Horn Lake considers consultant to help retail growth
Horn Lake is considering hiring a consultant to help the city attract retail growth and better compete with its neighboring DeSoto County ...
View ArticleMemphians in D.C. for March on Washington get a Capitol tour
WASHINGTON -- Not every visitor to Washington for Saturday's commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington will get a tour of the U.S. Capitol building with their member of...
View ArticleShelby County Schools Announce New Security Measures At Elementary Schools
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Hand wands and metal detectors will be at all Shelby County SchoolsThe announcement comes one day after the shot fired at Westside Elementary School The gun was in a...
View ArticleBreweries bring Tennessee-Georgia border war to a head
With just a week to go until it is "football time in Tennessee," the Vols' schedule is once again full of SEC border wars. This season the bitter rivalry between the Georgia...
View ArticleTennessee church takes extreme stance against love
After 60 years of attendance, a Tennessee woman and two of her family members have been kicked out of the Ridgedale Church of Christ. What could they have done to warrant such a ban? Linda Cooper sat...
View ArticleJackson man convicted in nightclub shooting
A Madison County Circuit Court jury deliberated about 3 1 /2 hours before convicting 32-year-old Travis Steed of Jackson on Friday of second-degree murder, felony murder, reckless endangerment with a...
View ArticleRegulators close small banks in Tennessee Arizona
WASHINGTON -- Regulators have closed small banks in Tennessee and Arizona, bringing the number of U.S. bank failures to 20 this year.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says it seized Community South...
View ArticleEleven apply for Shelby County School Board seat
Eleven people, including one former Memphis City Schools board member, applied to the Shelby County Commission to take the vacant District 6 seat on the Shelby County School ...
View ArticleWendi C. Thomas Todays civil rights activists blend old-school marches with...
A tourist points to the exact location where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., gave his famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, in...
View ArticleInternational Baccalaureate strategy for keeping kids in Memphis schools
The International Baccalaureate flag was hoisted Friday at Oak Forest Elementary, a fluttering amusement for students but a stake in the ground for Shelby County ...
View ArticleMemphis schools increase security after gun goes off in kindergartners backpack
Memphis city schools are already increasing security measures a day after a 5-year-old brought a gun to school that accidentally went off in his backpack. Friday the school's superintendent...
View ArticleFirst graduates honored by Veterans Court in Memphis
August 28, 2013 - Richie Ingram (right), a Desert Storm-era Army veteran, proudly shows off the coins he received as graduate of Veterans Court to his mentor George Grider in Judge Bill...
View ArticleMemphis Toasts Opening of Wiseacre Brewing Company
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Brew crews are finding Memphis to be a refreshing place. The Wiseacre Brewing Company is now in business, joining several other microbreweries in Memphis.It's...
View ArticleOne Dead Two Injured in Orange Mound Shooting
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - A drive-by shooting on Lamar Avenue left one person dead and two injured Wednesday afternoon.The shooting occurred in the 2500-block of Lamar around 4:45 p.m. on...
View ArticleControl of Beale Street to Soon Change Hands
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - The Beale Street Entertainment District stretches from Second to Fourth Street downtown, and a long legal battle for city control of the small but mighty area is...
View ArticleLawsuit Claims Rust College Ignored Sexual Assaults by Faculty
HOLLY SPRINGS, MS (localmemphis.com) - There are serious accusations against a Mid-South college.A lawsuit filed Wednesday against Rust College claims professors used the school as a hunting ground for...
View ArticleMild Mid-South Summer May Not Make for a Colder Winter
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Summer 2013 is almost over. Fall arrives in 24 days and many are worried that we’re in for a harsh bite from old man winter. Why? Simply because the last few...
View ArticleTornado Numbers Down across U.S. in 2013
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - The overall number of tornadoes is down across the country, with the exception being the state of Tennessee.Keep in mind we live in three very large states. Tennessee,...
View ArticleMemphis Workers to Join Fast Food Strike
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Memphis fast food workers are expected to join others around the nation Thursday in a show of solidarity by walking off the job.Workers at local McDonald's,...
View ArticleFriend Defends Woman Charged in Student Stabbings
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - A woman is coming to the defense of a Memphis mom who stabbed two high school girls. Valerie Potts, 33, is charged with Aggravated Assault. Memphis police say Potts...
View Article