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Memphis Police Continue Search For Missing 7-Week-Old Baby
After a day of combing through a Northeast Memphis neighborhood, Memphis Police detectives suspended the search for 7-week-old Aniston Walker late Thursday ...
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DeSoto tackling tough deadline strict rules to seek building of new homes for needy
DeSoto County government is moving ahead with seeking funds and applicants for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program through the Batesville-based North Delta Planning and Development ...
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Shelby County Trustee outs delinquent property taxpayers on social media
The Shelby County Trustee is using social media outlets to get more exposure for public records about individuals who are delinquent in their property ...
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Germantown Collierville unite to form new girls softball league
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Memphis Passed Up On Money To Test Rape Kits
Could the City of Memphis have closed thousands of rape cases years ago? Newly released documents show Memphis passed up on money that could have cleared the backlog of untested rape ...
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Pygmalion [DVD]
When George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" first premiered on the London stage in 1914, it caused something a scandal. And why not? While not an overtly activist piece of theater, "Pygmalion" did have a lesson that came at the expense of the British upper class, the very people who were most likely to go see it. ...
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No. 24 Memphis able to edge No. 12 Louisville
Memphis’s Shaq Goodwin capped off the Tigers’ win over Louisville with a thunderous dunk. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images) After making exactly one-third of its shots in an embarrassing home loss to Cincinnati last Saturday, No. 24 Memphis needed to come out and play more efficient offense against No. 12 Louisville. Behind Shaq Goodwin and Joe Jackson, the Tigers did just that in a huge ...
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Tennessee dad stuck in Congo with 2 adopted sons
This summer 2013 photo shows Justin and Alana Carroll during a mission trip to put a roof on a hospital in a rural village in Zimbabwe. Justin Carroll has been living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, refusing to leave until he gets the exit papers allowing two newly adopted sons to travel with ...
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Tennessee Tech surges past Eastern Illinois 81-69
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Jeremiah Samarrippas scored 18 points and Jordan Johnson added 12 to propel Tennessee Tech past Eastern Illinois 81-69 Thursday night. The Golden Eagles (9-9, 2-1 Ohio Valley Conference) shot 46.9 percent from the field and hit 10 3-pointers. Dwan Caldwell scored 11 points and Josiah Moore had 10. Eastern Illinois (4-11, 1-3) shot 51 percent, but gave up 25 points off ...
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Tenn. Lawmakers To Tackle Rape Kit Backlogs
12,000 rape kits, which could make a DNA link to an attacker, are just sitting on a shelf. One Shelby County legislator says it is time to make sure this kind of backlog never happens ...
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Toughest Monster Truck Tour Rolls Into The Mid-South
SOUTHAVEN, MS (localmemphis.com) - The Landers Center in Southaven is home to many events from ice hockey to concerts and even monster truck shows. This weekend, it’s the ...
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Hotel Clerk Shot During Robbery
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Memphis police are looking for two suspects caught on camera robbing a Memphis hotel, holding the clerk at gunpoint and then shooting her.Officers were called to the Airport Inn at 1441 East Brooks Road around 7:30 Wednesday night.When they arrived on the scene, they found a female hotel clerk who had been shot in the lobby. Police are searching for two suspects, ...
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Obama discipline guidelines resonate in Memphis
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Paw Prints Center in Collierville holds weekend open house for renovated site
January 09, 2013 — From left, Collierville Animal Services employees, Adrian Coleman and Katy Campbell, move in animals to the Paw Prints Pet Adoption Center at Carriage Crossing in Collierville on Thursday afternoon. The Collierville Animal Services with help from the SPCA of Memphis renovated the space to use as a more inviting area for pet adoption that will be open two weekends a month ...
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Tunica Casino Unveils Largest Poker Room In Miss.
TUNICA, MS (localmemphis.com) - Horseshoe Casino Tunica is now home to the largest poker room in Mississippi. And you can count on getting the royal treatment while playing your hand. The new poker room includes 25 tables, a lounge, and amenities fit for a king. "They make me feel part of their family," said gambler Sonya Anderson.Anderson has been a gambler for about 25 years. She ...
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When it comes to Iran's nuclear weapons program, the only difference between them is this: Ahmadinejad was a wolf in wolf's clothing, Rouhani is a wolf in sheep's clothing, a wolf who thinks he can pull the wool over the eyes of the international community.
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The chief lobbyist for the National Retail Federation was speaking about talks to end the U.S. government shutdown.
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