Report shows Mississippi economy slowing in February
Mississippi's economy showed signs of slowing in February despite predictions of steady growth from economists and legislative leaders who based the fiscal 2015 state budget on rosy economic ...
View ArticleLawmakers pass bill saying Tennessee employers cant demand social-media...
NASHVILLE -- Tennessee lawmakers approved and sent to Gov. Bill Haslam a bill forbidding employers from requiring employees and job applicants to give them passwords to their private social media ...
View ArticleMemphis man charged in killing of ex-girlfriends mom dogs
A South Memphis man was indicted Thursday on charges of shooting his former girlfriend's mother to death, killing her two dogs, and then kidnapping the ...
View ArticleMid-South Memories April 11
Courtesy Special Collections/University of Memphis Libraries In the poster, an American Soldier of 1778 tells the soldier of 1944 that ';No one had to remind him to save food and ...
View ArticleDeSoto judges getting training at state session
The verdict was time well spent for DeSoto County's five Justice Court judges who attended the recent Mississippi Judicial College session in Philadelphia in Neshoba ...
View ArticleDeSoto County gets enHance honor for environmental efforts
April 9, 2014 — Following a recent workshop in Jackson, DeSoto County’s manager of the Environmental Services Department, Ray Laughter (left), and Supervisor Harvey Lee of Hernando...
View ArticleGermantown High School auction to benefit arts production department
Apr 10, 2014 - Sandra Abel shows off a basketball autographed by Memphis Grizzlies player Mike Miller, one of the many items being stored at Abel's home that are available during Germantown...
View ArticleHope Presbyterians Dinner on Demand raises more than $1.4 million for missions
April 10, 2014 — Hope Church is hosting its quarterly Dinner on Demand. They have raised more than $1 million for mission work by serving up precooked meals for the community to buy, heat and...
View ArticleSaturday marks 150th anniversary of Battle of Fort Pillow north of Memphis
Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal Preparations are being made to mark the 150th anniversary of the battle of Fort Pillow. At the state park near Henning, Tenn., park Ranger Tyson Weller steps over a ...
View ArticleAfter two trolley fires MATA suspends Madison line while investigation under way
A MATA trolley caught fire on Madison near Danny Thomas on Monday morning. No one was injured in the fire, officials said. After two trolleys erupted in flames barely six months apart, MATA ...
View ArticleDisputes few as Democrats debate in race for Shelby County mayor
April 10, 2014 — Candidate Kenneth T. Whalum Jr. (middle) listens during a Democratic nomination for Shelby County mayor debate with Steve Mulroy (left) and Deidre Malone (right) Thursday ...
View ArticleLocked Galilee Gardens leaves patrons wondering about status of pre-purchased...
Lee Broyles is worried that, in his 60s, legal issues with Galilee Memorial Gardens won't be resolved before he needs to claim the plot he bought years ago. (File photo, Karen Pulfer Focht/The...
View ArticleFriday night a trifecta for Memphis sports fans
April 10, 2014 — Brothers Troy Gaines (left) and Kimmy (CQ) Gaines get the windows for the box seats so clean you can barely tell they are there as the Liberty Bowl finishes up preparations...
View ArticleTennessee House OKs bill blocking local regulation of guns
AP Photo/The Bristol Press, Mike Orazzi NASHVILLE — The House gave final legislative approval Thursday to a bill blocking local governments from most regulation of guns except for their ...
View ArticleResearchers rank Tennessees Achievement School District tops in theory
Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal April 10, 2014 — Whitney Achievement Elementary third grader Destiny Washington, 8, works out math problems with a calculator while taking a TCAP practice...
View ArticleApp Aims To Keep Alcoholics Out Of Trouble
New apps help recovering alcoholics by providing instant access to support -- a game-changer when it comes to recovery, according to one addiction ...
View ArticlePush To Get Natural Gas To Rural DeSoto Co.
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Mississippi’s state public service commissioner is gaining ground in his push to get natural gas to people in rural Desoto County. Commissioner Brandon...
View ArticleSearch Suspended For Missing Barge Workers
ARMOREL, AR (localmemphis.com) - The Coast Guard has suspended all searching pending any new information in Armorel, AR following the accident on Tuesday where two barge workers fell into the ...
View ArticleHeartbleed Online Bug How To Protect Yourself
An online bug called "Heartbleed" is affecting a huge chunk of the Internet, which means that a password change is likely in order for hundreds of millions of ...
View ArticleBeale Street To Welcome Sweetie Pies
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - "Sweetie Pies" is coming to Beale Street.The restaurant, based in St. Louis, is the basis for a reality TV show on the Oprah network. Now, the soul...
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