Shelby County Commission: Two candidates have now declared for the interim County mayor selection process. You can read their applications: George Flinn and Anthony Tate. (PDF documents) More from the Eye on City Hall. Fox13’s Good Morning Memphis interviews George Flinn; more on Flinn from WMC.

Raleigh Springs Mall: The new owners of the dying property aren’t talking about their plans and their murky reputation isn’t inspring confidence.

Delta Air Lines: A controversial new ruling by the National Mediation Board may upend 75 years of labor relations to make unionising easier in the railroad and airlines industries. Memphis would, of course, be very affected.

Comcast: The cable giant is close to buying NBC Universal and then selling off some NBC properties while keeping the cable channels like A&E, SyFy, Bravo, USA, MSNBC. Watch for some of those channels to then drift up the digital/pricing tier.

The MED: Questions about the consulting group, FTI Cambio, and where their money savings are. Mayor Wharton talks with WREG’s Mike Matthews about efforts to get the Federal government to help.

COGIC: Local officials are working to bring the convocation back in 2011. More from Fox13, WREG and again, Daily News. Memphis police were used to guard church donations. Eyewitness Newss has a poll on whether Memphians want them to come back in 2011.

Halloween Repair: A Hickory Hills dentist, Dr Christina Rosenthal, is offering to buy back candy to help protect kids’ teeth from cavities. The candy will go to soldiers overseas!

American Bar Foundation: Two Memphians have been elected to membership: David M. Cook, president of Hardison Law Firm, and Ricky E. Wilkins.

University of Memphis: The Erasmus Mundus EuroPhilosophie program in Europe is sending grad students and professors to strenthen international philosophical ties and learning.

Shelby County Trustee: They offer State- and County-funded tax freeze and relief programs that you still have time to apply for.
 

Arkansas: Flood victims have begun to return home. A report on the flooding in Earle. More problems in Jericho as a police cruiser is repossessed, with evidence inside! The state has risen to 46th in per-capita income.

Business: GTx had a setback as the FDA identified two problems with a new drug, delaying rollout; more on the “surprise” from the Daily News and the Commercial Appeal. Wright Medical Group has purchased an Arlington distribution facility to enhance distribution. Accredo Health Group won a one-year extension on its Federal Employee Program contract.

Proposed changes to the Small Business Administration definition would add 12,000 more businesses.

People in Business and What To Do, from the Commercial Appeal.

Stella Marris: A pair of women from the Flyer dine at the restaurant.
 
 

Survey Says: In Memphis, for every job opening there are five job seekers. Last year was the worst year for manufacturing job losses in more than a decade. By one measure, home sales rose for the eighth consecutive month. Gasoline prices rose 2 cents in the past week. The average for private college tuition hit the $50,000 mark. September’s pending home sales numbers rose nicely. US manufacturing rose by the largest amount in three and one-half years.

Tires: Local tire dealers say the proposed new Memphis tire ordinance will hurt them while not stopping illegal tire dumping. On a related subject, potholes are increasing, it seems, around the City.

The New Wharton Administration: His transition team has added a new sub-committee: Capital Improvement Projects. An audit of the FedEx Forum shows they may owe the City and County about one-half million dollars.

Memphis City Council: The agenda for today’s meeting, via the Daily News.

Association for Women Attorneys: As part of their 30th anniversary celebration today they are honoring Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Janice H. Holder and Justices Cornelia A. Clark and Sharon G. Lee.

Real Estate: A pair of properties in Whitehaven may be granted PILOTs to spur rehabbing of the apartments.

Janice Fullilove: Her charges of driving under the influence and without a license are in the plea agreement stage and will be resolved next month. More in the Commercial Appeal.

Earthquakes: Three minor quakes Sunday morning in East Tennessee.

Politics: State House Speaker Kent Williams talks about his PAC and electing Republicans. Some of the very groups and individuals opposed to having an open gun permit database are using it for their own purposes. The new trend for legislators is the “leadership PAC” for raising more money.

Republican support for US Rep. races in TN, trying to unseat Democrats, has another motive than representation. Some former Sundquest administration names are part of the Zach Wamp campaign support team.

The Fox13 Insiders offer their opinions on a variety of topics around Memphis.

DeSoto County: Vaccination shots for the swine flu began arriving yesterday and are now available. Here is some information on availability, etc. More from WMC, Eyewitness News. More on the controversial proposal to widen Pleasant Hill Road. The County Board of Supervisors will hold open meetings on debris removal.

A Memphis firm, Evans Taylor Foster Childress Architects, has been selected to design the new County Jail.

Millington: The Board of Mayor and Aldermen has approved red-light traffic cameras, a total of six for the city.

ReadyShelby.org: Due to the multifarious nature of disasters that can strike here in the Mid-South, Shelby County and its municipalities have created a website for the citizenry that “gives instructions on how to plan for severe weather, natural disasters and other emergencies at home and at work”.
 

Tennessee: The Municipal Bond Fund hid many more fees and paybacks than a previous investigation uncovered. Public comment on proposed new bond financing rules is being sought. More on this story. The Lottery Board adds Mega-Millions alongside Powerball, as a big-bucks lottery option; more from WMC. Governor Phil Bredesen says teaching kids to make better health choices is the best way to change childhood obesity. The State’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program has reached capacity and is now on a waiting list.

Memphis City Schools: The system is rolling out student email accounts and message boards this week, powered by Gaggle.Net. Teachers can use this to send messages and classwork to students.

Mississippi: The US Supreme Court has declined to overturn a lower court ruling allowing former KKK men to be tried for forty year old crimes against two black men. Governor Haley Barbour says tax revenues were nearly 7% below projections for October.

Doug Johnson at Work: Thoughts on sunlight and brand names.

Cwabs! An unclear incident at school.

Confessions of a West Tennessee Liberal: Wages, poverty, homelessness and jail in Memphis. A long, numbers-packed post, but worth the read.

Buck Daddy: Dos and don’ts of naming your child.

Brain Release Valve: A quick review of Grace restaurant. Disenchantment with Facebook.

Commercial Appeal: Support for the illegal tire dumping ordinance. The State Legislature needs to get serious about ethics and ethics reform again.

A Right Perspective: Just one moral voice for right can avert terrible tragedies.

55-40 Memphis: Critiquing an Andy Wise story.

artbutcher: This Thursday is a Graduate Studio Open House at the Memphis College of Art.

Bring me penguin dust: She talks about problems “down there”, as they say. [Mild alert for blunt talk about biology.]

Blue Collar Republican: Democrats, Republicans, and yet the problems stay the same. It must be Christmas because the First Amendment lawsuits are appearing.

joelarkins: Travel to Louisville and getting bare breasts on the TV.

Meredith Jubilee and Madeline Jane: Meredith rocks out!

Gilmour Girl Goes Memphis: She is making some changes in her life.

From the Rainbows: The housework to prepare for sale continues and wow, is that a lot of work!

Friends for Our Riverfront: Memphis is rich in natural assets.

ForkBombr: His son Josiah’s first birthday party.

Bigger Than Your Head: Wine of the week, of course, and talking your friends into wine shopping for you.

moremittenz: As you will see, it was a fun weekend.

Whitebread on Patrol: How do you know it’s police training? When your list of activities includes, “Getting pepper sprayed on Thursday.”

theology & geometry: Her first night in her new home is an unfortunately memorable experience.

Thaddeus Matthews: He thinks Joe Ford is the next County mayor.

Steve’s Nude Memphis Blog: How bad is the economy? It’s so bad, that….

Oval Soul Journey: Slumber party! And, how she came by her name.