Live Life Local is catchy new phrase for Collierville
Members of the Tourism Advisory Commission of Collierville had gathered to come up with a catchy new phrase that captures the essence of what the city has ...
View ArticleState GOP leaders say no to pre-k expansion possible 101 math in federal funds
Republican leaders in Nashville don’t expect to expand prekindergarten access in 2014, turning down potentially $64.3 million in federal funds from President Barack Obama’s...
View ArticleWendi C. Thomas The holiday gift givers dilemma To wrap or not to wrap
It is the gift givers’ annual holiday dilemma: To wrap presents or not to wrap? Should I just buy a gift bag? Or take the simplest route and snag a gift ...
View ArticleOlive Branch Malco gets good reviews on opening night
pHOTOS BY Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal Olive Branch cinema fans are happy to have a movie theater nearby. The 12-screen Malco at 6430 Goodman Road opened Friday night. For those who like movies,...
View ArticleMiami gets past Tennessee State 79-64
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Will Sullivan and Will Felder combined for 40 points in leading Miami (Ohio) to a 79-64 win over Tennessee State on Saturday. Sullivan scored 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting while...
View ArticleBrinkley Heights Baptist Church We can re-take this neighborhood
Photos by Karen Pulfer Focht/The Commercial Appeal Tim Cox has been working with families in the neighborhood near Macon and Jackson on a variety of levels as pastor of Brinkley Heights Baptist Church....
View ArticleDowned trees electrical outages plague DeSoto in storms wake
DeSoto County Sheriff's Department spokesman Dick Hackett said extra deputies were called in Saturday to deal with reports of a number of downed trees and limbs across roadways after...
View ArticleGoodwin has 20 No. 15 Memphis tops SE Missouri St
Memphis guard Joe Jackson (1) battles for a loose ball against Southeast Missouri guard Jarekious Bradley (23) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, in...
View ArticleNo. 6 Stanford women defeat 3rd-ranked Tennessee
STANFORD, Calif. – Tara VanDerveer had a simple message for her players before facing Tennessee: "If we rebound, we win." Chiney Ogwumike and teammates delivered in that...
View ArticlePolice investigate fatal shooting in Orange Mound
At 4:15 p.m. police responded to a shooting call in the 1100 block of Barron in the Barron Court apartment complex. They found an unidentified man lying on the floor with multiple gunshot ...
View ArticleWray displays a widows mite a mothers love
December 18, 2013 - Ninety-two-year-old Celeste Wray is still involved in the Memphis charitable community including the Church Health Center and prison ministry, but she wishes she could get out more...
View ArticleTigers Defeats Missouri At Two Game Holiday Homestand
Memphis defeats Southeast Missouri 77-65 at the FedEx Forum. William Shaq Goodwin scores 20 points and grabs 8 rebounds and the Tigers win over the Red Hawks.The Tigers record is 8-2. They face the...
View ArticleWomens Basketball Top 25 Roundup 6 Stanford Fends Off 3 Tennessee in Final...
STANFORD, Calif. | Amber Orrange scored on a left-handed layin and was fouled with 25.8 seconds left and converted the free throw, helping seal No. 6 Stanford's 76-70 victory against...
View ArticleCivil War-Era Memories from The Memphis Daily Appeal
In recognition of the Civil War Sesquicentennial, ';Civil War-Era Memories'; features excerpts from The Memphis Daily Appeal of 150 years ago. The Appeal is publishing from ...
View ArticleOtis Sanford Coercion question troubling
Otis: you're not really as naive as you come across in this piece, are you? False confessions have been going on for as long as there have been police departments. Just Google...
View ArticleTennessee used incentives to change a troubled foster care system
Private foster care agencies in California are paid a set fee for each child - about $1,870 per month to cover the cost of care and administration. The payment system has created an inadvertent...
View ArticleMaurice Jones-Drew active for Sunday’s game vs. Tennessee
is active for Week 16, the Jaguars announced on Twitter this morning. Jones-Drew has rushed for 719 yards and five touchdowns on 208 carries this season. He missed last week’s loss to...
View ArticleFoundation grant helps Legal Aid reach more in East Tennessee
The Tennessee Bar Foundation 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 ArticleMemphis has the fastbreak of the season vs. Southeast Missouri State
A fastbreak of this variety was bound to happen at some point this season with Memphis’ back court. Against Southeast Missouri State, they did ...
View ArticleNFL Tennessee 20 Jacksonville 16
Shonn Greene added 91 rushing yards with a score Sunday in the Tennessee Titans' 20-16 win over Jacksonville. Fitzpatrick made good on 17-of-26 passes for 181 yards, one touchdown and a...
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