Medical Job Fair Planned for Jan. 28

VOL. 7 | NO. 5 | Saturday, January 25, 2014

Champion Awards and Apparel, a longtime apparel designer and printer, is reinventing itself to emphasize its focus on T-shirts.

The Memphis-based companys new name will now be T-Shirt Champions, signifying its shift away from its original trophy engraving business that began in 1970.

While the company will still operate at 3649 Winplace Road, it has launched a website, tshirtchampions.com, to provide more customization options and opportunities for interaction with customers. The website offers instructions on placing orders, access to more than 20,000 individual pieces of art and firsthand design advice from T-Shirt Champions employees.

Similar to other industries, the apparel printing process is evolving as consumer technology does, said Mike Bowen, president and CEO of T-Shirt Champions, in a statement. Proactively adapting our business model to meet our customers needs was critical to Champions continued success.

The Memphis Chapter of the American Advertising Federation has honored Jack Parnell with its 2014 Silver Medal Award for his career in broadcasting.

Each year, one person is chosen who has made outstanding contributions to advertising.

Parnell, the father of former Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Parnell, began his broadcasting career in 1955. His first job was as a part-timer in a radio/TV repair shop. He later worked as program director for WHBQ and then WMC-AM, among other career highlights.

Shelby County Commission Chairman James Harvey and former Shelby County Schools board member Kenneth Whalum Jr. have pulled qualifying petitions to run in the May Democratic primary for Shelby County Mayor.

They would join former Shelby County Commissioner Deidre Malone in the primary.

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