the following: motel rooms may not be rented by the hour or for less than one rental day; accurate records must be kept at all times of the names of all motel guests and the manner and amount of payment; the motel shall not rent rooms to known prostitutes, and owners must post a No Loitering sign on the premises.

Archer-Malmo reaps

heaps of NAMA awards

Archer-Malmo recently took home 48 of 92 prizes, including two of three Best of Show awards, at the National Agri-Marketing Association Mid-South/Regional chapters Best of NAMA, which recognizes work in agricultural communications. All awarded work was for client Valent U.S.A. Corp., an agricultural chemical supplier in Walnut Creek, Calif.
The awards ceremony, which took place in Memphis, combined the Mid-South chapter awards with the Region V awards, which includes submissions from Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Louisiana, North and South Carolina.  
Archer-Malmo won Best of Show in the advertising and specialty categories; 10 Mid-South merit awards; 19 Mid-South first place awards; eight Regional merit awards; and 11 Regional first place awards.
Regional award winners will advance to the national competition, which culminates April 15 in San Diego.

ResortQuest inks GIANTS

as preferred travel supplier

ResortQuest International, a manager of vacation condos, homes and villas, has reached an agreement with Greater Independent Association of National Travel Services, or GIANTS, to become a preferred supplier for the travel agent network.

GIANTS is a member-owned international travel agency network, which includes about 1,800 qualified locations throughout the United States and Canada.

Praying for President

hits Memphis shelves

As Americans face the possibility of full-scale war, a Memphis author has released Praying for the President: A Daily Guide of Scripture and Prayer.

Author Dr. Pauline Jones Hord said the book offers 365 daily devotions specifically written for the spiritual support and encouragement of the President.

The book is available for purchase online at www.prayingforthepresident.com and at Cokesbury Books, 6150 Poplar Ave. For more information, call Master Design, 309-9655.