H1N1 Virus: An infectious disease specialist is saying some flu tests give false positives.

Downtown: The Center City Commission is launching a promotional web series touting life downtown. The Commercial Appeal picks up the story from the marketing campaign angle.

ArtsMemphis: Their iPhone app is drawing interest from communities across the country.

DeSoto County: A Neighborhood Watch meeting is scheduled for Thursday for the Ross Pointe area of Southaven.

Oakland: More residential reaction to the new Fayette County DMV station going up near a subdivision.

Christian Brothers University: They are partnering with the Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering to offer college-level engineering prep courses to public school students.

Politics: US Rep. Steve Cohen was on Good Morning Memphis to talk health care reform and more.

WMC: Andrew Douglas will be their morning show’s new co-host.

Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute: They and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center performed their 1000th transplant on Monday.

Dyersburg: The City installed GPS trackers on six vehicles and turned up disappointing results.

Crime: Senior are too often the victims of crime in Memphis. Thousands of active duty military in the Mid-South have been exposed to potential identity theft thanks to a stolen laptop.

Raleigh Career Center: They report that youth unemployment is much higher than the average for adults.

University of Memphis: The school’s controversial, mandatory Dining Dollar$ program has now been amended so that juniors and seniors can opt out. Students accused of a “dine and dash” at the nearby Perkins restaurant on Poplar. (stories via the Daily Helmsman) The school is working to forge new ties with Southwest Tennessee Community College, to make transfers of credits and classes easier.

Arkansas: First-day sales of the lottery were more than $1.2 million. The Attorney General believes a ban on gun carry in churches would be upheld in court. He also advised that the Public Employees Retirement Board would be the one to decide to make their records public.

Previously Posted: More on Regina Morisson Newman’s appointment as the new County Trustee. More on the Appeals Court striking down the appointment of a second Juvenile Court judge; and more from the Daily News. More on the proposal to turn over 140 City-owned lots to a tax-delinquent developer. More on this week’s FedEx shareholders meeting.

City Attorney Elbert Jefferson: Shelby County District Attorney Bill Gibbons has filed a petition seeking his ouster on charges of neglect of duty and misconduct. More from Fox13, WMC, Eyewitness News, WREG, the Daily News and the Commercial Appeal.

Single Source School Funding: Read Commissioner Mike Carpenter’s press release and study the proposal itself. (DOC document) County Commissioner Mike Carpenter has released a plan for City / County school funding he says would raise County taxes a little and create a County source to fund both schools systems. More from the Daily News. County School Board chairman David Pickler says district leaders still oppose single-source funding.

City of Memphis: WMC investigates: No one really knows how many City employees have take-home cars. The City Council is about to address that.

Second Amendment: The Attoryney General released a followup opinion on “gun carry”, clarifying the issue of State parks and school use, narrowing the definition somewhat. Knox County has approved “gun carry” in County parks, 13 to 5.

Tennessee: The State Building Commission approved the purchase of 3800 acres in Haywood County for the megasite; more from the Commercial Appeal. Heavy rains the past few weeks have pushed many crops to record or near-record yields.

Real Estate: Home prices rose in July. Los Compadres restaurant is forced to move east on Poplar to a new strip mall space; more from WREG.

Delta Air Lines: They closed a $2.1 billion financing deal.

Business: Verso Paper is partnering with Time to increase certified forest acreage in Maine. Shares of Thomas & Betts rose nicely after an analyst upgraded his outlook on their stock. Goodyear is saying their new contract with the United Steelworkers will save hundreds of millions. Profits for Walgreen’s were down, but not by forecast expectations.

A look at the intersection, but not conflict, between the rail and trucking industries in Memphis.

People in business, from the Daily News. And the same from the Commercial Appeal.

AIGA Design Conference: They will hold their 2009 conference in Memphis, “Make/Think” is scheduled for the first week of October. Website here.

Millington: Parents are concerned with the condition of Millington Central High School.

Financial: The FDIC is trying to get banks to prepay their quarterly risk insurance through 2012 to replenish depleted funds!

Mississippi: State records show one payment to ACORN, the discredited activist group; more from the Commercial Appeal. According to 2008 Census estimates, the state’s poverty level has risen above 21%. Pharmacists are suing the State Medicaid office over their cutting of reimbursements for medications.

Survey Says: The Consumer Confidence Index continues to fall.

Confessions of a West Tennessee Liberal: The ISSUES FIRST campaign will have a campaign pledge-signing event on Thursday morning.

Commontaries: Did Claudine Marsh play Willie Herenton? The two mayors and their wives.

Boys in the ‘Hood: Poor Patrick was suffering from the blogging equivalent of second child syndrome!

Blue Collar Republican: Is Charles Carpenter somehow related to Family Guy’s Cleveland?

Bigger Than Your Head: The wine of the week, which is suitable with fish tacos. Oh yeah.

Commercial Appeal: Arguing against a second division of the Juvenile Court. Farewell to Vasco Smith.

Wendi C. Thomas: An appreciation of Vasco Smith.

Divers and Sundry: The Phantom Tollbooth is 48 today.

Doug Johnson at Work: Is the rest of America laughing with us or laughing at Memphis? His weight loss program is turning competitive.

Fertile Ground: A visit to Chucalissa for an arts and crafts festival, with pictures.

From the Rainbows: Sunlight seems to energise some people. On being a good granny and that special cedar chest.

Paul Ryburn’s Journal: Pics from the South Main Association’s Oktoberfest party. He presents his updated list of favorite beers.

Persian Pit Bull: Encounters with stupid, angry dogooders.

MemphisConnect: Touting MIFA’s Something Good in Memphis campaign and http://www.memphisconnect.com/2009/09/29/foodanddrink/rocktoberfest-09/ in Germantown.

(Lang Wiseman) Random Thoughts: In which he schools liberal blogger 55-40 Memphis over re-inventing history.

Just a Girl in the World: Puppies and the cardinal rule of science lab.

joelarkins: Thoughts on local news in other cities.

I’ll be the one in heels: Going to a skin cancer dermatologist.

Pretty in Pink Megan: Wedding pictures! And, a Fall wish list.

Ramblings of the Mad Cow: Famous Southern last words.

Steve’s Nude Memphis Blog: The terrible tale of his mom, her police cruiser and her other car.

What is a Carbunkle Trumpet? Many, many pictures of family, friends, food, fun and places. Did I say “many”?