The Salvation Army of Memphis & the Mid-South is partnering with restaurants in Memphis to serve meals to the most vulnerable, while also helping to keep small businesses running during the coronavirus outbreak.
To look at the beautiful, bright smile on 16-year-old Paishence’s face now, you would never know that she was in serious pain eight years ago. While she says she doesn’t fully remember it, her mom will never forget.
While the Mid-South starts to feel the impact of the spreading coronavirus, it wasn’t all bad news this week. Here are 5 Great Things that happened this week in the Mid-South.
According to Southern Living, the Peabody ducks “are just one of many reasons to love this beautiful 464-room luxury hotel,” citing the Peabody’s restaurants, shops, freshly-baked pastries and “impeccable hospitality.”
Angie Church Jones says her grandson, 2-year-old Lincoln Hopper, has been at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital since Sept. 7, 2019 awaiting a heart transplant.
Children up for adoption through the non-profit Youth Villages organization are getting a pleasant surprise -- personalized videos to help them get adopted!
Hospitals in Memphis are excited about the 2020 Leap Year, looking forward to the extra day by dressing up newborn babies and NICU babies in frog fashion -- crocheted frog costumes.
A Mid-South man with a heart for helping others is being honored for giving his all to his community. His dedication to public service makes him this month’s Mid-South Hero!
Every day before 4-year-old Miriam leaves her Memphis school, her classmates say goodbye with hugs and high-fives. Her mother says it means the world that they're showing acceptance and kindness to Miriam who has cerebral palsy.
A Mississippi man is stepping up to make sure one St. Jude family has all the comforts of home while they’re in Memphis for treatment. And he’s doing it one pop top at a time!
Robert Reed is the much-loved custodian at Farmington Elementary in Germantown. He loves his job so much, he’s willing to walk miles, literally, to get to work. His colleagues decided it was time to give Robert a lift.
For more than 75 years, the Shrine Circus has entertained Mid-South crowds each and every year. Once again they are coming to the Agricenter in Memphis this weekend.
Transplant surgeons in Memphis are asking Mid-Southerners to consider giving the gift of life this holiday season. There's an organ shortage across the country even though transplants have been proven to dramatically change people's lives for the better.
An invitation to take a picture with the Harlem Globetrotters turned into an unforgettable moment for one Mid-South family -- thanks to the Globetrotters stepping up for military families.
When Della turned 4 years old, her family received a packet in the mail from St. Jude with the picture of a St. Jude patient inside. Della decided then that she wanted to write to that patient.
When a Germantown Police Officer got devastating news, his department wanted to be there for them. But Germantown Police Department needed the help of the community to do so.
Every Friday at lunch time, two Memphis Light Gas and Water employees load up their carts and hit the streets. But they're not looking for a bite to eat.
After a Midtown homeowner found a stash of dozens letter written to a young woman named Anna Bunch, Bunch’s great niece -- who still lives in Memphis -- got in touch with the homeowner.
As parts of the Mid-South continue to recover from devastating storms, people still found ways to make great things happen across the Mid-South this week. Here are five.
To kick off this Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, pioneers in civil rights history are being honored in Memphis. Nearly 60 years ago, three young African American students helped integrate Memphis City Schools by attending Bruce Elementary School.
More than 5,500 hundred volunteers in 10 Mid-South counties took part in last year’s MLK Days of Service. This year, the number’s supposed to be even higher.
Memphis Tigers football players and coaches took an afternoon away from the football field to spread smiles to children in Dallas who desperately need them.
Christmas is days away, and a local panhandler is at it again this year, delivering gifts for boys and girls in need. This year, he’s helping some bigger kids have a happy holiday.
