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Congressman Stephen Fincher to hold meet and greet at Bartlett City Hall

Congressman Stephen Fincher to hold meet and greet at Bartlett City Hall

The public is invited to a meet and greet listening session with 8th Congressional District Representative, Stephen Fincher.

The event will take place in the Council Chambers at Bartlett City Hall at 5400 Stage Road on Monday January 28th from noon til 1:00 p.m.

Education leader wonders if Memphis, Shelby County merger will stick

Education leader wonders if Memphis, Shelby County merger will stick

One of Memphis' top education leaders wonders if a Memphis and Shelby County schools merger will stick.

Memphis school union president Keith Williams questions if the November 2010 Memphis schools charter surrender was futile.

Williams has his eye on the federal court battle to stop the suburbs from forming their own schools to avert the merger.

While the judge voided a suburban effort to start their own schools in 2013, he did not rule on the part of the lawsuit to stop it in 2014.

"I just don't know if at the end of the day, will all of this come full circle and we'll be back at square one?" said Williams.

Williams said if the suburbs are successful, he's concerned the long, hard battle that opened old wounds would only change the school systems in name.

Starbucks ‘Come Together’ campaign expanding across the country

Starbucks ‘Come Together’ campaign expanding across the country

Starbucks is expanding its "Come Together" campaign across the country.

Last week, Baristas in D.C. area stores were asked to participate in a writing exercise urging politicians to find a common ground on the so-called fiscal cliff.

As this continues, coffee lovers in Memphis and other cities may find a “Come Together” message written on their coffee cups too.

While the campaign was specifically asking D.C.-based store employees to write “Come Together” on their customers’ cups, the company saw the initiative grow organically to reach broader audiences due to positive national response - according to Starbucks Media Relations.

A Starbucks spokesman said stores nationwide asked to join in.

Ceo Howard Schultz told employees in a letter that, "We all have a responsibility to send our elected leaders a respectful, but potent message."

Bartlett Election Results

Bartlett Alderman Position 6:

  • Paula Sedgwick 52%
  • Jason Sykes 48%

Bartlett School Board Position 1:

  • Jeff Norris 74%
  • William Busler 26%

Bartlett School Board Position 3:

U of M Presidential Watch, Debate & Discuss

U of M Presidential Watch, Debate & Discuss

The University of Memphis is having a Presidential Watch, Debate and later Discuss tonight at the University of Memphis Rose Theatre from 7-10:30 p.m. for all students.

They ask for you to bring your cell phones and laptops to participate in polling before and after the debate.

Also, don't forget that the University of Memphis is having a student vote drive today on campus.

The University of Memphis is pushing to have 1,000 students register to vote. Deadline to register to vote is October 8.

Mayor Luttrell, Gov. Haslam, developing Japanese business relationships

Mayor Luttrell, Gov. Haslam, developing Japanese business relationships

(WMC-TV) - County Mayor Mark Luttrell and Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam are visiting Tokyo, Japan this week, exploring new business opportunities for Shelby County as well as the entire state of Tennessee.

The governor and mayor were joined by members of the Greater Memphis Chamber and 60 other state and local business officials.

“It’s been an exciting week,” said Mayor Luttrell.  “We’ve met with the CEOs of Mitsubishi Electric, Mitsubishi Chemical, Brother Industries, Sharp and other businesses. Our goal is to establish new relationships and encourage more companies to locate in our community,” he added.

In 2011, Mitsubishi broke ground on a new transformer manufacturing plant in Memphis, which should create approximately 300 full-time jobs.  The plant will also create opportunities for subcontractors.