Tennessee Tech overwhelms Cumberland 63-7
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Ladarius Vanlier produced back-to-back scores of over 50 yards in the second quarter as Tennessee Tech overwhelmed Cumberland 63-7 on Thursday night. After two first-quarter...
View ArticleNFL Minnesota 24 Tennessee 23
A 25-yard field goal by Blair Walsh with 1:38 to play in the fourth period Thursday gave Minnesota a 24-23 victory over Tennessee. Walsh missed a 42-yard attempt with 7:40 remaining that would have...
View ArticleMid-South Memories Aug. 30
Barney Sellers/The Commercial Appeal files The town of Arlington turned out by the hundreds one August evening in 1953 for the annual Town Stew, an affair that began 25 years earlier when a group of...
View ArticleMiddle Tennessee defeats Western Carolina 45-24
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) William Pratcher rushed for two touchdowns and 71 yards and Middle Tennessee won its first game as a Conference USA member by defeating Western Carolina 45-24 Thursday night....
View ArticleAlcoa Expands Tennessee Operations to Meet Increasing Aluminum Demand for...
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander, Congressman John Duncan and other local and state officials joined Alcoa Chairman and CEO Klaus Kleinfeld today to break ground on a $275...
View ArticleWeather Forecast Hot Labor Day weekend
Today will be mostly sunny with highs in the mid 90s, according to the National Weather Service. Skies will become partly cloudy this evening and temperatures will drop to the mid ...
View ArticleCRIME REPORT Man fires into crowd permanently paralyzing a victim
According to officials, the incident happened a little after 11:15 p.m. at Raleigh Bartlett Meadows Park at the intersection of Chiswood and Country View. Eight people were in the park, officials said,...
View ArticleWhy middle-class jobs are disappearing
Construction is among several sectors that is contributing to the disappearance of middle-class jobs. Construction, teaching, transportation and manufacturing are driving forces in the disappearance of...
View ArticleEast Tennessee woman hospitalized to remove stolen $5000 from rectum
BULLS GAP -- A theft charge is pending against a Hawkins County woman who allegedly stole $5,000 from her boyfriend and was then hospitalized for injuries suffered attempting to remove the cash from...
View ArticleTennessee Valley Fair teams up with Medic Regional Blood Center for blood drive
(WBIR) The Tennessee Valley Fair is teaming up next week with Medic Regional Blood Center to boost blood donations in East Tennessee. During Sept. 3-6, people can get one free admission to the...
View ArticleMid-South Fair looking for permanent location ways to grow
Swine races are an entertainment feature at the Mid-South Fair When the Mid-South Fair opens Sept. 20 at Landers Center, the 157-year-old event will be coming off of its biggest year ever in Southaven....
View ArticleBartlett ad exec admits embezzling $78000
The vice president of a Bartlett advertising agency has admitted embezzling some $78,000 in company funds to pay for personal charges on her credit ...
View ArticleMemphis Scions Encourage Entrepreneurs
Scions of three familiar Memphis families associated with entrepreneurship -- Hyde, Williams and Wilson -- on Thursday encouraged local business leaders to support local innovators to spur economic...
View ArticleArkansas Girl Battling Rare Brain Infection Can Drink
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 drink liquids and eat some food.Kali...
View ArticleAmericans United for Separation of Church and State IRS Should Investigate...
Watchdog Group's Complaint Says Cornerstone Church Pastor Endorsed School Board Candidates From Pulpit WASHINGTON - August 7 - The Internal Revenue Service should investigate a Tennessee...
View ArticleMPD Searching For Fake Officers Who Robbed A Man
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Memphis police are searching for a pair of bogus cops who robbed a man.The victim told police he was walking home from the Davis Community Center Wednesday evening when...
View ArticleShelby County Schools Looking To Beef Up Security
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Expect beefed up security around Shelby County Schools.This after a gun accidentally went off in the cafeteria at Westside Elementary. Robert Taylor just dropped his...
View ArticleMemphis honors the Super Women in Business Video
The Memphis Business Journal hosts the 2013 Super Women in Business luncheon at the Hilton Memphis August 29, 2013. (Video by Alan Howell |MBJ) Kimberly Young Chief financial officer Baptist Medical...
View ArticleU.S. House of Representatives
House and Senate leaders dedicated a bronze statue of President Gerald Ford on Tuesday, remembering the former Michigan lawmaker as a man of integrity who helped the nation heal from the Watergate ...
View ArticleSerial car burglar in Memphis gets jail time for crime wave
For nearly five months last year, a Memphis woman and her boyfriend cruised target-rich parking lots throughout the city searching for cars to ...
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