Two Men Plead Not Guilty In Hit Run Accident
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Two men charged in a fatal hit and run accident entered not guilty pleas today in court.William Hancock and Noel Wilborne are charged with leaving the scene of an...
View ArticleJohn Still A Memphis entertainment legend - part two
On December 19, 2013, the first part of an article was published here on the life of John Still. His mark on the entertainment field is so great that a single article would not cover his...
View ArticleMississippi Woman Continues Push For Teacher Pay Raise
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - She has been pushing for teacher pay raises for several years and gets turned down every time. This year Joyce Helmick of the Mississippi Association Of Educators said...
View ArticlePlan In Works To Synchronize Traffic Lights In Desoto County
DESOTO COUNTY, MS (localmemphis.com) - A massive plan is in the works to synchronize traffic lights from one end of Desoto County to the other. Why are they doing this? Desoto County is the fastest...
View ArticleWill Marijuana Ever Be Legal in the Mid-South
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - It's now legal in Colorado, but will marijuana ever be legalized in the Mid-South?Colorado residents can use it recreationally and medically. It's got...
View ArticleMemphis Grandkids Trying to Fulfill Grandmothers Dying Wish
Laura Tayler passed away Saturday. She'd been trying for years to get her home repaired from the 2011 record flood. It's still in shambles. Her family members are trying to honor her...
View ArticleIndependent monitor says Juvenile Court in Memphis improving
An independent monitor overseeing reforms at Shelby County Juvenile Court has cited improvements, particularly involving the issue of when to transfer a minor to adult ...
View ArticleFirst baby of year is a girl at Baptist-DeSoto hospital
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View ArticleFreezing Temperatures Expected Next Week
PEARL, MS--The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency urges Mid-South residents to prepare for the coldest conditions of the season early next week.The National Weather Service forecast calls for...
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View ArticleMemphis City Council considers hiring its own pension expert
As Memphis City Council members face conflicting views of the city government's pension shortfall, one elected official is proposing that the council hire its own ...
View ArticleFormer staffer for Lamar Alexander remains under close supervision after...
A federal judge says prosecutors have what appears to be a strong case against U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander's former chief of staff, who is facing child pornography ...
View ArticleTraffic deaths in Tennessee decline in 2013
State officials announced Thursday that the number of deaths on Tennessee's streets, roads and highways declined from 1,015 in 2012 to 988 in 2013 -- only the fourth time in 50 years that the...
View ArticleEmma William most popular names in Tennessee in 2013
NASHVILLE -- For the third year in a row, Emma and William top the list of most popular names for babies born in Tennessee in 2013, the state Department of Health reported ...
View Article0102 Grizzlies at Suns
Once you're there in the stands watching the up-and-coming Suns do their thing, you'll be glad that you're not anywhere else, as the electricity of the stands will be nothing...
View ArticleMississippi briefs Two teens charged in Clarksdale homicide
Police arrest two teens in homicide Clarksdale Police have arrested two teens in connection with a killing that occurred in the town on Dec. 26. Justin Booker, 15, and DeShawn Shields, 17, both of...
View ArticleGermantown event to help those looking to downsize
Tracy S. Speake, 79, his wife Bettye, 74, and daughter Amy, 48, comb through family heirlooms in their garage Wednesday. In the fall, Tracy and Bettye moved into a 2,000 square foot garden home in...
View ArticleTennessee Tech outlasts Tennessee State 57-53
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Josiah Moore scored 13 points and Dwan Caldwell added 10 as Tennessee Tech opened Ohio Valley Conference play with a 57-53 win over Tennessee State Thursday ...
View ArticleSuns Bledsoe scratched from lineup vs Grizzlies
PHOENIX (AP) Suns guard Eric Bledsoe has been scratched from the starting lineup against the Memphis Grizzlies with a sprained right knee. The team said the knee was bothering Bledsoe in a win over the...
View ArticleNo. 16 LSU women hold off No. 5 Tennessee 80-77
Tennessee center Isabelle Harrison (20) goes for a shot as she's defended by LSU forward Sheila Boykin (42) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in...
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