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The conference promises to teach you about treatments and the best lifestyle options that can help women live their best lives. 

The Memphis restaurant community banded together to help a fellow eatery in need. 

One Memphis church is backing the blue as MPD officers battle rising violent crime rates across the city. 

Volunteers across Memphis braved the heat Saturday to help clean up nine Shelby County Schools that are gearing up for the new school year.  

The Orpheum Theater is stepping up to help children who have lost a parent. 

We made it through another exceedingly hot week -- now it's time to cool it down with 5 Great Things that happened in the Mid-south this week. 

A local organization is discussing appropriate clothing and how to be successful with little girls. 

With McDonald's now offering a delivery service, the fast food giant is looking to make customers comfortable eating at home with a new clothing line that includes an adult-size Big Mac onesie.

Mark your calendars! Tax-free weekends in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas are fast approaching.

Brennan Austin and Tim Stallworth believe it's important to be a positive spotlight in Memphis, so they're taking trades of used kicks and in return, offering free haircuts. 

The 5th Annual Believers Matured In Christ Back-To-School Drive is just around the corner. 

Porretta Terme, Italy, just outside of fashion center Bologna, Italy, will get a taste of the Mid-South on Saturday and Sunday at their Sweet Soul Music Festival. 

Memphis has its share of great hamburgers. There’s the “World Famous Huey Burger”, 

A Vietnam veteran's prayers were answered this past weekend when a group from an area Frayser church showed up to give him a lending hand.

It's something that many might take for granted: a bed of our own to sleep on. But sadly, many don't have that luxury, including kids here in the Mid-South. 

A Mid-South basketball star finished his week by injecting positivity into the Memphis community. 

A former gang member hopes to turn around lives of middle school students by working side-by-side with them.

For hundreds of years astronomers gazed at Jupiter and wondered about the mysterious red spot on the planet.  

The heat and humidity of July has settled upon our area so, what better way to avoid the heat than by sitting back somewhere cool and looking back on the 5 Great Things that happened in the Mid-South this week.

A Mid-South basketball star is teaching more than just basketball skills.  

A world-renowned Memphis music studio is celebrating its 60th anniversary in style! 

A Collierville High School student has been named one of the top debaters in the country.

The 2nd annual Memphis Caribbean Jerk Festival will spend all day Saturday raising money for the Sickle Cell Foundation of Tennessee and having island-themed fun for all ages.

After dropping out of college, a Bartlett business owner learned how valuable technical and mechanical skills can be to landing a job.

A special delivery came to Meals on Wheels in Memphis on Tuesday.

Guess what's sailing into Memphis in January? It's a boat lovers dream.

An NBA player who grew up in Memphis kicked off a basketball camp Monday where boys spoke with a Memphis Police Department officer.

Deputies with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office partnered with local businesses to go above and beyond the call of duty to help a local woman. 

When Carter Weaver learned that a long-time family friend had been diagnosed with cancer, he knew he had to step in and help

An annual retreat taking place this week allows 50 college students to focus on transforming the lives of underserved youth by developing passionate, global leadership skills.

Incoming high school seniors will get a chance to retake the ACT for free.

Pyro's Pizza in Collierville is holding a Giveback Night Fundraiser for a one-year-old Germantown baby who is in need of a life-saving transplant.

Some Orange Mound students were given the chance to learn about the importance of reading Thursday at WMC.

The Oxford police chief is helping spread a positive message about law enforcement. He was chosen to participate in a new video made by the Mississippi Association of Chiefs of Police.

A new music festival is making its way to Memphis this fall.

Wounded Warrior and Southaven Alderman William Brooks did an Independence Day weekend skydive with Alex Coker, a skydiving instructor at West Tennessee Skydiving. 

The Z-Bo era of the Memphis Grizzlies may be over, but the Z-Bo era in Memphis lives on in the lives of people he touched in the Bluff City.

AAA is working to keep the roads safe this Independence Day.

We're sending out a High 5 to a Shelby County School principal who is being honored by the district for her hard work in the several different roles she's held over the years. 

A local group is making huge strides beautifying their neighborhoods.   

The Down Syndrome Association of Memphis & the Mid-South wants Justin Timberlake to come lead their 20th Annual Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk.

A Memphis woman will be dancing in the bright lights of AT&T Stadium for America's Team soon. 

The Mid-South stepped up to help a woman who fell victim to a heinous crime.

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The 10th annual Economic Development Forum opened this year in a new venue: Guest House at Graceland.

An administrative assistant at Rhodes College doesn't stop working hard when she clocks out at the end of the day. When she's not working, Angela Fletcher is saving lives with a special sidekick.

Stax Music Academy is honoring the Queen of Beale Street by giving back.

Members of the Arkansas Highway Police Patrol responded to the Bass Pro Shop at the Pyramid, but not for the reason you may think.

Greeted by bundles of books at their tables, educators, legislators, and parents met for the second annual Shelby County Pre-K Summit. 

A Frayser family is getting their power restored after the Memorial Day storms - thanks to an act of kindness on Tuesday.

Orion Federal Credit Union is helping kids watch the upcoming solar eclipse in Memphis.

Congratulations to two Mid-South deputies who have brought home a big honor. DeSoto County

Memphis seniors can get free air conditioning units from Memphis, Light, Gas and Water.

It was a record-breaking fundraiser–the Mid-South helped raise $1.3 million for St. Jude in the 2017 St. Jude Dream Home giveaway.

It’s not your average stroll through the park.  On Sunday, a group of Mid-Southerners joined together to ride in support of transplant recipients. 

Football season is still two months away, so a group of University of Memphis players spent their Saturday giving back in a very special way. 

Dirty Harry holds one of the most iconic moments in Hollywood history, but what you may not know is that Clint Eastwood's legendary scene was made possible by one of many Civil Rights trailblazers in the industry.

How about a bit of positive news while you're drying out from all the rain brought on by the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy: the 5 Great Things that happened in the Mid-South this week.

 A Mid-South 11-year-old helped save the life of a postal worker this week in Drummonds, 

The 2017 St. Jude Dream Home is open for tours and time is running out to reserve your ticket!

 Some Shelby County students are helping get pets adopted. Each week students are featured in Facebook 

It was an exciting day for a young group of high schoolers, who toured WMC Action News 5! 

A new clothing line created in Frayser hopes to improve the community and give young people a chance to make something of themselves.

Memphis Police Department officer Tommie Jones is facilitating the Ride Outside the Box bike safety and awareness program for students in the Memphis area this summer.

Every Thursday from 4 to 7:30 p.m. in June, July, and August, people all over Memphis and the Mid-South can enjoy a brand new farmer's market at Bobby Lanier Farm Park in Germantown. 

Marky Mark and his fast food bunch is coming to Beale Street!

A local organization is joining a national initiative to bail out black fathers who would otherwise spend Father's Day in jail.  

What better way to kick off your Father's Day celebration than by looking back at 5 Great Things that happened earlier this week? 

University of Mississippi announced it reached a deal with Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi to purchase the hospital's existing property in Oxford, MS. 

A Collierville woman hopes to get a memory card she found in a parking lot back into the hands of its owner.

A local philanthropic designer is teaming up to support the Down Syndrome Association of Memphis and the Mid-South with a shoe. 

A group of Booker T. Washington Middle School students made a music video they hope will reduce violent crime in Memphis.

A Memphis native, will be performing on Tuesday’s episode of World of Dance airing on NBC at 9pm after America’s Got Talent.

Another deserving family took home a brand new (and free) heating and air conditioning system from Conway Services.

Former Germantown High School basketball star Ian Clark won his first NBA Championship on Monday with the Golden State Warriors. 

Memphis chess enthusiasts got to learn from the best chess players in the world at Lausanne Collegiate School's 16th annual international chess camp. 

Two new babies are now on exhibit at Memphis Zoo.

A Shelby County family is using their son's passion for classic cars to inspire greater awareness for a difficult struggle some families face.

African-American journalists gathered to inspire a new generation of truth seekers and reporters across the nation. 

As more and more people discover the convenience of ride sharing, the more competitive the industry becomes for the drivers. 

A summer program is hoping to keep Memphis teens entertained and off the streets.