Collierville school board passes $1.2 million budget
Keep all of Collierville students in Collierville...use the building on Poplar as a Freshman Academy! Let the Board of Education offices be rented in an unused building in town. The Board will not need...
View ArticleMemphis man indicted on animal cruelty charges
A Memphis man was indicted on animal cruelty charges Tuesday after his pit bull was found with a collar so tight that the dog's flesh had grown around the ...
View ArticleTennessee Soon Plans To Execute More People Than It Has In The Last 53 Years...
CREDIT: (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) The state of Tennessee has executed only six people since 1960. Yet, if Tennessee Attorney General Robert Cooper’s office gets its way, they will ...
View ArticleShelby County Commission says no to participation in convention center study
Shelby County Commission members don't want to participate in a study that might lead to expansion or replacement of the Memphis Cook Convention ...
View ArticleMemphis girl 8 expected to testify Wednesday about severe beatings with...
Prosecutors say they were severe beatings that landed Banks' then-5-year-old daughter in critical condition at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital with internal ...
View ArticleHopson Disputes Missing Property Amount
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - The Shelby County Schools audit committee met Tuesday night to get more answers about missing property.The report showed missing computers, digital cameras, and even...
View ArticlePayment Deadline Looms In West Memphis Trailer Park
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Wednesday is the deadline for the owner of a West Memphis trailer park to pay his utility bill.Last month, people living at the midway trailer park went 6 days without...
View ArticleAlexanders Chief Of Staff Investigated On Child Porn Charges
WASHINGTON, DC (localmemphis.com) - The chief of staff of Senator Lamar Alexander had his home raided this morning on allegations of child pornography. U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) released...
View Article30 arrested in drug conspiracy officials say
Thirty suspects -- including two associates of infamous Memphis drug lord Craig Petties -- have been indicted in a widespread conspiracy involving cocaine distribution, officials announced ...
View ArticleZach Randolph receives November KIA Community Assist Award
- Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph received the November Kia Community Assist Award in recognition of his charitable efforts and contributions in the community, the NBA announced today. The award...
View ArticleTwo Millington High students arrested after gun ammunition found on campus
Two Millington High students were arrested Wednesday after one was found with bullets in his pocket and the other with a .380 caliber handgun, according Shelby County Sheriff's Office...
View ArticleShelby Schools revises list for school closures
Community meetings will be held and the public consulted on proposed school closings in the northeast and northwest sections of Shelby County before the board is asked to vote on the proposals, Shelby...
View ArticleObama support in Tennessee dips to 28 percent
President Barack Obama smiles as he arrives at the Saban Forum to speak about the Middle East at the Willard Hotel in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. The 2013 Forum is examining the political...
View ArticleSCSO Investigates Gun Ammo Found at Millington High School
On 12/11/2013, SRO’S were notified by school administration that a 17-year old student sitting in a classroom was in possession of some ammunition when some bullets fell out of his ...
View ArticleCounty Commission Doesnt Like AutoZone Deal Either
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Memphis mayor AC Wharton has another reason tonight to take more aspirin.Shelby County commissioners made it clear they don't like the idea of the city buying...
View ArticleTenn. bill to allow grocery store wine sales fails
In little more than two weeks, 1.3 million Americans who have been without work long term will likely see their unemployment benefits stop. That's because a budget deal proposal in Congress...
View ArticleEx-NBA Grizzlies coach Sidney Lowe pleads guilty to North Carolina tax...
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Former North Carolina State basketball coach and onetime Vancover Grizzlies bench boss Sidney Lowe has pleaded guilty to failing to file his North Carolina tax returns for three...
View ArticleDeSoto County city officials talk about clarification to gun law
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood Local officials throughout DeSoto County are still digesting a clarification issued last week by the office of Mississippi Atty. Gen. Jim Hood on the...
View ArticlePotholes A Problem In North Mississippi
DESOTO COUNTY, MS (localmemphis.com) - Taking a road less traveled isn’t much of an option for Mississippi motorists, especially drivers in Desoto County.More people plus more cars equal more...
View ArticleCrackdown on Memphis Cocaine Dealers Some Trafficking Near Schools
30 drug dealers have been indicted. 16 are behind bars. They're still looking for the others. It's where some of these dealers were doing business that's landed them in even...
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