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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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DeSoto parks seeking publics ideas on 2013-14 projects
June 18, 2013 - Patricia Davis (left) and cousin Victoria Davis take their steeds on a pleasure ride from their nearby homes through Eudora Park. The park is one of several overseen by the DeSoto Recreational District Commission. During the commission's Tuesday meeting, system director Larry Jarrett reported that over $300,000 would be available this fall in federal funding through the ...
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Mid-South Memories June 19
Charles Nicholas/The Commercial Appeal files Three family men among the Memphis Chicks get together with their offspring on June 19, 1954. There’s outfielder Ralph Rowe on the left with 7-year-old Mannie; Stan Jok (center) the third baseman, showing son Donne, 5, how to hold a bat with Stanley Jr., 6, looking on; catcher Hal Keller with a threesome of Hal Jr., 5, Joann, 3, and the baby, ...
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Soul-stirring music at Stax
Baye Slappy sings Otis Redding’s ';The Dock of the Bay'; with the Stax Music Academy Alumni Band in Studio A as part of National Black Music ...
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Memphis police officer charged with DUI
Memphis police officer Kobena Cash, 38, has been arrested after he was pulled over Sunday on charges he was driving under the influence, ran a stop sign, was driving with tags that expired in 2011 and that he refused to submit to a field sobriety ...
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Kids cook pizzas make ice cream sandwiches
Children make ice cream sandwiches during the "Kids in the Kitchen" class at Singleton Community Center in Bartlett Tuesday evening. Lauren Basham, 8, (middle) grabs a scoop of ice cream to finish creating an ice cream sandwich as her sister, Caeley Basham (left), 6, and Drew Hollomon, 8, look on during their "Kids in the Kitchen" class at Singleton Community Center in ...
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Memphians try to help break record for largest simultaneous swim lesson
Allan Barrow helps his daughter Allana Barrow,5, and his son Youssef Barrow, 2, during the Worlds Largest Simultaneous Swim Lesson in Memphis, Tenn. at Bickford Aquatic Center June 18, 2013. Allan Barrow helps his daughter Allana Barrow,5, and his son Youssef Barrow, 2, during the Worlds Largest Simultaneous Swim Lesson in Memphis, Tenn. at Bickford Aquatic Center June 18, ...
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DeSoto Briefs Southaven mayor steps down a few days early
Southaven Mayor Davis is stepping down a few days early Southaven Mayor Greg Davis' term does not end until next month, but he announced at Tuesday's aldermen meeting that he is resigning from the job he has held for 16 years a little early. Davis said he will step down as mayor effective June 28 and pass the reins over to Darren Musselwhite, who defeated him in the June 4 ...
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Former deputy director at the CIA signs book in Memphis tells of fight against terrorism
Philip Mudd, former CIA deputy director of counterterrorism, will talk and hold a book signing at 6 p.m. Thursday at Laurelwood Booksellers for his new book, ';Takedown: Inside the Hunt for Al ...
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Civil rights museum in Memphis to update public on renovation
The National Civil Rights Museum will hold a public meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday as a preview of the $27 million renovation underway on the 22-year-old main museum building, which is tentatively scheduled to reopen in ...
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Memphis Shelby teachers in states massive Common Core training
Aaron Turner/ Special to the Commercial Appeal Common Core coach Raven Hawes (right) a mathematics teacher of iZone Schools, goes over different topics with her fellow teachers during the Common Core State Standards Initiative at Ridgeway High School June 18, 2013 in Memphis, Tenn. All of the teachers in this particular class where 5th grade mathematics teachers. Students, teachers face ...
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Mississippi Residents React to 2nd Butt Injection Death
DESOTO COUNTY, MS (localmemphis.com) - A Mississippi transgender pleaded not guilty Tuesday to the murder of an Alabama woman, who died after getting a silicone injection in her buttocks. Tracey Lynn Garner of Jackson, formerly known as Morris Garner, is charged with depraved heart murder for two women's deaths. Garner entered her plea Tuesday in Hinds County Circuit Court. She's ...
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Memphis financial woes impact all of Shelby County
As the city of Memphis tallies its debts, officials with Shelby County say the debts to the county need to be included and that the city's financial woes impact county finances as ...
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UT considers tuition fee hikes Wednesday
NASHVILLE -- The University of Tennessee is proposing student tuition increases of 6 percent at its Knoxville and Chattanooga campuses and 5 percent at the Health Science Center in Memphis beginning this ...
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Massive Brawl Erupts at Memphis Juvenile Court
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - It was chaos at Memphis and Shelby County Juvenile Court. A near riot broke out as 50 teenagers got out of their cells and started fighting late Monday night.It happened around 11:15 Monday night after a 16-year-old set off the building's sprinkler system."If they're all out at one time, they could overpower anybody," says Robert Denine. ...
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Memphis Hopes to Lure Justin Timberlake to FedEx St. Jude Classic
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - He brought sexy back. Now Memphians want him to come back. There's a campaign to get Justin Timberlake to play at next year's FedEx St. Jude Classic golf tournament.Golfers and those who couldn't care less about the sport all agree Timberlake and the tournament would be a winning combination."I think it's a great idea," says Scott ...
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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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