| Parents' timing tardy in getting kids to Memphis City Schools While most Memphis City Schools students reported for classes on the first day, Aug. 9, as many as 12 percent of the district's pupils took their own sweet time showing... | |
| Ex-Shelby County mayor Joe Ford weighs pension options "I mean, I'm going to the pension board, but that's personal," said Ford, who lost the Aug. 5 election for mayor to Mark Luttrell and left office this... |
| In brief: Board votes to negotiate pay plan for money owed by city The Memphis City Schools Board, in a special meeting Friday, voted unanimously to authorize Supt. Kriner Cash and the district's general counsel to negotiate with the city a payment plan for up to... |
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| U of M sorority ends run after 63 years on campus The Beta Xi chapter of the Sigma Kappa sorority, which celebrated its 63rd year on campus this spring, is ending its presence at U of M after a ceremony on Sept. 20, when current members will be... |
| Ten thousand apply for Toyota jobs OXFORD -- State employment security officials said Friday they have received their 10,000th application for 1,350 production and maintenance jobs at the new Toyota plant in Blue Springs,... |
| Buyers line up for bids on delinquent property His office registered 263 buyers for the sale at the jammed Chancery Court chambers that started Monday. In two hectic days, 4,374 listings representing $6.5 million in delinquent taxes were offered;... |
| Labor Day holiday to affect municipal services Municipal closings for Labor Day: Arlington -- Town offices will be closed. Board of Mayor and Aldermen, which normally meets the first Monday of the month, will meet Tuesday. Sanitation service... |
| Robert Farrish: 'A true patriot' A lifelong cotton broker on Front Street in Memphis, Farrish and his wife Joyce retired to Olive Branch, where he took on a new role as a community cheerleader and promoter of all things... |
| Orchestra fills patron services director post The Memphis Symphony Orchestra, poised to start a new season with a new music director, is bringing on an executive in the newly created position of vice president of patron... |
| Utility ratepayers get own Miss. bill of rights Approved by the state's Public Service Commission in August, the document is designed to give customers certain basic guidelines in dealing with utility... |
| In Brief: Youth baseball season to open in Southaven Southaven will share the $37,597 grant with Olive Branch, which is using its portion of the funding to establish a full-time traffic enforcement... |
| Memphis loses in bid for 2015 Southeastern Conference basketball tournament "We have one of the best basketball facilities in the world (FedExForum)," said Kane, president and CEO of the Memphis Convention and Tourist Bureau. "We have Beale Street, a great entertainment... |
| Memphis School Board Commissioners Will Negotiate Payment Plan With City School Board Votes To Negotiate Payment Plan City Owes Schools $57 Million Dollars Mayor Asks Division Directors To Submit Budgets With 25% Reduction danya.bacchus@wreg.com (Memphis 09/03/2010)... |
| McWherter makes several stops in East Tennessee Gubernatorial candidate Mike McWherter made several stops in East Tennessee on Friday including Heritage High School and a Blount County Democratic Luncheon. McWherter also spoke to the college... |
| The Faces Of HIV: Campaign To Get People Tested In Shelby County MEMPHIS, TN – Nicole Becton has been living with HIV for 14 years. She’s one of the several faces you’ll see around Shelby County. The goal is to have the various faces and stories encourage... |
| Budget Ax Falls Hard on Memphis City Hall Memphis City Hall MEMPHIS, TN - The budget ax is hovering over Memphis City Hall right now, and could fall with unprecedented precision. City government owes Memphis City Schools $57 million, so... |
| Inaugural "Memphis Hip Hop Expo" This Weekend MEMPHIS, TN - Local hip hop and rap artists looking to break into the business, have a chance to showcase their talents and learn from the experts.MemphisRap.com is hosting the first ever... |
| Authorities: Fire at Tennessee mosque site was arson A burned-out cab shows some of the damage done by Saturday?s fire at the construction site of a planned mosque. JILL WIERSMA / THE... |
| Panty Bandit Raiding Drawers in Oxford, MS Oxford Police Department OXFORD, MS - If you're headed to Oxford, you better hide your unmentionables, a panty thief is on the loose.Someone's been breaking into homes and taking nothing but... |
| New Memphis Fire Policy Tracks Response Times Memphis, TN—A new Memphis Fire Department policy will track how long it takes equipment to leave fire stations. Beginning September 6th, employees will have 60 seconds to get equipment rolling.... |
| Neighbor Says Dog Death's Could Have Been Prevented MEMPHIS, TN— People that live near the East Memphis home where eight dogs were found dead, say the animals could have been saved. Animal control officers had been to the home twice in the last... |
| Husband Arrested for Beating Wife in Olive Branch Damien D. Sanders Olive Branch, MS – Twenty-nine-year-old Damien D. Sanders is behind bars charged with the assault and kidnapping of his wife.Friday, August 27, 2010 an Olive Branch K-9 officer... |
| Man charged after gunman chases couple near Frayser Elementary A man and his girlfriend were attending a school conference at Frayser Elementary Thursday when another man approached the couple wielding a .32-caliber handgun in the parking lot of the... |
| Expect a few answers from Memphis, Miss. St. Details finally began to leak out this week, yet still few know what to expect when Memphis and Mississippi State <emdash /> and their tightlipped coaches <emdash /> open the season... |
| Tennessee mosque fire 'was arson' A fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a Tennessee Islamic centre has been ruled arson. Officials in Murfreesboro have offered a $20,000 (£13,000) reward for help finding the... |
| MLGW Votes Down Proposal That Would Save Ratepayers MLGW board members vote down a proposal that would have saved ratepayers money The board voted down a staff recommendation to switch to a healthcare provider that is cheaper MLGW would have saved... |
| Dying For A Dream: Calls For Wrestling Oversight Grow Father of wrestler killed while training calls for changes Currently wrestling training is unregulated in Arkansas Promoters we talked with say oversight needed Scott.Noll@wreg.com (Newport, AR... |
| 51-Year-Old Sex Offender arrested again after found living with two teens Registered sex offender arrested for child molestation in Sardis Officers say Michael Saripkin molested two 16 year old boys living with him Officials say Saripkin could face a very long time in jail... |
| Fire at Tennessee Mosque Site Ruled As Arson September 3, 2010 Federal investigators have decided a suspicious fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a future mosque in Tennessee was arson. U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,... |
| Conventions, Festivals Bring People, Money to Memphis MEMPHIS, TN – Food, music, money – and more money – that’s what festivals and conventions bring to Memphis every year. Thousands of people are expected to show up at the Agricenter... |
| Health Care Among Nation's Top Industries For Jobs MEMPHIS, TN – Looking for a job? Focus on the health care industry – that’s where hiring is picking up. It's one of the fastest-growing occupations nationwide, according to the U.S. Department... |
| Football Season Begins With No Mascot for Ole Miss OXFORD, MS - Colonel Reb's gone and there's still no mascot to replace him.With the first football game of the season on Saturday, September 4, students at Ole Miss are still waiting to see who takes... |
| Shelby County Worker Busted for Marijuana Grow Out of Jail Shelby County Detectives Bust Marijuana Grow House; County Worker Arrested (Shelby County Sheriff's Office, 2010 Shelby County Sheriff's Office) MEMPHIS, TN - A Shelby County employee busted for... |
| MLGW Named Among Top Utilities in U.S. and Canada NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Valley Authority and Memphis Light, Gas & Water have been chosen among the top utilities in the country and Canada in economic development. Atlanta-based... |
| Martha Lott tapped by Memphis mayor as new General Services director Mayor A C Wharton has tapped Martha C. Lott to serve as director for the city's General Services Division, which has been rocked by scandal in recent... |
| Feds indict three in Memphis inn holdup foiled by security guard Three men out to rob the Red Roof Inn on South Camilla near Union in June didn’t count on tangling with an alert armed security guard in the wee hours of the... |
| Major Delays Expected During I-40 Seismic Retrofitting Starting Tuesday morning at 9 am, the Hernando Desoto Bridge will be reduced from 6 lanes to 2 lanes. The lanes closures are expected to last into November. For some, just thinking about the traffic... |
| NCAA: Ole Miss Can Play Jeremiah Masoli FILE - In tis Aug. 9, 2010, file photo, Mississippi quarterback Jeremiah Masoli ponders a reporter's question when asked about adjusting to the Southeastern Conference school during NCAA college... |
| AutoZone, Mid-America, EDR hit new highs Three Memphis-based companies closed at new 52-week highs Friday on the New York Stock Exchange on a light day of trading volume before the Labor Day... |
| Homebuyer tax credits totaled $391M in Tennessee Government Accountability Office report said. The watchdog spending group sent a letter to Rep. John Lewis, chairman of the subcommittee on oversight and committee of ways and means, in the report,... |
| Delta traffic continues to climb in August reported higher traffic for the month of August, the third month in a row traffic has increased over the previous year. The Atlanta-based airline said Friday its system traffic in July rose 1.1... |
| MLGW Named Top Utility in U.S. and Canada NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Valley Authority and Memphis Light, Gas & Water have been chosen among the top utilities in the country and Canada in economic development. Atlanta-based... |
| Missing Eads Man Found Alive in Memphis Robert Ellsworth MEMPHIS, TN – A 53-year-old man from Eads is back home with his family after being found in one of the most unlikely of places.Annie Woodson, a security guard at Mud Island found... |
| Germantown man pleads guilty to Medicare fraud Michael E. Cohen acknowledged as much this week and pleaded guilty to government allegations that since 2006 he improperly collected Medicare and Medicaid payments totaling nearly... |
| Tennessee refusing to look past Tennessee-Martin Now the younger Dooley is in charge of his own Southeastern Conference team and appreciates his dad's insight as he prepares his Tennessee squad to face the Football Championship Subdivision's... |
| Site Selection: MLG&W, TVA top economic development generators magazine as two of the top 10 North American utilities for economic development. It is the fifth consecutive year TVA has earned the distinction... |
| Former East Tennessee priest faces more abuse charges A former East Tennessee priest accused of sexually abusing a young parishioner decades ago, and who plead guilty in one case already, now faces new charges. According to TV station WJHL in Johnson... |
