Community events combat deadly disease on World AIDS Day

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010, 1:00pm

State Representative G.A. Hardaway, Sr. and various community partners are bringing broad-based awareness to HIV/AIDS during this year’s World AIDS Day observance on Dec. 1.

The effort includes HIV/AIDS testing at four health awareness events along with blood pressure checks, exhibitors and guest speakers in addition to poster displays and red-ribbon fundraisers at several schools.

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Craigmont Middle School hosting math program

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Monday, November 29th, 2010, 5:09pm

Craigmont Middle School will host the Northeast Region’s M² Program on Saturday, Dec. 4, from 9 a.m. until noon.

This Memphis City Schools math enrichment program is open to middle school students in the Northeast Region.

The program will provide enrichment activities that address the "big ideas" of mathematics and help students relate them to real-life experiences.

Information provided by Memphis City Schools.

Photo courtesy Flickr user doviende.

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Craigmont Middle launching "Parent Book Club"

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Monday, November 29th, 2010, 4:55pm

Craigmont Middle School will launch a "Parent Book Club" for interested parents. This new club is designed to promote parent and family reading.

Parents will select a book to read will meet for monthly discussion the book.

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Church teaching kids to give back

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Friday, November 26th, 2010, 5:00pm

Lindenwood Christian Church has been helping the kids at Shannon Elementary School all year long, but the church is asking Mid-Southerners to help make sure the students also have a warm and happy winter.

The church donated more than 250 school uniforms and filled 85 backpacks with school supplies at the beginning of the school year.

“We have also partnered with MIFA to send food home with the students on Fridays so they have food to eat over the weekend,” said a church member in a written statement.

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Mayors call for more discussion on school charter

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Friday, November 26th, 2010, 1:51pm

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The mayors of Memphis and Shelby County are calling for more discussion about efforts to dissolve the Memphis City Schools' charter and force consolidation of the county and city school systems.

Neither Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell nor Memphis Mayor A C Wharton support Shelby County Schools board chairman David Pickler's push to get the state legislature to grant special school district status to the suburban system, The Commercial Appeal reports.

But the two mayors also aren't rushing to retaliate by supporting a move to dissolve Memphis City Schools and force consolidation.
"We need to kind of cool our jets on this and get some reasonable discussion going," Luttrell said this week after the Memphis City Schools board set a December vote on surrendering the charter.

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Searching for best bargains on Black Friday

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010, 5:34pm

Mid-Southerners will be lined up early Friday morning trying to get the best deals during stores’ annual Black Friday sales.

In fact, in an effort to stretch the holiday shopping season a little further, some national chains are ditching Black Friday altogether. The Gap, Walmart and Sears are opening up stores across the country on Thanksgiving night.

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