Methodist LeBonheur Hospitals: A MS House committee has killed the bill that would have allowed them to build a new hospital in Olive Branch. Methodist says they have a backup plan. More on the Methodist LeBonheur Hospital from the Commercial Appeal, WMC.

Main Street Journal: Rescued: The Fight to Save Our Historic Buildings by Lance Allen and The Battle: The Shelby County Schools System is Still in the Fight for Special School Districts by Michael Roy Hollihan. Chuck Bates presents Part Two of Socialism Not Seen Since FDR. You can peruse the Table of Contents here.

Beale Street: Thaddeus Matthews is reporting that a $35 million lawsuit is being filed against the City of Memphis, Performa Entertainment and others by the Beale Street Merchants Association.

Flu Season: Experts say this season won’t end until May.

Germantown / Collierville: There may be a sewage rate hike in Collierville’s future. Germantown us giving away 1300 trees this Friday!

Fayette County: Norfolk Southern Railway is now negotiating to build their intermodal railyard south of Highway 57. Also, a sewage lagoon near Hickory Withe will soon be repaired. Print Solutions is making their own local advertising magazine to fight back against the recession and promote local businesses.

Survey Says: A Middle Tennessee State University survey finds more Tennesseans trust President Obama than trust State legislators, among other findings. According to Robert Half International, 9% of CFOs expect staff reductions in 2Q 2009. Mortgage delinquencies are up more than 50% over last year. Fortune magazine rates FedEx among the top ten most admired companies.

Memphis College of Art: Social Camp is this weekend, all about using Facebook, MySpace and Twitter to help network and promote your art. More here, from Buck’s Blog.

Mid-South Community College: They have reached record enrollment for the Spring 2009 semester, the 11th consecutive year. Credit hours are also up.

Graceland: A new year brings new exhibits on the life of The King.

DeSoto County: The County Health Department has opened a branch office in Southaven. No Methodist LeBonheur Hospital for Olive Branch this year. Judge stops both Horn Lake and Walls from annexing any land at all! Residents of targeted land are relieved. The Board of Supervisors approves the Lewisburg cell tower. Snowden Farms developer will replace trees he cut down, and more.

Delta Air Lines: They are expecting a ’significant loss’ in 2Q 2009.

MISSISSIPPI: The Voter ID bill has died in the Senate Elections Committee, due to early voting provisions. February tax collections fell.

Stanford Financial Group: Employees still have not been paid but have been called back to clean out their desks and personal possessions. More from Eyewitness News. State Senator Paul Stanley comments on his lost job.

ARKANSAS: Senate rejects bill on ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment; more from Fox13. Teen driving restriction bill moves through the Legislature. The State’s stimulus money / project tracking website is a week away from opening. Government says State revenue came in $42 million over projections, thanks to fearful tobacco wholesalers. A state-wide ban on novelty lighters? The breastfeeding bill is headed to the full House.

Tightening the Belt: From Eyewitness News, Ten things that are wasting your money.

Memphis Police Department: Delays in promoting sergeants, caused by lawsuits and other troubles since 2001, are straining the police.

Memphis City Council: City Court Clerk Thomas Long offers a Council committee some revenue proposals, including car boots and unpaid parking fine fees. The City is asking for a stay of Chancellor Kenny Armstrong’s ruling to fund Memphis City Schools (to the tune of $57 million) until an appeals court has ruled; more from the Daily News. The Council also approved a regulation requiring recycling measures at public events or events held in public spaces and considered a hiring freeze. From the News’ Bill Dries, a look at the sparring going on over City and County owing each other money for operations.

Cordova: Strip club owner Steve Cooper’s restaurant is still being watched closely by neighboring Cordovans. It is nearly ready to open. Plummeting home values are hitting this area hard.

POLITICS: The Flyer’s Jackson Baker maintains that House Minority Leader Gary Odom’s disclaimer of Baker’s account of his words during a visit to Memphis isn’t true; he threatens to provide proof if Odom doesn’t recant. Key gun rights bills in the Legislature are up for votes today. And a bill to expand the State Election Commission by two members, to give Republicans control of the body, is going to the governor for a signature. The Photo ID voter bill moves out of the Senate committee; more on Fox13, Eyewitness News.

Governor Bredesen still presents bill to Legislature to close ‘tax loophole’ for FONCEs, among 97 other bills. More on his legislative package from WMC.

AutoZone: Company has an unexpected 8.6% profit increase! More from the Flyer, Commercial Appeal, the Daily News, WMC, Fox13.

Bartlett: The Planning Commission has approved the annexation of 47 acres. The mayor, Keith McDonald, would like to find a way to ban ‘rolling warpped billboards’ from vehicles in the city. Animal cruelty charges for a Bartlett couple; more from Fox13.

BUSINESS: Securas Consulting Group reports layoffs and salary cuts, after November cuts, layoffs and resignations. Citigroup mortgage holders who are unemployed may get a payment break; more from the CA. Blockbuster denies bankruptcy report; more from Fox13. Servicemaster is cutting 155 jobs. Herb Zeman, founder of Lumintex, finds himself at sharp odds against management of his company; a complex and bitter story. The former Chuck Hutton Toyota dealership has been sold to Brooks Realty Partners.

People in Business for Wednesday, from the CA. And people in business from the Daily News.

A business profile of the re-opened Stevi B’s in Bartlett. And WREG profiles the economic struggles of Jimmy’s Restaurant in Bartlett.

TENNESSEE: A bill to heighten and strengthen screening and enforcement of admissions for illegal aliens has university officials worried about additional costs; more from WMC

Center City Commission: The Design Review Board will discuss various Downtown arts projects.

University of Memphis: Don’t be offended — it’s the ‘Writing on the Wall’ project fighting discrimination. The university is celebrating Women’s History Month all March. It’s also the annual ‘Jazz Week’ celebration. The U of M offers a lot of foreign study opportunities.

Delta Regional Authority: The economic development agency will be hosting a conference in Memphis, in April of this year, themed ‘Models of Success’.

Previously Posted: Record February sales for the TN Lottery. The City Council approves ordinance outlawing roadside dog sales. Everyone is bracing for this year’s property reappraisals, via WREG. The Tennessee State Employees Association’s head has been demoted. TVA president defends their use of expense-account credit cards.

Long Tall Animals: In which she writes about a few good things.

My Midtown Memphis: Create a caption for his LOLcat picture.

Notes From Memphis: Two buzzed-about internet-only shows now originate in Memphis!

Paul Ryburn’s Journal: Tips for a decoy wallet. The Bloody Mary bar at the Silly Goose.

Becky Clark Carter: Offering state whistleblowers a reward can cut fraud and waste and make government less expensive.

Panacea: Starting a new business and the fears have her blabbling.

Radio Sweethearts: Five bits of silliness from NPR. The kind of customers and television watchers Comcast fears.

Running With Dice: The fascinating playlist from his MP3 player.

Rustmeister’s Alehouse: A reminder that TN is in the minority in allowing gun permit information to be public.

Smart City Memphis: An ad for County school superintendent and the last of the ‘10 Things I Love About Memphis’ posts.

Commercial Appeal: Was it the gun or the boy/man who held it? Law banning adoption by unwed couples is a sneaky way to prevent gay adoptions.

vibinc: Someone who helps stage corporate junkets explains why they are not all bad.

The Shelf Life: A first Monday book club report and a review of Zoe Heller’s The Believers.

Squeaky Wheel Seeks Grease: She’s surprised she’s doing well this semester and the poor leopard gecko comes to a tragic end. In the race for SCDP chairman, first it was five and now there are two.

Left Wing Cracker: A brief primer on the Shelby County Democratic Party’s caucus process.