Former country musician Bernice Turner dies
';Strong'; is how Robby Turner described his mother, the late Bernice Hilburn Turner, a musician who played rhythm guitar with the late Hank Williams in the 1940s and later ran a...
View ArticleMan falls 11 stories survives in Memphis
A man fell 11 stories from the Poplar Towers building at 6263 Poplar Tuesday afternoon and was taken in critical condition to the Regional Medical Center at ...
View ArticleMemphis City Council approves MLGWs $10 million purchase of smart meters
August 20, 2013 — City Council member Janis Fullilove listens to Lee Harris speak during the Memphis City Council meeting at City Hall on Tuesday. (Mike Brown/The Commercial ...
View ArticleHopson faces tough questions from Shelby County school board
School board members peppered interim Supt. Dorsey Hopson with terse questions for more than an hour Tuesday about late or crowded school buses, why parents can't get through on help lines and...
View ArticleSalmonella in 37 states traced to New Mexico poultry hatchery
Salmonella that sickened 316 traced to N.M., poultry hatchery. This photo released by the Smithsonian's National Zoo on shows the oo's newest kori bustard chicks. UPI/Smithsonian...
View ArticleDeSoto Robotineers gearing up for national challenge
Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal DeSoto 4-H Robotineers competition team members (from left) Renee Anderson, 17, senior at Hernando High School, Rebecca Robinson, 17, junior at Lewisburg High School,...
View ArticleState Rep. Joe Carr enters GOP primary against Tennessee Sen. Alexander
NASHVILLE -- A state representative from Murfreesboro, Joe Carr, emerged Tuesday as the first Republican primary challenger for U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander's re-election bid next ...
View ArticleFall Weather Forecast Mild With A Chance Of Tropical Storms For The East Coast
And what sort of weather will autumn bring? Nowadays, there's a little less uncertainty about this question. Thanks to satellites, weather stations and computer modeling, meteorologists can...
View ArticleMan dies after falling 11 stories from Poplar Towers
The incident happened at the building at 6263 Poplar, police said. He was initially taken to the Regional Medical Center at Memphis in critical condition, but did not ...
View ArticleCRIME REPORT Man charged with retaliation against witness after attack at...
According to police, the incident happened July 20 at the Cheddar's restaurant at 2147 N. Germantown Pkwy. Police said Dotson barged into the restaurant, where the man worked, and accused...
View ArticleTennessee college readiness short of US marks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - This year's Tennessee high school graduates have fallen short of national results for ACT college readiness benchmarks. In English, reading, mathematics and science...
View ArticleStore sales of beer approved in Oxford
OXFORD, Miss. -- The Board of Aldermen has voted to permit the sale of cold beer in stores in Oxford.The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported (http://bit.ly/14Cx3Kf ) the vote Tuesday also...
View ArticleIs Senator Lamar Alexander vulnerable to a primary challenge in Tennessee |...
Former Tennessee Governor (now Senator) Lamar Alexander in 1999, announcing a bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Photograph: MJ Masotti ...
View ArticleMemphis City Council Tackles Rape Kit Backlog and Smart Meters
MEMPHIS, TN – The August 20, 2013 meeting of the Memphis City Council was a long one with lots of important items on the agenda.One that received a lot of attention—the backlog of...
View ArticleMan Arrested In Cheddars Restaurant Fight
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - The man wanted for attacking a waiter at a Cordova restaurant is now behind bars on a $100,000 bond.Police say Marcus Dotson was arrested yesterday. He's set...
View ArticleCoptic Christians chant in Tennessee streets Obama dont you care
Hundreds of Coptic Christians took to downtown Nashville, Tenn., streets this week to protest the ongoing and escalating violence their faith is facing ...
View ArticleNew Downtown parking meters can bump rates with high demand
The new electronic parking meters headed to 2,000 Downtown Memphis spaces will have the ability to change rates based on demand. Last night, the Memphis City Council approved the installation of new...
View ArticleArk. girl fighting rare brain infection can speak
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A 12-year-old Arkansas girl who has been battling a rare and often-fatal infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba is now able to ...
View ArticleOxford allowing Sunday beer sales
OXFORD, Miss. -- For the first time since 1968, people will be able to buy cold beer and light wine, even on Sundays, at grocery stores and convenience markets under an ordinance the Oxford Board of...
View ArticleTennessees Fall Creek Falls State Park ruggedly beautiful
Favorite vacation spots are everywhere: Gatlinburg in the Smokies, Panama City and other beach areas in Florida, Cheaha State Park in Alabama and assorted other places too numerous to ...
View Article