MEMPHIS, TN-

(WMC-TV) – Memphis police spent nearly eight hours  in a standoff  in the Raleigh Frayser area before it finally ended when the suspect injured himself and police were able to enter his home.

It all happened in the 3200 block of Ridgemont near New Allen Road and neighbors were pulled from their homes by officers for their own safety.

"It's disturbing because the school is like three seconds away," said resident Anetra Brown. "It's disturbing to say it happened right before three and the school lets out at three."

People in the neighborhood watched blue lights since just before three in the afternoon. Police say a man, who's reportedly armed, was holed up in a house with his wife inside. Despite the fact that the man has walked into different rooms, the woman did not escaped. Police negotiators were on the phone with him for much of the time trying to convince him to come out.

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services will host a Naturalization Ceremony on Friday, January 27, 2012. The Naturalization ceremony will take place in the meeting rooms on the first floor of the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library 3030 Poplar Avenue.

There will be two ceremonies with approximately two hundred and eighty naturalization candidates. The first ceremony will begin at 11 am and the second ceremony will follow at 1 pm. Keenon McCloy, Director of Libraries, will be one of the guest speakers during the second ceremony.

 Wang-Ying Glasgow, Adult Services Coordinator, for the Memphis Public Library and Information Center says, “As an adult services coordinator I help coordinate all kinds of programs and services in our library system. Assisting and hosting a naturalization ceremony is one of the events that is very special and meaningful to me since I myself am a naturalized citizen.

The Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library will host small business classes that include information on everything from steps to starting and maintaining a business, to legal aspects of owning and operating a small business.

Small Business Start Up: Laws and Taxes

The class will cover the basics of starting a business including legal aspects, incorporation, taxes, and employee issues.

Presenter: Mark Taylor, Senior Counselor, Memphis Office of the Tennessee Small Business Development Centers.

When: Thursday January 19, 2012

Time: 6:00pm

Where: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library 3rd floor

For more information contact, Business and Sciences Department 901-415-2734

How to Value and Purchase a Small Business Successfully

This program is designed to help the potential business owner learn how to purchase a business hassle and scam free.