Memphis boy nervously testifies against teen gunman
A 11-year-old with a speech impediment nervously swiveled in the witness chair Wednesday as he testified about the night a teen put a gun to his head and threatened to shoot him over a ...
View ArticleInvestor Buys Cordova Home of Issac Hayes
An investor has purchased the Cordova home of famous entertainer Issac Hayes. The investor plans to renovate the house. Trent Martin of Justin Properties will renovate and sell the house. It went up in...
View ArticleBudget Discussions For 2015 Already Underway
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) – Even though they just approved the budget for Fiscal Year 2014, the budget discussions for 2015 are now underway. A group of consultants went to work, on your...
View ArticleFriends Remember Corey Maclin
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) – The Memphis Wrestling world is mourning the unexpected loss of one of their own.';He's a good friend of mine I was stunned when I got the...
View ArticleDriver Caution Urged As School Year Begins
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Highway Patrol is urging extra caution by drivers as the new school year gets underway statewide.Troopers issued nearly 1,400 more citations last...
View ArticleCountry star Randy Travis discharged from hospital
PLANO, Texas (AP) -- Country music star Randy Travis is out of the hospital three weeks after he was admitted with congestive heart failure and later suffered a ...
View ArticleMemphis jury views truck in vehicular homicide case
A jury left a 201 Poplar courtroom Wednesday and headed outside to inspect a large pickup driven by a man on trial for vehicular homicide in the 2009 death of his ...
View ArticleWendi C. Thomas Unified school board wise to reject countys corporal...
That the unified Shelby County Schools board even considered bringing the county’s corporal punishment policy into the merged district means someone deserves a ...
View ArticleDeSoto County Schools Use Combi-Ovens To Make Healthier Food
Thirteen schools now have "combi-ovens." These ovens use high temperature steam to make food moist on the inside and have a "crisping feature" to make food crunchy...
View ArticleOlive Branch High School Gets New Addition
Drama, ballet, and chorus. All those activities and more will play a starring role at Olive Branch High School. Next week, the school is opening it's new performing arts complex. 11 years ago,...
View ArticleTennessees Jones understands challenges ahead
Tennessee football coach Butch Jones talks to reporters Wednesday, July 31, 2013, in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee opens preseason camp Friday. (AP Photo/Amy Smotherman Burgess, Knoxville News ...
View ArticleTenn. Miss. Men Sentenced In Real Estate Scam
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Men from Tennessee and Mississippi have been sentenced to prison in what federal authorities called a real estate flipping ...
View ArticleCDC Unclear If Outbreak Of Stomach Illness Over
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it's too early to say whether an outbreak of a nasty stomach bug is over or whether all the illnesses can be linked to...
View ArticleShelby County Commissioners get early briefing on efficiency study
Recommendations arising from an efficiency study for Shelby County would change nearly every aspect of how the county operates, bringing reforms to employee benefits, health care coverage, paid time...
View ArticleShelby County Commission briefs
Development delayed by tax concerns An expansion project for Spring Creek Ranch was delayed for a month after Shelby County commissioners expressed concerns Wednesday that the developer might owe the...
View ArticleMunicipal schools referendums certified by Shelby County Election Commission
Members of the Shelby County Election Commission on Wednesday unanimously certified the results of July 16 municipal school system referendums in the six suburbs, clearing the way for the cities to...
View ArticlePolice Director Easing Concerns About Precinct Closures
They are fed up and angry about the city trying to close police precincts. Police Director Toney Armstrong said in the past Mt. Moriah, Raines, and the Old Allen precincts may shut down due to budget ...
View ArticleWorkers return to Downtown Memphis building after brief evacuation
Workers were allowed back into the Vasco A. Smith Jr. County Administration Building on North Main Wednesday afternoon after the Downtown building was briefly ...
View Article911 Caller East Memphis Robber Blamed George Zimmerman
"He just forced me to the ground and he said blame this on George Zimmerman," one man told 9-1-1 dispatchers. "I thought he was going to shoot all of ...
View ArticleMemphis couple get diversion in 4-year-old boys shooting death
The mother of a 4-year-old boy who shot himself in the head in February with the .380 pistol he found in the home was granted diversion Monday, but she will have to talk to other young parents about...
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