Council To Decide On Smart Meters
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - New information tonight on the battle over smart meters. In two weeks Memphis City Council will decide whether to spend $10 million for a very controversial device.The...
View ArticleCritters Cause Problems for MLGW
MEMPHIS, TN -- Keeping the animals away. Tuesday a raccoon messed up the start of thousands of Memphians' mornings. In mid-July, it was a squirrel causing trouble for the MED. The pesky...
View ArticleWhats Happening With Raleigh Springs Mall Revamp
RALEIGH -- What's going on with the Raleigh Springs Mall? In April the city announced a grand, $60 million dollar plan to revamp the place, which has really become a dump. The city would foot...
View ArticleGrizzlies announce 2013-14 regular season schedule
Coming off the deepest postseason run in franchise history, the Memphis Grizzlies will tip-off their 13th season in Memphis (19th overall) on the road against their 2013 Western Conference Finals...
View ArticleCalifornia website names Collierville best city in Tennessee for young families
Collierville topped several Nashville suburbs and East Tennessee locations on the list. The website said in part: "Collierville has one eye on the past and another on the future. The town does...
View ArticleCouncil Works To Save Routes And Jobs at MATA
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Council members are working to save routes and jobs for MATA.MATA leaders have made it clear for weeks, with less money from council, it was going to be forced to cut...
View ArticleArlington church helps feed low-income Memphis residents
July 29, 2013 — Arlington United Methodist Church pastor Ken Stewart (middle) distributes lunch to guests at Highland Heights United Methodist Church on a recent Monday morning. For nearly...
View ArticleTennessee man gets life in prison for strangling Oxnard woman
James Wilkerson, 37, was convicted in June of first-degree murder in the death of Sarah Overholser. The nude body of the 33-year-old woman, who lived in a van with her fianc, was found Nov. 7, 2011,...
View ArticleDeSoto Briefs Aldermen set Oct. 8 vote on motel tax
Horn Lake aldermen Tuesday evening set an Oct. 8 referendum for a proposed tax on hotel and motel stays that could generate thousands of dollars for the ...
View ArticleOlive Branch considers no-kill animal shelter
Olive Branch elected officials heard a proposal Tuesday night to designate the city’s animal shelter as a no-kill facility and boost adoptions to 90 ...
View ArticleBuilding permits continue mini-boom in DeSoto County
Aug. 6, 2013 — In Mitchell’s Corner subdivision near Olive Branch, Steve Reeves (right), with Keith and David Grant Homes, checks the progress of a presold home under construction...
View Article51s drop series finale at Memphis return home Thursday
Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013 | 8:20 p.m. Francisco Pena hit a three-run home run Tuesday for the Las Vegas 51s, but it wasn't enough in a 5-3 loss against host Memphis. Memphis scored four runs in...
View ArticleEast Tennessee mom criticized for breastfeeding at Chick-Fil-A
Last weekend at the Turkey Creek Chick-Fil-A, Jennifer Day was breastfeeding her daughter, Kahlyn, in the play area at the Turkey Creek Chick-Fil-A. She was not using a ...
View ArticleCrime mapping grows in popularity in East Tennessee
An East Tennessee community is testing a program that allows the public to check where crime is happening in their community, by looking at a map. The Roane County Sheriff's Department just...
View ArticleDeSoto County Dog Days shelter event gets results
DeSoto Animal Services’ Dog Days of Summer event was a big success, with 124 human attendees and 88 animals — many of the latter there for vaccines and microchipping, department...
View ArticleMemphis police identify body found in garbage container
The body of a woman found locked in a garbage container floating in the Mississippi River on Monday has been identified by Memphis Police as that of 28-year-old Latisha Harris of Marion, ...
View ArticleCollierville sees no problem with RuralMetro ambulance service despite...
Oct 11, 2012 — Scott Gann, with Rural/Metro Ambulance, fills out a report at the Germantown Fire Department after responding to an assistance call for a fall victim during his 24-hour 7am to...
View ArticleSheby County series covers homelessness on Wednesday
The series, hosted by One Beat Inc., a family services nonprofit agency, will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays at 198 N. Pauline in the Legends Park Community meeting ...
View ArticleMemphis Voters To Weigh Sales Tax Rate Increase
Memphis, TN -- Here we go again, a year after a bid to raise the sales tax rate in Memphis was overshadowed by an effort by the county, Memphis City Council members voted Tuesday evening to try ...
View ArticleCounselor Imprisoned for Phantom Counseling
MEMPHIS, TN – A Collierville woman is heading to prison after ripping off taxpayers for more than $600,000.Dr. Mechelle Toles, a counselor from Collierville, was sentenced to 36 months on...
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