After acquiring necessary drug Tennessee wants to execute 11 inmates
USA A recent maneuver out of the state attorney general's office in Tennessee is being called unprecedented after officials there asked the Supreme Court for permission to execute 10 prisoners...
View ArticleSt. Jude Marathon has been canceled
A statement on the marathon's website read: "The safety of race participants, volunteers and spectators is and always has been our top priority. After careful consideration with race...
View ArticleJim Witter brings the music of Christmas to Bartlett
Jim Witter, right, performing Dec. 19 at BPAC. The guitar player is Ian Tanner. Photo courtesy of Jim Witter. Growing up in a musical family in Canada, song was a huge part of the holiday celebration...
View ArticleMemphis firefighters miss call because of door malfunction department studies...
December 5 2013 — The home where on the night before Thanksgiving a woman died in a fire in the Nutbush neighborhood. The firemen that normally respond to her house were trapped inside the...
View ArticleTennessee offensive tackle Richardson heading to NFL
is heading to the NFL Draft this spring, deciding to pas son returning for his senior season in Knoxville. ';After praying and talking it over with my family and coaches, I believe that now is...
View ArticleHorn Lake happy to deal with challenges posed by Wal-Mart expansion plans
Wal-Mart’s plan to build a supercenter in Horn Lake is a big vote of confidence in the DeSoto County economy, which expects to see as many as 500 new jobs. The retail giant operates this...
View ArticleMemphian Lucchesi well-known liquor businessman dies at 92
Angelo Lucchesi, a Memphis liquor salesman credited with popularizing the legendary Jack Daniel's brand, died Friday of natural causes at Baptist Medical ...
View ArticleShelby County Commission tries again to set pay for elected officials
If my memory is correct, in the last 5 years rank and file county employees have had a 1 % raise one year and have seen several increases in health insurance costs. A couple of lower ranking employees...
View ArticleResidents Express Frustration Over Southwind Annexation
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com)--Residents of the Southwind area are preparing for more than extreme weather. They will be annexed into Memphis January 1st. City leaders held a meeting Thursday night to...
View ArticleMaking The Best Of The Bad Weather In Tipton Co.
While salt trucks and plows are busy on the highways, the rural roads are another matter. They won't be clear until the temperatures rise. In Tipton County, people used the weather as an...
View ArticleSt. Jude Memphis Marathon Cancelled
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - In a statement released on their website, officials announced the cancelation of the St. Jude Memphis Marathon. In it they said: The safety of race participants,...
View ArticleTimberlake receives 7 Grammy nominations
In this Nov. 18 photo, Justin Timberlake performs for a sold-out crowd at the FedExForum Monday evening during his 20/20 Experience tour. Timberlake received seven Grammy nominations Friday. (Jim...
View ArticleNews briefs from around Tennessee at 158 a.m. EST
Sleet, cold rain falls in Tennessee, Mississippi MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Face-stinging sleet fell Friday in Memphis and surrounding areas, leading to potentially hazardous road conditions and...
View ArticleDavid Waters Frayser still moving forward mobilizing
"The goal is to produce a long-range, comprehensive, coordinated neighborhood improvement plan that will leverage public and private resources to empower people who live and work in Frayser to...
View ArticleMemphis Tennessee is in the grip of ice storm Cleon
As with most things that capture our hearts and minds, Cleon is no different than the beauty of a lightening bolt in the sky during a thunderstorm, or the blue waters of the Earth's oceans,...
View ArticleVols roll in 2nd half to beat Tennessee Tech 84-63
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Jarnell Stokes had 19 points and 13 rebounds for his fourth consecutive double-double Saturday as Tennessee pulled away in the second half for an 84-63 victory over Tennessee...
View ArticleCOL BKB Memphis 96 Northwestern State 76Shaq Goodwins finished with 21 points...
Shaq Goodwin's finished with 21 points, six rebounds and three blocked shots Saturday, helping No. 15 Memphis beat Northwestern 96-76.Goodwin sank 8-of-11 shots from the field for the Tigers...
View ArticleUConn beats Memphis 45-10 for third straight win
Connecticut wide receiver Deshon Foxx (4) gets by Memphis defensive back Reggis Ball (39) for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game, in East Hartford, Conn., on Saturday,...
View ArticleLarry Reas Outdoors column
: Saturdays and Sundays, live fishing feedings at 1 and 4 p.m. at Bass Pro Shops in Memphis; 901-213-5800. Got a Mississippi outdoors item of note? E-mail Larry Rea ...
View ArticleBaddour Centers Miracles pour heart soul into song
December 4, 2013 - Baddour Center resident and Miracles member Polly is featured during the groups presentation of "We Are the Miracles," a song written specially for the...
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