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College grads: 10 tools to help you score that job!

College grads: 10 tools to help you score that job!

A well-crafted resume is not enough.

Career coach and speaker Ford R. Myers, author of the book "Get The Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring," said these are the ten tools every college graduate needs to compete in today's job market.

Roadside killer on MPD's radar

MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - 74 year-old Tom Schlender of Raymond, Nebraska was one of two people perhaps randomly picked by the same roadside killer.

The other victim was a casino worker name Lori Carswell who was also shot and killed on the shoulder of a North Mississippi highway three days later.

"At this point, the person has not surfaced here in this area," said Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong. "But that's not to say that he won't."

Director Armstrong is not overly worried the roadside killer will strike in the city. However, he still had department representatives meet with counterparts in Mississippi to discuss the case.

"We're in constant contact with each other," said Armstrong.

Investigators suspect the suspect posed as a police officer to get his victims to pull over possibly by using blue lights while driving a Ford Crown Victoria.

Big changes on the way for Overton Square

MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) – Big changes are coming to Overton Square

In the coming months, Overton Square will be transformed into one of the hottest spots in Midtown. But first there are a lot of improvements that will have to be made.

With lots of changes on the way, developer Bob Loeb with Loeb Properties, says Overton Square will soon become an active and exciting place.

"A healthy Midtown is essential to a vibrant downtown and the mayor has put a lot of effort along with his innovation delivery team into studying how to improve the Madison corridor," said Loeb.

Loeb says his company plans to invest about $20 million to revive this arts and entertainment district. It is a plan that includes redesigning several existing buildings.

Loeb announced its first lease for the square two weeks ago with the signing of Local Gastropub in the space that housed Yosemite's Sam's for nearly four decades.

Memphis Zoo crosses fingers for pregnant panda

MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) – Excitement is growing at the Memphis Zoo, where they are waiting to find out if there will be a new addition to the panda exhibit.

Ya Ya, the female panda, has always been a popular attraction. She has, once again, been artificially inseminated. This time, zoo officials are hoping for a successful pregnancy.

"We test her urine and watch for different chemicals to change in the urine, but also at some point we hope to confirm via ultrasound," explained Matt Thompson, Memphis Zoo.

Ya Ya was inseminated several weeks ago, but there needs to be a second hormone spike as a positive indicator that she is pregnant. That occurs anywhere from 60 to 90 days after insemination.

"We're talking end of May, beginning of June, something like that would be the earliest that we would see something. Then, a month and a half after that there would be an actual birth," Thompson said.

Loeb plans to spend $20 million on Overton Square

Loeb plans to spend $20 million on Overton Square

The company behind the redevlopment of Overton Square plans some rapid, and very expensive, changes to the Midtown landmark, according to The Daily News.

In the coming months and years, the firm will invest about $20 million to revive the arts and entertainment district’s footprint to about 115,000 square feet.

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Citizens unite to build Amanda Price Memorial Park

Citizens unite to build Amanda Price Memorial Park

Leaders of New Albany, MS have created a plan to build a memorial park to honor a beloved wife, mother and community servant killed in an attempted home invasion. Amanda Price, 31, speech pathologist for New Albany public schools and wife of football coach Ron Price, was shot and killed on December 5, 2011.

The accused gunman, 20 year old Craig Baker, lived in a trailer park within walking distance of the Price home. New Albany City Councilman Johnny Anderson has proposed buying the seven acre trailer park property and transforming it into the Amanda Price Memorial Park.

Shooting victim found at busy Memphis intersection

MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) – Police say a woman is on the run after they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound at a busy Memphis intersection Friday.

Investigators say the found the man at Sam Cooper and East Parkway around 11:30. However, it appears he may have been shot several blocks away at Cypress and Jackson.

Officers say the suspect is a woman who's driving a gold Pontiac Aztec.

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