New Greek restaurant opens in Cordova

Submitted by Karen Bray on Wednesday, April 24th, 10:09 am

Pita Wraps is a Greek and Mediterranean restaurant that opened early this January. But, the owner-manager is not new to the restaurant business.

This is the third location that the owner , who prefers to go by just Mo, has opened in the Memphis area. The previous locations are under new management, but customers can now head to the Cordova area to visit with Mo.

He is always friendly and urges new customers to “bite it, before you buy it.” The food is delicious and healthy and always made fresh for each customer.

Mo recommends that first-time customers try their specialty, the chicken shawarma wrap. They also have a great vegetarian option, the falafel and hummus wrap.

This location is at 1425 N. Germantown Pkwy, Ste. 4 in Cordova, TN. Like their facebook page here.

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Collierville dismissed from lawsuit filed by slain basketball star's ex-wife

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013, 12:00pm

COLLIERVILLE, TN- (WMC-TV) - A federal judge dismissed Collierville from a lawsuit filed by the former wife of slain basketball star Lorenzen Wright.

Sherra Robinson Wright filed suit alleging that Collierville police failed to properly investigate her ex-husband's disappearance and that Germantown dispatchers mishandled a 911 call it received from Wright's cellphone the night he was killed.

Judge samuel Mays gave Sherra Wright two weeks to say why Germantown should not be dismissed as well.

Former NBA star Lorenzen Wright was found shot to death in July 2010.

No arrests have been made.

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Germantown potluck and bingo for seniors

Submitted by Tim Van Horn, Meteorologist

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013, 7:09am

Senior Potluck and Bingo returns to the Pickering Center in Germantown on Thursday, May 2.

The event will be held from noon until 2 p.m. at the Center, located at 7771 Poplar Pike.

Participants are asked to bring a gift worth $1 and a main dish or dessert.

For more information call 901-751-5656.

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GPD on missing teacher case: 'We really need some help'

Submitted by Nick Kenney, Reporter

Monday, April 22nd, 2013, 6:11pm

MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - It has been one week since anyone saw or heard from Heather Palumbo-Jones.

Investigators have been working the case 24/7 since, but Germantown police say they cannot do it alone.

Rodney Bright is the assistant chief at the Germantown Police Department. He says investigators are desperately searching for a break in the case.

"Obviously, you know, we're concerned for her safety," he said. "We're doing everything we can right now. We just really, really need some help."

Palumbo-Jones is a teacher at Frayser Achievement School. She made it home from work last Monday afternoon, but did not show up for work again on Tuesday morning.

Her car was in her driveway, but her purse, keys, and cell phone are missing.

Investigators searched the property and a nearby pond as a proactive measure, not based on legit suspicion.

Now, they are hoping to get the one tip that cracks the case.

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Estranged husband denies involvement in wife's disappearance

Submitted by Janice Broach, Reporter

Saturday, April 20th, 2013, 5:12pm

MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) – Chris Jones denied he had anything to do with the disappearance of his wife Heather Palumbo-Jones, who was last seen Monday night. He spoke without emotion after a hearing for divorce proceedings for the couple.

"I loved that woman more than anything," Palumbo-Jones' husband Chris Jones said. "There's no way I've put my hands on her or ever put my hands on her."

Jones came across as a man seemingly blind-sided by his wife's desire for a divorce.

"We were a very happy beautiful family right up until the day before she decided to leave abruptly," Jones said.

Germantown police searched the area around the Palumbo-Jones residence, Wednesday. Police said the elementary school teacher has not made contact with her family, friends or co-workers since Monday.

Jones said he has been involved in the search for his wife.

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NC murder suspect arrested in Germantown

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Friday, April 19th, 2013, 12:37pm

(WMC-TV) - Germantown police arrested a man charged by Greensboro Police with two counts of first degree murder.

Guanghui Lei, 45, was arrested Thursday in connection with the murders of his wife, Yan Wu and her sister, Bi Fang Liu.

Wu was reported missing to Greensboro police April 18 after co-workers became concerned that she had missed several days of work.

Wu, 41,and Liu, 38 were found dead of gunshot wounds at 400 Coronado Drive in Greensboro. Lei and Wu shared the house with two minor children.

Germantown authorities informed Greensboro police that Lei had been located in the area.

Lei has been charged with two counts of first degree murder and was transported to the Shelby County Criminal Justice Complex. He currently is awaiting extradition to North Carolina. The murders appear domestic related and an investigation is ongoing, according to police.

The children were found unharmed in Germantown.

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Memphians to attempt in breaking 'cloth diaper change' world record

Submitted by Karen Bray on Wednesday, April 17th, 5:57 am

Cloth diapers have come a long way in the past decade. Now, Memphians and other people worldwide will participate The Great Cloth Diaper Change event serves to raise awareness of cloth diapering.

Over the Moon Diapers, the Memphis area’s first and only dedicated cloth diaper store, has joined forces with the nonprofit Real Diaper Association to organize in the third annual Great Cloth Diaper Change international event taking place two days before Earth Day on Saturday, April 20, 2013.

This event is being held at Germantown Presbyterian Church in Warren Hall, 2363 Germantown Road South, Germantown TN 38138. The event is from 10 a.m. until noon and the official world record diaper change is happening at exactly 11 a.m.

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