Space hits late 3 Texas AM tops Tennessee 57-56
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Antwan Space hit a 3-pointer with seven seconds left to lift Texas A&M to a 57-56 victory over Tennessee in Knoxville Saturday ...
View ArticleSpelling bee win is like taking candy from a baby for Sacred Heart eighth-grader
Eighth-grader Jeremey Jacobs from Sacred Heart displays the winning smile after spelling "M-A-R-Z-I-P-A-N" and taking first place in the DeSoto County Spelling Bee at the school board...
View ArticleMiddle Tennessee defeats UAB 89-84 in OT
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- Shawn Jones scored four of his 22 points in overtime as Middle Tennessee opened its inaugural Conference USA season with an 89-84 victory Saturday night over ...
View ArticleState education standards under fire in Tennessee legislature
Controversy over Common Core standards has grown dramatically at both the state and national level in recent months, creating a new and divisive education issue for legislators to ...
View ArticleDecision against Medicaid expansion will be an issue in Tennessee legislature
Republican leaders are content in this year’s legislative session to support fellow Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s decision not to expand the Medicaid program for the poor in ...
View ArticleTennessee legislature opens 3-4 month run Tuesday with long agenda
The state legislature convenes Tuesday with an agenda affecting Tennesseans’ health care, taxes, school choices and standards, tuition — even where they can buy wine and...
View ArticleTennessee Tech holds off SIU Edwardsville 64-63
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Dennis Ogbe scored 16 points and Jeremiah Samarrippas added 11 as Tennessee Tech held off SIU-Edwardsville 64-63 Saturday ...
View ArticleWine in Tennessee grocery stores Could this be the year
I have yet to see a good reason not to allow wine in grocery stores. Liquor stores will still have a monopoly on liquor, and would still be the place to get stuff for parties. Grocery stores have...
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 ArticleThis is how the G-Men do it
The offer to attend the FBI's Citizens Academy was enticing: Spend one night a week for several weeks, and get an inside look at how the Memphis G-men track down the bad guys. Oh, and everyone...
View ArticlePlenty of issues await Tennessees GOP-dominated General Assembly
Melissa Howell, left, goes over strategies with Mandy Fraley a at Common Core training session at North Side High School in Jackson, Tenn. MEGAN SMITH/The Jackson Sun The Republican-ruled General...
View Article‘A Massacre in Memphis’ a day of shame in the River City
Stephen V. Ash’s new history, "A Massacre in Memphis," examines a bloody, little-known event in post-Civil War history: a multiday riot in Memphis, Tenn., that killed 46...
View ArticleTwo Dead After Early Morning Apartment Fire
An early morning fire broke out at 3470 Wingwood Circle in Southeast Memphis on Saturday. Two men were taken to a hospital in critical condition where they later ...
View ArticleTwo fatalities reported in Saturday morning apartment fire
Two men found after an apartment fire early Saturday morning died later in the day at Delta Medical Center, according to a Memphis Fire Department ...
View ArticleSearch Has Ended For Seven Week Old Baby
Memphis Police are suspending the search for Aniston Walker because they say all areas have been searched thoroughly with no results. But they say the investigation into the disappearance of the...
View ArticleOtis Sanford Lakeland superintendent says school boom is coming
Dr. Horrell might be entirely correct. While none of us can see the future as clearly as we like, the proposed contruction of I-69, where SR385 will become part of that system as I-269, and the fact...
View ArticleJamaal Franklin recalled from NBA Development League
from their NBA Development League affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the team announced today. Franklin (6-5, 191) has recorded 10.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 24.3 minutes in three games...
View ArticleGas electric incentives give welcome jolt to launch mom and pop businesses in...
At BonVon Gifts, 214 W. Center Street just east of the Hernando square, owner-operator Elaine Fletcher appreciates some cost-saving utility incentives that are helping energize her new ';mom...
View Article0112 Hawks at Grizzlies
One look at the Grizzlies schedule this year and you'll see that there are plenty of unbelievable matchups, giving you endless opportunities to come out and see if they have what it takes to...
View ArticleMississippi briefs Fondling hearing set for Tupelo man accused of sending...
Dutschke, a 42-year-old former Tupelo martial arts instructor, is in federal custody in Oxford on charges of sending ricin-laden letters to President Barack Obama and other elected officials and...
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