Church to celebrate Easter on Palm Sunday

Submitted by Karen Bray on Friday, March 22nd, 9:34 am

Join Ridgeway Baptist Church as they celebrate Easter on Palm Sunday.

Ridgeway Baptist Church is inviting everyone to their Easter Pageant on Sunday, March 24. This year the RBC Sanctuary Choir and Drama Team are presenting the program, Christ the Redeemer. The program will begin at 10:15 in the morning.

Ridgeway Baptist Church is located at 2500 Ridgeway Road in Memphis, Tennessee. It is just off the Ridgeway Road exit off of Highway 385.

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Fire hits It's All Good Auto Sales

Submitted by Michael Phillips

Wednesday, March 20th, 2013, 5:15am

Fire investigators said the fire started in one vehicle then spread to several others.

It happened at It's All Good Auto Sales in South Memphis.

That's at the intersection of South Third and Peebles.That car had work done on its fuel pump earlier in the day Monday.

The fire started Monday night at around 9:30 p.m.

It spread from the car with the fuel pump problem to at least eight other cars.

Firefighters said the total estimate of damage is at about $26,000.

There is no indication of anything suspicious or malicious involved in this fire.

No one was hurt.

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Permission granted to “KICK BUTTS”!

Submitted by Jerica Phillips, JCFN Social Marketing Coordinator

Monday, March 18th, 2013, 9:39am

The Shelby County Health Department (SCHD), in collaboration with other local organizations, will encourage youth to take a stand against big tobacco companies and educate their peers about the importance of not smoking on Kick Butts Day, Wednesday, March 20.

Kick Butts Day is a national day of activism which empowers youth to stand out, speak up and seize control against big tobacco companies. Health officials want to raise awareness of the tobacco problem, encourage youth to stay tobacco-free and urge strong action to protect kids from tobacco.

Representatives from the health department will be at the following locations on Wednesday, March 20, to distribute information and tips on smoking cessation:

• Benjamin Hooks Library
3030 Poplar Ave.
10 a.m. to noon

• University of Memphis-University Center
499 University
1 p.m.

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U of M announces NCAA ticket information

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Sunday, March 17th, 2013, 9:26pm

U of M announces NCAA ticket information

The University of Memphis men's basketball team is going "dancing" again in the NCAA Tournament.

On Thursday, March 21, the Tigers will face the winner of the first-round game between Middle Tennessee and St. Mary’s in Auburn Hills, Mich. Game time for the Tigers’ second-round game will be determined.

The University of Memphis will receive 550 tickets, priced at $75 per session, for the NCAA Tournament Second/Third Rounds to be held in Auburn Hills on March 21st and 23 . The University will hold 200 tickets for Thursday’s game. These tickets are reserved for U of M students, which include team, band, spirit squad and their sponsors, and for the U of M administration, athletic department officials and student-athlete family members.

An additional 350 tickets will be reserved for use by the Tiger Scholarship Fund. Platinum and Gold Tigers will be limited to two tickets each and will be given from 8-10 a.m. Monday to call and place their ticket orders.

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Shooter in 'senseless' murder asked to step forward

Submitted by Nick Kenney, Reporter

Friday, March 15th, 2013, 7:49am

MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - Two people were shot, one of whom died. Now, investigators believe Albert Spencer Jr. was an innocent victim caught in the crossfire of a unknown shooter who remains on the loose.

"He will always live on in my heart," said Viola Turner, who clutched the program from her son's funeral.

Chunky cheeks as an infant earned him the nickname "Pooh", after Winnie the Pooh. For Albert Spencer Jr., it stuck into adulthood.

Turner describes him as wise, loving, and outgoing. He was studying to be a pediatric nurse and was engaged to be married.

"It's been very hard for me as a mom. To look at all the dreams that my son had and see that he will never get a chance to live out his dreams," said Turner.

On the balcony of an apartment building on January 12, Spencer was shot twice in the head.

Police say he was not the intended target.

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Sheriff’s Office to conduct DUI checkpoints

Submitted by John Phelps, Community Blogger

Wednesday, March 13th, 2013, 3:12pm

Sheriff’s Office to conduct DUI checkpoints

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office will be conduct two sobriety checkpoints this Friday night, March 15, 2013, in an effort to battle impaired driving on county roadways.

The first of the two checkpoints will be conducted at the intersection of Hacks Cross and Meadow Vale from 8:30 until 10:30 p.m.

The second of the checkpoints will occur at the intersection of Hacks Cross and Lowrance from 11:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m.

More than 16,000 people are killed every year in the United States due to impaired driving. Another 305,000 injuries occur due to impaired driving. Twenty-seven percent of those killed on Tennessee highways are crashes where alcohol was involved.

The checkpoints are fully funded by federal grant dollars.

For more information, click here.

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Memphis Fire Department conducts smoke detector blitz

Submitted by Ben Watson, Reporter

Monday, March 11th, 2013, 6:11am

MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - The Memphis Fire Department took advantage of the daylight saving time switch to kick off a massive smoke detector blitz Sunday.

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