Shooting Outside Club Crave Has Beale Street Focusing … (Memphis) It was quiet on Beale Street Monday afternoon, but it will be a very different story next week. “Most hotels are packed already. We expect a tremendous crowd for New Year’s Eve,” says Beale Street Development Corporation Executive Director Randle Catron. He says the Liberty Bowl Game and New Year’s Guitar Drop will draw […]
Deal Reached to Keep International Paper in Memphis (Memphis) – A deal has been reached that keeps International Paper Co. from leaving Memphis. The tax deal between Memphis, Shelby County, and International Paper keeps the Fortune 500 Company in town for at least 15 years. The company will get a 90 discount on city taxes and a 75 percent discount on county taxes […]
International Paper Appears To Be Staying In Memphis (Memphis) It looks like International Paper is staying in Memphis. Shelby County Commissioner Mike Ritz confirmed to News Channel 3 the county and company reached an incentives deal which should keep the Fortune 500 company in the city. The deal includes a 15 year payment in lieu of taxes on new and existing buildings. International Paper […]
Police Sky Cams Aim To Reduce Crime (Memphis) With a high view and a good set of binoculars you can see for days. That’s what Memphis Police bank on as they patrol the parking lot at Wolfchase Galleria Mall. “With a pair of binoculars you can look 300 or 400 yards down the other end of the mall. Drop to the parking […]
Grandmother Accused of Leaving Baby in Hallway Gwenivere Lawrence is charged with reckless endangerment but neighbors say she isn’t to blame.
TOSHA Fines Valero $63K for March Fire (Memphis) There are new details regarding the March fire at the Valero refinery in Memphis that killed one contract worker and injured two others. The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or TOSHA has completed its investigation and WREG On Your Side Investigators received a redacted copy of portions of the report. The company was […]
Cool Touch Laser – Getting Rid of Varicose Veins They’re not just unsightly, they’re painful. But getting rid of Varicose Veins has never been easy, until now. Dr. Woody Deming of Memphis is using a new cool touch laser, to get rid of them. No knives, no surgery. And it works, 99% of the time! Dr. Deming is here with his patient, Scott Foeller. […]
Major Renovation Of Sears Crosstown Building Planned (Memphis) Changes are on the way to Sears Crosstown. In its heyday, the one and a half million square foot complex was the center piece of retail shopping in Memphis. The store closed in 1993 and has been nothing more than an empty shell since. That could soon change says Todd Richardson of the Sears […]
MED Could Undergo Major Renovation (Memphis) The Board of Director’s for the Regional Medical Center has approved renovations at the hospital. “Additional services, new facilities, a better location,” said Ken Goff, director of facility and planning for the Regional Medical Center. With $32 million ready for use, The MED may soon get a makeover. Med executives say three of the […]
