How Tennessee Oncology is getting patients to say how they really feel
Nashville-basedTennessee Oncologywants to know exactly how patients are feeling about their experience exactly when theyre feeling it. One of the big focuses in the evolving landscape of health care ...
View ArticleHigh Cotton gets $50K grant for taproom renovation
Here's how the tasting room inside High Cotton's new taproom will look. High Cotton Brewing Co. LLC won approval today for a $50,000 grant for its new Downtown Memphis taproom. The...
View ArticleTurley backs proposal to light up South Main underpasses
Birmingham's viaducts, with lighting that changes colors, is one example shown at a Memphis board meeting to illustrate how South Main could look. One of Downtown Memphis' bright spots...
View ArticleDespite objection EDGE approves PILOT for Continental Tire
The Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis & Shelby County approved tax abatements for Continental Tire Co. to build a tire retreading facility in Memphis. The 50,736-square foot $1.5...
View ArticleGrizzlies grab 7th seed beat Dallas 106-105 in OT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The Memphis Grizzlies had every reason to ease up in the regular season finale after pushing hard the past three months to reach the ...
View ArticleMavericks lose in overtime drop to eighth seed Fort Worth Star-Telegram APR 17
MEMPHIS — By the slimmest of margins, the Dallas Mavericks will be headed South down Interstate-35 to San Antonio to start a playoff series this weekend instead of heading North up I-35 to ...
View ArticleOne dead three injured in blast at Tennessee ammunition plant
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - One person has died and three others were injured on Wednesday after an explosion at an ammunition plant in central Tennessee that touched off small brush fires ...
View ArticleGrouse Mountain grizzlies awaken from hibernation
Grinder and Coola, two grizzly bears living at Grouse Mountain’s animal refuge, emerge from their winter hibernation earlier this week. The bears have been sleeping for 139 days, and have...
View ArticleAD Hart Tennessee job is extremely attractive
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart believes the criticism former men's basketball coach Cuonzo Martin encountered this season won't hinder the...
View ArticleMemphis-area teen accepted for Washington journalism conference
Houston High sophomore Antonio Scott has been selected as a National Youth Correspondent to the 2014 Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University. (Nikki Boertman/The ...
View ArticleFESJC tournament director Phil Cannon battling cancer
Phil Cannon, tournament director of the FedEx St. Jude Classic, the city’s annual stop on the PGA Tour, is in the toughest battle of his ...
View ArticleLakeland looks at adding to its one-school district
Before Lakeland's municipal school system opens its doors for the first time in August, the Lakeland School Board is spending up to $10,000 to figure out when and where a second campus could...
View ArticleTennessee panel approves new cabins for Reelfoot Lake State Park
March 27, 2012 - The warm sun rises over the choppy waters at Reelfoot Lake reminding us that each day is a new beginning. (Karen Pulfer Focht/ The Commercial ...
View ArticleOne dead six injured in 10-car crash in Raleigh area of Memphis
One person was pronounced dead at the scene about 5 p.m. and a 4-year-old was taken to a hospital in critical condition. The names of the person who was killed and those who were injured were not ...
View ArticleShelby County election panel certifies Aug. 7 ballot
The Shelby County Election Commission certified a lengthy slate of candidates for the Aug. 7 state and federal primary elections at its meeting ...
View ArticleMemphis police say indictments being returned thanks to tested rape kits
The multiagency team tasked with eliminating the Memphis Police Department's staggering backlog of untested sexual assault kits painted an optimistic, albeit complex, picture of its progress...
View ArticleGermantown examines first schools budget planning to hire extra teachers
With bid requests still pending and a large number of residents still undecided about where to attend school next year, Germantown Municipal Schools is doing a lot of guesswork to come up with a ...
View ArticleMississippi governor delivers pro-business message to Horn Lake youth
Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal On Tuesday evening, Gov. Phil Bryant addressed members of the Mayor’s Youth Council in Horn Lake. In addition to his message of economic growth, Bryant ...
View ArticleHernando aldermen approve sidewalk project easement funds
Dealing with infrastructure and planning matters this week, Hernando aldermen discussed sewer plans for the Nesbit area and authorized funds for temporary easements for a Safe Routes to School ...
View ArticleNorthwest Mississippi students compete in Special Olympics Track and Field Day
April 16, 2014 — Senatobia Middle School student Katy Wadsack clears over six feet in the running long jump at this year’s Special Olympics for Area 16. The event drew more than 200...
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