Information from Project Care Troops

Henley Distributing Co., LLC and Project Care Troops will host a supply drive for the troops on September 11, 2010 starting at 9:00a.m. and ending at 2:00 p.m.

Volunteers will be on hand to collect the items outside Henley Distributing which is located at 3090 Broad Ave in Memphis. Organizers will also have available a small area set up so visitors can create cards or letters for the troops.  Those cards and letters will be placed into the care packages headed overseas. 

Items requested include:

*Action News 5 received the following press release to our news desk*

Shelby County citizens effected by the historic May 2010 flooding gathered at the Bartlett Station Municipal Center last evening to learn about a federal grant program designed to acquire or buyout eligible properties prone to repeat flooding.

Cheryl Yarbro, Shelby County Office of Preparedness interim manager of operations, welcomed the crowd and explained the basics of the “Hazard Mitigation Grant Program” or HMGP.

This grant program, Yarbro explained, administered by the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, allows citizens to voluntarily apply for their flood-prone properties to be purchased if they meet specific criteria.

A Hickory Hill nightclub has been closed for good after a judge declared it a public nuisance earlier today.

Memphis police say they were called to Club Visions nearly 180 times in a 10 month period. Officers say the calls ranged from shootings and stabbings to complaints about drugs.

Here’s the release from the Shelby County District Attorney’s office:

Shelby County District Attorney Bill Gibbons announced Wednesday that a judge has declared a Hickory Hill night club a public nuisance and banned the property’s owners from ever operating a night club, sports bar, or similar establishment at the property.

On July 19, the D.A.’s office and the Memphis Police Department secured and padlocked Visions Sports Bar and Grill, also known as “Club Visions,” after filing a public nuisance action against the owners.