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FedEx pulls sponsorship after Damien Echols added to conference

FedEx pulls sponsorship after Damien Echols added to conference

FedEx pulled its support from a startup business conference in Memphis.

That's because the West Memphis Three's Damien Echols was added to the program.

Echols was freed after spending 18 years in prison for the murders of three West Memphis, Arkansas boys in 1993.

FedEx confirms when Echols was added to the conference at the Cook Convention Center the focus of the conference changed, and the shipping company chose not to participate.

Army veteran eager to work with Memphis youth

MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - After three decades of military service, a Memphis man is back home and ready to be a mentor for the next generation.

Retired Lt. General Russel Honore has high praise for Command Sergeant Major Marvin Hill.

The two men served together during the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

Honore is in town to welcome Hill to his newest assignment as Director of Residential Living for the Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Center.

"The biggest thing I want to instill in them is the willingness to implement change in their life," said Hill.

It's a homecoming for Hill.

The 35 year army veteran is a graduate of Mitchell High School.

His decades of service have trained him well for a new career back at home.

Self-service kiosks installed for faster driver license renewals

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security has added another option for citizens seeking to renew or replace non-commercial driver licenses.

Commissioner Bill Gibbons announced Tuesday the Driver Services Division has installed 30 self-service driver license kiosks at various locations across Tennessee.

Citizens may renew or replace an existing driver license or state identification card and pay for the transaction with a credit or debit card at the kiosks.

Memphians head to nation's capitol

MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - Members of a Memphis church are on the road again to witness the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

For many of them it is the second time they will watch the president be sworn in, but this year's journey has even more meaning than the last.

Bus engines were revved up at Koinonia Baptist Church Saturday morning.

Hundreds of church members are heading to D.C. to witness the second swearing in of President Barack Obama.

"Just to be a part of history, and to witness it first hand," said attendee Joseph Woodfork III.

This is the second time the church has hosted their Witness to History tour.

"I went in 2008 and enjoyed it, and that was a privilege and an honor to be a part of that and I just want to experience it again," said Woodfork.

Bags were stuffed with warm clothes and the crowd came prepared for a 13 hour ride through the night.