EXCLUSIVE: Luttrell leads Shelby County mayoral race in new poll

Monday, July 19th, 2010, 6:10pm

By Lori Brown - bio | email

MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - Republican Mark Luttrell has a slight lead over Democrat Joe Ford in the race for Shelby County Mayor, according to a Yacoubian Research poll released Monday.

According to the poll, which was co-sponsored by Action News 5:

46 percent of likely voters say they want Sheriff Mark Luttrell to be Shelby County Mayor.
41 percent of likely voters say they want Shelby County Interim Mayor Joe Ford for the job.
13 percent are still undecided.

Click here to download the poll. (PDF)

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Playhouse 51 auditions

Submitted by Tracey Rogers, News Director

Monday, July 19th, 2010, 4:44pm

Action News 5 received this press release from Playhouse 51:

Playhouse 51 will have auditons July 30 (7-9pm) and 31st (10-noon) for the smash comedy hit Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward at the Millington Civic Center. The show dates will be September 17th, 18th, 19th, 24th, & 25th. We are looking for 5 women and 2 men.

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Waverly Plantations Armed Robbery

Submitted by Jerica Phillips, JCFN Social Marketing Coordinator

Friday, July 16th, 2010, 3:22pm

Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies are looking for TWO suspects after a home invasion.
Investigators say two men pistol whipped a North Shelby County man just after 1am in the 59-hundred block of Wagon Hill Road East.
That man was taken to the hospital in non-critical condition.
The suspects' faces were hidden by white t-shirts and escaped in the victim's car...a 2007 Nissan Altima with Tennessee license plate number 107-XGH.

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Free seminar set for knee and hip replacement questions

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010, 3:43pm

If your knees or hips just don't work as well as they used to, you've probably already started to drop out of some of the activities that you used to enjoy. But it doesn't have to be this way.

Total joint replacement can help you get back into life and scientific advances are making it more effective that ever.

Maybe you've been hesistant to talk to a doctor about the possibility because you have questions about the procedure, recovery time, or something else.

Saint Francis Hospital has just the event for you.

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Vet discusses dangers of canine heat stroke

Submitted by Brittney Goo on Wednesday, July 14th, 10:48 am

The summer heat has set in, which means pet owners need to take precautions to ensure their dogs do not suffer from heat stroke.

According to Dr. Carr Kelsey of the Kelsey Canine Medical Center in Collierville, dogs struggle with heat just as much as humans. They can suffer from heat stroke and heat exhaustion in just a short period of time.

Dogs already have a higher normal body temperature than humans of around 101.5°F. Unlike people, dogs have very limited sweat glands located in the pads of their paws. These glands can not sufficiently cool the dog off, which is why they also pant.

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2 men nearly sink while on homemade boat in Miss. River

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Monday, July 12th, 2010, 6:25pm

By Nick Kenney - bio | email

MILLINGTON, TN (WMC-TV) - Two Mid-South men and their dogs nearly sank after trying to raft on the Mississippi River Monday morning.

Nicholas Mella and Kasey Stringer constructed a homemade pontoon boat and planned to ride it on a three-week trip to New Orleans. The two friends, along with their dogs Kela and Tiko, departed from Shelby Forest Sunday afternoon.

"This is the first time we've ever done anything like this," Mella said.

Around 6 a.m. Monday, eight miles into their trip, Mella and Stringer encountered heavy rain and strong currents. The water was so powerful, it nearly swallowed the men alive.

"It was really the weather that got us," Stringer said. "The wind was blowing at least 15 miles an hour."

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