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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the University of Tennessee Health Science Center $375,000 in new federal funds for vision research. The funds will be distributed by the National Eye Institute.

Hold that shovel! Saturday, August 11, 2012, is National 811 Day, a day to remind anyone about to dig or engage in any excavation activity that could damage underground utilities to call (811) before getting started.

The Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis (WFGM) has joined six women’s foundations from across the country to help launch A Partnership for Women’s Prosperity. This platform will share best practices and find replicable solutions to systemic problems facing economically vulnerable women and children in communities nationwide.

The YWCA Greater Memphis is accepting applications for its job skills training program for youth between the ages of 18 to 21 who are no longer attending school.

Memphis’ own Amro Music, a 90-year-old family business, has been recognized nationally by the National Association of Music Merchants for its contributions to music advocacy and for its superior merchandising and displays. Amro was also a runner-up for the Top 100 Dealer Award.

Some of the best competitive scholastic shotgun shooters in America came together July 17-21 for the National Scholastic Clay Target Program Championships in Sparta, Ill. In the end, Tennessee teams and individual participants had earned 13 national titles in skeet, sporting clays and trap.

Kevin Malone, principal of Bellevue Middle School, has been announced as a finalist for Tennessee Principal of the Year by the Tennessee Department of Education.

Memphis City Beautiful is gearing up for its second annual Curb Couture Trashion Show, set for October 7, 2012 in the Broad Avenue Arts District.

The Tennessee Department of Education has announced regional finalists for the annual Principal of the Year and Supervisor of the Year awards.

On Friday, July 27th, United Way of the Mid-South presented a $14,000 check to the Mid-South Food Bank for its mobile pantry initiative in DeSoto County.

This Friday will mark the culmination of a special seven-week course at the University of Memphis for 12 students from several local and out-of-state high schools.

The Shelby County Health Department has received confirmation of mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus within the areas of ZIP codes 38126, 38105 and 38139.

If you have a Memphis Public Library card, you can learn more than 35 different foreign languages for free.

The inaugural Hip-Hop Weekend & Expo, is now accepting submissions for rappers, singers, dancers and more for the Hip-Hop Expo and Trade Show portion of the event scheduled to take place Labor Day weekend, September 1 and September 2 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center in Downtown Memphis, TN.

Indie Memphis, which opens its popular free Concert Film Series at the Levitt Shell on Saturday, July 21, with Stop Making Sense, announced that its August screenings will include rare performances by The Who and Led Zeppelin, both from the Shelley Archives.

The Shelby County Health Department has received confirmation of mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus within the areas of ZIP codes 38111, 38120 and 38128.

Memphis Animal Services has extended the deadline for entries in its logo contest to September 15, 2012.

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security today announced that the Hardin County Driver Service Center located at 60 Brazelton Street, Unit 10, in Savannah, Tenn., has reopened for business after temporarily closing for a building maintenance issue last week.

Hope Street Group announces the extension of Memphis teacher, Dru Davidson, as a Hope Street Group National Teacher Fellow. The National Teacher Fellowship is a competitive program designed for teacher leaders wanting to share their expertise, experience and ideas in helping to shape education policy nationwide.

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), officially launched the Memphis MBDA Business Center.

Chick-fil-A restaurants in Memphis, Germantown, Southaven, Olive Branch and Millington are reaching out to customers and the community to help make sure all classrooms in Memphis City Schools, Shelby County Schools and Desoto County Schools are well stocked when students arrive in August.

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security today announced that the Hardin County Driver Service Center located at 60 Brazelton Street, Unit 10, in Savannah, Tenn. is temporarily closed due to an ongoing building maintenance issue. The center will be closed until further notice.

Tennessee Army National Guard soldiers from the 130th Military Police Company based in Memphis leave Tuesday, July 17, on the first leg of a journey taking them to Afghanistan for a one-year deployment as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced the Madison County Driver Service Center located at 100 Benchmark Circle in Jackson, Tenn. will temporarily close on Monday, July 16 and Tuesday, July 17 for facility renovations. The Madison County Driver Service Center will reopen during normal business hours at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18.

The Shelby County Health Department has received confirmation of mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus within the areas of ZIP codes 38119 and 38125.

GPAC’s Ballet Program will once again offer young ballerinas the opportunity to tendu, tip-toe and twirl into the spotlight with the newly-announced fall 2012 class schedule.

Alpha Omega Veterans Services in Memphis is enlisting area residents to help the organization win a $25,000 The Home Depot gift card and a full set of 50 Ryobi 18V ONE+ Lithium Ion power tools in July by voting daily in The Home Depot Foundation’s second annual Aprons in Action Facebook contest.

The NAACP National Health Department is asking African-American church leaders across the country to join the NAACP in a national ‘Day of Unity’ on Sunday, July 8, 2012, to announce the release of the pastoral brief and training manual entitled The Black Church and HIV: The Social Justice Imperative.

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security today announced that the Dyer County Driver Service Center located at 361 James H. Rice Road in Dyersburg has reopened effective Tuesday, July 3.

MATA’s fixed route and MATAplus services will operate on a Sunday schedule on Wednesday, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day holiday.

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security today announced that the Dyer County Driver Service Center located at 361 James H. Rice Road in Dyersburg is temporarily closed due to a building maintenance issue. The facility will be closed until further notice.

The Shelby County Health Department has received confirmation of mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus within the areas of ZIP codes 38106, 38133, 38112, 38017 and 38104.

Residents of Memphis serviced by City of Memphis Solid Waste Management whose regular collection day is Wednesday will receive garbage and recycling collection on Thursday, July 5th.

Le Bonheur patients Ann and Mary Quay Wilson will be among the more than 25 children making a special trip to Washington D.C. on July 23-25 to advocate for children’s health care.