Shoppers flood Countrywood sale

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Monday, September 20th, 2010, 6:18pm

If you were in Cordova this weekend, you probably noticed even more traffic on Germantown Pkwy. than normal thanks to the Countrywood Neighborhood Sale.

Hundreds of families take part in the sale each year and it normally attracts thousands of shoppers, and organizers say this year was no different.

“The 2010 sale was a huge success. Although it was a little hot, we had two nice sunny days,” organizers posted on the sale’s website. “This sale continues to get better every year and remains one of the areas best attractions.”

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Update: City looking for input on skatepark

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Monday, September 20th, 2010, 5:22pm

The city wants your input on its first skateboard park.

City leaders and representatives from skatepark design firm Wormhoudt and Associates met with the public Tuesday night to get suggestions about the new facility. And now, the city has posted an online survey so skaters can vote for the park's design elements.

Click here to take the survey.

Photo courtesy Flickr user TenaciousR.

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Special athletes take the field at CBHS

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Monday, September 20th, 2010, 2:52pm

More than 100 athletes are expected to compete in the 19th annual St. Ann Special Athletes Fun Day next month.

Adults and kids will spend their day competing in events like soccer, bean toss and track and field at Christian Brothers High School on Saturday, Oct. 9.

“Athletes from every school and church throughout the Memphis area have been invited to participate and every athlete will receive ribbons in each event they participate in,” according to a written statement. “Cheerleaders from area schools will also be there to cheer special athletes as they receive their participation ribbons.”

Registration starts at 8 a.m. and the opening ceremonies begin a 9 a.m.

To register or volunteer, call 901-388-6342.

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Ugandan children recovering after years of violence

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Monday, September 20th, 2010, 12:46pm

Life Church is hosting a group of children still trying to recover from the effects of Uganda’s two decades of civil unrest.

Watoto, a group that provides health care, education and other services to the people of Uganda, wille make a stop at the church Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. Organizers hope the “Restore Tour” will not only teach people about the horrors suffered by thousands of Ugandans, but will also raise money to support Watoto’s mission.

“In Uganda, we found a community - men, women and children left despondent, desperate, stripped of dignity, value and hope,” the group’s founder Gary Skinner said in a written statement. “It is our goal and mission to restore what has been lost.

According to Watoto, as many as 20,000 children were abducted and forced to fight in the nation’s 20 years of violence.

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Federal government honors St. Francis school

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Friday, September 17th, 2010, 3:50pm

The students and staff at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School earned a big honor from the U.S. Department of Education this week.

St. Francis was one of just 50 private schools across the country to be named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.

“Each year since 1982, the U.S. Department of Education has sought out schools where students attain and maintain high academic goals, including those that beat the odds,” according to the program’s website.

The school was recommended for the honor by the Council for American Private Education, a national group that promotes private schools.

St. Francis’ principal Beth York and teacher Sara Clark will travel to the nation’s capital in November to accept the award on the school’s behalf.

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Countrywood garage sale gets underway

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Friday, September 17th, 2010, 1:42pm

With more than 20,000 people expected to show up this weekend, the Countrywood Annual Neighborhood Sale is the largest sale of its kind in Memphis.

The neighborhood association says hundreds of families are taking part in this year’s sale which runs today and tomorrow.

Click here for more information.

Photo courtesy Flickr user Eastlaketimes.

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MLGW resumes utility cut offs

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Friday, September 17th, 2010, 11:40am

The weather is getting a little cooler outside and that means MLGW’s moratorium on disconnecting utility service is over.

From MLGW’s blog:

Effective today, September 17, 2010, the High Heat Index period that MLGW customers have experienced will end. Customers will resume with the standard guidelines for Deferred Billing (DEFB) and the Net Pay Budget Billing as follows:

The amount to qualify for a DEFB will return to $500 from $225.

The minimum payment required to receive a DEFB will return to 25% of the outstanding balance from 25% of the outstanding balance owed or $225, whichever is less.

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