EAST CAROLINA - The Pirates were given a scare in their opener, as they survived a frantic comeback attempt from Appalachian State in a 29-24 triumph over the weekend. ECU seemed in control of the game with a 29-7 lead heading into the final quarter, but the Mountaineers fought back and scored 17- unanswered points in the fourth quarter to make things interesting. It wasn't enough though, as the Pirates held on and improved to 3-2 in season openers under head coach Skip Holtz. Dominique Lindsay led the charge with 105 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries, while Patrick Pinkney threw for just 131 yards in a sub par performance. Pinkney converted on just 12-of-27 chances and threw one touchdown against two interceptions. He will need to be much better this weekend when ECU faces a stiffer task in Big East foe West Virginia.
MARSHALL - Brian Anderson threw for 316 yards and three touchdowns, as the Thundering Herd survived Southern Illinois for a 31-28 season-opening victory this past weekend. With a strong spring showing, Anderson earned the starting gig under center and completed 27-of-36 pass attempts with one interception in the win. Chuck Walker hauled in 10 of those passes for 119 yards, while Cody Slate had nine catches for 114 yards and two touchdowns. The Herd, which has now won 17 of its past 19 homer openers, will clash with nationally-ranked Virginia Tech this weekend.
MEMPHIS - The Tigers hosted one of the top teams in the SEC this past weekend and were handed a 45-14 loss by eighth-ranked Ole Miss. The score wasn't indicative of the game though, as Memphis trailed just 24-14 midway through the fourth quarter before the Rebels scored 21-unansewered points to seal the deal. Curtis Steele led Memphis with 90 yards and two scores on 19 carries, while Arkelon Hall struggled in completing just 15-of-30 tosses, for 110 yards and two interceptions. The Tigers will try to get into the win column this weekend when they travel to Middle Tennessee.
SOUTHERN MISS - The Golden Eagles took care of business in their opener, rolling over Alcorn State by a 52-0 score. It was the first shutout since 2006 for the Eagles, who have now won six straight games dating back to last season. USM racked up 631 yards of total offense, including 398 on the ground, while holding Alcorn State to just 171 yards. Quarterback Austin Davis threw for 217 yards and three touchdowns, in addition to rushing for 36 yards and another score. Damion Fletcher added 126 yards and a score on the ground, marking his 22nd career 100-yard effort. The Eagles open their C-USA slate this weekend by hosting UCF.
UAB - In a simply remarkable performance, quarterback Joe Webb threw for 221 yards and rushed for 194 more, as the Blazers rolled to a 44-24 victory over Rice this past weekend. Webb, who set a C-USA record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 1,021 in 2008, completed 12-of-15 pass attempts and totaled four touchdowns in the win. Frantrell Forrest hauled in four balls for 64 yards and a two scores for UAB, which racked up 516 total yards. The Blazers will face another conference foe this weekend in SMU.
UCF - Brett Hodges threw a nine-yard touchdown pass to Jamar Newsome early in the fourth quarter, helping the Golden Knights escape Samford with a 28-24 victory this past weekend. Hodges, making his first career appearance as a Knight after transferring from Wake Forest, replaced ineffective starter Rob Calabrese and completed 10-of-17 pass attempts for 129 yards with the one touchdown and interception. Tailback Brynn Harvey also played a big role in the win, as he rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on 31 totes. The Knights will face a much tougher task this weekend, when they open league play at Southern Miss.
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Memphis mayoral race is wide open
The Memphis resident to bear the title of "Mayor" preceding their name next fall could be just about anyone at this point, because incumbent Charles Garber will not be seeking reelection to a fourth term as the city's top official.
Garber, 70, a former Memphis police chief who retired from the Detroit Police Department, also put in time with the Armada police force.
In 1997 he commenced a four-year city council term and successfully ran for his first two-year term as the mayor of Memphis in 2001.
Voters re-elected him to that position in 2005 and again in 2007.
Though Garber is justifiably proud as he looks back at his distinguished career, he now stands ready to face the future from a different perspective.
"I am still healthy. I have been here for 18 years and have been involved in the politics and the running of the city and I would like to do something different," he said.
In addition to the race for mayor, three city council seats are up for grabs.
Candidates interested in running the city can pick up nomination packets at the Memphis City Hall, 35095 Potter St., during normal business hours.
Questions regarding rules governing a candidate can be directed to personnel at (810) 392-2385.
"We don't have a primary. We are non-partisan," Clerk Mary Brusca advised.
Candidates must be at least 18 years of age, a Memphis resident for a minimum of two years, a U.S. citizen, qualified elector of the city, bondable and not in default to the city.
The city charter requires there be at least two candidates vying for the mayoral post and a minimum of four contenders for the three open city council seats.
The two-year mayoral term pays an annual salary of $1,200, and council members are compensated $1,000 for each year during their four-year term.
Nominating petitions must be circulated and returned to the clerk's office before 4 p.m. on Sept. 15.
Election Day is Nov. 3, and winners will be sworn in within 10 days of the election.
Eric Schneider, Terry Treend and Dan Weaver are the councilmen whose four-year terms conclude this fall.
Schneider, who began his city council career in 1998 when called upon to fill a vacancy, was twice re-elected to additional terms and plans to run again this fall.
Treend has decided to call it quits and will not seek election for the position he has held for six years since he was first appointed to fill a council seat vacancy in 2003.
"No I am not running again," Treend declared, indicating he plans to do some traveling.
Rumor has it that Weaver, a councilman since 2003, will make a run for the mayor's office; but he was hesitant to comment just yet.
"Maybe I'll run for mayor," he said. "I am going to run for something. I have to talk things over with my wife before I make any decisions."
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Garber, 70, a former Memphis police chief who retired from the Detroit Police Department, also put in time with the Armada police force.
In 1997 he commenced a four-year city council term and successfully ran for his first two-year term as the mayor of Memphis in 2001.
Voters re-elected him to that position in 2005 and again in 2007.
Though Garber is justifiably proud as he looks back at his distinguished career, he now stands ready to face the future from a different perspective.
"I am still healthy. I have been here for 18 years and have been involved in the politics and the running of the city and I would like to do something different," he said.
In addition to the race for mayor, three city council seats are up for grabs.
Candidates interested in running the city can pick up nomination packets at the Memphis City Hall, 35095 Potter St., during normal business hours.
Questions regarding rules governing a candidate can be directed to personnel at (810) 392-2385.
"We don't have a primary. We are non-partisan," Clerk Mary Brusca advised.
Candidates must be at least 18 years of age, a Memphis resident for a minimum of two years, a U.S. citizen, qualified elector of the city, bondable and not in default to the city.
The city charter requires there be at least two candidates vying for the mayoral post and a minimum of four contenders for the three open city council seats.
The two-year mayoral term pays an annual salary of $1,200, and council members are compensated $1,000 for each year during their four-year term.
Nominating petitions must be circulated and returned to the clerk's office before 4 p.m. on Sept. 15.
Election Day is Nov. 3, and winners will be sworn in within 10 days of the election.
Eric Schneider, Terry Treend and Dan Weaver are the councilmen whose four-year terms conclude this fall.
Schneider, who began his city council career in 1998 when called upon to fill a vacancy, was twice re-elected to additional terms and plans to run again this fall.
Treend has decided to call it quits and will not seek election for the position he has held for six years since he was first appointed to fill a council seat vacancy in 2003.
"No I am not running again," Treend declared, indicating he plans to do some traveling.
Rumor has it that Weaver, a councilman since 2003, will make a run for the mayor's office; but he was hesitant to comment just yet.
"Maybe I'll run for mayor," he said. "I am going to run for something. I have to talk things over with my wife before I make any decisions."
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Monday, July 6, 2009
Career Center Site To Serve Laid-Off Attorneys
Memphis Legal Placement Inc., a program of the Memphis Bar Association, earlier this week launched a new Attorney Career Center Web site to help laid-off or unemployed attorneys find local work.
Memphis Legal Placement has been operating since 1984 to help find jobs for legal staff, such as paralegals and legal secretaries. MLP has had a link to its Web site for that service for several years, but this newly launched Career Center focuses on attorneys, and unlike the rest of MLP, which charges employers a nominal fee to place a job availability ad, the Attorney Career Center is free of charge.
The Web site has taken off quickly. The MBA e-mailed an announcement about the new Attorney Career Center on Monday, and by Wednesday morning the site had recorded 381 hits, said Dottie McCallen, the communications director at the MBA.
“Clearly, there was a need for a service such as this in the local legal community,” McCallen said in an e-mail.
After attending the annual meeting of the National Association for Bar Executives earlier this year, Fritz returned with the idea for the Career Center.
She and Mary Lynes, the president of MLP, put their heads together and came up with the Attorney Career Center.
“We thought the MLP was the logical place to put the Career Center since (Lynes) already did support staff and everything,” Fritz said.
“It’s our attempt to help attorneys who have been laid off find jobs and employers, law firms … who have jobs, to post them on the site with no charge.”
Lynes was out of town this week and wasn’t available for comment by press time.
The MBA doesn’t keep track of how many lawyers have lost jobs locally, but Bass, Berry & Sims PLC recently announced it was letting go of 32 employees, including two lawyers and four staff members from the firm’s Downtown Memphis office.
While it’s not unusual for a law firm to avoid publicly announcing layoffs, especially those of lawyers, Fritz said she doesn’t think Memphis has been hit as hard with the attorney layoffs.
“I don’t think we’ve had the layoffs like in some of the larger cities,” Fritz said.
One local change that could cost some attorneys their jobs is the Tennessee Department of Human Services’ new contract with Maximus, a private government services agency, to provide child support services to Memphis and Shelby County residents.
DHS issued a press release earlier this month announcing its contract with Maximus and, as a result, the move of the Shelby County child support office from the Shelby County Juvenile Court on Adams Avenue to a new location on South Mendenhall Road.
A representative at DHS told The Daily News he was not sure, but he could speculate that some of the attorneys who had been serving as referees for the court may not have been hired by Maximus or by the court, but he couldn’t give any specific information.
With MLP’s legal staff placement program, there is a fee to place an ad for a job. That fee amounts to either 10 percent of the future employee’s first-year salary or “reasonable hourly rates for temporary employees (to) cover all payroll costs including taxes and insurance,” according to the MLP Web site.
Consumers of either service – legal staff or attorney placement – never pay fees, according to the Web site.
But for attorneys, Fritz said she wanted to keep the program free all around. This method also will encourage employers to post available jobs, helping boost the number of lawyers MLP assists.
Attorneys who wish to post their information can put their resumes up on the site. If they wish to remain anonymous, they can put a summary of their experience and qualifications, Fritz said.
Although MLP does provide a screening service for legal staff – so charging fees is necessary for the bar to continue providing that service – the program will not screen attorneys.
“For (the Attorney Career Center), we wanted this to be free, so basically we’re just a conduit,” Fritz said. “You can post your resume; you can search for jobs; employers can post attorney jobs.”
The Attorney Career Center Web site is still very much in its infancy, and Fritz said that at this time, the bar has no immediate plans to expand it to offer additional services.
“But I’m sure we will,” Fritz said. “I’m sure something will come up.”
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Memphis Legal Placement has been operating since 1984 to help find jobs for legal staff, such as paralegals and legal secretaries. MLP has had a link to its Web site for that service for several years, but this newly launched Career Center focuses on attorneys, and unlike the rest of MLP, which charges employers a nominal fee to place a job availability ad, the Attorney Career Center is free of charge.
The Web site has taken off quickly. The MBA e-mailed an announcement about the new Attorney Career Center on Monday, and by Wednesday morning the site had recorded 381 hits, said Dottie McCallen, the communications director at the MBA.
“Clearly, there was a need for a service such as this in the local legal community,” McCallen said in an e-mail.
Hard times for all
Anne Fritz, the MBA’s executive director, said she wanted to help attorneys who are seeking work, as well as legal staff.After attending the annual meeting of the National Association for Bar Executives earlier this year, Fritz returned with the idea for the Career Center.
She and Mary Lynes, the president of MLP, put their heads together and came up with the Attorney Career Center.
“We thought the MLP was the logical place to put the Career Center since (Lynes) already did support staff and everything,” Fritz said.
“It’s our attempt to help attorneys who have been laid off find jobs and employers, law firms … who have jobs, to post them on the site with no charge.”
Lynes was out of town this week and wasn’t available for comment by press time.
The MBA doesn’t keep track of how many lawyers have lost jobs locally, but Bass, Berry & Sims PLC recently announced it was letting go of 32 employees, including two lawyers and four staff members from the firm’s Downtown Memphis office.
While it’s not unusual for a law firm to avoid publicly announcing layoffs, especially those of lawyers, Fritz said she doesn’t think Memphis has been hit as hard with the attorney layoffs.
“I don’t think we’ve had the layoffs like in some of the larger cities,” Fritz said.
One local change that could cost some attorneys their jobs is the Tennessee Department of Human Services’ new contract with Maximus, a private government services agency, to provide child support services to Memphis and Shelby County residents.
DHS issued a press release earlier this month announcing its contract with Maximus and, as a result, the move of the Shelby County child support office from the Shelby County Juvenile Court on Adams Avenue to a new location on South Mendenhall Road.
A representative at DHS told The Daily News he was not sure, but he could speculate that some of the attorneys who had been serving as referees for the court may not have been hired by Maximus or by the court, but he couldn’t give any specific information.
Fee free
There are no fees associated with the Attorney Career Center, Fritz said. Attorneys who are MBA members can post their resumes for free and employers can post job openings at no charge.With MLP’s legal staff placement program, there is a fee to place an ad for a job. That fee amounts to either 10 percent of the future employee’s first-year salary or “reasonable hourly rates for temporary employees (to) cover all payroll costs including taxes and insurance,” according to the MLP Web site.
Consumers of either service – legal staff or attorney placement – never pay fees, according to the Web site.
But for attorneys, Fritz said she wanted to keep the program free all around. This method also will encourage employers to post available jobs, helping boost the number of lawyers MLP assists.
Attorneys who wish to post their information can put their resumes up on the site. If they wish to remain anonymous, they can put a summary of their experience and qualifications, Fritz said.
Although MLP does provide a screening service for legal staff – so charging fees is necessary for the bar to continue providing that service – the program will not screen attorneys.
“For (the Attorney Career Center), we wanted this to be free, so basically we’re just a conduit,” Fritz said. “You can post your resume; you can search for jobs; employers can post attorney jobs.”
The Attorney Career Center Web site is still very much in its infancy, and Fritz said that at this time, the bar has no immediate plans to expand it to offer additional services.
“But I’m sure we will,” Fritz said. “I’m sure something will come up.”
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