The Lowery Administration: Many rumors that current CAO Jack Sammons would be asked to keep the job in an A C Wharton administration. City Councilwoman Wanda Halbert has filed an ethics complaint against Deputy City Attorney Veronica Coleman-Davis over the hiring of attorney Ronald Krelstein, who is involved in the Joseph Lee / MLG&W business.

Pfc Brandon Owens: Visitation is today, starting at 9 AM. The funeral is at 11. April Walton, his fiance, speaks. More from Eyewitness News.

Tennessee: The Department of Finance and Administration is claiming nearly 7800 were created with Federal stimulus money. The CoverKids program, an offshoot of TennCare, is now closing new enrollment, only two years after opening.

Judicial Nominating Commission: They will meet in Memphis on Friday to evaluate nominees for the judgeship being vacated by D’Army Bailey.

Shelby County Sheriffs: The Emergency Services Bureau is seeking volunteers for first responders and search and rescue efforts.

Politics: The candidates for governor, both Republican and Democrat, talk about faith. Democratic State Senator Doug Henry (District 21; Davidson County) is facing a “progressive” primary challenger; is he about to face the “Rosalind Kurita scenario”? More on the progressive Left primary challenge to US Rep. Jim Cooper, from the Tennessean. Republican State Representative Stacey Campbell interviewed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ward Cammack. A look at the growing power of the Government Operations Committees of the House and Senate. State Sen. Steve Southerland is claiming a scorecard (PDF document) released by Tennessee Conservation Voters is biased against Republicans; earlier story from the Commercial Appeal.

Germantown: Their police department has turned to Facebook in their fight against crime.

Shelby County Courthouse: It is one hundred years old today! More in the Commercial Appeal.

Memphis International Airport: Buidling permits for the new parking garage and parking facility have been filed.

University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center: Dr Gabor J. Tigyi has received a $2.3 million National Institutes of Health grant to study new drug filings. More from the Commercial Appeal. Also, the College of Social Work will end its program for a master’s degreee in social work.

TNInvestcos: A look at the two Memphis firms — Innova and Memphis Biomed Ventures — chosen for the state-supported small business investment project.

NEW & UPDATED! Single Source School Funding: A meeting today of City councillors and County commissioners along with Memphis school board members blew apart after school board president Tomeka Hart effectively shot down both the Carpenter and Ritz proposals. The Daily News has more on the story.

County Commissioner Mike Ritz has released his single-source funding proposal, ahead of the October 7 vote on the subject. Here’s the proposal itself (DOC format) and a summary of funding levels and the property tax changes required (DOC format). The Daily News discusses his proposal.

Commissioner Mike Carpenter’s counter-proposal’s press release and the proposal itself. (DOC document)

Burning: Remember, beginning October 15, a permit will be required for outdoor brush or debris burns.

Memphis City Schools: The Board of Education determined that Superintendent Dr Kriner Cash has met their standards in his first-year performance. Raise given; no bonus yet.

Consolidation: County Commissioner George Flinn worries that County Mayor A C Wharton will have undue influence on the Metro Charter Commission if he becomes City Mayor, too.

Shelby County Commission: Heated discussion over turning over 140 lots to developer Harold Buehler before the matter was tabled. More from WMC, WREG and the Commercial Appeal. The firm being approached to handle the City/County lawsuit against national mortgage lenders has withdrawn. And, the Commission will ask to have the decision to disallow a second division for Juvenile Court reviewed by the State Supreme Court. The machinations and final vote on Mayor A C Wharton’s nominees for the Metro Charter Commission.

Mississippi: The CDC is urging the State to continue initiatives aimed at curbing youth obesity and tobacco use; more in the Commercial Appeal.

EmergeMemphis: Their new “Entrepreneur in Residence” program is intended to help mentor small business startups.

Jimmy Ogle’s Talks & Tours: The celebrated and informative manhole cover tour downtown will happen this evening. More information here. Word of mouth on these is really good.

Computable Genomix: They are holding a contest, giving away $10,000 prizes, called “Publish or Perish” to companies that use their product in their entries.

Business: True Temper Sports has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy; more from WREG. Downtown restaurant Spindini will now be run by River City Management Group.

A business profile of inferno, an ad agency, in the CA. And, a business profile of The Salvaggio Group, Germantown office project developers, also from the CA.

The Small Business Advocate, via the Commercial Appeal, says to ask your customers what communication tools they prefer to use.

People in business, from the CA.

Arkansas: Governor Mike Beebe is “cautiously optimistic” about his trade mission to Europe. Eight school districts have been removed from the State’s list of “fiscally distressed” schools.

Real Estate: Mortgage numbers are still down, but rising.

West Tennessee: The 168th Military Police Battalion from Dyersburg returned from a tour of duty on Sunday. (via the Dyersburg State Gazette) More from WMC. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen in Martin are caught on the horns of deciding what they need and how much they should spend. (via NW TN Today)

Previously Posted: State tax collections were down again in September.

DeSoto County: The City of Olive Branch has budgeted $71,500 for local arts groups and non-profits.

Memphis College of Art: Loans have been filed to begin construction of a new residence hall on Barksdale.

Aerotropolis: A $1.6 million cash infusion from the City Council is helping to jumpstart the aerotropolis project. The Memphis News looks at where the project stands.

Survey Says: The number of venture capitalists in the state and the amounts they are raising have hit their lowest levels in decades. The National Association of Business Economists is declaring the Great Recession is over; more in the Daily News. And, employers are reporting they are beginning to hire again.

Lakeland: The owners of the Garner Lake dam have been cited for failure to maintain the dam in safe condition.

Jen-sized: The difference between unemployed and under-employed at a job that’s not your dream.

I’ll be the one in heels: Possibly not the lesson she wanted to teach her son. Halloween for adults vs. for grownups.

ForkBombr: Free-as-in-beer vs. low cost in regards to iPhone apps.

16 Balls in the Air: A family air guitar jam.

55-40 Memphis: A deep if cynical thought.

at home she feels like a tourist: Thoughts on the weekend gay protest in Washington and why Obama isn’t doing more.

Doug Johnson at Work: The weight loss marathon reaches an end. Now what will he blog about? (With hilarious high school picture.) And some random thoughts on Titans, mayors and work.

Fertile Ground: Taking the elementary school kids on a team-building retreat at Bridges.

Brain Release Valve: A different take on the movie Paranormal Activity. Spoiler warning!

Midtown Stomp: A trip to Spring Valley Vineyards in Washington.

Smart City Memphis: New transplants to Memphis on their choice and reasons. Some of the time challenges facing Memphis’ new mayor.

Born Again Hippies: Thoughts on Obama’s odd Nobel Prize win and his detractors.

Bigger Than Your Head: The wine of the week. And, non-BBQed pork and wine.

Commercial Appeal: Noting the Tennessee Conservation Voters scorecard and controversy. Serious crime-fighting efforts require youth intervention programs.

Eric Barnes: Keep the “aerotropolis” brand simple to make it effective. (via the Memphis News)

Tom Schmitt: Handled properly, an aerotropolis can be a boon to Memphis and its plans for the future. (via the Memphis News)

Jerry Parkhurst: A personal story of the need for portable and responsive and covering health care insurance. (via the Memphis News)

The Tale of a Southern Belle: More of the boyfriend’s brother’s girlfriend drama. Are you up for this challenge?

Xspectre8: First, the president bombs the moon. Then he wins a Nobel Peace prize. Now, he’s re-funding development of the largest non-nuclear bomb ever made?

Listwork: One wedding sure generates a lot of lists!

MAKE IT HAPPEN: Another, different wedding and unending knee problems.

What is a Carbunkle Trumpet? Phots from last weekend’s Downtown Farmers Market. And (yum!) game day brisket.

Wendi C. Thomas: On her personal blog, she meets The Drill Instructor she didn’t expect, and benefits from it!

THE INTERSECTION OF MADNESS AND REALITY: The irony of President Obama winning the Nobel Peace prize. Where are the crack babies?