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Bartlett Police Officer Charged with Assault
BARTLETT, TN (localmemphis.com) - A Bartlett police office has been charged with Simple Assault stemming from a domestic fight Sunday night.According to the police affidavit, police responded to a domestic complaint at Methodist North Hospital on Sunday, June 16. The female victim, who is the wife of Bartlett Officer Quentin Crowley, said sometime after midnight they were fighting over marital ...
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Brothers Sought for 1-Year-Olds Shooting
JACKSON, TN (localmemphis.com) - Jackson police are searching for two brothers accused of a shooting that sent a one-year-old to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital with a gunshot wound to the head.The shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, June 17, at The Villages Apartments in Jackson, Tennessee. Investigators say there was a confrontation involving Tony and Justin Byrd, who are ...
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Two Bartlett police officers investigated for separate incidents
Two Bartlett police officers are in trouble from recent events -- one arrested over the weekend on a domestic assault charge, and a second charged administratively for abuse of the department's sick leave ...
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LIVE UPDATES Memphis City Council tries to pass budget
Our City Hall reporter, Toby Sells, will post periodic updates from Tuesday's Memphis City Council meeting, with members hoping to pass a budget for fiscal year 2014 (which begins July 1). The meeting starts at 3:30 ...
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3 men in custody after carjacking collision
A Dodge Durango crashed into the FedEx store at Third and Union on Tuesday afternoon. The vehicle was allegedly stolen during a carjacking, according to Memphis ...
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Senate OKs Tenn. bill to ban texting while driving
While Chrysler and the federal government wrangle over whether a Jeep recall is warranted, owners of the 2.7 million affected vehicles may find their options haven't ...
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City Council budget meeting Lots of ideas no easy solutions
The Memphis City Council mulled budget options in a nearly three-hour session of budget hearings Tuesday morning that brought few new ideas but allowed council members to state where they stand before what could be a final budget vote Tuesday ...
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University of Memphis fares well in national ratings on teacher training
The university was just one of 13 schools nationwide with three stars in more than one program -- its undergraduate program that trains elementary teachers and its graduate program for middle and high school ...
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Act of Vandalism Starts Huge Fight at Juvenile Court
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - A late-night act of vandalism prompted a fight to break out among dozens of detainees at Juvenile Court on Monday.Investigators say just before midnight on Monday, June 17, a 16-year-old being held at Juvenile Court managed to use a long mop handle to break the sprinkler system in his cell. When the sprinkler system went off, all of the cell doors opened ...
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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 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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