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This orange salad is a great springtime dish to add refreshing flavor to your plate.

In the heart of Cordova, there’s a nonprofit that’s been quietly helping support orphanages, schools, and food and education centers for vulnerable children for over 20 years.

You’ll find the Cane River tucked away in the heart of Louisiana’s pecan country. It’s a place known for fertile row crops, famous cotton production, significant Southern plantations and prized pecan orchards.

Many entrepreneurs attribute their success and why they are able to achieve so much to diet and exercise. Personally, working out and eating healthy have allowed me to have more focus and energy, in addition to a routine I can carry over to my work. It has also helped me to replace bad habits (like happy hours) with a more health-based routine.

CBS’ Steve Hartman goes On the Road with Kayla McKeon, Manager of Grassroots Advocacy for the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) and the first registered lobbyist with Down syndrome. Kayla lobby’s U.S. Congress advocating for the passage of laws that would give individuals with disabilities the opportunity to earn fair and equal wages.

Shelby County Schools students looking to jump-start their future were recently part of a signing day for the Tennessee College of Applied Technology, which aims to create a pipeline from school to the job market through skills-based learning.

Students at the Trezevant Career and Technology Center in Memphis rolled out the red carpet for cancer patients and survivors on Valentine’s Day during an event called “Pamper Me Pink.”

Feed the Children distributed its 1 millionth H.E.L.P. (Homeless Education and Literacy Program) backpack with community partner support. H.E.L.P. promotes school attendance and completion across the nation.

Memphis’ own Sable Otey is a Shelby County Schools teacher and the first African-American mom to compete on the U.S. Olympic bobsled team.

“Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power” makes its U.S. debut at Crystal Bridges. Featuring the work of 60 artists, the exhibit shines a light on the vital contribution of black artists to an important period in American history and art through paintings, sculptures, street photography and murals.

On Jan. 26, elementary, middle and high school dance students from throughout the Shelby County Schools district converged on Overton High School for Dance Day 2018. Dance Day included numerous styles of performance — everything from tap to abstract — from SCS girls and guys.

Fidelity Bank recently launched P.O.W.E.R. (Potential of Women Entrepreneurs Realized), a program designed to spur revenue growth of its women-owned business clients.

It’s a brand new year, and Shelby County Schools students and teachers are setting goals. C19TV caught up with kids and teachers from all over the district to ask them about their resolutions for 2018.

HIV/AIDS remains a serious problem in the Mid-South. According to recent statistics, more than 6,000 people are currently living with the disease in Shelby County. The number accounts for more than 40 percent of cases in Tennessee.

Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer offered words of encouragement to patients and caregivers when she spoke at The Methodist Healthcare Cancer Luncheon.

The Memphis Police Department is doing its part to build better relationships with the Bluff City’s youth. Whitehaven High School freshmen attended a youth symposium, where they rotated from class to class to learn more about police interactions, domestic violence, drugs, weapons, gangs, bullying and problematic social media situations.

Two community organizations partnered to put bikes in the hands of South Memphis teens.

Family members who lost their son three years ago heard his heart beat again.

Former Memphis Tiger and current Atlanta Falcon Dontari Poe was back in his old neighborhood.

November 8 was a great day at LaRose Elementary School, where Soles4Souls and Timberland teamed up to generously donate 300 pairs of shoes to students in need.

Volunteers with Habitat for Humanity, in partnership with AutoZone, put the final touches on a new 28-lot neighborhood.

October was Hispanic Heritage Month, and Shelby County Schools celebrated with performances and cultural events at several schools. The festivities culminated at Hickory Ridge Middle School, where more than a dozen vendors showed up to offer their services to the entire community.

A Memphis woman’s nearly three-hour commute was cut to 25 minutes, thanks to generous co-workers.

A Mid-South police officer is rapping to reach children. Senatobia Police Sergeant Arthur Avant is spitting rhymes and taking them into schools around the region to encourage children to stay drug free.

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The Council of Urban Boards of Education, or CUBE, has selected the Shelby County School Board’s nine local leaders for its national excellence award.

Hamilton High School’s assistant principal Elvin Bell is the winner of the 2017 JV Educational Leadership Award, a national honor for outstanding work within the area of student support services.

A sea of people recently attended an emotional event at Shelby Farms Park to stamp out cancer.

The FDA approved the first treatment to use a patient’s own cells on a form of childhood leukemia, opening a new era in cancer care, thanks to the work done at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Dozens of refugees resettled in Memphis have new beds and bedding, thanks to furniture retailer IKEA. The contribution is a part of a community donation campaign called 5,000 Dreams that IKEA put in place to support refugee families in local communities.