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  • DeSoto County Parent Making Strides for Autism Support

    OLIVE BRANCH, MS (abc24.com) - Every parent prays that his or her child grows to be safe and healthy. You can imagine parents’ anxiety when they learn their toddler has autism.The developmental disorder can affect a child’s mental, emotional, and even physical growth. As the number of those diagnosed continues to rise, it’s forcing school districts to develop unique programs to ...

  • DeSoto Briefs Olive Branch approves second access for Malco

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  • Memphis area longboarders hope to ride from coast to coast for St. Jude

    Starting Monday, Darrian Balongie, 24, of Memphis and Morgan Dossett, 29, of Bartlett plan to cover 4,300 miles from Boston to San Diego on their skateboards to raise money for St. ...

  • Scarlet letter averted but Memphis still has long fiscal road ahead

    The Memphis City Council meeting was tense. The deadline was tight. Memphis Mayor A C Wharton chose easy-to-understand metaphors to explain a complicated ...

  • Memphis City Schools arrive at roads end

    May 22, 2013 — White Middle School 8th grader Allison Raney, 14, (right) gets emotional as she gives a hug to fellow 8th grader Eve Abraha, 14, outside the school on final day of the 2012-2013 school year. When the students return next year they will no longer be Memphis City Schools students. (Mike Brown/The Commercial ...


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Three Colors: Red (Trois couleurs: Rouge) [Blu-Ray]

Three Colors: Red (Trois couleurs: Rouge) [Blu-Ray]

Three Colors: Red, the last film in Krzysztof Kielowskis trilogy based around the three ideals of the French national motto--libert, galit, fraternit (liberty, equality, fraternity)--also turned out to be the final film of the great filmmakers career. He announced his ret ... ...

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  • Scott Phillips to Take Over as Olive Branchs New Mayor

    OLIVE BRANCH, MS (abc24.com) - Long-serving Olive Branch Mayor Sam Rikard did not run for re-election this year. Scott Phillips was voted into office during Tuesday's Republican run-off.That means for the first time in 16 years, there will be a new mayor in Olive Branch's city hall."They've established a small office in city hall to help with the transition," says ...

  • Grizzlies Game 2 comeback a mirage

    Marc Gasol and the Grizzlies are facing an 0-2 hole in their series with the Spurs. (Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) It’s tempting to claim that Memphis has turned the corner against San Antonio after transforming a would-be blowout ...

  • Grizzlies and Red Cross team up to assist tornado victims in Oklahoma

    - The Memphis Grizzlies, Grizzlies guard Tony Allen and the American Red Cross are teaming up to come to the aid of tornado victims in the surrounding Oklahoma City area. The Red Cross and the Memphis Grizzlies will collect donations for those affected by the devastating tornadoes that hit Oklahoma at Game 3 (Saturday, May 25, 8 p.m.) and Game 4 (Monday, May 27, 8:00 p.m.) of the Western ...

  • Broad Avenue Receives Grant for Water Tower Depot Project

    MEMPHIS, TN (abc24.com) - More positive changes are coming to Broad Avenue in Memphis. The arts district celebrated Wednesday after receiving a $350,000 grant from ArtPlace America for the Broad Avenue Water Tower Depot project.The money will be used to transform an active warehouse loading dock area into a community-focused outdoor arts gathering and performing space.It will also be used to ...

  • Mid-South Church Seeking Donations for Tornado Victims

    MEMPHIS, TN (abc24.com) - Bottled water and diapers are among the biggest need for a Mid-South church headed to Oklahoma. Life Church on Germantown Parkway near Dexter in Cordova is offering an opportunity to help. They are collecting truck loads of donations as they prepare to bring a group of volunteers to Oklahoma to assist with disaster relief. They'll be accepting donations at their ...

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