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Police: Man caught pirating movie at Malco

Submitted by Nick Kenney, Reporter

Tuesday, February 26th, 2013, 10:17am

An accused motion picture pirate is charged with making an unwanted cameo in a fright flick.

Two Malco Paradiso employees caught two brothers inside a showing of Paranormal Activity 4 recording the film on a handheld camera.

Adrian Crook, 20, and a brother who is a juvenile, were both stopped by Malco security after the film let out. Security found a Kodak digital camera in Crook's pocket with a partial recording of Paranormal Activity 4 on the memory card. According to an affidavit of complaint, Crook admitted to being the one who took the recording by holding the camera above his head.

In early February, detectives filed a warrant for Adrian Crook's arrest. He was booked into the Shelby County Jail on Monday, charged with one court of Unauthorized Recording of Theatrical Motion Picture.

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Eat wings, raise funds for Shelby Farms Park

Submitted by Adam Armstrong on Friday, February 1st, 3:28 pm

Stop by Buffalo Wild Wings on Wednesday, Feb. 6 to help raise funds for Shelby Farms Park.

Participating locations will donate 10 percent of the day’s proceeds to Shelby Farms Park Conservancy. When you order, just let your server know that you want to support the park.

The following are participating Buffalo Wild Wings locations:

3448 Poplar Ave
8385 US Hwy 64, Suite 101
3770 Hack’s Cross Road

The Shelby Farms Park Conservancy is the nonprofit organization that manages and operates Shelby Farms Park and the Shelby Farms Greenline.

The organization is responsible for privately fundraising more than $2 million every year to keep the park and greenline clean, green and safe.

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Postal service teams up with Mapco

Submitted by Regina Thomas, Assistant News Director, WMC TV5

Monday, January 21st, 2013, 2:22pm

The United States Postal Service is coming to a MAPCO convenience store near you.

USPS is offering four new contracted postal units.

These centers will provide retail and mail services at post office prices.

The postal service will operate during normal business hours.

It will be operated by MAPCO employees.

Store Address Hours:

MAPCO #3251 4000 Raleigh/Millington Road 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday
MAPCO #3282 2767 Mount Moriah Road 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday
MAPCO #3292 2100 Sycamore View Road 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday
MAPCO #3295 2214 Whitten Road 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday

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Adult Greek Language Class begins tonight

Submitted by Andrew Douglas on Monday, January 21st, 10:24 am

The dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. comes alive in an adult Greek class that begins on his national holiday today.

Have you ever thought of learning the Greek language and some Greek culture as well? You have a chance to tonight at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Memphis. Retired Priest Father Nicholas Vieron is beginning his Adult Greek tonight in the church hall at Sam Cooper and Highland in Memphis.

Father Vieron has been teaching his adult greek class for 40 years and always begins on Martin Luther King Day. Vieron is one of a few white ministers left from the 1968 struggle who manifested efforts for social justice led by the late Rabbi James Wax.

It's a 14 week course that meets once a week at the church

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Shelby Farms recognized for Greenline half marathon

Submitted by Brooke Barrett, Action news 5 producer

Thursday, January 17th, 2013, 3:15pm

Shelby Farms recognized for Greenline half marathon

The Shelby Farms Park Conservancy has earned the silver certification for sustainability from the Council for Responsible Sport for the Greenline half marathon.

Council for Responsible Sport Executive Director, Keith Peters, announced Wednesday that the Greenline Half Marathon, held at Shelby Farms Park in Memphis, Tennessee in October 2012, has earned silver certification from the Council for producing the first sustainable sporting event in Tennessee.

The event, which benefits Shelby Farms Park Conservancy earned 43 of the 44 attempted credits.

There are fewer than 50 events worldwide that have earned certification, and the Greenline Half Marathon aims to set new standards for the future of sporting events.

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SCHD hosts kick-off meeting to identify community health issues

Submitted by Jerica Phillips, JCFN Social Marketing Coordinator

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013, 11:36am

SCHD hosts kick-off meeting to identify community health issues

Community Health Assessment and Strategic Planning in Shelby County

It's a new year and perhaps you made a resolution to be more active in your community. Here's a great opportunity to bring your voice to the table:

The Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) will be engaging the community in a comprehensive planning process over the next 12-18 months to help identify health issues most important to our county and develop strategies to address these concerns. Through a process called MAPP, Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships, community members will be invited to participate in various stages of the strategic planning. Hundreds of communities in the United States have or are currently engaged in this process.

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New Signs at Shelby Farms

Submitted by Brooke Barrett, Action news 5 producer

Friday, December 21st, 2012, 5:10am

If you've visited Shelby Farms recently you may have noticed there are new signs going up at all the entrances.

The signs are green, grey and orange and are about 20 feet tall. They bring new attention to the park and make it a little easier to notice when you entering the Shelby Farms Park.

This is part of many improvements in Shelby Farms.

The Park’s Master Plan was informed by the most ambitious public outreach and input efforts ever undertaken in Shelby County. The process was designed to insure that the park’s future reflected the desires and ideas of the citizens it belongs to.

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