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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.

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Hernando Welcomes 'Troubadour for the Lord'

Submitted by Joe Birch, Anchor

Friday, September 14th, 2012, 8:43pm

(WMC-TV) - If you had a legitimate shot at becoming a rock star, would you go for it with every ounce of your energy?

A musician with all the gifts required to launch into the American rock and roll stratosphere took a very different trajectory, indeed.

John Michael Talbot, former member of a band that opened 1970s concerts for mega-rock luminaries like Pink Floyd and The Grateful Dead, arrives in Hernando, MS October 9-11 as the world's most popular Catholic recording artist.

A visit to his website http://www.johnmichaeltalbot.com/index.php reveals a tour de force of Christian evangelization that features Talbot's 53 albums, 24 books, and a variety of his recordings as a motivational speaker.

Talbot has sold more than 4 million records and his compositions can be found in hymnals around the world.

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"Men NOT At Work" is a civics lesson

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

Monday, August 20th, 2012, 9:36am

Someone skipped their ninth grade civics class.

I know. I caught you. I can tell by some of your Action News 5 Facebook posts and comments on the web version of my Men NOT At Work investigation.

For those of you who missed it, here's the link: http://www.wmctv.com/story/19287600/the-investigators-men-not-at-work-fired. Long story short, Monday and Wednesday, we detailed how we ran hidden camera surveillance on two city code inspectors who wasted days and hours doing nothing in a secluded Frayser back-street. They wasted our time and tax dollars while properties as close as a mile away that have been code violations for months were ignored.

Ultimately, and righteously, Inspectors Burnie Mitchell and John Finley lost their jobs.

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Rebels to take Olympic stage Tuesday

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Monday, August 6th, 2012, 12:42pm

Ole Miss junior Isiah Young and former student-athlete Brittney Reese will begin their quest for Olympic medals when they compete Tuesday at the Olympic Stadium.

Young, competing in his first Olympic Games, received quite a draw for the men’s 200 meter preliminaries that start at 5:50 a.m. He will run in lane four of heat one, with Usain Bolt in lane five. Yes, that Bolt. The Jamaican sensation repeated as 100 meter champion with an Olympic record in that event Sunday.

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Ole Miss’ Jeff Scott named to Hornung Award Watch List

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Friday, August 3rd, 2012, 4:28pm

Ole Miss’ Jeff Scott named to Hornung Award Watch List

Ole Miss junior running back and return specialist Jeff Scott has been named to the 2012 Watch List for the Paul Hornung Award, given annually to the most versatile player in major college football by the Louisville Sports Commission and football legend Paul Hornung.

Scott is one of 49 multi-talented players on the list for the Hornung Award, which is presented by Texas Roadhouse and is in its third season.

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Ole Miss AD to be celebrity waiter at Ravine

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Monday, July 30th, 2012, 2:51pm

Ole Miss Athletics Director Ross Bjork headlines a group of current and former Rebels who will serve as celebrity waiters at the Celebrity Waiter Dinner benefitting the American Cancer Society August 1 and 2 at the Ravine.

Bjork will serve as a celebrity waiter on Thursday, August 2 along with former Rebel women’s basketball player and coach Renee Ladner. Wednesday’s dinner will feature current assistant football coach and former player, Matt Luke, UMAA Foundation assistant director of development Ronnie Heard, as well as former Rebel football player Todd Wade.

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New vice chancellor for student affairs brings passion for helping students

Submitted by Dana Green

Thursday, July 12th, 2012, 11:07am

It was an early Saturday morning, Feb. 16, 2008, and Brandi Hephner LaBanc had just experienced what she describes as the most difficult student emergency in her professional career.

Only 48 hours before, a gunman had entered a classroom of nearly 250 students at Northern Illinois University and opened fire, killing five and injuring 21 others before taking his own life.

"I was on my way home to try and get just a few hours sleep and a shower when I realized I needed to call every single student that was not in that classroom that day," said Hephner LaBanc, then-assistant vice president for student affairs at NIU. "We were there to support every student on that campus, so I turned around and headed back to campus."

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