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Memphis golf tourney hopes to add Timberlake
Associated Press files Justin Timberlake, an avid golfer, previously lent his star power to the Timberlake Shriners Hospital Open in Las Vegas but his association with the event ended in 2012. Fresh off a resoundingly successful tournament, organizers of the FedEx St. Jude golf tournament are ';hopeful'; of adding Justin Timberlake to the event as early as next year in a role to ...
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Victim of Memphis burglary chases suspects ends up in shootout
A man who heard burglars sneaking into his home through a window scared them off by firing a warning shot, then jumped into his car and chased them down, triggering a shootout between the victim and his would-be assailants Sunday ...
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Germantown Residents Prepare For Taxes to Go Up
GERMANTOWN, TN (localmemphis.com) - Prepare to pay. People living in Germantown are facing a big property tax hike. Their taxes are going up almost 50 cents.Germantown's budget won't be final until next week, but city leaders say property taxes are going up."I don't particularly like it, but I knew it was coming," says Ken Miller. 44.5 cents is a big deal to most we ...
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Budget chairman Memphis mayor find common ground on layoffs for budget cure
Layoffs seem to be at least one issue gaining consensus at the end of the Memphis city budget process as they showed up in Mayor A C Wharton's revised proposal weeks ago and the one made public Monday by Memphis City Council budget committee chairman Jim ...
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Proposed DeSoto school budget includes teacher pay raise no tax increase
DeSoto County school officials Monday outlined a proposed budget for fiscal 2013-14 that calls for no tax increase but adds revenue and expenditures including a teacher pay ...
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Germantowns Red Light Cameras Arent Running
GERMANTOWN, TN (localmemphis.com) - They can net you a hefty fine if you're caught running a red light. Traffic cameras are a common sight around the Mid-South, but drivers in Germantown don't have to worry about being photographed running a light.Despite the fact that some cameras are still up, Germantown is not using red light cameras and hasn't been for months."I'll ...
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On Memphis waste collection premium status quo vs. proposals for savings
June 17, 2013 — Sanitation worker Jonathan Golden, who has been on the job for 20 years, tosses bags of yard waste into his collection truck off Yates in East Memphis while working his route on Monday. Memphis City Council members will hear two proposals on the future of the city’s solid waste disposal service, both of which are expected to save the city millions of dollars. (Mike ...
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Shelby County Commission fails to approve tax increase on second reading
The Shelby County Commission continues the debate to raise property taxes, voting on second reading on Monday on a $4.38 cents tax rate that includes a 30-cent increase to balance lost property tax revenues and a six-cent tax increase for ...
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DeSoto supervisors OK flood-related road repair hear public buzz on cell tower
At a meeting dominated by infrastructure issues, the DeSoto Board of Supervisors on Monday approved flood-related emergency roadwork at five locations and will gather information on options for relocating a proposed cellular communications tower on Horn Lake Road that has sparked residents' ...
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Olive Branch yard becomes show stopper with 800 day lilies
Photos by Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal Pat Bevill has more than 800 varieties of day lilies she tends to on a daily basis. Bevill started growing day lilies about 24 years ago. She knows each of her flowers by their common name, what color blooms to expect, how high their stems grow and whether they like sun or tolerate ...
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Memphis car crash takes life of newspaper carriers daughter
A 42-year-old woman was killed before dawn Saturday when a man who had been drinking at Club 152 told police he fell asleep at the wheel crashing into the back of a car sitting at a red light on Elvis Presley ...
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Unified Schools Superintendent Devises Merged Payroll Solution
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Dorsey Hopson, Interim Superintendent for the merged Memphis/Shelby County school district, notified employees Monday of a "workable" solution to prevent teachers from missing a paycheck.Thursday night, thousands of employees received an email that said they'd have to make a decision in about two weeks whether to stretch out their July paycheck or ...
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Tate County Opens CrimeStoppers Hotline
SENATOBIA, MS (localmemphis.com) - A problem of miscommunication has now been solved with the creation of the new CrimeStoppers in Tate County. After 3 years of being a part of the North Central Mississippi CrimeStoppers unit, they now have their own. A few crossed wires, accompanied by some misunderstandings, had folks in Tate County believing that they had no CrimeStoppers to report to. Tate ...
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Shelby schools administration finds solution to paycheck issue in merger
A storm among employees of the legacy Shelby County Schools system and school board members began brewing after letters were delivered to employees Thursday explaining the payroll harmonization process and steps employees can take to ease their way through the ...
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Rep. Cohen Appeals to Airlines to Expand in Memphis
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - With Delta Air Lines dropping Memphis International as a hub and reducing its daily flight schedule, U.S. Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN) is asking two newly-merged airlines to consider expanding their services in Memphis.Delta announced June 4 it will only continue to operate 60 of its 94 daily flights out of Memphis, and approximately 230 jobs would be ...
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Tate Co. Sheriff Questions New State Gun Law
SENATOBIA, MS (localmemphis.com) - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood issued an opinion Thursday about the state's new gun law in response to questions from Tate County Sheriff Brad Lance. While the law does allow Mississippians to openly carry guns, weapons can still be prohibited on private property and in courthouses. "Poorly written" and "clear as mud" is how ...
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Veteran Germantown cop fired for neglect of duty
Germantown has fired a 14-year police veteran after he failed to answer calls while he was visiting a friend outside of the suburb during his overnight ...
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Police Investigating Shooting Crash at Aspenwood Apartments
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Memphis police are investigating whether a reported shooting and car accident at the Aspenwood Apartments Monday afternoon are related.Officers were called to the area of Knight Arnold and Mendenhall around 2:15 p.m. on Monday, June 17, regarding a three-vehicle crash. One person was transported to the hospital in critical condition.Just prior to the accident, ...
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Cruelty charges against Memphis animal shelter employee in Kapone case dismissed
Animal cruelty and other charges filed last year against a former Memphis Animal Shelter employee were dismissed Monday after prosecutors said new evidence weakened their ...
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Motorsport Khalid Al Balooshi to forget all about Tennessee drag races
Qatar Al Anabi Racing Top Fuel driver Khalid Al Balooshi leaves the starting line at NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals last weekend. Photo courtesy of Gary ...
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Two Memphians Indicted for Tornado Assistance Fraud
Emergency personnel walk through a neighborhood severely damaged by a tornado near the Joplin Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., Sunday, May 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Mark ...
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Cruelty Case Dismissed against Former Memphis Animal Shelter Worker
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - A former Memphis Animal Services employee is off the hook for animal cruelty after the charges were dismissed in court Monday afternoon.Demetria Hogan, 46, was indicted on multiple charges tied to the disappearance of a pit bull named Kapone.The dog's owner, Brooke Shoup, last saw Kapone and her other dog, Jersey, on June 24, 2011. Shoup said she came home ...
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Alleged Memphis burglar shot by police facing charges
Police have charged 29-year-old Joe Willis with two counts of aggravated assault, aggravated burglary, evading arrest and theft of property under $500 after he ...
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Suspect Charged for Pointing Shotgun at Memphis Officers
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - A suspect is recovering at The MED from being shot by Memphis police after he pointed a shotgun at officers during a home burglary early Saturday morning.Police responded to a security alarm around 3:20 a.m. on Saturday, June 15, on the 2900-block of Wedge Cove. When they arrived, officers heard noise coming from the back of the home, where they found 29-year-old ...
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5 Moments to Remember from Jam-Packed Bonnaroo
MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) — Memories are a jumble walking out of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Days blend together, sound memories clash and surface. Hipster moustaches made from pink glow sticks haunt your dreams. And that smell. The horror.A few things really stuck out this year, though, as we reviewed things following Tom Petty's rain-drenched, festival-closing 2 ...
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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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