Memphis colleges see decrease in crime from 2012 to 2013
Mirroring a statewide trend, crime at five of Memphis's seven major institutions of higher learning decreased from 2012 to 2013, according to a study released Friday by the Tennessee Bureau of...
View ArticleBriarcrest freshman chosen by University of Tennessee for engineering summer...
April 4 2014 - Ninth grade Briarcrest student Baylor Harrington, of Collierville, works on soccer drills alongside his teammates during after school practice. Harrington was chosen by University of ...
View ArticleKyle Veazey On Politics Ford drama Harris motivations the long-and-winding...
Justin Ford is too immature for any public office.He has not been reliable in past and looks eaten up with self and acting very bizarre.He doesn't know what he is signing or where to sign and...
View ArticleDeSoto Conservationist of the Year has a love for the land
April 2, 2014 — Johnnie Faye Beale inspects one of several improvements to her 120-acre farm with husband Paul. Faye Beale is DeSoto Soil and Water Conservation District’s...
View ArticleSouth Memphis man charged with shooting ex-girlfriend killing his unborn child
The victim was shot at about 7 p.m. Nov. 25 near South Parkway and Wellington in South Memphis. Once the gunman left the area, Gross flagged down a ...
View ArticleBartlett Rec Center hosts first pickleball tourney
April 3 2014 — Michelle Yates, left, of Arlington, looks on while her teammate, Wes Cannon, of Bartlett, returns a volley while playing pickleball, a sport that combines badminton, a whiffle...
View ArticleLocal Nigerian families donate computers to students in their home country
Nikki Boertman/The Commercial Appeal Dr. Peter Azogini, president of Anambra Family Association of Memphis, shows off 25 HP computers the organization will ship to Nigeria for high school students ...
View ArticleTrial on one set of charges against owner of Galilee set for Aug. 25
Attorneys revealed in a court appearance Friday that Jemar Lambert, owner of Galilee Memorial Gardens, rejected a plea bargain on theft charges related to his cemetery ...
View ArticleMuseum panel offers history lesson in civil rights movement
April 4, 2014 - Henry Fields holds his grandsons Lawrence Britt, 4, (blue hoodie), and Landon Britt, 2, during the candlelight vigil at the National Civil Rights Museum Friday evening. The ceremony, ...
View ArticleFirst Germantown enrollment numbers released show more room at Riverdale
Germantown Municipal Schools released preliminary enrollment numbers for its five schools on Friday -- the last day to submit transfer applications -- and Supt. Jason Manuel said the first report ...
View ArticleCrime on most Memphis college campuses decreases TBI finds
Mirroring a statewide trend, crime at five of Memphis' seven major institutions of higher learning decreased from 2012 to 2013, according to a study released Friday by the Tennessee Bureau of...
View ArticleCivil rights warriors share memories
National Guard bayonets block Memphis' famed Beale Street March 29, 1968 as marchers supporting striking sanitation workers pass through downtown. A march led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. the...
View ArticleDavid Waters Clean up Memphis save the world
The film shows the effect of an atomic blast on three wooden structures -- a dingy, unpainted one on the left, a dirty and littered one on the right, and a clean, freshly painted one in the ...
View ArticleTBI Issues Crime On Campus Report
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - The TBI released its annual 'Crime On Campus' report Friday.It shows crime is down at the state's colleges and universities.Overall, crime...
View ArticleSouthaven Benefit Gives Fishes For Wishes
Local Cares is the proud media sponsor for this year's Cops For Kids 'Fishes For Wishes' event which benefits the Mid-South chapter of ...
View ArticleTrial Date Set For Bartlett Cemetery Owner
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - New information about the owner of a cemetery that's now a gruesome crime scene.Jemar Lambert will face a judge and jury this summer.His theft of property...
View ArticleStorms Leave Behind Damage In North Mississippi
Several Mississippi counties were hit hard by severe early morning storms. One person was injured when strong winds ripped apart a mobile home near the town of ...
View Article2 Dogs Covered In Blue Glue Now In Foster Care
When they arrived at the shelter on January 29, they were covered with blue plumber's glue. "We aren't really sure how it happened, but 80% of their bodies were covered in...
View ArticleHow To Check If Your Car Has Recalled Parts
Though General Motors has been at the center of a well-publicized recall of 2.6 million small cars this year, many drivers remain either apathetic or uninformed that they may be driving a car with ...
View ArticleWoman Saved By Strangers After Lightning Strike Sparks Fire
Two Cordova homes went up in flames early Friday morning after being struck by lightning. One of the homeowners was asleep when her house caught fire and she thanks two passersby for saving her ...
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