Snake scares Kimbrough Estates neighbors

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Monday, June 14th, 2010, 10:07am

A couple of Germantown families got a start last week when they had their own separate encounters with a creepy, crawly visitor from the animal kingdom.

Two different families spotted a large boa.

Learn more about it in The Germantown News.

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Miss Germantown competes for Miss Tennessee title this week

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Monday, June 14th, 2010, 10:04am

Seven area young women are among the 36 contestants in the 2010 Miss Tennessee Scholarship Pageant. Part of the historic Miss America Organization, the Miss Tennessee Pageant will be held June 16-19 in Jackson, Tennessee.

Among those vying for the Miss Tennessee crown this year are Ashlee Reed, 19, of Germantown, representing Miss Memphis.

Learn more about it in The Germantown News.

Photo from Miss Memphis pageant

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New Tennessee environmental website offers local and statewide recycling information

Submitted by Ken Adams on Saturday, June 12th, 11:16 am

http://tn.myecoville.com/

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Germantown man beats cancer and pursues lifelong dream

Submitted by Tammy Phillips on Thursday, June 10th, 11:40 am

A Germantown man beat cancer and is days away from fulfilling a lifelong dream. 29-year-old Ryan Swanson always wanted to own his own business. He worked hard, he studied, and then he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma – Stage 4.

The diagnosis only made him fight harder...and on Tuesday, June 15th Ryan Swanson will officially open the Ryan Patrick Salon.

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First hole-in-one since 2004 in St Jude Classic Pro-Am

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Thursday, June 10th, 2010, 12:17am

Woody Austin, the Memphis winner in 2007, provided some excitement for his celebrity group in the Championship Pro-Am when he made a hole-in-one on the par-3 No. 8 at TPC Southwind on Wednesday.

Austin used a 6-iron on the 173-yard hole to the delight of TV producer Tony Thomas, TV personality Phil Donahue and Memphian Scott McCormick, executive director of the Plough Foundation.
It was the 14th ace of Austin’s career.

“Actually, it’s the second for me in the last two months . . . . I had one at Houston,” Austin said. “Except the one in Houston counted.”

Holes-in-ones in pro-ams only count in tournament records. It was the 40th in the Memphis event, and the first since 2004.

Read more about it at St Jude Classic online.

Photo source: St Jude Classic

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Farmington Blvd. construction work to begin next week

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Thursday, June 10th, 2010, 12:01am

Road Construction on Farmington Boulevard, between Allenby Road and Wolf River Boulevard, is scheduled to begin Monday, June 14 and continue through September 30.

Motorists can expect short-term, periodic delays and are encouraged to find an alternate route. The project, involving approximately one mile, will involve removing all pavement and reconstructing the entire roadway.

During construction, the road will be open to two-way traffic.

The project is 100 percent federally funded at $1.5 million.

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