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Drivers Question Councils Motive for More Traffic Cameras
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Memphis City Council members want more red light cameras in the city as soon as possible. In Tuesday night's marathon budget meeting, the group voted in favor of putting about two dozen cameras out in the city. They say it has nothing to do with helping the city get money, possibly as much as $29 million. But a lot of you say, of course it is.City Council ...
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Indie Memphis rock movies return to Levitt Shell Big Star film to premiere
June 19--Search our databases Unseen for almost 20 years, a filmed record of Big Star's historic 1994 homecoming reunion show at the New Daisy on Beale Street has been edited into a feature that will have its premiere this summer as part of the third annual Indie Memphis "Concert Film Series" at the Levitt Shell. "Big Star: Live in Memphis" is the working title of the ...
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Grizzlies announce Summer League Schedule
Featuring 22 teams competing in a 61-game schedule, the NBA Summer League 2013 in Las Vegas will debut a tournament-style schedule that will crown the first-ever NBA Summer League Champion on Monday, July 22. Teams will play three preliminary games - and at least five games total - with all games taking place at the Thomas & Mack Center and COX Pavilion on the campus of the University of ...
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Live on Local 24 Midday Juneteenth Jazz Festival
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - The Juneteenth Freedom and Heritage Festival will be teaming up with the Memphis Black Arts Alliance's Jazz-A-Fire to honor the African-American jazz legacy of Memphis musicians this week.The special event will take place Friday, June 21, at the historic Daisy Theater on Beale Street. The Executive Director and founder of the Memphis Black Arts Alliance, ...
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Fiat-Chrysler CEO hints Tennessee could be home for headquarters
Would Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne seriously consider moving the combined company's headquarters to Tennessee once the merger of the two automakers is completed? Speculation that Marchionne would pull Fiat out of Italy or the firmly entrenched Chrysler out of its longtime Auburn Hills, Mich., home has been swirling in the auto industry and economic development circles since ...
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Suspect Charged in Midtown Carjacking Downtown Crash
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Memphis police have arrested the suspect accused of carjacking a man outside a midtown music store, and then crashing the stolen car outside the Peabody Hotel.The carjacking occurred around 12:40 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18, outside Martin Music on Poplar Ave near N Belvedere Blvd. The victim was getting out of his Dodge Durango when a suspect walked up, implied he ...
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Driver in fatal accident had history of seizures police say
June 10, 2013 - Family members mourn the death of an elderly woman after she was killed in her garage in a freak car accident on Tutwiler Monday morning. A man in a pickup apparently lost control, police said, crossed lanes, jumped a median, plowed through a yard, broke through a fence, crossed two more medians and slammed into the garage, pinning the elderly woman. She was pronounced dead on ...
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Bartlett suspect waives preliminary hearing
One of two adults charged in connection with the robbery of a teenager at a Bartlett residence earlier this month waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday and was held for the action of the grand ...
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Best May Ever for Smokies Visits
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — The mountains were a popular destination last month.The National Park Service said the Great Smoky Mountains National Park had nearly 886,000 visitors in May — the most ever in any May. The number was up by 10.5 percent, or more than 86,000 people, from May 2012.Year-to-date visitation is down by 5.5 percent from the five-year average, however. For the first ...
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Singer asks forgiveness from Chattanooga in video
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Musical performer Cee Lo Green is making nice with Chattanooga after his recent Riverbend appearance that drew ...
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UPDATE 1-NRC fines TVA for Tennessee Watts Bar 2 reactor violation
June 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said Wednesday it proposed a $70,000 penalty against Tennessee Valley Authority for component violations during the construction of the Watts Bar 2 nuclear reactor. Watts Bar is located near Spring City, Tennessee about 60 miles (97 km) southwest of Knoxville, Tennessee. The NRC said in a release it requires certain components in a ...
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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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Domestic assault case against Bartlett officer continued to July 10
domestic assault case against a Bartlett police officer was continued Wednesday morning for him to seek counseling with a possibility of eventual dismissal of the charge. offer, a routine approach in such cases in Bartlett Municipal Court, was part of Quentin Crowley's first appearance after an incident with his wife, Amanda, at their home early Sunday morning. Police reports state the ...
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Tennessee Tightens Regulations on Compounding Pharmacies
The Tennessee Board of Pharmacy said it has adopted new regulations for compounding pharmacies licensed by the state following recent outbreaks of illnesses associated with tainted medicines created at these specialty pharmacies. The Pharmacy Board said in a news release that the new rules will improve safeguards for public health while also ensuring that drugs in short supply will be ...
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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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City Council Votes to Cut Jobs Keep Free Lunch
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - After more than 7 hours of deliberating, the Memphis City Council decided it needed more time to set a property tax rate for next year.The City Council did make several moves, voting to cut 400 jobs. One hundred city workers will be laid off, and 300 vacant positions will remain unfilled."Everybody is worried. Everybody is kind of like on pins and ...
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More Layoffs for Unified School District
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - The Unified School Board dropped the ax, and another big round of layoffs is on the way. The board slashed $75 million with many of those cuts including personnel. More than 900 employees were fired last week. There will be 200 more people losing their jobs next week. Superintendent Dorsey Hopson said the cuts are across the board and they're happening ...
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CRIME REPORT Charges filed in carjacking crash at The Peabody
According to police, the incident began about 12:40 p.m. at 1659 Poplar. As a man got out of his Dodge Durango, Ford implied he had a gun and stole the car, police said. Police quickly found the car and tried to stop it, but Ford fled, police said. He ultimately crashed into the FedEx Office shop in the Peabody, causing minimal damage. No one was injured, but the incident closed off a portion of ...
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Cavs coming up empty for top-pick deal JUN 19
Cavs have been talking to teams for weeks about a trade, but they are finding a limited market and at this point are likely to keep the pick. Sources in Cleveland strongly suggest that ...
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Would players even welcome Doc back JUN 19
Celtics really welcome Rivers back with open arms? How can Rivers relay a message of team and loyalty when this process has suggested that he'd rather jump ship in order to chase a title in a sunny climate? Rivers, such a powerful speaker, can save face publicly. A fan base that's been left squeamish by the idea of rebuilding with a new coach would eventually forgive and forget. But ...
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Police investigate after woman shot in eye
The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. The woman was shot and knocked on doors to get help, police said. She was able to reach someone in the 1900 block of Ozark Street in North ...
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MemphisShelby school board debates value of allowing unions to give nonbinding advice
While the unified school board has no obligation to recognize labor unions, a number of board members seem interested in at least allowing representatives to be at the table when working conditions are ...
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Weather Forecast Sunny and hot
Today will be mostly sunny with highs around 90, according to the National Weather Service. Skies will become partly cloudy tonight with lows around ...
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Witness rescues toddler from railroad tracks
http://bit.ly/1asg9U3 ) cited an officer's report which said a witness saw the 2-year-old on the rails and picked him up shortly before a train came through the town on ...
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New Magneti Marelli Plant in Tennessee for Automotive Lighting Production
A new Magneti Marelli Automotive Lighting plant for the production of headlamps and rear lights was inaugurated yesterday in Pulaski, Tenn. This is the first lighting production plant in the United States, further strengthening an already established presence in the NAFTA region, which includes plants in Ciudad Juárez and Tepotzotlán, Mexico, and the R&D Center in Auburn Hills, ...
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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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