Real Estate

County creates homeowner repair assistance program

Submitted by John Phelps, Community Blogger

Thursday, October 18th, 2012, 10:32am

County creates homeowner repair assistance program

Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell has created a program to help homeowners with home improvement repairs.

Residents of unincorporated Shelby County (which includes Northaven, Waverly Farms, and southeastern areas) can qualify for the grants, which range from $5,000 to $8,000. Applications must be submitted by Oct.. 29 and funds granted may be used for the following repairs:

Heating – repair to existing heat system
Air Conditioning – repair or replacement of window unit(s)
Roofing – repairs, patching, and coating of existing roof
Windows – repair or replacement of windows, and weatherization improvements

Funds may also be used for other approved purposes.

For more information, or to download an application, click here.

Information provided by shelbycountytn.gov

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Countrywood Neighborhood Sale

Submitted by April Dawn, Journalist

Friday, September 21st, 2012, 11:04am

Every year, yard sale bargain hunters flock to Cordova, Tennessee for the annual Countrywood Neighborhood Sale sponsored by the Countrywood Neighborhood Association.

On Friday, September 22, the huge yard event will draw crowds from all over the Greater Memphis area and from neighboring states.

Last year the sale was a huge success. More than 200 residents participated

Rain or shine, the participating vendors will sell their almost brand new or slightly used items from furniture to clothing and televisions to motorized vehicles to make a buck. Not to mention the local economy benefited as people booked hotel rooms for a few days to stay and visit the grand city of Memphis to shop it’s local stores and dine in local restaurants.

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Veterans Parkway to attract new industry, jobs for Shelby County

Submitted by Ashli Blow, New Media Content Producer

Monday, January 30th, 2012, 12:24pm

Veterans Parkway to attract new industry, jobs for Shelby County

An economic and industrial development 15 years in the making could create a multitude of jobs in Shelby County.

“The main thing we are hoping for is a positive impact for the region, not jut not Millington. What we want is a positive economic impact by creating new jobs and getting anything else good we can bring in,” Millington City Engineer, Darek Baskin, said.

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Consumers in credit trouble not seeking counseling

Submitted by Andy Wise, Chief Consumer Investigator/Andy's Restaurant Scorecard

Monday, June 6th, 2011, 3:49pm

Exploding interest rates, reckless spending, 5-figure debt. For thousands of credit card users, the writing was on the wall.

Now, it appears they're ignoring the writing on their card statements.

Despite federal regulations passed two years ago that require card-issuers to print the toll-free numbers of credit counseling agencies on every credit card statement, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling said its member agencies have only received 150,000 calls generated from credit card statements.

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