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Bowling for backpacks

Bowling for backpacks

Memphis Grizzlies Head Coach Lionel Hollins invites you to join him at Winchester Bowl Saturday, August 20 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. for his "Bowling for Backpacks" program.

You're invited to bowl as individuals or a team. The cost is $75 per person or $300 per team.

The proceeds will benefit under-priviledged children in the Memphis community. You're also welcome to just sit back and watch the action, but please bring school supplies with you.

The event is hosted by Downtown Jackson Brown of Soul Classics 103.5.

Photo courtesy Flickr user Manisha B.

 

Millington alderman says he's been left in dark about TBI raids

(WMC-TV) -  Action News 5 was there last Wednesday as TBI agents raided Millington City Hall, logging seized items like computers and hard drives from Mayor Richard Hodges office.

Hodges said it was politics as usual as he left his office Wednesday after the raid.

"A lot goes through your head during times like this, especially of the grieving over Ms. Hodges death, and the timing of the investigation and everything," said Alderman Mike Caruthers.

For Caruthers and other city leaders, the raid came as quite a surprise.

"I don't really know a lot. I've heard the same rumors you've heard and seen on TV about the Caruthers said.

The alderman added it will be business as usual during Monday night's monthly city board meeting. Caruthers said it is important to continue conducting the business at hand until all the facts are known about why TBI agents were raiding city hall and other city buildings.

Pilots returns to Memphis after worldwide flight

With a hero's welcome, Chinese entrepreneur and pilot Wei Chen landed on Memphis soil Friday afternoon after a 69 day flight around the globe.

Chen greeted a cheering crowd of family, friends, and city leaders.

His journey began last May.It was a 40 stop world flight highlighting Memphis and St. Jude.

The Memphis and Shelby County mayor's were there to welcome him.

Chen says he's no hero; he just has a supportive community that pushed him to action.

His family was presented with a brand new SUV from Infiniti of Memphis to conclude his homecoming.

UPDATE: Authorities locate missing Millington man

(WMC-TV) - Authorities have located a Millington man who went missing Monday.

According to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, Joseph Shaw wandered away from his residence in the 9000 block of Bethel sometime Monday.

family-friendly sports and fun for everyone!

family-friendly sports and fun for everyone!

 

Upward Flag Football is coming to Ellendale Baptist Church with practices beginning August 27, 2011. Upward Sports is the world's largest Christian sports league for children and provides the BEST sports experience for every child. Upward Sports teaches sport fundamentals in an environment of healthy competition, helping kids to develop skills for the sports arena and values for life. Ellendale Baptist Church offers flag football for boys ages 1st grade through 6th grade. With weekly practices and games limited to one-hour each, this league is family-friendly and fun for everyone!

The deadline to register is August 16. Contact Ellendale Baptist Church today at 901-386-4676 for more information or to register.

National Career Fairs job fair

National Career Fairs job fair

National Career Fairs is holding a job fair in Memphis. 

This event will offer job seekers an opportunity to meet face to face with dozens of employers who are hiring today!  Companies such as The Paradies Shops, Dish Network Services, LLC., Devcon Security Services Corp, Family Dollar and many others will be at the event.

Research Provides New Insights into Immune System Biology

Research Provides New Insights into Immune System Biology

Scientists at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, have identified a key immune system regulator, a protein that serves as a gatekeeper in the white blood cells that produce the "troops" to battle specific infections, according to a report from the Institute.  Loss of that protein was associated with a reduction in the number of certain immune cells and a weaker immune response.

The work by Dr. Hongbo Chi, assistant member of the St. Jude Department of Immunology, and first author Dr. Kai Yang, a postdoctoral fellow in Chi's laboratory, appears in the July 17 online edition of the scientific journal Nature Immunology. For a more detailed explanation of this discovery, click here http://tinyurl.com/3k5g6gn.