Golden Arches Creating Controversy With Proposed Move
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - A battle is brewing near the University of Memphis. The home of the Big Mac is causing big problems for some businesses in the areaMcDonald’s is planning to...
View ArticleCordova Man Arrested On Identity Theft Charges
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - A Cordova man is in jail after Shelby County Officers arrested him for identity theft. Investigators say some of the victims were undergoing cancer...
View ArticleTennessee announces plan to split 615 area code
By Chas Sisk | The Tennessean The 615 is about to be divided in two. The Tennessee Regulatory Authority announced Tuesday that it has started proceedings to split the area code for Nashville and its...
View ArticleMemphis woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for bank fraud
A Memphis woman who already has served prison time for fraud was sentenced Tuesday to more than five years for a scheme that cheated Regions Bank out of more than ...
View ArticleMemphis native Jeffrey Gros Catholic Brother with ecumenical spirit dies at 75
Brother Jeffrey Gros, FSC President, Society for Pentecostal Studies Dean, Catholic Institute for Ecumenical Leadership Distinguished Professor of Ecumenical and Historical Theology, Memphis...
View ArticleProsecutors Female defendant bit punched scratched and spit at Memphis guards
A petite 18-year-old bit, scratched, punched, kicked, threatened, cursed and spit at prison guards and federal marshals Tuesday, causing a judge to order her to wear a face mask during her detention ...
View ArticleElvis at Stax stories regale fans of The King
Photos by Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal August 13, 2013 — Diogo Leichtweis (from left), from Brazil, Rob Ely, from Oakdale, Ca., Gordon Elvis, from England, Adam Fitzpatrick, from British...
View ArticleTeam Read program pulls in 100 volunteers
August 13, 2013 — Volunteers with Team Read watch as Molly Nied, Residency Director at Memphis Teacher Residency, talks about how to help children learn to read while showing off the book...
View ArticleMemphis businessman elected head of higher education board
Cato Johnson is the new chairman of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, the body that coordinates public policy for the state's public higher education ...
View ArticleTennessee wants abused Tennessee Walking Horses taken from owners
State prosecutors are asking that four Tennessee Walking Horses identified as abused in the criminal case against horse trainer Jackie McConnell be taken from their ...
View ArticleCordova man charged in more than 500 identity thefts
Mareco Bell was charged Tuesday with playing a role in stealing more than 500 identities, including those of cancer patients and people for whom he had prepared taxes, as part of an identity...
View Article76ers waive Justin Holiday AUG 14
Philadelphia 76ers have waived guard Justin Holiday yesterday. Last season Holiday was called up from the Idaho Stampede of the development league on April 1. So ...
View ArticleJohn Clay Kentucky-Tennessee a tradition diminished by college sports money grab
Now they've gone too far.We get this whole conference expansion thing. More teams, more money. It's money that matters. That's why the SEC has expanded from 10 to 12 to 14...
View ArticleRenovations for Court Square gazebo could be coming
The gazebo on Court Square could be in for a renovation. Court Square Parks gazebo could be getting a facelift soon. The Downtown Memphis Commissions Center City Development Corp. board will consider a...
View ArticleServiceMaster posts decline in revenue for Q2
Declining revenue for its TruGreen and American Home Shield brands continue to drag down earnings for The ServiceMaster Co. Declining revenue for its TruGreen and American Home Shield brands continue...
View ArticleBuss He was never really a Laker anyway AUG 15
Lakers are a team in transition. [Jim Buss] concedes that Jeanie is not consulted on basketball decisions but denies he wields unilateral authority. He insists ...
View ArticleRockets had deal for Dwight set in 2012 AUG 15
Dwight Howard wasn't able to make an immediate decision on his new NBA team, but there's another way he could have wound up in Houston much earlier. League sources confirmed that ...
View ArticleA Tennessee Clothing Factory Keeps Up the Old Ways
Before I took the bait and called him, I looked up the article. Pointer makes work clothes that are part of the rural South: a light canvas jacket worn into the field in the morning and removed as the...
View ArticleElvis is the talk of the town at Conversations
About midway during Elvis Week 2013, the weather took an agreeable turn into surprising mildness, a boon to the thousands of fans in town. It certainly put a smile on Jack Soden's face. Just...
View ArticleShelby County Commission wants legislation to create new utility board for...
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