Jason Manuel Set To Lead Germantown Schools
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Houston Middle School principal Jason Manuel was voted unanimously to lead the Germantown Schools Friday.The contract with Manuel still has to be worked out but...
View ArticleMemphis plans to annex Southwind Windyke despite restraining order
A judge ruled Friday that the city cannot annex the Southwind and Windyke neighborhoods at the beginning of the year, but George Little, chief administrative officer for the city of Memphis, said the...
View ArticleGermantown School Board Selects Superintendent
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - The Germantown Municipal School Board voted unanimously to offer the superintendent's job to Houston Middle School principal Jason Manuel Friday.The contract...
View ArticleQuincy Pondexter undergoes surgery
underwent surgery to repair a tarsal navicular stress fracture in his right foot. The surgery was performed today by team physicians Dr. Fred Azar and Dr. Drew Murphy at the Campbell Clinic. Pondexter...
View ArticleGrizzlies GF Pondexter has surgery to fix foot
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Grizzlies guard/forward Quincy Pondexter has had surgery to repair a stress fracture in his right foot that has him sidelined ...
View ArticleFBI begins Shelby County Election Commission probe member says
Months of controversy and irregularities at the Shelby County Election Commission evidently has kindled the interest of the FBI, though the probe's focus remains unclear and is now a source of...
View ArticleGrant helps Legal Aid reach more in East Tennessee
The Tennessee Bar Association has awarded a 2014 IOLTA Program Grant to the Legal Aid of East Tennessee, which they hope will aid in the help of low income people in need of legal ...
View ArticleWestern DeSoto County to benefit from early childhood grant award
The underserved delta area of western DeSoto County will get a big boost in early childhood education from grant money awarded by the state to expand preschool for 4-year-olds, DeSoto school district...
View ArticleStephens chosen to lead Bartlett schools
David Stephens was selected as the first superintendent of the Bartlett City School system Friday evening in a unanimous vote by the suburbs's school ...
View ArticleTennessee Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Charge for Cross Burning
WASHINGTON-Timothy Stafford, 41, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Nashville, Tennessee, to his role in the April 30, 2012, cross burning in front of an interracial family’s home in...
View ArticleThree 6 Mafia Founder Dies
The rapper, whose real name was Ricky Dunigan, died late Friday night at his family's home in Memphis. The news was confirmed by publicists for the Three 6 Mafia offshoot group, Da Mafia 6ix,...
View ArticleTop Tennessee Stories of 2013
Here are the top Tennessee stories of 2013, as selected in voting by subscribers and staff of The Associated Press:— Federal agents raid the Knoxville headquarters of Pilot Flying J, the huge...
View ArticleClass action lawsuit against City of Memphis filed over untested rape kits
Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong announces his intention on Aug. 19, 2013 to seek $500,000 from the Memphis City Council to fund testing for 2,226 backlogged sexual assault kits. It was...
View ArticleCincinnati moves past Middle Tennessee 69-48
CINCINNATI (AP) Sean Kilpatrick tied his season-high with 23 points as Cincinnati shook off a sluggish first half to roll to a 69-48 win over Middle Tennessee on Saturday. Justin Jackson recorded his...
View ArticleCarmelo Anthony after latest home loss to Grizzlies ‘I think it’s in our heads’
The Knicks suffered their 10th home loss of the season on Saturday, playing against an injury-ravaged Grizzlies team that came in losing five straight and seven of its last eight games. The noon start...
View ArticleContract under way for selected Millington school district superintendent
Millington Municipal Schools board will review a contract for its selected superintendent next week, said board vice chairman Donald ...
View ArticleDeSoto single-family housing permits up again in 2013
In a year-end forecast pointing to continued economic recovery, DeSoto County planners expect at least 50 more single-family building permits countywide for December and a 2013 total of more than 840,...
View ArticleDeSoto wastewater board chews on doghouse design opts other way to end overflows
Authorizing expenditures large and small, the DeSoto Regional Utility Authority Board recently approved a $480,482 joint project with Olive Branch to halt overflow problems in the Autumn Oaks area and...
View ArticleMemphis defense attorneys allege misconduct in death penalty trial want DAs...
Defense attorneys representing Michael Dale Rimmer, a Death Row inmate who won a new trial, have urged a judge to disqualify the entire Shelby County District Attorney’s Office from the ...
View ArticleStorm Damage Hits Arkansas
. The damage was spotted around 3:29 p.m. Saturday afternoon that caused houses to be completely destroyed with roof damage.Numerous of trees and power lines are down due to damage.So far, one serious...
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