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News - Friday, January 2, 2009

2008 in Review / New Year’s Eve: Part four of Fox13’s Les Smith’s comprehensive year in review series. (Links to the other three parts at that link.) Les also has a report on the history of Beale Street’s W. C. Handy statue. The Hard Rock Cafe hopes to start a new tradition with the New Year’s Eve guitar drop; WREG on the Beale Street party. WMC has a list of the year’s top stories.

Prayer Breakfast: A report from City Councilman Myron Lowery’s 2009 prayer breakfast.

MISSISSIPPI: Hundreds of jobs saved in the furniture industry. Governor Barbour will try to push the hospital tax through again this year, and the cigarette tax increase.

POLITICS: State Senator Jim Kyle will speak to the Rotary Club this coming Tuesday on the next State budget. A report on Millington’s swearing-in ceremony. US Representative Steve Cohen’s thoughts on 2009.

Germantown: They will activate the third battery of traffic cameras this Tuesday.

Humane Society: The tough economic times mean more pets are ending up there.

Memphis Crime: The Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church is targetting teens to help reverse the trends of black teen violence with ‘Rites of Passage’ program.

Local Television: Will some Millington and Arkansas homes lose cable access to WMC? Time Warner Cable and Viacom reach a deal. (An earlier story from the Commercial Appeal.) Shelby County Mayor A. C. Wharton will soon have his own cable show; more from the Tri-State Defender, Fox13, Eyewitness News.

Andy Wise is back, and now on WMC.

Baptist Memorial Health Care: Working with churches to hold health fairs is paying off for everyone.

 Shelby County Government: Property appraisal looms large both in taxpayers’ minds and the County’s budget planning. There may be personnel cuts in government’s future.

Oakland: City’s water leaks in homes still a mystery after six years.

BUSINESS: Stella restaurant Downtown has its space up for lease? The REIT that owns Mendenhall Commons and the Commons at Dexter Lake has filed for a $21 million loan. The restaurant business is seeing slowdowns. And layoffs are hitting Memphis hard.

More local banks are taking part in the Federal financial bailout.

The next installment of the Tri-State Defender’s ‘Conversations Every African-American Family Should Have’ is about protecting family wealth. Every family can benefit by having these discussions.

People in Business, from Friday’s CA.

Memphis City Schools: More on the SchoolTrans LLC lawsuit.

TENNESSEE: A variety of laws have gone into effect with the new year. Changes also to the state’s sex offender laws more from the CA; and to jury duty exemptions. While the east end of the state is gaining jobs, the west side is losing them.

DeSoto County: Arkabutla Lake’s water level far above the usual thanks to heavy Fall rains.

Memphis Zoo: The cheetahs are on display!

City of Memphis: Applications are now online for the City’s summer job program.The City of Memphis will pulls its share of funding for the County Health Department.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: A charitable collaboration with Crayola results in a new color!

Rev. Dr. Benjamin Hooks: A Commercial Appeal profile keyed to his pastoral retirement.


Picture of the Day

The Beauty Shop, from Kip Gordon. © 2008.


Opinion and Blogs

Carbuncle Trumpet: New year’s resolutions.
 
 
 

Commercial Appeal: Memphis is a legitimate sports town?

55-40 Memphis: Thoughts on the Magical Negro. Cutting back to save money.

Ashley la Rouge: She’s excited!

vibinc: He reacts to those who question why he blogs.

The Memphis Flyer: Twenty questions about Memphis in 2009.

The Shelf Life: A partisan review of The Dark Side, by Jane Mayer.

The Conservative Zone: A piece of Memphis and Mid-South history passes away.

theology & geometry: “2008 was the year that I barfed. A lot.” Plus, a slew of favorite pictures … none of barf.

 Vegan Crunk: Starting the new year the traditional way.
 
 

The Soundcheck & the Fury: A proactive new year!

You Won’t Believe What I Saw: A holiday report in photos; and then, Christmas hands. Many, many wonderful photos.

Sassy Molassy: A holiday report with Christmas Day photos.

Secret Agent Mom: Holiday music thoughts.

Steve’s Nude Memphis Blog: Two blogger friends retire, global financial collapse and a tragedy.

Mediaverse: Memphis: Some insightful thoughts on that black teen homicide study; the media year in review; and NewsTechZilla.

Life as I know it from Memphis: New Year’s Eve at Do’s, and a cat pic.

Fertile Ground: The good kind of vanity.

Tri-State Defender: What they resolve for 2009.
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