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Cadence Bank & Cintas announce Community Shred Days Event

Information provided by Cadence Bank

Memphis, TN (April 23, 2012) – In an effort to combat the growing problem of identity theft and fraud while helping to preserve our environment, Cadence Bank and Cintas® Document Management will sponsor the sixth-annual Community Shred Days. Memphis residents and businesses are invited to bring old and unwanted documents to Cadence Bank locations, where they will be securely destroyed free of charge. 

The events are:

Wednesday, April 25th
Folk’s Folly Branch
591 South Mendenhall
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Friday, April 27th
Union Branch
1516 Union Avenue
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

“Identity theft continues to be a problem that affects people and businesses across our community in many different ways,” said Tom Martin, President of Cadence Bank in Memphis.

West Memphis 3 supporters offer $100,000 reward

WEST MEMPHIS, AR- (WMC-TV) - The West Memphis Three are free. They're out of prison after pleading guilty to murder. But their main goal since getting out is to be exonerated and now they hope a $100,000 reward will do just that.

"I'm happy they're doing it, but they know who did it," said Jessie Misskelley, Jr., when he was told of the reward for information proving who killed three eight-year-old West Memphis boys almost 20 years ago.

When pressed on who he thought committed the crimes, Misskelley stopped short of naming a killer.

"I'm not going to say any names," he said. "I'm not going to accuse nobody because I know how it feels to be accused."

The West Memphis Three pleaded guilty last year to the murders of Stevie Branch, Christopher Byers and Michael Moore. It was a plea deal that got them out of prison.

Johnny Depp to produce movie about Damien Echols

Johnny Depp to produce movie about Damien Echols

Deadline.com is reporting that Johnny Depp and his producing parter Christi Dembrowski, under their production company Infinitum Nihil, have optioned the film rights to the currently untitled yet-to-be-published memoirs of Damien Echols.  Echols was eighteen when he was arrested, along with 2 others, for the 1993 murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas.

Deadline says Depp and Dembrowski have been waiting for an opportunity to explore the story, and plan to focus on the conviction and imprisonment of Echols, and "present his life before conviction as well as its twists and turns leading to release."

For more information, click here.

Eco Expo!

The hugely successful Eco Expo is back with even more exhibitors showing us how to treat our earth more gently with green products, materials, services, and organizations.

Exhibitors will be offering ideas and information, and some will be selling their products and services.

The Expo is Sunday February 5th, 2012 from 11am until 3pm at Temple Israel--1376 East Massey Road...Memphis, TN.

For kids and adults of all ages, there’s something for everyone!

Learn, eat, explore, or just visit with some really nice people.

Remember the proverb, “Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents; it was loaned to you by your children.”

We are working together with our fellow community leaders and congregations of all faiths to help save the planet.

E-mail TIMemphisEcoExpo@msn.com or call Linda Kaplan 482-6473 for more information.

Halloween safety tips for big and little kids

It looks like the Monday evening weather will cooperate for trick-or-treaters young and old. 

We'll have just a few clouds with temperatures mostly in the mid and upper 50's after dinner time.

The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention have compiled a comprehensive list of safety tips here, aimed at keeping everyone safe during the door-to-door frivolity.  Whether you're heading out in costume or will be handing out treats at the front door, the list has something for everyone.

West Memphis 3 reporter to speak

West Memphis 3 reporter to speak

Mara Leveritt has covered the West Memphis Three extensivley and even wrote book about their case.

She will speak Friday, September 23, at the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in Downtown Memphis.  Her talk will begin at noon in the School’s Wade Auditorium.

In a press release from the University of Memphis, the schools says her discussion will focus on her particular take on the criminal justice system and her book.

West Memphis officer faces DWI charge

West Memphis officer faces DWI charge

Investigators say one West Memphis police officer had too much to drink Sunday morning before she got behind the wheel of her car.

Officer Jennifer Sherrill was arrested around 1 a.m. after she was pulled over for speeding. Police say her blood alcohol level was over the legal limit.