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156 pets have new home after 'Mega Adoptathon'

156 pets have new home after 'Mega Adoptathon'

The Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County hosted its 36-Hour Mega Adoptathon this weekend.

The final number of adoptions for the adoptathon presented by Hollywood Feed was 156. That includes HSMSC animals and animals from the participating rescue groups and shelters.

Over the next couple weeks, the HSMSC expects another 15 to 20 animals to have homes result from the adoptathon.

For various reasons, people may not have been able to finalize Saturday, such as landlord permission, having the current dog meet the adoptive dog, and checking vet records.

Every animal adopted from the Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County is spayed/neutered, microchipped, and up-to-date on its vaccinations.

Pet of the Week: Meet Miley

Action News 5's Pet of the Week with the Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County is Miley. She was adopted Saturday.

She is 5 years old and has the energy of a puppy. Miley needs a good family to take care of her. She has knee problems, and needs someone to be responsible with giving her medication.

Miley does not get along with other dogs.

The Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County is hosting its 36-Hour Mega Adoptathon this weekend, with adoption fees ranging from $0 to $36. Click here for more information.

For more information call the HSMSC at 901-937-3900.

Community Document Shred-It Day Scheduled

First Citizens National Bank in cooperation with the Bartlett Police Department is sponsoring a free on site document shred on Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm.

Citizens are encouraged to bring their documents and other papers to be shredded to the First Citizens National Bank at 7580 Highway 70, which is located at the intersection of Highway 70 and Appling Road.

Any questions may be directed to the Bartlett Police Department at 901-385-5510 or First Citizens National Bank at 901-213-9900.

There is a strict 100 pound limit on materials to be shredded per person.

The event is designed for personal shredding and not for business documentation disposal.

 

Shelby Farms park welcomes two baby buffalo

Shelby Farms park welcomes two baby buffalo

Shelby Farms park is now home to two baby buffalo.

The park released information and a photo on their social media sites about the babies arriving this week.

Park officials said they are healthy and full of energy. The park also promised to share plenty of new pictures in the coming days.

Former mayor's bigamy sentence suspended

Scott Ferguson

OAKLAND, TN- (WMC-TV) - The former Oakland, Tennessee mayor's sentence of one year in jail was suspended by a judge Thursday afternoon.

Scott Ferguson was accused of bigamy, for marrying a second woman while already being married to the mother of his four children.

The former Church of Christ preacher was scheduled to appear in a Marion courtroom at 3 p.m. His appearance was unexpectedly moved to 1 p.m.

Court documents show Ferguson married Migeulina Mora, of Cordova, on Valentine's Day in West Memphis.

"The clerk's office called me to perform a ceremony," said Justice of the Peace Claude Steele. "I went in, picked up the certificate, went and had the ceremony. Everything went great. Then I heard over channel five that there was a mistake made."

After two months, Mora is now asking for a divorce or an annulment.