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“The Astronomical Universe” Seminar to be presented by Lakeland resident

Monday, January 7th, 2013, 10:17pm

Gerrit Verschuur, Ph.D., author and adjunct physics professor, will present his third and final series about the universe, Monday, January 14th. Dr. Verschuur will be giving two identical presentations titled “Is anyone else out there? On listening for voices from space,” at 11 a.m. and at 6:30 p.m. Each seminar is slated to last about 50 minutes

Dr. Verschuur, a Lakeland resident and Commissioner, has written extensively about science for the lay person and is author of eight books and co-author of three textbooks ranging from the story of the Invisible Universe, Comets and Asteroids, Interstellar Matter, as well as Magnetism. He has published 70-plus articles in Astronomy Magazine and other popular science magazines and has authored nearly 100 technical research papers.

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Countrywood Neighborhood Sale

Submitted by April Dawn, Journalist

Friday, September 21st, 2012, 11:04am

Every year, yard sale bargain hunters flock to Cordova, Tennessee for the annual Countrywood Neighborhood Sale sponsored by the Countrywood Neighborhood Association.

On Friday, September 22, the huge yard event will draw crowds from all over the Greater Memphis area and from neighboring states.

Last year the sale was a huge success. More than 200 residents participated

Rain or shine, the participating vendors will sell their almost brand new or slightly used items from furniture to clothing and televisions to motorized vehicles to make a buck. Not to mention the local economy benefited as people booked hotel rooms for a few days to stay and visit the grand city of Memphis to shop it’s local stores and dine in local restaurants.

Frequently asked questions:

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What the Mega Millions jackpot can get you

Submitted by Ashli Blow, New Media Content Producer

Friday, March 30th, 2012, 1:02pm

What the Mega Millions jackpot can get you

What would you do if you won the historic Mega Millions lottery tonight? Well, we calculated a handful of things that $640 million can get you.

With those multi-millions you could buy 2,250 tons of Legos. Forget your dream project, you could build a dream house out of Legos.

iPads? You could buy more than a million iPads, not to mention that extra $10 for every gigabyte above a current $30 subscription is irrelevant to your financial eye.

In addition, you could buy every Apple product in the New York Grand Central Store at a given time. (Every square foot is estimated $4,709, the Grand Central Store is 23,000 square feet - that is a total of $108,307,000.)

For the last 35 years The Orpheum has had $650,000 worth of maintenance expenses each years, that means you could run the theater for roughly 980 years.

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Show us your Halloween decorations

Submitted by Tammy Phillips on Monday, October 24th, 1:32 pm

Check out this scary spider creeping across a yard in the Oakleigh subdivision of Germantown! We want to see how you decorate for Halloween. Whether it's pumpkins and mums or gory ghosts, email your pictures to us at MY5@wmctv.com or post your favorite pictures on the Action News 5 Facebook page. We can't wait to see you you celebrate!

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History Channel's American Pickers coming to Tennessee

Submitted by Brent Green

Thursday, June 9th, 2011, 9:13am

History Channel's American Pickers coming to Tennessee

Got an old barn full of stuff you want to get rid of? Then you're in luck, as Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz, better known as the History Channel's American Pickers, are coming to Tennessee in June. The guys are looking for music memorabilia, motorcycles, old signs, sports collectibles, military items, gas pumps, juke boxes, taxidermy, bicycles, old toys and much more. If you or someone you know has a barn, building or basement that is piled with items like this, e-mail your name and contact information to AmericanPickers@Cinfelix.com or call 646-873-6257 and you could be on TV! You can also visit http://www.history.com/shows/american-pickers for more information.

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Restaurants warned about bogus inspectors

Submitted by Jeremy Jones on Friday, February 25th, 5:56 pm

The health department says fake inspectors are calling to arrange restaurant inspections and then demanding payment for the inspections.

The Tennessee Department of Health is warning restaurant owners and managers of fake health inspectors.

That's not how it works!

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Flash mob hits Wolfchase Galleria

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Monday, November 8th, 2010, 4:20pm

If you were walking through Wolfchase Galleria on Saturday afternoon, your shopping trip might have been interrupted by a group of middle aged people shaking it to Usher's "Fallin' in Love."

If you saw it but couldn't believe your eyes, the flash mob was captured on video and posted to YouTube.

Khdem1, the person who posted the video, wrote that the group hoped "to generate interest on dance for all ages."

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