Haslam Names Hudgens to Head Tennessee’s New Injured Workers’ Division
Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has named Abbie Hudgens as the head of the state’s new Workers’ Compensation Division. Hudgens, who had already been focusing on injured workers issues...
View ArticleTennessees Gov. Haslam struggles to meet Pilot recusal pledge
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has struggled almost from the start of his administration to fulfill a campaign pledge to avoid handling matters relating to Pilot Flying J, the family-owned truck stop chain...
View ArticleU.S. House of Representatives
House and Senate leaders dedicated a bronze statue of President Gerald Ford on Tuesday, remembering the former Michigan lawmaker as a man of integrity who helped the nation heal from the Watergate ...
View ArticleTom Cates retiring as city attorney for Germantown and Collierville
Tom Cates, who has served as Germantown and Collierville city attorney for more than 17 years and was one of the legal leaders in the suburban fight for municipal schools, will retire at the end of ...
View ArticleStakes raised for illegal parkers in Memphis
Memphis Police Officer G. Lawson, of the Boot and Tow Program writes parking tickets downtown Tuesday afternoon. (Mike Maple/The Commercial Appeal) Read this before ripping up your next Memphis parking...
View ArticleUnified Shelby County school district will serve free breakfast supper in...
Lauren Bangasser, a farm manager and educator for Shelby County Schools, inspects marigolds as bees pollinate in a garden behind Grahamwood Elementary School on Monday afternoon. ';I think the...
View ArticleProposed extension of Shelby Farms Greenline would use signals barriers to...
Having no money for a bridge or tunnel, local engineers long have puzzled over how to extend the popular Shelby Farms Greenline across busy Germantown Parkway without tying up traffic or endangering ...
View ArticleFormer cat lady now top dog at DeSoto shelter
DeSoto County Animal Shelter tech Tiffany Cannon comforts three-month-old Della while Jason Riemann cleans empty kennels. ';Human contact helps the puppies feel safer,'; said Cannon....
View ArticleMemphis police officer involved in car crash
Officer Gregory Turner's car and an unidentified woman's car collided about 4 p.m. at the intersection of Double Tree Road and Western Park ...
View ArticleMosquito Spray Schedule for Shelby County
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com)-The Shelby County Health Department received information on mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus in various zip codes.Released below is a spray schedule for the week...
View ArticleMemphians Keeping Cool to Beat the Heat
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com)-Mother-nature is out-doing herself with temperatures soaring into the nineties.';Yeah it's gone definitely be hot this summer," said Charles...
View ArticleTop of the News Washington County upgrading radio system
County upgrading radio system GREENVILLE -- Washington County will advertise for bids to buy equipment to join the Mississippi Wireless Information Network. The Delta Democrat Times reports that the...
View ArticleMiss. River reopened CG searches for sunken tug
The damaged southbound span of the Brickell Avenue drawbridge reopened Thursday morning after transportation officials devised a plan to get the crippled bridge working again after three days of ...
View ArticleMan accused of fatally stabbing carnival worker
RUSHVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- A west-central Illinois man is jailed on charges that he stabbed a carnival worker to death during a fight at a county ...
View ArticleDeSoto sheriff aims to nab $250000 jail grant
HERNANDO, Miss. - The DeSoto County Sheriff's Department is hoping for a $250,000 federal grant to boost jail improvements for juveniles.County grants administrator Melissa Zizmann tells The...
View ArticleCRIME REPORT Man charged with attempted rape of 13-year-old
Police find possible bomb-making components in car of man arrested for waving a gun After a man was arrested early Sunday morning outside a Cordova convenience store after waving a gun, police found...
View ArticleOffenders Can Pay Fines Fees Online or By Phone
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Department of Correction has added an automated fee payment system for court-ordered fines, fees and restitution.There is a charge to use the online or...
View ArticleGermantown Rallies Support for Independent School System
GERMANTOWN, TN (localmemphis.com) - Germantown leaders and residents gathered Saturday to spread the word and call attention to early voting in the municipal school referendums.In the wake of the...
View ArticleTherapy Dog Program Making Strides with Disabled Foundation
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Dogs are man's best friend, and that's truly evident in a new program recently started at the Exceptional Foundation of West Tennessee.The southeast...
View ArticleCommissioners to Hold Final Reading for Shelby Co. Tax Hike
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Property taxes could be going up for Shelby County residents if the third and final reading on the tax hike passes at Monday's commission meeting.If approved,...
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