As temperatures plummet Memphis homeless and others seek shelter
Men gather at the Memphis Union Mission Downtown early Tuesday morning, trying to stay warm. The organization's six facilities sheltered more than 400 men and women both Sunday and Monday ...
View ArticleTVA Power demand peaks across Tennessee Valley
Knox County School buses sit sidelined by the cold and snow on the Mayes bus lot in Powell Monday. (J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL) Power demand in the Tennessee Valley peaked early Tuesday as frigid...
View ArticleGrizzlies vs. Spurs preview
The San Antonio Spurs have had a good handle on the Memphis Grizzlies in recent matchups, but they won't have their starting center for the next one. Tiago Splitter will begin his lengthy...
View ArticleGrizzlies Thunder Celtics pull off 3-team trade
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The Memphis Grizzlies have acquired guard Courtney Lee and have sent guard Jerryd Bayless to the Boston Celtics as part of a three-team trade that also includes the Oklahoma City...
View ArticleCold disrupts Memphis trash-collection schedule residents instructed to leave...
Residents whose scheduled collections weren't made Monday should leave their carts and recycling bins at the curb until crews get to them, according to Andy Ashford, deputy director of the...
View ArticleElderly man killed in car accident late Monday
Eugene Divine was pronounced dead after the accident just after 10 p.m. at Union just east of Bellevue, police said. According to police, a police officer was standing outside a car that was being...
View ArticleIt’s official GrizzliesCeltics three team trade involving Jerryd Bayless...
Rajon Rondo remains out. But really this was a talent downgrade and move to save money and gain flexibility, they aren't trying to get better right now and win the division. For the Grizzlies...
View ArticleAnalysts like Verso acquisition but...
Memphis-based Verso Paper Corp.s acquisition of NewPage Holdings Inc. may help the company navigate the declining coated paper industry, but only if Verso makes the right moves. Industry analysts say...
View ArticleThe Musical of Musicals Encore performances at Theatre Memphis
(l to r) Brennen Villines, Jude Knight, Kent Fleshman and Amy Polumbo Nabors are back to recreate the musical parody The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) in the Next Stage at Theatre ...
View ArticleRedbirds Fans Rally in Support of AutoZone Park
More than 2-hundred people bundled up in their St.Louis Cardinals and Memphis Redbirds gear to rally to save AutoZone Park. More are expected at this afternoons Memphis City Council meeting at. 3:30pm....
View ArticleMississippi legislature opens 90-day session
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and his House counterpart, Speaker Philip Gunn, gaveled the 2014 Mississippi Legislature into session Monday, kicking off a 90-day session that Gov. Phil Bryant wants focused on...
View ArticleHernando hardware stores a star officially and in hearts of owners customers
Probably best one is third image (older guy with younger man). Businessman and former Memphis City Council member Billy Hyman, still busy at 87, left, shares a light moment with his award-winning store...
View ArticleFans stage Downtown rally as Council prepares to vote on AutoZone Park purchase
Larry Clark juggles baseballs as he walks down Main Street with more than 100 supporters of the sale of AutoZone Park to the City of Memphis. The group, included President of the Memphis Redbirds...
View ArticleShelby County Sheriff to conduct sobriety checkpoints
The specific location of the checkpoints has not been released, but deputies will be looking for impaired drivers between 8 p.m. Friday and 2 a.m. ...
View ArticleEntergy Rates Going Up For Miss. Customers
"We use a diverse mix of fuel to generate electricity at its lowest reasonable cost, but natural gas costs have been rising over the past couple of years and that does affect rates,"...
View ArticleAnti-bullying event in Memphis postponed for second time
An anti-bullying event featuring a member of the Harlem Globetrotters alongside Shelby County Dist. Atty. Amy Weirich was rescheduled for the second time ...
View ArticleDeSoto saying goodbye to another aging wood-supported bridge
January 7, 2014 - Desoto Supervisors have approved a bid for over $400,000 to replace the bridge on Valleybrook Rd. near Horn Lake Elementary. (Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal) Steering a course for...
View ArticleMemphis defense attorneys fight to block death penalty trial in Henning Post...
Prosecutors seeking the federal death penalty in the Henning Post Office slayings say the defendant who lured in his 18-year-old son as an accomplice took several steps to plan, carry out and cover up...
View ArticleMemphis utility developing new process to warn of cutoffs at apartments
"What we want to avoid, hopefully, is having families sitting in conditions that are out of their control," said Memphis City Council member Wanda ...
View ArticleCouncil Approves Purchase Of AutoZone Park
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com)--Memphis city council members voted 8-4 Tuesday to buy AutoZone Park for $19.5 million. The non-profit group that owns AutoZone Park originally wanted $20 million for the...
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