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Teenager sparks large fight at Juvenile Court
As many as 50 detainees at Juvenile Court brawled late Monday night after they were accidentally released from their cells, officials said ...
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Cathie Anderson Pop artist Tennessee Loveless features Sacramento icons in painting
Troy Carlson is well outnumbered by Mickey Mouse as he looks over the artwork by Tennessee Loveless. Carlson's Stage Nine Entertainment Store in Old Sacramento will be the site of the TENxTENxTEN show of Loveless' work Saturday and ...
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Orchestra Lays Off Catering Dining Staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The financially strapped Nashville Symphony has laid off its catering and dining staff.The Tennessean reported symphony CEO Alan Valentine and Board Chairman Ed Goodrich announced late Monday what they called a "difficult decision." They said affected workers were told Monday that their jobs would end Aug. 4. The number of people being laid off wasn't ...
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63 Cited after Teens Party Got Out of Hand
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — Madison County Sheriff's deputies have cited 63 people after teenagers were caught drinking at a party thrown by a 19-year-old.According to The Jackson Sun, Sheriff David Woolfork said people gathered at the home of James Mac Hardwick Jr. and Sara Kathleen Hardwick. Woolfork said the couple knew there was underage drinking at the party held by their son, ...
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Lights cameras and action at the Memphis 48 Hour Film Project 2013
Memphis 48 Hour Film Project 2013. The kickoff for this event will be Friday, July 26 from 6pm to 7pm. The location will be announced later. So, sign up, make a film within the allotted time period, and if your team wins, you will get a chance to compete with other teams from around the ...
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Tenn. senate head questions stimulus use for cuts
Stocks edged higher at the opening on Tuesday, but investors remained cautious before the start of a highly-anticipated Federal Reserve meeting that could signal whether it will continue its stimulus policy . The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened in positive territory, up 50 points after rallying more than 100 points on ...
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Shelby County Teachers Relieved over Payroll Change
BARTLETT, TN (localmemphis.com) - Crisis is averted. Shelby County teachers will get paid. They got the notice Monday afternoon. Last week, Unified School District administrators notified employees about missing a paycheck. This came about as Memphis and Shelby County Schools are getting on the same payroll schedule. Teachers said they knew if enough noise was made they would bring about change, ...
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Family Defends Former Animal Shelter Employee
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Family members of a once-arrested Memphis Animal Shelter employee say they knew all along she had done nothing wrong.On Monday, prosecutors with the Shelby County District Attorney's Office decided to drop charges against Demetria Hogan.Hogan had been indicted in April on seven criminal counts related to the disappearance of Kapone, a Cordova family's ...
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USDA Funding 9 Rural Tenn. Projects
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the federal government is funding nine Tennessee business-related projects with more than $100,000 in grants.In a statement Monday, Vilsack said the money comes from the USDA's Rural Business Enterprise Grants program.Businesses will be receiving grants for projects related to tourism, technology, training and food ...
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1-year-olds skull fractured by bullet in Jackson
http://bit.ly/10tjtfT ), police said the bullet grazed the infant boy and did not strike his brain. The child was taken to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, where he was listed in critical ...
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Tenn. to review proof of citizenship ruling
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee election officials plan to review a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that says states can't demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do ...
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Tenn. bill to allow grocery store wine sales fails
With its traditional focus on Scandinavian design and advanced safety technology, Volvo is one of the auto industry's most familiar brand names, but sales have lagged behind its name recognition. China's Geely has plans to change ...
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Nashville recommends Herentons charter school be denied
Former Memphis mayor Willie Herenton, seen here in a file photo, asked for a decision by February on allowing him to turn Northside High and Orleans Elementary into charter schools. The board meets Tuesday; the issue is not on the agenda. Former Memphis mayor Willie Herenton’s plan to extend his charter school network to Nashville hit a roadblock after a review committee picked apart his ...
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Weather Forecast Chance for more rain
The chance for more rain continues today, according to the National Weather Service. Today will be partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid ...
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Franklin Co. takes aim at meth production locally
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Franklin County is trying to become the first county in the state to require prescriptions for pseudoephedrine-based cold medicines as a way to fight methamphetamine production. ...
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Splash Mid-South seeks funds to keep Memphis swim lessons affordable
June 7, 2013 — Sisters Courtney Shivers, 9, (left) and Lauren Shivers, 7, play around in the pool before swimming laps during practice with the Memphis Splash swim team at the Hickory Hill Aquatic Center. (Brandon Dill/Special to The Commercial Appeal) When Splash Mid-South got its start five years ago, it had to recruit children for free swim ...
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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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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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