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Civil War-Era Memories from The Memphis Daily Appeal
In recognition of the Civil War Sesquicentennial, "Civil War-Era Memories" features excerpts from The Memphis Daily Appeal of 150 years ago. Perspective from our staff is in ...
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Memphis CVB chief Kane on Beale club investments No conflict he says
May 16, 2013 - Police officers tape the nuisance petition to the main entrance of Club 152 on the west end of Beale. The club was shuttered by a nuisance petition following a months-long undercover operation in which officers allegedly purchased marijuana, cocaine, Percocet and Xanax from employees and patrons. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal) For Memphis CVB chief Kevin Kane, Club 152 ...
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Restaurant Iriss English Tony Parker wasnt turned away
The Twitterverse and Facebook have exploded with talk of San Antonio Spurs point guard getting "turned away" from Memphis's popular Midtown establishment, Restaurant Iris, on Friday night. But that's not exactly how it happened. No one was turned away at the ...
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Grizzlies coach Flops shouldnt be a part of game
Memphis coach Lionel Hollins admitted that flopping should not be allowed and the NBA penalties are justified. But at Saturday's shootaround before Game 3 of the Western Conference finals, Hollins also made it clear the flop by the ...
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Grizzlies coach defends flagrant foul but not flop
The Grizzlies want to make sure everyone know that just because Tony Allen was fined $5,000 for flopping by the NBA, doesn't mean that the key foul he drew in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals wasn't a ...
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Mike Conley finally coming into his own for Memphis Grizzlies
Mike Conley could hand him the ball, take a step back and watch him create something from nothing. It wasn't often ideal -- usually a mid-range pull-up jumper -- but it was better than a three-second violation or a tipped entry pass. Conley came to depend on Gay, like a 6-foot-8 security blanket, willing to go one-on-one and rise over a defender in a way Conley never would. Memphis ...
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Grizzlies look to get out of series hole vs. Spurs
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The towels are showing up all around Memphis. They hang over neighborhood signs and even at a door to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The sentiment? Believe Memphis. The Grizzlies certainly do. Yes, they are down 0-2 to San Antonio in their first Western Conference final, but they take heart in knowing they dug themselves out of an 0-2 hole in the first round ...
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Despite 0-2 hole Grizzlies sense turnaround against Spurs
Memphis Grizzlies' Jerryd Bayless goes hop for a shot during the first half in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals NBA basketball playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in San Antonio. (Ronald ...
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July Date Set for Municipal Schools Referendum Vote
MEMPHIS, TN (abc24.com) - Suburban resident will vote on a referendum to create their own school districts in July. Friday, the Shelby County Election Commission approved all six suburban municipalities' petitions to set a July 16th date for the referendum. Voters in Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Lakeland and Millington will be asked to approve a referendum for a second ...
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Tennessee Pharmacy Steroid Injections Recalled After Complications Arise
Federal and state health officials are warning health care providers against using anti-inflammatory steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy in Newbern, Tennessee after seven patients ...
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Missing Tipton Co. Man Found Dead after Apparent Accident
TIPTON CO., TN (abc24.com) - A Covington man last seen Wednesday was found dead Friday evening from an apparent motorcycle accident.32-year-old Michael Holland, Jr. was reported missing Wednesday, May 22, after he never showed up for work in Brownsville that evening. On Friday, investigators found skid marks near a bridge on Antioch Cotton Lake Road in northeast Tipton County, and search crews ...
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U.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 ...
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Americans United for Separation of Church and State IRS Should Investigate Tennessee Church for Pulpit Politicking
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 church whose pastor endorsed three school board candidates from the pulpit, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State. In ...
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NBA Fines Grizzlies Allen $5000 For Flop
MEMPHIS, Tenn. | The NBA has fined Grizzlies guard Tony Allen $5,000 for violating the league's anti-flopping rule during Game 2 of the Western Conference finals against San ...
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Man shoots at Memphis police-commits suicide www.privateofficer.com
The situation unfolded around 12:45 a.m. Friday on Raines Road between Orleans and Auburn. Police say a woman came into the Raines Station precinct headquarters and told officers that a man wearing camouflage shot at her near Craft and Orleans. Officers went out to check the area and found the man on ...
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Ginnifer Goodwin comes home to her Jewish faith
Associated Press files Ginnifer Goodwin (left) as Snow White is pictured alongside Lana Parrilla’s Evil Queen in a scene from the ABC series ';Once Upon a Time.'; Goodwin’s Prince Charming on the show — co-star Josh Dallas — also happens to be her real-life boyfriend. TV and movie actress GinnyGoodwin returns home to Memphis to speak at Sabbath service at ...
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At Manassas try unprecedented — 100 percent college acceptance
May 20, 2013 — Manassas High School senior Christopher Austin jokes with classmates during a banquet lunch at the University of Memphis Holiday Inn Monday afternoon. The school is proud of it’s post graduate placement this year with all of the graduating seniors going to some type of schooling after they graduate this weekend. Austin is trying to decide between the University of ...
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Grizzlies and City of Memphis celebrate playoffs run with activities
To show support for the team’s success in the NBA Playoffs, Mayor A C Wharton, Jr. joined Grizz and the Grizz Girls yesterday, May 23, at Mud Island River Park and raised Memphis Grizzlies flags, with the American flag remaining at the center of this collection of seven flag poles. Mayor Wharton also announced plans to place large LED screens in the downtown area for outdoor public ...
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Sunset Symphony adjusts time adds Grizz watch party
The Sunset Symphony moved up its schedule 30 minutes to host a watch party for Grizzlies fans wanting to watch Game 3 of the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs. After the completion of fireworks, Hampton said, a projector will broadcast the game on a giant ...
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The Addams Family wraps up Broadway at the Tennessee series News Sentinel
The creepy, kooky "Addams Family" dance their dark family dynamics into the Tennessee Theatre May 31-June 1. The musical starring Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Lurch, Pugsley, Uncle Fester and Grandma is the last of the theater's 2012-13 Broadway at the Tennessee ...
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Memphians Show Heart in Giving to Oklahoma Tornado Victims
MEMPHIS, TN (abc24.com) - The best of Memphis was on display Friday morning. Dozens woke up bright and early to load a truck full of donations for Oklahoma tornado victims.When Newby's owner Todd Adams started collecting donations Tuesday, he didn't know what would happen. The end result was Memphians of all ages showing our city's heart."People have donated and donated and ...
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The MED to Start Violence Intervention Program
MEMPHIS, TN (abc24.com) - The old saying is revenge is a dish best served cold. And in Memphis, we serve up a lot of cold dishes - revenge and deadly violence go hand in hand. But there's a new soldier in the war on crime in the Bluff City: The MED.Respect is something most of us earn. Sometimes on the streets of Memphis, respect is thought to be earned with a gun and violence. Now when ...
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Seven Memphis motels closed for prostitution other crimes
May 24, 2013 — Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich (left) and Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong talk before a press conference in the parking lot of the Summer Motel on Summer Ave. after it was closed by authorities along with six other motels deemed public nuisances. Police have responded hundreds of times to the motels for complaints from theft to forcible rape and ...
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Safe in Memphis Ex-robber rapper takes on youth violence
Rapper Derrick Harris a. k. a Lil Noid talks with Pat Mitchell Worley, director of communications and development at the Memphis Music Foundation, located on S. Main St. Harris was one of the original members of the Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia, he now works with youth in the city to help turn them toward more positive things instead of gangs and violence. (Aaron Turner/ Special to The ...
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Code Orange ozone alert for Memphis area this weekend
Little cloud coverage led health and environment officials to declare a "Code Orange" for ozone levels Saturday. Officials will continue to keep a close eye on the ozone conditions for the weekend, even though they are expected to decrease to a safer level Sunday, said Michael Goldstein, air pollution meteorologist for the Shelby County Health ...
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Memphis needs to become metro city government
The politics involved in discussions on whether or not the city of Memphis and Shelby County should be consolidated into a metropolitan government are often heated and always divisive. The issue is a controversial one with many opinions; one advocacy group believes that the failure to consolidate may hamper the development of city and wider county area.
Memphis and Shelby County are among 31 other pairs of cities and counties in the United States considering consolidation into a metropolitan government, as well as 6 taking steps towards consolidation and a further 43 that have either merged fully or partially. As the county seat of Shelby County, Memphis is the economic, transport and communications hub of the county, the land area of the city alone takes up almost of the entire county. Read more
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