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Rhodes Lynx football kicks off season in style

Submitted by Joe Birch, Anchor

Friday, September 7th, 2012, 10:29am

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Rhodes Lynx Football Kicks Off Season In Style

Submitted by Joe Birch, Anchor

Thursday, September 6th, 2012, 3:13pm

Rhodes Lynx Football Kicks Off Season In Style

(WMC-TV) - Big time upgrades have arrived on the gridiron at Rhodes College just in time for the kick-off of the 2012 season.

"This is the physical manifestation in football of what Rhodes aspires to academically," said second year Lynx head football coach Dan Gritti.

The coach convinced Rhodes President Dr. Bill Troutt that the Division III liberal arts college needed an improved playing surface.

Crews spent the summer removing the grass field and replacing it with "FieldTurf Revolution," a state of the art surface now being used by the likes of New York Giants in their 2012 NFL season opening game against the Dallas Cowboys at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. The New England Patriots added the cutting edge turf to their field at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA.

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10 commandments of cell phone use

Submitted by Andy Wise, Chief Consumer Investigator/Andy's Restaurant Scorecard

Wednesday, July 25th, 2012, 10:45am

(WMC-TV) - I can help you if you're looking to rocket to the top of your little world's 'public enemy' list.

Just leave your cell phone's ringer on at church, in a movie theater or during a company meeting. That'll work.

Actually, don't do that.

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Group leads summer solstice hike through Midtown forest

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Wednesday, June 20th, 2012, 4:26pm

(WMC-TV) – You're invited to walk the Old Forest when the longest day meets the shortest night.

To celebrate the summer solstice, members of Citizens to Preserve Overton Park are leading a hike through the Old Forest.

The free, guided walk begins tonight at 7:30.

If you'd like to participate, just meet at Lick Creek Bridge just east of Overton Dog Bark.

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Fun in the sun with the Memphis Zoo

Submitted by Terresa Lewis, News Producer

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012, 8:54am

Looking for some fun in the great outdoors? Look no further. The Memphis zoo has several events coming up just for you.

Zoom Through the Zoo. Time is running out to register for An annual four-mile race and one-mile fun run. Register online at racesonline.com before Wednesday, May 23, to receive an early-bird discount.

Friday, May 25 is Zoo Brew, Memphis' biggest beer tasting event. This year at Zoo Brew, guests have two ticket options. Choose between a regular Zoo Brew general ticket or the all-new V.I.P. ticket featuring the V.I.P. Dinosaur Lounge. Tickets can be purchased online at memphiszoo.org, or by calling 901-333-6572. This event will sell out!

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RDC Files $9.8M Application for Beale St. Landing

Submitted by Lyle Bontrager on Tuesday, May 22nd, 7:49 am

Riverfront Development Corp. is preparing for the next phase of Beale Street Landing: development of a riverfront park.

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Hardeman County antiquities group presents historic tour in Bolivar

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012, 8:55am

Hardeman County antiquities group presents historic tour in Bolivar

Information provided by the Hardeman County Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities

Step back with us to "Places in Time - Circa 1862-1920 Historic Tour" in Bolivar, TN. On May 5th and 6th, The Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities (APTA) will be conducting The APTA Annual Historic Tour. Bolivar is located only about an hour east of Memphis and 30 minutes south of Jackson, TN. With over 150 homes and buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, it has a lot of history, just waiting to be told.

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