Transportation

Kroger offers double fuel points during the summer

Submitted by Bernadette Davis, Freelance Writer

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 4:53pm

Kroger offers double fuel points during the summer

Double fuel points will begin Memorial Day weekend and continue through the summer driving season. Kroger customers can earn double fuel points on regular grocery purchases every time they shop Friday, Saturday, and Sunday until September 1st.

A digital coupon is available to customers beginning this week for download through Kroger’s mobile app or online here. The first coupon will be valid for every weekend from May 24th through June 30th, with subsequent monthly coupons appearing later for a limited time. “Based on our customers’ response to last year’s summer fuel promotion, we know how much they appreciate saving money at the pump,” said Joe Bell, Manager of Marketing and Public Affairs for Kroger’s Delta Division.

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Day trippin' wins international communications award

Submitted by Bernadette Davis, Freelance Writer

Monday, May 20th, 2013, 4:13pm

Day trippin' wins international communications award

The Memphis Area Association of Governments or (MAAG) was awarded the International Communicator Award of Distinction for the regional marketing campaign Day Trippin’. The campaign promotes unique attractions within a day car drive from Memphis. The Communicator Award is presented annually by the International Academy of Visual Arts.

Photo Caption: State Representative Craig Fitzhugh, Ripley Alderman Alonzo Beard, Henning Mayor Michael Bursey and Ripley Mayor Jon Pavletic accept the 2013 Communicator Award for Lauderdale County Day Trippin'

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National Train Day in Memphis

Submitted by Bernadette Davis, Freelance Writer

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013, 2:05pm

Memphis will celebrate National Train Day at the Amtrak Central Station on Saturday, May 11th, with a passenger train and kid's activities from 11am to 4 pm. "This celebration will be the biggest observance of National Train Day that Memphis has ever had," said William B. Strong, vice president of the Tennessee Association of Railroad Passengers.

A diesel locomotive train will be on display along with a coach and a sleeping car from Amtrak’s Chicago / Memphis / New Orleans Superliner passenger train, "The City of New Orleans." Strong said, “the train will give the public the opportunity to see and sample firsthand what a modern 21st century double-decker passenger train is really like,”

Travel experts will be available to answer questions about modern day passenger train travel and plans. Amtrak route schedules, timetables, and vacation guides will also be available to visitors.

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MemFix presents Walker, Highland plan

Submitted by Michael Phillips

Saturday, April 13th, 2013, 3:22pm

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Germantown police officer suspended after wrecking cruiser

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Sunday, February 17th, 2013, 4:08pm

Germantown police officer suspended after wrecking cruiser

A Germantown officer is off the job for wrecking his cruiser while on the job taking care of personal business.

Senior officer T.D. Davis has been suspended.

Police records said he was speeding in his new Chevy Tahoe to drop keys off at home while he was on duty back on February 1.

The 13-year officer ignored a stop sign in East Memphis.

Davis is charged with leaving his duty and unsafe operation of a vehicle.

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Summer Avenue drivers get green light

Submitted by Megan Pope on Friday, February 8th, 9:55 am

A new protected arrow will make driving along Summer Avenue a little easier for some Mid-Southerners.

The additional light was installed at Summer and Graham within the last two weeks.

It allows drivers to turn onto Graham more easily at the busy intersection where Grahamwood Elementary School sits.

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Memphians commute about 24 minutes to work

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013, 12:51pm

Memphians commute about 24 minutes to work

Many who usually travel on a congested interstate or a busy street like Poplar Avenue to get to work, can agree the daily commute is not an easy one.

According to a new study published in the Memphis Business Journal - Memphis ranks in the bottom fifth of the South's metropolitan or micropolitan areas for commuters.

The average commute time for Memphians was 23.7 minutes.

The Bluff City ranked No. 307 out of 373 areas in the region, with about 10.9 percent of residents in the metro area commute more than 45 minutes to work.

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