Dennis Quaid drops into Memphis nightclub Hernando’s Hide-A-Way which has become a Memphis hotspot for live music.
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Photojournalist Karen Pulfer Focht Wins First-Place National Award
Karen Wins First Place in Catholic Press Awards 2021
Memphis Photojournalist Karen Pulfer Focht has won a first-place national award for the heartfelt story she both wrote and photographed on the closing of the Poor Clare Monastery in Frayser. Faith Magazine, published by the Catholic Diocese of West Tennessee, dedicated an entire issue to tell the compelling story in a special edition after the Vatican ordered the closing of some shrinking monasteries worldwide. Focht has covered the Poor Clare sisters throughout her career in Memphis.
Judges Comments: The article and photographs complement each other completely and provide a depth of coverage neither alone could produce. An excellent compilation that draws the reader along on the journey.
Best Story and Photo Package
First Place
Faith Magazine, Karen Pulfer Focht, Saying Goodbye To A House of Prayer
She also won:
Best Photo Story - Feature
Second Place
Faith Magazine, Karen Pulfer Focht, Saying Goodbye To A House of Prayer
Judges comments: The article's photographs paint a picture of the impactful history of the monastery and display the bittersweet emotions of love and loss.
https://www.karenpulferfocht.com/blog/poor-clares-leave-memphis
B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center Expands
The B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center recently expanded the B.B. King exhibit to include the last decade of his life and his funeral.
Read MoreMemorial Day 2021- Remembering Our Veterans
Each year hundreds of volunteers set flags at the graves of veterans to honor the more than 18,000 vets buried at West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in Memphis for Memorial Day.
While I was out there this past memorial day, I was shown the grave of Brent Lee Morel who was killed in action in Fallujah in the second Gulf War. His grave was covered with mementos from people who had visited his grave. A former marine, James Lindsey, explained it to me.
When coins are left on the headstone of a military veteran’s grave it lets the deceased soldier's family know that somebody stopped by to pay their respects. If you leave a penny, it means you visited. A nickel means that you and the deceased soldier trained at boot camp together. If you served with the soldier, you leave a dime. A quarter is the most significant because it means you were with him when he died.
Rest in Peace Father David Knight 1931-2021
Father David Knight, a prolific author, a deep thinker, and a passionate priest. Knight died March 21st, 2021 in Guatemala where he had been since Jan. 2020
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Jerry Lee Lewis Renews Vows with 7th Wife Judith
Rock and roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis, 85, celebrates his ninth wedding anniversary to his wife, Judith, at the Lewis ranch in Nesbit, Miss. Judith is Jerry Lee’s seventh wife. The couple was married on March 9th, 2012.
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Rare Winter Storm in Memphis
Giovanni Johnson jogs shirtless in frigid temperatures near his Memphis neighborhood on Sunday afternoon Feb. 14, 2021. Rahim Rashada found joy in a quiet walking meditation during the snowfall at Shelby Farms. These are a few scenes from the winter storm in Memphis, Tennessee the week of Feb. 14, 2021. The national weather service warned of a major winter storm that impacted the Mid-South all week as temperatures drop into the single digits. Frigid temperatures and winter precipitation fell across the entire Mid-South. Snow and sleet accumulated up to 4 to 7 inches with a wind chill advisory for temperatures as low as 5 below zero.