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Don Pounds , senior vice president and chief financial officer of Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp., has been elected to serve on the board of Novation LLC, the health care supply contracting company for VHA, University HealthSystem Consortium and Provista LLC.

The statistic is alarming: Memphis ranks 48th out 51of the largest metropolitan areas in percentage of the population with a college degree.

Askew Hargraves Harcourt & Associates Inc. welcomes Steve Brigance to the firm as Project Engineer I. Steve received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Memphis in 1999.

Technology has upgraded the college admissions process, admissions experts say, placing prospective students a few keystrokes from campus but giving the illusion that colleges are more selective.

By Karina Donica kdonica@thetowntalk.com 487-6342 Brandy Lawrence, a sixth-grade teacher and technology coach at Mary Goff Elementary, and Lauren Lloyd, a teacher at Ball Elementary, have been honored for their effective use of technology during instruction.

There's nothing wrong with a little canned entertainment. At least, that's the philosophy of the physics department at The University of Memphis, which will hold its first soapbox car derby Dec.

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University of Memphis student Richard Paige was charged with attempted second-degree murder Wednesday after an altercation at a keg party ended with gunshots.

White Station High School juniors Deiante Moore and Mason Greenberg work on projects in teacher Laine Agee's standard multimedia class on Wednesday.

Jackie Moore, a Canadian who worked as an assistant women's basketball coach at Eastern Illinois, has died.

The head of Memphis City schools wants a longer school year at a big price tag. This, after the district flunked the state's education report card.

Southaven High School junior Chelsey Jones talks with Freed Hardeman University admissions counselor Josh Walden about her options during the college fair.

Whenever Pam Beziat, Nashville peace activist, thinks about paying federal income taxes, she looks at pictures of children who have been maimed, bruised and broken by war.

Every year, top names on the peace activism circuit come to Memphis to deliver workshops and lectures on achieving peace at home and abroad during the Gandhi-King Conference on Nonviolence.

The lush gardens that sprout a bounty of vegetables in some of Memphis' poorest neighborhoods are the crown jewel of the social justice programs run by the Mid-South Peace and Justice Center.

The Shelby County Sheriff's Emergency Services Bureau is looking for volunteers for an upcoming training class on search-and-rescue techniques and first-responder emergency medical care.

I've decided to add a twist to the iTeen column. Once a month I am going to spotlight a Memphis City Schools student who is excelling inside and outside the classroom.

Ignore the red light at Winchester and Riverdale and expect to get your picture taken.

Christian Brothers University president John Smarrelli Jr. prepares to enter St.

I have been a Christian Brothers University student for a little over a month now.