Shelby Farms: Oh No! The bison are sick!

Steve Cooper: Cordova “restaurant” still raising concerns.
 

City Council: More reporting on MCS Supt. Cash’s appearance before Council and the differing numbers being reported in the layoffs, from the Daily News. Also, Robert Lipscomb now claims Bass Pro Shops is in a hurry to close the deal.

Food Bank: Teaming up with Fox13 for a food drive today. A related story about FedEx volunteers from the CA.

Lambuth University: Fred Zuker resigning as president, but will become a chancellor.

Juvenile Court: Big-name rapper, T.I., makes surprise visit to Memphis to talk with local teens. In other JC news, Clerk Steve Stamson is trying to circumvent County hiring freeze.

Baptist Trinity Home Care and Hospice: Hit with job cuts.

Ridgeway High School: Trying to qualify for international program.

Cordova Arts & Crafts Festival: Kid-oriented fair coming Saturday and Sunday.

GonerFest A preview of the local alternative - garage rock festival which is already underway. Official site here.

West Memphis 3: Former lawyer for convicted murderer testifies he could have called witnesses to clear Jason Baldwin … but didn’t, in appeal bid for new trial. WMC story.

Northwest / Delta Airlines: Preparations for shareholder vote.

Oxford Presidential Debate: McCain’s bold move — He’s suspending campaign and wants the Oxford debate delayed. Fox13 reports on the split in reactions, student reactions, and more.

A report from My Eyewitness News, also debate preparations still going ahead. (Similar story from WREG.)

From WREG, video of McCain’s statement. From WMC: Holding breath; holding merchandise, holding hope.

The Commercial Appeal article. And, again, Ole Miss moves ahead anyway.

Previously: All the local media are on this one. The Commercial Appeal has an entire online section devoted to coverage. Fox13 reports on preparations, the Secret Service and an interview with the mayor of Oxford. Their collected coverage page is here. WREG’s coverage website is here. And WMC has a debate blog and a Twitter feed.

Official Ole Miss debate website is here.

POLITICS: Senator Bob Corker meets privately with Treasury Secretary Paulson Sunday; still has reservations on bailout plan.

A pro-Obama demonstration outside City Hall. (CA video report.)

Mayor Herenton and Robert Lipscomb fighting calls for depositions.

Center City Commission: Meets today to discuss some design issues.

BUSINESS: Consulting group names Memphis as least expensive water - sewer costs in survey. Regions Financial Corp. to pay $11 million fine for subsidiary AmSouth.

Nationally, existing home sales, and prices, dropped in August, but stock of homes also shrank.

First Horizon: AARP names them best employer for people over 50. More from Daily News.

Bill Heard: All dealerships to close Friday. Or is it 14?

Bartlett Festival: A profile of three bands appearing at the Fest, this weekend. (via Bartlett Express)

Long Tall Animals: The joy of discovering a married couple you both like and restarting missed traditions.

The Gates of Memphis: A great quote on cities from Jane Jacobs.

Fertile Ground: Interesting fallout from a Montessori education.

Too Lazy to Fail: Nooooo! Christmas is already coming!

The Chubby Vegetarian: Vegetable and noodle soup with ginger / garlic broth!

Wendi C. Thomas: McCain’s “crafty faux pas.”

Commercial Appeal: “Murky maneuvers” harming Beale Street.

Mediaverse: Memphis: A two-fer! Thoughts on pushing back the presidential debate and on uncomfortable Southern histories.

LeftWing Cracker: Whipping up excitement for the upcoming Obama (well … Wharton) rally.

Cherry Blossom Special: Shocked, shocked, I tell you.

55-40: A two-fer! The proposals for a Wall Street recovery and noting the limits of tolerance.

Panacea: A weekend in the wild and a big choice made.

Smart City Memphis: Sprawl and poverty — we’re number five!

polar donkey: Seven sharks swimming in the financial waters.

Thaddeus Matthews: A salacious tale of one of the principals in the business of Beale Street.