Remember how you tell yourself you will start your holiday shopping earlier next year?  Well, now's your chance.  This year's Mistletoe Merchants of Memphis sale is set for October 1st-3rd.  The three day event will take place at Agricenter International, located at 7777 Walnut Grove Road.  The sale brings more than 170 retailers together under one roof for an easy day of holiday shopping.  

Organizers say this year you will find one-of-a-kind gifts, home décor, women's fashions, children's fashion, jewelry, accessories, holiday decor, health and beauty products, and more.   Organizers have added a NEW addition to this year's show.  They call it Holiday Home.  They have invited more than 50 of home and garden businesses to help you get your home in shape for the holiday season. 

By Anna Marie Hartman - bio | email

MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - Families of Mid-South soldiers buried in the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery say their fallen loved ones have been forgotten.  Outraged by conditions at the cemetery, one family contacted the Action News 5 Investigators for action!

Duard Dewain Mangum served his country for 37 years.  When the 78-year-old retired army veteran died in April, he was buried at the West Tennessee Veteran's Cemetery.  

Since then, for Dawn Cratin, there's been a lot of unrest over her father's final resting place.

"They served our country, and they deserved to be honored, and I don't feel like he's being honored - none of them," Cratin said in a recent interview.

Each time Cratin visits the cemetery, she documents the deteriorating condition of her father's grave and the grounds around him.

The possible consolidation of Memphis and Shelby County governments is causing a group that normally focuses solely on the Lakeland government to reach outside its city limits.

A Political Action Committee called Partnership Lakeland will hold a consolidation forum on Tuesday, Sept 21 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at First Baptist Church in Lakeland.

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