Memphis Light, Gas & Water (MLGW) lifted its water conservation order Monday morning as “water service and pressures return to normal,” meaning customers are no longer required to limit water consumption.
However, the utility said all MLGW customers should continue to boil potable water before use.
That boil requirement will be lifted once MLGW has completed water safety tests. The utility said its laboratory started testing the water supply Monday for quality and clarity. Samples must incubate for 18 to 24 hours before results are available.
When the test results are ready, MLGW will send them to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) to confirm that the water quality meets standards. Then, with TDEC’s approval, MLGW can lift the advisory.
Over the past week, MLGW said it has located and repaired 56 broken water mains, responded to more than 4,000 residential and commercial customers who reported broken pipes, and shut off nearly 100 fire suppression systems.
As pressure is restored, some MLGW customers may experience discolored water. MLGW said those customers should let their water run until it is clear.
All Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) customers should boil their water before consumption, the utility said Friday afternoon.
The move comes after MLGW issued boil water advisories for parts of its service areas Thursday, affecting about 15 percent of total customers. The situation worsened since then, MLGW said.
“Due to days of freezing weather [MLGW] has experienced multiple line breaks which has resulted in a significant loss of pressure to the drinking water system in Memphis and Shelby County,” it said in a statement Friday. “As a precautionary measure, we are asking MLGW water customers to boil water before consumption. We are also asking customers to curtail water usage and to repair any ruptured lines in their homes or businesses.”
For this, customers should boil tap water for at least one minute before consuming it. MLGW asked that customers use boiled or bottled water for drinking and cooking. Safe water should also be used for making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, and preparing food until further notice. Tap water is safe for bathing and showering, MLGW said, but try to avoid getting it in your mouth.
The boil water announcement came just after MLGW announced that some customers do not have running water at all as the effects of winter storms continue to ripple through the Mid-South.
MLGW said Friday afternoon that water pressure continues to be a concern for many customers. Some have no water at all and the utility listed these are some possible reasons why:
• Pressures have dropped too low because of leaks between the customer’s home and MLGW’s pumping station.
• MLGW secured a leaking water line to repair it.
• The customer’s home has a line that is frozen and water is not flowing.
“MLGW crews are working around the clock to find and fix leaks in the system and restore normal water pressure to all customers affected,” the utility said in a statement.
Before the storm hit, MLGW suggested customers stock up on bottled drinking water to drink, brush teeth, cook with, and more. It also said to fill a container or bathtub with water for cleaning and flushing toilets.
”Now is the time to make use of that water,” MLGW said.
Those without water can pick up two free cases of bottled water (per vehicle) Friday from 2-4 p.m. at:
Shelby County Fire Station 62 4647 Forest Hill Irene Memphis, TN 38125
Shelby County Fire Station 67 944 Northaven Drive Memphis, TN 38127
The water giveaway is a partnership between MLGW, the Shelby County Emergency Management & Homeland Security Agency, and the City of Memphis Office of Emergency Management.
Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) issued a precautionary boil water advisory for the southeast and northwest parts of its service area Thursday.
There were no reports of any water quality issues. But water pressures dropped low enough to trigger the advisory.
MLGW said customers should use bottled or boiled water for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, and food preparation until further notice.
“Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water,” reads the statement. “Bring water to a rapid boil, let it boil for one minute, and then let it cool before using. Please use water from cold tap to boil.”
“People with severely compromised immune systems, infants, and some elderly may be at increased risk. These people should seek advice from their health care providers about drinking water.”
“For customers with known or suspected lead water service lines, please allow water to run for 30 seconds before collecting water to boil or use a certified filter.”
Memphis Light, Gas & Water (MLGW) directed its customers to avoid non-essential water use Thursday morning.
The utility said it has repaired 27 broken water mains since Saturday and is now working to fix two more. While water systems across the MLGW network are operating at full capacity, leaks downstream are affecting system pressures, it said.
MLGW is asking residential customers to turn off the water when washing dishes, brushing teeth, or shaving. It is also suggesting them to take shorter showers and delay running dishwashers and washing machines.
Customers can stop dripping household faucets to prevent pipes from freezing when temperatures are expected to rise above freezing Thursday between 1 p.m.-5 p.m. MLGW suggested returning the drips when temperatures return to below 32 degrees.
Commercial and industrial customers should limit water usage to 75 percent of their typical usage.
Credit: Blair Ball Photography via Memphis In May Triathlon
The Memphis In May Triathlon (MIM Tri) — set to run for its 40th year — is up for sale.
Race owner and organizer, PR Event Management, made the offer public earlier this month. the event is not part of the Memphis In May International Festival.
The statement says the offer gives “interested and qualified parties the opportunity to acquire the Legacy 40th Memphis in May Olympic and Sprint Triathlons in time for the 2024 season.”
“Since racing my first triathlon in 1984 and race directing the MIM Tri since 1994, I have loved the sport and it is now time to pass the baton” said Pam Routh, co-founder of PR Events, along with Wyndell Robertson. Both serve as race directors for the MIM Tri.
The sale includes:
• Memphis in May Olympic and Sprint Triathlons
• Annie Oakley Buffalo Bill Sprint and Super Sprint Triathlons
• DragonFly Sprint Triathlon
• all race equipment
• bike racks
• a Ford F550 diesel truck
• a 28-foot goose neck enclosed trailer
The MIM Tri was founded in 1983 and has been ”instrumental in shaping the sport of triathlon in the United States,” according to a news release. It won the USA Triathlon (USAT) Triathlon) of the year in 1997.
“The race has seen many professional athletes that have gone on to win some of the largest triathlons in the world,” the statement says. “Peter Reid, Lance Armstrong, Tim Deboom, Andrew Starykowicz, Karen Smyers, and Natasha Badmann have all competed in the Memphis In May Triathlon before and during winning world championships.
“These quality competitors and the thousands of age group competitors have made this event a legacy triathlon.”
The MIM Tri is USAT sanctioned. Permitting for the event is already in process, a potential site has been selected, and ”registration is ready to open as soon as a buyer comes forward.”
With over 30 years’ experience researching, reviewing, and selecting Top Doctors, Castle Connolly is a trusted and credible healthcare research and information company. Our mission is to help people find the best healthcare by connecting patients with best-in-class healthcare providers.
Castle Connolly’s physician-led team of researchers follows a rigorous screening process to select top doctors on both the national and regional levels. Its online nomination process is open to all licensed physicians in America who are able to nominate physicians in any medical specialty and in any part of the country, as well as indicate whether the nominated physician(s) is, in their opinion, among the best in their region in their medical specialty or among the best in the nation in their medical specialty. Then, Castle Connolly’s research team thoroughly vets each physician’s professional qualifications, education, hospital and faculty appointments, research leadership, professional reputation, disciplinary history, and, if available, outcomes data. Additionally, a physician’s interpersonal skills such as listening and communicating effectively, demonstrating empathy, and instilling trust and confidence, are also considered in the review process. The Castle Connolly Doctor Directory is the largest network of peer-nominated physicians in the nation.
Through the nomination process, Castle Connolly also identifies female physicians for their annual Exceptional Women in Medicine award. This award was created by Castle Connolly in order to recognize female physicians who are often underrepresented among award recipients in the medical community. Physicians selected to be recognized for this honor are a subset of the female Top Doctors on their website who are the best in their specialties, in their communities, and throughout the nation, delivering exceptional patient care. This award not only recognizes physicians who have greatly contributed to healthcare through clinical care, research, community service, education, and leadership, but they have also improved healthcare outcomes for issues specific to women. Physicians do not pay and cannot pay to be selected and profiled for Exceptional Women in Medicine award.
Dr. Victoria L. Lim
Growing up, medicine was a way of life for many in Victoria Lim’s family. “Initially, I fought a little bit against it because everybody expected me to go into medicine,” she says today. “What else are you going to do?” they would ask young Victoria. “Be a Solid Gold dancer?” she would reply. To which the answer was inevitably, “Well, realistically, what are you going to do?” Nowadays, she’s embraced her career wholeheartedly. “I love it,” she says. “You really don’t feel like you’re working if you really love what you do, and that’s how I feel about my practice.”
She could have easily followed the more cloistered medical career track: research. In 1989, just after receiving her bachelor’s degree, she co-authored the paper “Designing Therapies for the Treatment of AIDS” in the Journal of Biotechnology. Later, pursuing her medical degree at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, she received a Resident Research Award for her research in the prevention of oral cancer. Yet she found working with patients to be more gratifying.
Like her uncle before her, Dr. Lim is an otolaryngologist, or ear, nose, and throat (ENT) physician, based primarily at the Shea Clinic, while also volunteering extensively at Church Health. And focusing on ENT issues, she says, covers an incredibly wide swath of medical conditions. “There’s so much diversity in it,” she says. “We treat sinuses, we treat ear disease, we treat swallowing disorders, we treat head and neck cancer, we treat allergies. It is very diverse and interesting, and it’s really fascinating anatomy.”
That diversity also applies to the Shea Clinic, she notes. They’re not just about ears. “We have been known for treating ear disease, but we’ve expanded what we treat, so it’s not just mainly ears. Any head or neck disease we pretty much treat, and we also do facial plastics. Now we have our own operating room with pretty much state-of-the-art equipment.”
And yet, Lim suggests, there’s a special place in her heart for her work with Church Health. “I can do procedures there that typically cost patients hundreds of dollars, but on a sliding scale. And we have an agreement with some of the local hospitals and clinics who donate their services, including the MRIs, and you know how expensive an MRI is. Church Health does such important work. It’s really there to help people, and they don’t discriminate based on religion. We have a lot of patients who are immigrants, and we don’t judge, we just try to help them. And because it’s all based on donations, no one can tell us what to do. You’re not having Big Brother watching over you. You can actually practice medicine the way you want.”
— Alex Greene
Dr. Jennifer S. Morrow
“Physicians are people, too.”
That’s how Dr. Jennifer Morrow sees it. She’s a cardiologist with Stern Cardiovascular Foundation. But when she’s with patients, she’s also a human being.
“Practicing medicine has taught me so much more about human nature than I could have ever imagined,” Morrow says. “We are often called in when patients are quite sick, and being able to care for people and provide reassurance is incredibly rewarding.
“In the midst of illness, people are grateful for even the smallest of gestures; the moments that patients remember are so touching. It has been a privilege to be with patients and families at both happy and sad — often end of life — moments.”
Morrow comes from a family of physicians. But becoming a doctor wasn’t a set thing. She was interested in biology and languages (especially French and Italian) and studied both in her undergraduate years at Johns Hopkins University. She decided medicine was a way to combine both interests.
She earned her MD at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. She completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Maryland. She also did her cardiology fellowship at the University of Maryland.
Her work is varied. Morrow sees patients in inpatient and outpatient settings, in the hospital and in the Stern clinic. She says she likes the hospital work to see very sick patients “push through very critical illnesses and hospital courses.” She also likes to see healthier patients in the clinic and track their progress over time.
She also sees a variety of patients from older adolescents to the elderly. She sees pregnant patients, too, and often gets to see the babies after delivery. For all of this, “I love the bonds that we form by all growing old together.”
“Interestingly, I enjoyed the telemedicine/Zoom appointments during Covid,” Morrow says. “I got to meet so many family members and pets on video that I would otherwise have never seen!”
But Morrow says she could not have a successful career without the “solid support team” she has at Stern. They work well together and with the same goal: “great patient care and efficiency.” But, she says, they all get along, which makes the “job infinitely more fun.”
— Toby Sells
When an apple a day doesn’t quite do the trick, a professional medical opinion might be in order. Fortunately, Memphis and the Mid-South contain an abundance of hospitals and clinics that strive to keep everyone in peak condition and stay on the cutting edge of medical research.
Within these hallowed medical halls are women who have dedicated their lives’ work to improving healthcare conditions for their patients, no matter the ailment or stage of life.
Let this year’s list of Exceptional Women in Medicine be your primary resource while seeking a doctor, whether it’s for a stomach ache or a sprained ankle. Every specialist on this list has been chosen by their peers as one of the best in their field. Whether it’s dermatology, pediatric cardiology, nephrology, or allergies, the doctors on the list are ready to help.
ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY
Nora Daher Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Daher Asthma and Allergy Clinic 2136 Exeter Road Germantown, TN 38138 (901) 203-6055
Christie F. Michael Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists 51 North Dunlap Street, Suite 400 Memphis, TN 38105 (901) 287-7337
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Jennifer S. Morrow Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Stern Cardiovascular 8060 Wolf River Boulevard Germantown, TN 38138 (901) 271-1000
Maureen A. Smithers Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Sutherland Cardiology Clinic 7460 Wolf River Boulevard Germantown, TN 38138 (901) 763-0200
Neeraja Yedlapati Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Stern Cardiovascular 8060 Wolf River Boulevard Germantown, TN 38138 (901) 271-1000
CHILD NEUROLOGY
Tanjala T. Gipson Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital 848 Adams Avenue Memphis, TN 38103 (901) 287-7337
Amy L. McGregor Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists 848 Adams Avenue, Suite L400 Memphis, TN 38103 (901) 287-7337
Namrata S. Shah Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists Neurology Clinic 848 Adams Avenue Memphis, TN 38103 (901) 287-7337
DERMATOLOGY
F. Gwen Beard Memphis Dermatology Clinic 1455 Union Avenue Memphis, TN 38104 (901) 726-6655
Luella G. Churchwell Dermatology East 1335 Cordova Cove Germantown, TN 38138 (901) 753-2794
Robin H. Friedman-Musicante Memphis Dermatology Clinic 1455 Union Avenue Memphis, TN 38104 (901) 726-6655
Frances K. Lawhead Memphis Dermatology Clinic 1455 Union Avenue Memphis, TN 38104 (901) 726-6655
Purvisha J. Patel Advanced Dermatology & Skin Cancer Associates 7658 Poplar Pike Germantown, TN 38138 (901) 759-2322
Malika Tuli Mid-South Dermatology 6644 Summer Knoll Circle Bartlett, TN 38134 (901) 372-4545
DEVELOPMENTAL-BEHAVIORALPEDIATRICS
Toni M. Whitaker Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Methodist University Hospital – Memphis UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists 51 North Dunlap Street, Suite 400 Memphis, TN 38105 (901) 287-7337
DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY
Sue C. Kaste St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Department of Diagnostic Imaging 262 Danny Thomas Place, Mail Stop 220 Memphis, TN 38105 (901) 595-3347
ENDOCRINOLOGY, DIABETES,& METABOLISM
Lisa M. Myers Endocrinology and Diabetes Specialists 1920 Kirby Parkway, Suite 102 Germantown, TN 38138 (901) 334-5464
GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
Linda M. Smiley Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis Methodist University Hospital – Memphis Saint Francis Hospital – Memphis West Cancer Center 7945 Wolf River Boulevard Memphis, TN 38138 (901) 683-0055
HEMATOLOGY
Marquita N. Nelson Regional One Health Sickle Cell Center 880 Madison Avenue Memphis, TN 38103 (901) 545-8535
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Shirin Mazumder Methodist University Hospital – Memphis Methodist Medical Group – Infectious Disease 1325 Eastmoreland Avenue, Suite 370 Memphis, TN 38104 (901) 758-7888
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Joan Michelle Allmon Aim Allmon Internal Medicine 526 Halle Park Drive Collierville, TN 38017 (901) 910-3246
Martha N. Taylor Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Methodist Medical Group7690 Wolf River Circle Germantown, TN 38138 (901) 756-1231
Natascha S. Thompson Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis University of Tennessee Medical Center Baptist Medical Group – Internal Medicine 8040 Wolf River Boulevard, Suite 102 Germantown, TN 38138 (901) 227-7900
Catherine R. Womack Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital UT Internal Medicine BMG 8040 Wolf River Boulevard, Suite 102 Germantown, TN 38138 (901) 227-7900
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
Sylvia S. Richey Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis Methodist University Hospital – Memphis Saint Francis Hospital – Memphis West Cancer Center 7945 Wolf River Boulevard Germantown, TN 38138 (901) 683-0055
Carmel S. Verrier Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis Methodist University Hospital – Memphis Saint Francis Hospital – Memphis West Cancer Center 7945 Wolf River Boulevard Germantown, TN 38138 (901) 683-0055
NEUROLOGY
Violiza Inoa Acosta Methodist University Hospital – Memphis Regional One Health Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis Semmes Murphey Clinic 6325 Humphreys Boulevard Memphis, TN 38120 (901) 522-7700
Barbara Cape O’Brien Baptist Memorial Hospital – Collierville Neurology Clinic 8000 Centerview Parkway, Suite 500 Cordova, TN 38018 (901) 747-1111
OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Lanetta Anderson Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women Women’s Physicians Group 681 South White Station Road, Suite 111 Memphis, TN 38117 (901) 273-1190
Heather Pearson Chauhan Exceed Hormone Specialists 7512 Second Street Germantown, TN 38138 (901) 312-7899
Claudette J. Shephard Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Regional One Health Outpatient Center 880 Madison Avenue, Suite 3E01 Memphis, TN 38103 (901) 515-3800
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Lauren C. Ditta Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital University Clinical Health Hamilton Eye Institute 930 Madison Avenue, Suite 200 Memphis, TN 38103 (901) 287-7337
Mary E. Hoehn Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital University Clinical Health Hamilton Eye Institute 930 Madison Avenue, Suite 400 Memphis, TN 38103 (901) 287-7337
Natalie C. Kerr Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital University Clinical Health Hamilton Eye Institute 930 Madison Avenue, Suite 400 Memphis, TN 38103 (901) 287-7337
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Victoria L. Lim Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis Baptist Memorial Hospital – Collierville Shea Clinic 6133 Poplar Pike Memphis, TN 38119 (901) 761-9720
Courtney B. Shires
Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis Methodist University Hospital – Memphis Saint Francis Hospital – Memphis West Cancer Center 7945 Wolf River Boulevard Germantown, TN 38138 (901) 683-0055
PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
Karine Guerrier Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Le Bonheur Outpatient Center 51 North Dunlap Street, 2nd Floor Memphis, TN 38105 (866) 870-5570
Nithya Swaminathan Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Le Bonheur Outpatient Center 51 North Dunlap Street, 2nd Floor Memphis, TN 38105 (866) 870-5570
PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY
Teresa S. Wright Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Methodist University Hospital – Memphis UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists 51 North Dunlap Street, Suite 400 Memphis, TN 38105 (901) 287-7337
PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
Alicia M. Diaz-Thomas Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists 51 North Dunlap Street Memphis, TN 38105 (901) 287-7337
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Bindiya Bagga Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Le Bonheur Outpatient Center 51 North Dunlap Street, 3rd Floor Memphis, TN 38105 (866) 870-5570
PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
Margaret C. Hastings Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists 51 North Dunlap Street, Suite 400 Memphis, TN 38105 (901) 287-7337
Rima Zahr Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Le Bonheur Outpatient Center 51 North Dunlap Street Memphis, TN 38105 (866) 870-5570
PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Rose Mary Stocks Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Le Bonheur Outpatient Center 51 North Dunlap Street, 1st floor Memphis, TN 38105 (866) 870-5570
PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY
Patricia J. Dubin Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists 51 North Dunlap Street, Suite 400 Memphis, TN 38105 (901) 287-7337
Tonia E. Gardner Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists 51 North Dunlap Street, Floor 4 Memphis, TN 38105 (901) 287-7337
Catherine D. Sanders Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Le Bonheur Outpatient Center 51 North Dunlap Street, 3rd Floor Memphis, TN 38105 (866) 870-5570
PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY
Terri H. Finkel Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital 50 North Dunlap Street Cordova, TN 38018 (866) 870-5570
Linda K. Myers Saint Francis Hospital – Memphis Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Rheumatology + Dermatology Associates, P.C. 8143 Walnut Grove Road Cordova, TN 38018 (901) 7530168
PEDIATRIC UROLOGY
Dana W. Giel Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists 51 North Dunlap Street, Suite 100 Memphis, TN 38105 (901) 287-7337
PEDIATRICS
M. Michelle Bowden Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Le Bonheur Outpatient Center 51 North Dunlap Street, 3rd Floor Memphis, TN 38105 (866) 870-5570
Janet D. Geiger Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital River City Pediatrics 6401 Poplar Avenue, Suite 610 Memphis, TN 38119 (901) 761-1280
Elisha M. McCoy Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists 51 North Dunlap Street, Suite 400 Memphis, TN 38105 (901) 287-7337
Dawn H. Scott Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Pediatric Consultants 51 North Dunlap Street, Suite 310 Memphis, TN 38105 (901) 523-2945
Ellen J. Stecker Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital River City Pediatrics 6401 Poplar Avenue, Suite 610 Memphis, TN 38119 (901) 761-1280
PLASTIC SURGERY
Devra Becker University of Tennessee Medical Center University Plastic Surgeons 1068 Cresthaven Road, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38119 (901) 350-4858
Patricia L. Eby Saint Francis Hospital – Memphis Cosmetic Surgery Specialists of Memphis 6401 Poplar Avenue, Suite 360 Memphis, TN 38119 (901) 752-1412
RADIATION ONCOLOGY
Martha Tibbs Methodist University Hospital – Memphis Department of Radiation Oncology 1265 Union Avenue, Short Tower, 1st Floor Memphis, TN 38104 (901) 478-7367
REPRODUCTIVEENDOCRINOLOGY/INFERTILITY
Amelia Bailey Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Fertility Associates of Memphis 80 Humphreys Center, Suite 307 Memphis, TN 38120 (901) 747-2229
SURGERY
Alyssa D. Throckmorton Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Baptist Medical Group 7205 Wolf River Boulevard, Suite 200 Germantown, TN 38138 (901) 227-8950
Lindi Hanna Vanderwalde Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Baptist Medical Group 7205 Wolf River Boulevard, Suite 200 Germantown, TN 38138 (901) 227-8950
Virginia Weaver Methodist University Hospital – Memphis Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital UTMP Weight Management and Wellness Center 57 Germantown Court, Suite 204 |Cordova, TN 38018 (901) 758-7840
UROGYNECOLOGY/FEMALE PELVIC MEDICINE &RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
Val Y. Vogt Methodist University Hospital – Memphis Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis The Conrad Pearson Clinic 1325 Wolf Park Drive, Suite 102 Germantown, TN 38138 (901) 252-3400
Memphis Light, Gas & Water (MLGW) has now formally asked customers to voluntarily reduce their electricity usage during the ongoing winter weather event.
The utility began suggesting the reductions almost from the beginning of the event, which brought subfreezing temperatures and several inches of snow across the MLGW service area on Sunday. MLGW and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) issued an “energy conservation alert” that began at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
It’s hoped that the voluntary reductions will help prevent brownouts and blackouts and help the utility “avoid more dramatic actions.”
TVA said its “generating plants and transmission system are performing well.” But it seems to be preparing customers for what’s to come. “As the snow and bitterly cold temperatures move through the Valley, we could set an all-time record for power demand Wednesday morning,” TVA said on X Monday.
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Here are MLGW’s tips for fast energy reduction that will make the biggest immediate impact:
• If you are drying clothes, turn the machine off and let the items continue air drying. The clothes dryer is a huge energy hog.
• Set your thermostat to 68 degrees or lower to avoid unnecessary operation of the blower on your furnace or electric heat pump.
• Unplug electric vehicles.
• Turn off all electric space heaters.
• Turn off all interior lights during the day and keep on only enough light at night to feel safe. Don’t forget indoor and outdoor holiday lights, as well as your outside porch light.
• Do not run the clothes washing machine or the dishwasher, and if possible do not use the electric range or electric oven for cooking during the conservation alert.
• Do not use blow dryers, toasters, or other high consumption appliances that use electric resistance as their heat source.
• Keep the refrigerator and freezer on, but keep the doors closed. Every time the door is opened the inside warms up a bit and energy is needed to bring the temperature back down.
• Turn off and unplug everything that isn’t in use and turn off electric power strips.
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Yes, you read that right.
Fans of both Tennessee son Justin Timberlake and free concerts should be licking their lips at the chance to see the pop star at a free, one-night-only show at the Orpheum Theatre on Friday, January 19th.
The Orpheum shared details of the event with a link to sign up for tickets on its website. Fans can get in a queue to request up to two tickets for the concert via Ticketmaster. Tickets are not guaranteed, and requests must be made by Monday, January 15th, at 10:59 p.m.
There have surely been plenty of requests made already, but it’s still worth throwing your hat in the ring. You can request tickets here.
The new, three-day barbecue festival slated for May at Tom Lee Park will be called “SmokeSlam” and will come with the biggest purse in pork barbecue competition history, organizers said.
Forward Momentum, the group behind the new festival, announced the details Thursday afternoon. The event will take place May 16-18, basically the same dates now scheduled for Memphis In May’s World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest at Liberty Park.
The SmokeSlam purse is $250,000. To judge it, Forward Momentum partnered with the Memphis BBQ Network (MBN), and the event will be sanctioned by that group. Teams can compete in whole hog, ribs, and pulled pork with prizes awarded across five places per category, totaling $150,000 in prize money.
The competition will feature seven other categories: dessert, bacon, duck, poultry, beef, seafood, and wings. The top-five placing teams across all those categories will share a total prize of $40,000. Competition in these categories is sanctioned by the World Food Championship. Each winner in these categories will get a golden ticket to the World Food Championship.
The grand prize in the MBN Pork competition will be $50,000 for the winning team. Small prizes to the value of $10,000 will also be awarded.
The festival will include a carnival with a Ferris wheel, a carousel, and games; a central marketplace, which will be a partnership with local businesses where fans will be able to buy merchandise and other goods; and an interactive element where fans will be able to sample food and participate in fun food-related events. The festival will also feature live music on all three nights.
“Our event is called a festival because we aim to attract barbecue fans, but also families, music lovers, and young people from Memphis and beyond,” says Mike Smith from Forward Momentum.
Applications for the event will open online next week. Space will be limited to “ensure the quality of competition and the best use of the venue space for a high-quality fan experience,” the organizers said. A SmokeSlam steering committee will make the final selection of teams.
Team booths will be available on the river in Tom Lee Park and on Riverside Drive. The cost will range from $2,000 for a basic space to $3,500 for a larger booth.
SmokeSlam’s tagline is “The World’s Ultimate BBQ Showdown.” For steering committee member Melzie Wilson, it ”perfectly captures the essence of barbecue and the intensity of competition, which is what this event is all about.”
“I have no doubt it will attract Memphians from all walks of life and visitors from all parts of the U.S. to Downtown Memphis.”
The “world famous” Memphis head shop announced the news on Instagram Thursday morning.
“After many decades of serving Memphis and the Mid-South, it’s time for us to close our doors,” reads the post. “Thank you for all of your support over the years. Come see us for our closing sales every weekend now through February 4th. EVERYTHING MUST GO!”
A phone call to Wizard’s was unanswered Thursday morning.
This story will be updated with details as they emerge.
