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Adult Greek Language Class begins tonight

Submitted by Andrew Douglas on Monday, January 21st, 10:24 am

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

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Shelby Co. Register’s Office publishes historical arrest records

Submitted by John Phelps, Community Blogger

Saturday, January 12th, 2013, 5:06pm

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Supervisors lose contact with inmates attending funeral

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013, 12:03pm

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SCHD hosts kick-off meeting to identify community health issues

Submitted by Jerica Phillips, JCFN Social Marketing Coordinator

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013, 11:36am

SCHD hosts kick-off meeting to identify community health issues

Community Health Assessment and Strategic Planning in Shelby County

It's a new year and perhaps you made a resolution to be more active in your community. Here's a great opportunity to bring your voice to the table:

The Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) will be engaging the community in a comprehensive planning process over the next 12-18 months to help identify health issues most important to our county and develop strategies to address these concerns. Through a process called MAPP, Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships, community members will be invited to participate in various stages of the strategic planning. Hundreds of communities in the United States have or are currently engaged in this process.

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Deserving Tennessee college students could lose Hope Scholarship

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013, 11:23am

Deserving Tennessee college students could lose Hope Scholarship

Thousands of Tennessee college students are in jeopardy of losing their Hope Scholarships before they graduate.

Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill back in 2011 only giving students funding for the minimum hours required for a degree program.

The changes are expected to take place this year.

That means nearly 3,000 current students are expected to run out of scholarship funding before the end of their fourth year in school.

This funding change will also affect future college students.

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Lipscomb Pitts Breakfast Club to work on new TV Show showcasing reasons to love Memphis

Submitted by Andrew Douglas on Thursday, January 3rd, 2:07 pm

The Lipscomb Pitts Breakfast Club is working on a new TV show for WKNO in the new year.

It is launching a monthly TV show called "The Spark."

According to the Memphis Daily News -- 12 episodes will feature positive stories about local nonprofits, civic-minded business leaders and reasons to love Memphis.

Each episode will be about 30 minutes and hosted by Jeremy Park the club's host.

It's expected to air the third Thursday night of every month at 9 p.m. on WKNO.

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3rd burglary in 6 months gets personal for business owner

Submitted by Lindsey Brown on Wednesday, January 2nd, 5:30 pm

MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - A business owner whose shop was burglarized twice, recently became a victim in his own home.

Hunter Demster is a Memphis native who has spent the last few years living around the country. He recently moved back to the Bluff City in an effort to do some good in his neighborhood, but has found himself a victim of burglaries three times in the past six months.

"I can't take another one," he said. "At least it happened in 2012. 2013 has got to be better than 2012."

Demster opened the Midtown Skateshop because he thought the area needed something like it. Thieves are making it a hard business to keep open as it has been broken into twice.

New Year's Eve brought a third break in, this time, at Demster's own apartment in the same neighborhood.

"I'm still in shock I can't believe it's happened again," he said. "My guess is someone was waiting for me to leave and knew I had electronics."

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