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TDOT Awards Contract to Improve I-40/I-240 Interchange / Work to Begin in Fall 2013 and to be Completed in Summer 2017
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) awarded a construction contract to Dement Construction Company, LLC to complete infrastructure improvements on the I-40/I-240 interchange in Memphis from Sycamore View to the east, White Station to the west, Walnut...
Mid-South Fair Crowns 2013 Queen, Announces Main Stage Performers
As opening day to the Mid-South Fair approaches, the excitement continues to build with events leading up to the 157th annual Fair. The Mid-South Fair hosted the Miss Mid-South Fair Pageant and Youth Personality Contest on Saturday, September 14. Thea Wilkens-Reed,...
Memphis Based Investment Firm Prepares for 5th Year in Business
Preserver Partners Anticipates and Plan for Substantial Growth Preserver Partners, LLC opened its doors in July 2009 in Memphis, Tennessee. Floyd Tyler, Ph.D., the company’s founder and current President and Chief Investment Officer, had a vision of a firm with...
NINE NEW SCHOOLS ELIGIBLE TO JOIN ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN 2014
Today the Achievement School District (ASD) announced a list of nine new Memphis area schools eligible to join the ASD next school year, asking parents, teachers and community members to participate in a “school matching” process that will last from now until...
Mid-South Fair Announces Fair Dates, New Attractions Board Members discuss return of staple programs at the157th annual fair
The Mid-South Fair held a press conference Friday, August 16, 2013 at the Landers Center in Southaven, Miss. Mid-South Fair board president, Michael Doyle announced this year’s fair dates, new attractions and returning attractions including the Miss Mid-South Fair...
Cato Johnson Elected Chairman of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) unanimously voted to elect Cato Johnson as their new chairman of the commission. Johnson served as vice-chairman last year. The Tennessee Higher Education Commission serves as the public policy coordinating body for the...
HANLEY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS RECEIVE STAR TREATMENT ON FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL: Aspire Public Schools Manages First School Outside of California
Students and parents continue to be the focal point as Aspire Public Schools opensits first school outside of California in Memphis on Monday, August 5, 2103. Students will receive the star treatment as they enter Hanley Elementary School on a red carpet flanked with...
The Passing of Tennessee State Representative Lois M. DeBerry
For more than 40 years, Lois M. DeBerry served the citizens of the 91st District of Tennessee and the entire State. Today, she passed comfortably surrounded by family and friends. Representative DeBerry represented this community with passion and dedication across the...
KaBOOM! and Aspire Public Schools to Build Custom Playground in Orange Mound
KaBOOM! and Aspire Public Schools will partner with more than 200 community volunteers to build a custom playground at Hanley Elementary School this Friday, July 19, 2013. In less than six hours, community volunteers will transform the vacant space at Hanley...
Education Pioneers Enters Tennessee and Launches in Memphis to Recruit, Train 80 New Education Leaders by 2015
Oakland, CA – Tennessee is on the forefront of education reform in this country, and making sure that talented leaders are trained to assist in this evolution is important. Education Pioneers, a national nonprofit with a network of education leaders, managers, and...