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Church to help teens prepare for college, work

Church to help teens prepare for college, work

Summer is only a few months away, and many Mid-South teens are either looking forward to college or summer employment. 

But experts advise to not start either without preparation. That is why the NuNation Youth Ministry at St. Andrew A.M.E. Church is hosting a Job and College Preparation Workshop.

This workshop will include classes that explore your assets, dressing for success, developing your resume, finding and keeping a job, finding the right college, and successfully completing an online employment application.

There will be mock job and college interviews for participants. Company executives and college recruiters will conduct the interviews.        

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Fire hits It's All Good Auto Sales

Fire investigators said the fire started in one vehicle then spread to several others.

It happened at It's All Good Auto Sales in South Memphis.

That's at the intersection of South Third and Peebles.That car had work done on its fuel pump earlier in the day Monday.

The fire started Monday night at around 9:30 p.m.

It spread from the car with the fuel pump problem to at least eight other cars.

Firefighters said the total estimate of damage is at about $26,000.

There is no indication of anything suspicious or malicious involved in this fire.

No one was hurt.

 

Air traffic control towers could shut down due to sequester

Air traffic control towers could shut down due to sequester

The so-called sequester could have a direct impact on airports and flights out of Memphis International.

Air traffic control towers could potentially be shut down in Millington , Jackson, Tennessee, Olive Branch and Tupelo, Mississippi.

Memphis International Airport Director Larry Cox says that the cuts could shut down two of the facility's three security checkpoints.

But Cox say an even bigger problem for you would begin with major airports, and trickle down to Memphis.

He said you should prepare to travel as if there were weather-related changes to your flight.

"So I'm not saying there won't be any impact but I'm saying what ever we have here would be minimal," said Cox.

FedEx said they are monitoring the situation, but it is too early to comment.

But, a spokesman for the shipping giant said they have plans in place for just about anything.

Shelby County driver service centers to merge

Shelby County driver service centers to merge

To provide more service to Shelby County, the state is merging together two driver service centers.

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced the express center on Walnut Grove will merge with the full-service center on East Shelby Drive.

The Walnut Grove center's last day of service will be Friday, February 15.

The merger will allow the department to fully staff the Shelby Driver center.

Delta ranks third in rude airline personnel according to survey

Delta ranks third in rude airline personnel according to survey

According to a survey of more than 1,000 travelers, American Airlines has the rudest personnel, followed by United Airlines and Delta Air Lines Inc.

The survey, conducted by website Airfarewatchdog.com, says Fort Worth, Texas-based American Airlines tops the list with 25 percent of fliers saying it has the rudest workers, reports The Los Angeles Times.

Twenty-one percent said United Airlines has the rudest personnel, while Delta was ranked rudest by 18 percent of survey respondents.

Memphis tent company pays back wages

Memphis tent company pays back wages

 

Labor Department officials say a Memphis-based tent and awning company has paid more than $133,000 in back wages and benefits for 28 Louisiana workers, according to the Associated Press.

The department said Monday that an investigation by its Wage and Hour Division showed that Mahaffey Tent and Awning Co. Inc., doing business as Mahaffey Fabric Structures, failed to pay Fort Polk, La., employees the proper prevailing wages and fringe benefits required for the categories of work that was performed.