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Kansas lands transfer Tarik Black from Memphis
Last season, Black started five of 32 games played for Memphis and averaged 8.1 points and 4.8 rebounds. His 58.9 field goal percentage was second on the team. He had 20 blocked shots and 22 steals at the power forward ...
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State comptroller warns Memphis officials about citys fiscal condition
a stern warning to Memphis officials about the city's fiscal condition, focusing on concerns about a debt refinance plan the city wants to undertake that defers debt to about ...
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AMR secures Shelby County ambulance contract
The Shelby County Commission on Monday approved a $1.7 million, 5-year contract with American Medical Response to provide ambulance service for unincorporated Shelby County, Arlington, Lakeland and ...
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Randolph and Grizzlies looking to bounce back after Game 1 blowout
Zach Randolph and the Memphis Grizzlies hope to atone for their Western Conference Final Game 1 blowout at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs. (TIM ...
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Battle of the Fans to Heat Up in NBA Western Finals
SAN ANTONIO, TX (abc24.com) - Memphis Grizzlies players and fans are all trying to rebound after Sunday's 105-82 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.The Grizzlies won't have the "Grindhouse advantage" until Saturday. There's something amazing about seeing FedExForum filled with fans waving their yellow growl towels. Spurs fans were waving their own signs, saying "We Will ...
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Southaven Mayor Running For Re-election In Midst of Legal Troubles
SOUTHAVEN, MS (abc24.com) - It's no secret that Southaven Mayor Greg Davis is involved in multiple legal battles.The mayor's civil trial over whether he misspent $170,000 taxpayer dollars was just continued until October. His criminal trial begins mid-August. In the midst of all this, Davis is running for re-election.If Davis is voted back into office, voters will be gambling on the ...
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Memphis Cancer Survivor Publishes National Study on Breast Reconstruction
MEMPHIS, TN (abc24.com) - Angelina Jolie's brave decision for a double mastectomy is causing many women to wonder what options are available for them. One Mid-South woman is using her voice on an international scale to let the world know there are options. Tamarin Lindenberg, of Memphis, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer five years ago. Then she took a genetic test that changed the course ...
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Poverty migrating to Shelby County suburbs mirrors national trends
A Brookings Institute study, which analyzed data from the most recent U.S. Census Survey, found the country's suburban poor population grew 64 percent from 2000-2011, significantly outpacing increases in rural poverty, as ...
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DeSoto Briefs Southavens Fire Academy for Kids set for summer sessions
Activities include fire safety and basic first aid, bicycle safety, motor vehicle safety and an outdoors fire safety course. The kids will also experience what it's like to be a ...
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Action pops lines zing in Germantown Community Theatres Ruthless
Audiences can be reassured that the Joel Paley/Marvin Laird musical is benefiting from the steady hand of director Michael Duggan who never lets "Ruthless!" go off the rails until it's just the right ...
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Local emergency officials prepared to help in Oklahoma
DeSoto County Emergency Services director Bobby Storey, also the leader of Task Force One, a team of Mississippi emergency crews from throughout the state, said team members are "waiting and watching" but had not been called by Monday evening to go to ...
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Kids rescued from rubble at Okla. elementary
An Associated Press photographer saw several children being pulled out of what was left of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on Monday after a massive tornado hit the ...
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County Commission to Review Unified Schools Budget
MEMPHIS, TN (abc24.com) - For the Unified School System, which starts August 1, Wednesday is a critical day. This is the week that's going to determine how much money the school system gets.At least it's the first step in making things official.Shelby County Commissioners will look at the budget. It was once $145 million out of whack, now it's down to $30 million."The school ...
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Safe in Memphis Crime maps add context perspective
"Let me show you," the retiring University of Memphis criminologist said as he handed me a color-coded map of reported aggravated assaults (non-domestic) in Shelby County from January-August ...
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Mississippi voters decide runoffs for municipal offices Tuesday
Voters in three DeSoto County cities, and other cities throughout Mississippi, will return to the polls Tuesday for runoff municipal elections that will decide party nominees in mayoral and alderman races where no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote two weeks ...
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Committee Head Vies for More Road Repaving Funds
MEMPHIS, TN (abc24.com) - Memphis road conditions are the number one complaint received by city council members. Jim Strickland, head of the council budget committee, says he's going to try and find more money to put into fixing up the patched, pockmarked and potholed pavement. They are currently so underfunded, they get only get repaved once every 60 years.The city council will vote to ...
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NC woman accused of trying to poison 5 with cheese
At heart, a quesadilla is pretty much a Mexican grilled cheese. Take a tortilla, stuff it with something savory, add some cheese, fold it in half and toast it. It’s also pretty ...
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Creative Boot Camp Coming to Memphis
In today's increasingly crowded marketplace, successful small business owners recognize that creativity is paramount in besting their competitors and maintaining a vibrant brand. Customer engagement is key. And that will be the focus of the "Creative Boot Camp" from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, sponsored by the Memphis chapter of the American Advertising Federation. The ...
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Tax rate gun range grant money — Shelby County commission briefs
2014 property tax rate approved Following a period of confusion and heated debate, the Shelby County Commission voted on Monday to establish the certified 2014 property tax rate as $4.32 for the 2014 fiscal year, up from $4.02 for fiscal 2013 but expected to deliver the same amount of revenue. Commissioners Terry Roland and Wyatt Bunker argued that the vote constituted a 30-cent property tax ...
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Gov. Haslam signs food tax reduction bill
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed the last step in a two-year effort to reduce the state's portion of groceries sales tax from 5.25 percent to 5 percent. Haslam signed the bill at Solan's Grocery in Vonore on Monday. "We're lowering taxes and balancing the state budget by managing conservatively, making strategic investments in our priorities and finding new ways to ...
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Suburbs set to take final vote on whether to hold municipal school referendums
Three Shelby County suburbs will consider separate ordinances on final readings Monday for July 16 referendums to establish municipal schools in the respective ...
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Watch live Large funnel cloud touches down near Oklahoma City
A large tornado is bearing down near Oklahoma City, part of a series of severe storms expected across portions of the Midwest.Television footage shows a funnel cloud touching down southwest of the city on Monday, and radar indicates it is moving toward the ...
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Pediatrician Says DCS Challenges Medical Opinions
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Spring Hill pediatrician says she has some sympathy as the Tennessee Department of Children's Services tries to sort through claims about children's welfare.Dr. Shontae Buffington serves as the fellow-at-large representing Middle Tennessee for the Tennessee chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.But Buffington also told The Tennessean she is ...
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Memphis man convicted of raping child
A 25-year-old man has been convicted of raping and abusing his teenage cousin multiple times over a five-year period, beginning when the cousin was less than 13 years ...
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Missing Teens Body Found in Ark. River
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (AP) — Authorities in northeast Arkansas say a body found in a river this weekend is that of a missing 14-year-old girl.Lawrence County Sheriff Jody Dotson says Monday that the body found Saturday in the Black River has been identified as Sidney Nicole Randall.Authorities say Sidney was last seen on March 9. The prime suspect in her disappearance was found dead two days ...
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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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