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Home Depot to hire 400 associates in Memphis

Home Depot to hire 400 associates in Memphis

The Atlanta-based home improvement retailer needs 80,000 new workers for its busy Spring season.

That's 10,000 more than it hired last year.

Home Depot said the jobs include both part-time and full-time positions.

City to make Liberty Bowl improvements

City to make Liberty Bowl improvements

The City of Memphis has agreed to improve physical accessibility for the disabled at Liberty Bowl stadium.

This most recent compromise with the Justice Department requires the city to install 282 wheelchair spaces and an equal number of companion seats.

Concession stands, gates, ramps, and restrooms must also be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Self-service kiosks installed for faster driver license renewals

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security has added another option for citizens seeking to renew or replace non-commercial driver licenses.

Commissioner Bill Gibbons announced Tuesday the Driver Services Division has installed 30 self-service driver license kiosks at various locations across Tennessee.

Citizens may renew or replace an existing driver license or state identification card and pay for the transaction with a credit or debit card at the kiosks.

Adult Greek Language Class begins tonight

Adult Greek Language Class begins tonight

 

The dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. comes alive in an adult Greek class that begins on his national holiday today.

Have you ever thought of learning the Greek language and some Greek culture as well? You have a chance to tonight at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Memphis. Retired Priest Father Nicholas Vieron is beginning his Adult Greek tonight in the church hall at Sam Cooper and Highland in Memphis.

Father Vieron has been teaching his adult greek class for 40 years and always begins on Martin Luther King Day. Vieron is one of a few white ministers left from the 1968 struggle who manifested efforts for social justice led by the late Rabbi James Wax.

It's a 14 week course that meets once a week at the church