Debating the Memphis City Schools charter surrender

Submitted by Tammy Phillips on Monday, January 24th, 3:17 pm

Here's your chance to get some real answers about the Memphis City Schools Charter Surrender. Wednesday night - Action News 5 and the Memphis Rotary Club will bring you The Surrender Fight: Debating the MCS Charter Surrender. The debate starts LIVE at 7pm. Shelby County School Board President David Pickler and Memphis City Schools Commissioner Tomeka Hart will debate the issues. Action News 5's Joe Birch & Ursula Madden will moderate the debate.

Mark your calendar and join us Wednesday night at 7pm on WMC TV 5.

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Groundhog Day could mean free eats at Chick-fil-A

Submitted by Samantha Davidson on Monday, January 24th, 2:43 pm

It could be a double dose of good news Groundhog Day morning, if the groundhog predicts an early spring.

If the groundhog doesn't see his shadow, customers won't have to pay for a spicy chicken biscuit at Memphis and North Mississippi area Chick-fil-A restaurants.

The giveaway will be Wednesday, Feb. 2.

A portion of all sales from the Groundhog Day giveaway will be donated to MIFA.

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Get info about education funding at “College Goal Sunday”

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Monday, January 24th, 2011, 1:51pm

Get info about education funding at “College Goal Sunday”

Southwind High School is inviting high school seniors and parents from all over Memphis and Shelby County to attend College Goal Sunday, which will take place at the school on Sunday, Jan. 30, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.

College Goal Sunday is a statewide event developed to offer free financial aid assistance for students getting ready to apply for college.

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Students debate MCS charter surrender

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Monday, January 24th, 2011, 1:33pm

Politicians, preachers and pundits have been weighing in on the issue of the surrender of the city school charter, but what about the group who will be affected the most, and the most directly – the students?

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Watching out for you

Submitted by John Bryant, Community Blogger

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011, 10:17pm

The Poplar/Highland area possesses one of the strongest Neighborhood Watch Associations in our city.

The group is led by a neighborhood captain who regularly sends out emails with respect to lost pets, garage sales, yardwork services, and crime updates. There have been a dramatic decrease in incidents percentage wise over the last several years and it's likely that decrease is highly influenced by the attentiveness of neighbors and the association (which is free by the way).

The neighborhood is bounded by Highland on the east side, Holmes on the west side, Poplar on the north side and Central on the south.

I have lived there almost five years and I can truly say there is no neighborhood I would rather reside in. I grew up in Memphis, and have lived in Fox Meadows, Germantown, and points in between.

As far as conveinence is concerned, you'll be hard pressed to even make an argument. Can you tell that I'm a bit biased?

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University employees pray for living wage

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011, 3:36pm

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - University of Memphis employees are literally praying for higher wages.

The employees gathered Saturday at the school's Wesley Foundation for a prayer vigil seeking pay hikes for university employees.

The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports that about 285 University of Memphis employees make less than $11.62 per hour - the amount David H. Ciscel, a professor emeritus of economics at the school, determined was a living wage.

At the vigil, organized by university employees along with the United Campus Workers, Workers Interfaith Network and the Progressive Student Alliance, workers spoke on the challenges of earning less than a living wage.

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Methodist has new app that could mean no wait

Submitted by Tammy Phillips on Saturday, January 22nd, 6:30 pm

Attention iPhone users! You can now use our phone to find the emergency room with the shortest wait! Methodist Healthcare created the app that can help patients pick an emergency room. It also uses Google maps to help you map your course. The free app will be available Monday, January 24th at the Apple App Store.

Methodist has also developed an Android version of this app, which is also free for people to download from the Android Market.

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