Trustee Introduces Payment Option For Paying CurrentDelinquent Taxes
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - The Shelby County Trustee has introduced a new ';recurring payments'; option to its growing array of payment features, Trustee David Lenoir said....
View ArticleAuto supplier to add 1200 jobs in Tennessee
Auto parts supplier Calsonic Kansei North America said it would expand three plants in Tennessee and add 1,200 jobs in the state. The company and the governor's office announced the expansion...
View ArticleEduardo Marmolejo Tennessee Teen Pleads Guilty In Murder Of Principal Suzette...
A Tennessee teenager charged with fatally stabbing the principal of his Christian high school pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Tuesday. Accepting a plea deal at the Shelby County Justice...
View ArticleCouncil Members Agree To Fund Housing Testing For Backlogged Rape Kits
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Some women in Memphis and Shelby County have been waiting as long as a quarter of a century for justice after being raped.More than 7,000 rape kits in Memphis and the...
View ArticleSpecial Education Teachers Boyfriend Charged With Killing her
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - New information tonight on the death of a Memphis special needs teacher. Bronsha Lewis' ex-boyfriend has been charged with killing her. Carl Smith is charged...
View ArticleCollection bin for unwanted prescription drugs opens Wednesday in Shelby County
The sheriff's office partnered with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to open the bin at 11670 Memphis-Arlington Road in the Arlington Town ...
View ArticleMan Sentenced For Involvement In Shooting Of West Tennessee Police Chief
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his involvement in the shooting of a West Tennessee police chief.The U.S. attorney's office...
View ArticleOpen Carry Gun Law Ordinance Passed For DeSoto County
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Mississippi's "open carry" gun law was a major topic of discussion at today's Desoto County board of supervisors meeting. The board...
View ArticleNew Documentary Looks At The Life Of Otis Redding
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - The life, music, and legend of Otis Redding is the subject of a new British television documentary that will make its United States debut in Memphis.The Stax Museum...
View ArticleTennessee Valley Fair kicks off this week
The Tennessee Valley Fair is coming back in a couple days with a new theme and some new fun. Crews have spent the last couple of days setting up tents, rides, stages, and activities. This...
View ArticleBig grizzlies trapped to try to snare answers to population puzzle
The kerchief over the bear's eyes protects it from dust and debris and reduces visual stimulation. The small tubing in its nose, known as a nasal cannula, delivers oxygen to the animal while...
View ArticleVolunteers with tnAchieves can give time in large and small doses
tnAchieves is a post-secondary scholarship program that provides the last bit of money that a student might need after financial aid and other scholarships have only paid so much, but not the full...
View ArticleShelby school board names Dorsey Hopson as permanent superintendent
The Shelby County Board of Education voted Tuesday night to end its contract with a national search firm and appointed interim superintendent Dorsey Hopson to the permanent ...
View ArticleMove to create retirement plan for Memphis sanitation workers delayed
A final move to create a retirement benefit package for Memphis sanitation workers was delayed again by the Memphis City Council as they scrapped the original ordinance creating it to work on a more...
View ArticleMemphis Football Fans Anticipating Season Opener Saturday
(localmemphis.com) - It's never too early to start making plans for the weekend. Saturday afternoon, Memphis football supporters will be cheering on their team at the Liberty Bowl. The Tigers...
View ArticleHopson Has Interim Title Removed Named New Superintendent
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) – The new seven member Shelby County School Board has ended it's search for a superintendent.Dorsey Hopson will be the new top educator in Shelby...
View ArticleLakeland City Commissioner resigns board to fill vacancy after election
Before taking his last vote, Lakeland City Commissioner Gerrit L. Verschuur turned in his resignation letter Tuesday night that will go into effect the day after the city's ...
View ArticleSome homeowners facing tax hikes under budgets in DeSoto cities
Aldermen in Walls, DeSoto County's smallest municipality, approved a $972,085 budget for fiscal 2014 Tuesday night that includes a 2-mill property tax increase OK'd during a public...
View ArticleDrivers license waits jump this summer in Tennessee
NASHVILLE -- A two-year effort to cut the wait for a driver's license has produced uneven results, as advances meant to help Tennesseans avoid long lines have been offset by other setbacks,...
View ArticleUAW president pushes for works council at VW Tennessee plant
Reuters © Volkswagen employees inspect a 2012 Passat in the assembly finish department in Chattanooga Tennessee, December 1, 2011. REUTERS/Billy ...
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