Novice wins Best in Show at Memphis flower fest
Diana Bailey looks closer at an arrangement based on the Bel Air Chair on display at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens during the Memphis Flower Show Sunday. Designers were tasked to make arrangements ...
View ArticlePastime players 19th-century baseball returns to East Tennessee
Dry Town Boys' Tyler "Stink Bug" Robinson gets a hit against the Knoxville Holstons during a Tennessee Association of Vintage Base Ball game at the Historic Ramsey House on...
View ArticleSen. Corkers profile rising on world stage
Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) and Sen. Robert Menendez(D-NY) head to the US Capitol Building to vote after leaving a Foreign Relations committee hearing about 'Syria after Geneva' on...
View ArticleE-Cigarettes May Be Dangerous To Children
Electronic cigarettes may be a popular alternative to conventional ones, but experts say the liquid nicotine used in many of the devices can be ...
View ArticleFundraisers Held For Fallen Fire Chief
The family of a fallen Arkansas firefighter may have to assume his firefighters. Fundraisers are taking place to assist the family with ...
View ArticleSCS To Begin Pre-K Enrollment Application Process
MEMPHIS, TN (www.localmemphis.com)Shelby County Schools will start its application process for prekindergarten enrollment in the 2014-2015 school year on Monday, April 7th.The Pre-K program is a ...
View ArticleDA Closes Frayser Nightclub
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com)-The Shelby Co DA shut down a Frayser nightclub Saturday following a two-year undercover investigation. Shelby County District Attourney General Amy Weirich said the ...
View ArticleGirlfriend of Teen Killed In Car Crash Speaks Out
19-year-old Keleian Braden was trying to make a left turn when a red Ford Mustang crashed into the passenger side of his car. Keleian was pronounced dead at the hospital. Braden's girlfriend,...
View Article19-Year-Old Killed In Saturday Crash
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com)-19-year-old Keleian Braden was pronounced dead at the hospital after his 1990 Black Ford Mustang was struck late Saturday night.Braden was making a left turn from ...
View ArticleGrizzlies at Spurs Preview - 4614
The longest winning streak in franchise history is over, but the San Antonio Spurs still have a couple of runs they'd like to keep alive Sunday. Two months have passed since they last lost at...
View ArticleMAA makes lists of 50 largest apartment owners managers
MAA CEO Eric Bolton said a merger with Colonial Properties 'enables us to have a competitive advantage over a lot of other people that operate throughout this region.' After a bigmerger...
View ArticleSouth Mains undercover style makes national list
The South Main area of Downtown Memphis was named on a list of 10 "undercover stylish" neighborhoods in the U.S. Driving through the heart of South Main this past weekend was a ...
View ArticleNew $10M plant on old Chromasco site will create at least 45 jobs
A new plant in Shelby County will create 45 or more jobs over the next two to three years. An Ohio-based galvanizingcompanyplans to invest as much as $10 million to builda newplant north of Memphis, ...
View ArticleSt. Louis Fed takes to blogging
Federal Reserve You dont have to wait for the books to come out any longer. The St. Louis Fed is launching two blogs this week and is promising three new posts each week to keep citizens informed ...
View ArticleSurprise surprise Memphis is the most obese large city
You dont become the barbecue capital of the world by NOT having a population that enjoys eating barbecue. The price? Memphis has landed on top of yet another list ofthe most and least obese ...
View ArticleDeputies search for childs family after boy found standing in water-filled ditch
The Tipton County Sheriff's Department is investigating after a young boy was found in a water-filled ditch in the Drummonds area around 9 a.m. ...
View ArticleWoman charged with repeatedly trying to kill father of child 2 teenage girls
According to police, the incident began just after 11 a.m. when Johnson saw the man and two girls at the South Memphis Market at 1430 Elvis Presley. Johnson accosted them about being together, police ...
View ArticleShoplifting spree at Spring Market Show ends with felony charges for...
According to police, the 73-year-old Chalmers stole at least 20 items from numerous vendors at the show Saturday afternoon. She tucked the purloined products inside her shirt, in her purse and in ...
View ArticleMemphis police respond to bank robbery at First Tennessee in Hickory Hill area
The incident began just after 11 a.m. at the First Tennessee Bank at 6595 Kirby Center Cove in the Hickory Hill area. Police are on the scene now. According to scanner traffic, the dye pack in the ...
View ArticleMATA trolley catches fire on Madison second blaze in 6 months
For the second time in less than six months , a Memphis Area Transportation Authority trolley erupted in flames with travelers onboard. This time, a trolley on Madison near Danny Thomas caught fire ...
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