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NEW Edwin Watts Shop opens in Cordova

Submitted by Tammy Phillips on Monday, August 16th, 4:38 pm

Cordova is home to a new Edwin Watts Golf shop. The new shop opened July 3rd in the location that had been Double Eagle Golf. Edwin Watts bought the 11,800 square foot store located at 704 North Germantown Parkway. Store officials say this shop offers the latest technology, including a launch and monitor club repair facility, the Ping In-Flight System, and will feature select product assortments in golf equipment and apparrel.

Edwin Watts is one of the world's largest speciality golf retailers.

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Ribbon cutting held for new look at Dobbs Ford at Wolfchase

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Friday, July 30th, 2010, 9:36am

Information and photo provided by Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce

Staff, board members and ambassadors from the Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) gathered at Dobbs Ford at Wolfchase located at 7925 Stage Rd to celebrate a ceremonial ribbon cutting at the business. Steve Nagel, General Manager, cut the ribbon in celebration of the new dealership façade and the upcoming renovation of the entire facility.

Mr. Nagel, who has been general manager at the dealership since 2005, stated that the renovations of the facility will help to establish Dobbs Ford at Wolfchase as the premier automotive retailer for the residents throughout the Mid-South. “The staff at this dealership is a part of this community, and that is why we want to provide the best possible sales and service experience for the residents of this community.”

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Hollywood Casino supports Responsible Gaming Education Week

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Thursday, July 29th, 2010, 10:57am

Information provided by Hollywood Casino Tunica

On Monday, August 2, 2010 Hollywood Casino® Tunica will launch its week long “Bust the Slot Myths” educational campaign to support the American Gaming Association’s Responsible Gaming Education Week held August 2 – 6.

This year’s American Gaming Association’s (AGA) theme, “Taking the Mystery Out of the Slot Machine,” will focus on educating casino employees and the public about how slot machines work and correcting some of the misconceptions about them. Understanding how casino games work is a key component of responsible gaming, and helping gaming employees learn more about how slot machines work is an important part of empowering them to educate casino patrons about what it means to keep it fun.

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CVS one step closer to building a Cordova pharmacy location

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010, 5:33pm

Information from The Daily News.

CVS has closed on the 1.8-acre parcel of land on Germantown Parkway in Cordova where it will build its next area pharmacy. Terms of the deal weren’t immediately available.

The Daily News first reported in June that Woonsocket, R.I.-based CVS, the retail division of CVS Caremark, would buy the land from Gill Properties and bring a retail store to the site of the former Memphis Area Home Builders Association headquarters at 776 N. Germantown Parkway.

Photo from bluesmoon on Flickr

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Bethel University Masters of Arts in Education Program hosts essay contest for instructors statewide

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010, 3:37pm

Information provided by Bethel University:

Bethel University is seeking essays from instructors on the subject of “The Importance of Continuing Education for Educators.”

Entries, no longer than 500 words in length, must be received no later than August 20, 2010.

The first-place entry will receive a Lenovo Thinkpad X-100 laptop and iPod Touch, valued at $700. Second place will receive a $250 VISA gift card; and third-place will receive a $150 VISA gift card.

Winners will be notified by email no later than Aug. 31.

The Bethel University Educator’s Essay Contest is open to all instructors over the age of 21 who are residents of Tennessee. Entries must be received in electronic format, and can be emailed to: essays@bethelu.edu

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Comcast to recognize scholarship recipients

Submitted by Tracey Rogers, News Director

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010, 5:33pm

Action News 5 received this press release from Comcast:

COMCAST RECOGNIZES LEADERS AND ACHIEVERS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Comcast Memphis recognizes 40 Mid-South area students for their academic achievement and community service.

MEMPHIS, TN, July 20, 2010 – The Comcast Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its local communities and to empower and enrich lives, will recognize the Comcast of Memphis system 2010 recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers Scholarship at a luncheon Thursday, July 22 at the Racquet Club of Memphis, beginning at 11:30 a.m.

“Each year, we are excited to provide scholarships for these talented students,” said Trevor Yant, Vice President and General Manager of Comcast Memphis. “Comcast seeks students who demonstrate leadership abilities in school activities and who reflect a strong commitment to community service.

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Target invests in local stores

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Thursday, July 8th, 2010, 7:59am

Target wants more of its Memphis-area customers to be able to add beer and additional grocery items to shopping lists that already include the chain’s home accessories and latest fashions.

The Minneapolis-based retailer is in the midst of a $1 billion renovation of about 340 existing stores in 2010, the effects of which can already be seen throughout Target’s Memphis footprint.

The retailer began selling beer at its 5959 Poplar Ave. store in February. And Target has applied for permits to sell beer at two more of its roughly half dozen Memphis stores – at 7697 Winchester Road and 7989 U.S. 64.

Read more about it in the Memphis Daily News.

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