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Popular scrapbook store to close

Popular scrapbook store to close

Archiver's of Memphis has announced they are closing their doors for good.

In an email to customers the store announced they are having a clearance sale now. Everything in the store is on sale for 25 percent off and some items are on a deeper discount.

They are closing up shop in just a few days on March 3.

The store has been in Memphis for years and has many loyal customers that will be sad to see it close.

Another area scrapbook store, Eclectica in Bartlett closed late last year. Archiver's closing leaves the Memphis area without a specialty scrapbook store.

Feedback on future economic development in Lakeland needed

Feedback on future economic development in Lakeland needed

The Lakeland Economic Development Commission  is continuing a project to plan for economic development in Lakeland.  The commission is working toward casting vision for a new plan and is requesting feedback from area residents.  

The main goal is to create a shared vision of future success among stakeholders and to bring different objectives together under one effort.

There are two ways for residents to provide visioning feedback.

The first is to attend a public visioning meeting for Lakeland residents and businesses on March 21 at 6:30 p.m.  The meeting will be held at the Lakeland Elementary School, where the EDC will discuss visions, and take your feedback. 

Countrywood Neighborhood Sale

Countrywood Neighborhood Sale

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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New CVS store planned for Bartlett

CVS Caremark Corp., has paid $2.2 million for the building at 6676 Stage Road that used to house the Blue Plate Cafe, according to The Daily News..

The 5,448-square-foot restaurant sits on 1.7 acres at the northwest corner of Stage and Kirby Whitten roads. Built in 1991, the restaurant has an appraised value of $813,600, according to the Shelby County Assessor of Property.

For more information about the sale, click on the Daily News story here.

Consumers in credit trouble not seeking counseling

Exploding interest rates, reckless spending, 5-figure debt. For thousands of credit card users, the writing was on the wall.

Now, it appears they're ignoring the writing on their card statements.

Despite federal regulations passed two years ago that require card-issuers to print the toll-free numbers of credit counseling agencies on every credit card statement, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling said its member agencies have only received 150,000 calls generated from credit card statements.

$25 million retirement community planned for Bartlett

$25 million retirement community planned for Bartlett

A $25 million dollar retirement community is being planned on an undeveloped corner of Kirby-Whitten Rd. and Summer Ave. in Bartlett.

A company called Resort Lifestyle Communities recently made the announcement. The new development is tentatively named "Robinwood."