Memphis Crime: An Eyewitness News statistical report on burglaries around the county. And a slightly more optimistic report from WMC. A City Councilman — Shea Flinn — was a target, though not a victim, of the MLG&W scammers.

Shelby County: The first day to sign up for the Utility Assistance Program is a busy one.

TENNESSEE: Two West TN hospitals have agreed to an $8 million settlement over improper Medicare billing. An increasing potential for wildfires is predicted for state next year. The State Attorney General approves the legality of camera-based citations.

St. Luke’s Food Pantry: The award winning charity could use your help.
 

The Peabody Hotel: New digs for the ducks open today.

Memphis City Council: Councilwoman Henri Brooks’ Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition has hit a snag as court thinks she may need a different chapter. And the fight is heating up over the proposed ‘predatory lender’ ordinance. There will be another executive session of the Council over the Fairgrounds proposal.

BUSINESS: Both Black Friday and cyber Monday were better than expected. More on Cyber Monday from Fox13 and WMC. HSA Commercial Real Estate, from Chicago, purchases more Memphis property.

October County unemployment falls to 7.1% (while still up over a year ago) and construction spending also falls.

Four more TICs (tenant in common) join up in Countrywood Crossing in Cordova.

People in Business from the CA, for Tuesday.

Holidays: Some advice on tipping. Watch out for a Christmas card mail scam. Fayette Cares is working to put together food baskets for more than 400 families.

Shelby Farms: One more Clean Memphis event this weekend, to help mulch trails, weed flowerbeds and pick up litter.

Delta Air Lines: Their acquisition of NorthWest means shifting plane purchases from Boeing.

Barret Oaks: Fox13 reports on the revisions to the original plan, and the possibilities for approval. More from the CA.

Memphis Television News: The Commercial Appeal breaks down some of the ratings numbers. They inexplicably leave out Eyewitness News and Fox13.

MISSISSIPPI: A professor says it’s not a two-party state.

The Exchange Club: Look for the red buckets and please donate. On a related note, a reminder you can text-message a donation to the Salvation Army!

DeSoto County: The director of the Hernando Main Street Chamber of Commerce resigns. The city’s Farmer’s Market was a bigger than expected success!

The Board of Supervisors for the County has a long wish list of projects needing State funding. County schools will not need to cut budgets.

Horn Lake agrees to emergency funding of emergency shelter.

Tunica Cabaret & Resort remains go up for auction.

Memphis City Schools: Keyed to World AIDS Day, the system is launching Healthy Choices Week. The system is also exploring a long-term, expanding relationship with Shelby County Head Start to reach thousands of infant children.

POLITICS: Sheriff Mark Luttrell spoke recently to the Germantown Chamber of Commerce on the current (and past) financial crisis. The Cordova Leadership Council is now eyeing their future plans. Collierville Mayor Linda Kerley gives her ‘exit interview’ to the Collierville Independent and new Mayor Stan Joyner outlines his plans.

Joseph Kyles on the new Obama administration. Former Senator and Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker sees some kind of health care reform in the new Obama administration.

State House Republicans unanimously elect Jason Mumpower as their candidate for House Speaker in January. More from the Commercial Appeal.

University of Tennessee Health Science Center: Names an interim dean to the College of Allied Health Sciences.

Collierville: Historic marker commemorating the Civil War Battle of Collierville is installed.

Mortgage Investors Group: Down times are just an opportunity to grow for East Tennessee company moving into Memphis.

Stanford St. Jude Championship: A surprising, record-setting gift to the research hospital from golfers.

Commercial Appeal: Supporting allowing wine sales in grocery stores.

A Right Perspective: Bringing the Christmas back to the ‘holiday season’.

a field guide to urban memphis: Thoughts on the Commercial Appeal’s reader comments to online stories. And be sure to reader her commenters.

Complacencies of the Peignoir: Some post-holiday musings.

theology & geometry: Clock-watching and the obligatory embarrassing family holiday photo.

artbutcher: Back to work.

The Daily Docket: Thoughts on how to have a Party and more on women killing men with seeming impugnity.

Joe Larkins: Thoughts on paycuts in tough times and the portrayals of news people on television and in movies.

The Chockley Blogs: The difference between an optimist and a pessimist, to a child.

LeftWing Cracker: Back after a short hiatus.

Paul Ryburn: Organising a cheering section for this weekend’s St. Jude Marathon; organising a Facebook group for hardcore Downtowners; and a recap of a relaxing Saturday.

Smart City Memphis: Examining the opposition of Shelby County city mayors to consolidation.

Squeaky Wheel Seeks Grease: A long list of things she’s done and a shooty Thanksgiving.

Author of Y’all’s Destruction: The perils of house hunting.