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  WASHINGTON — Memphis is getting $2.6 million in federal funding to buy three new electric rail trolleys, another step toward restoring the transit program that was suspended in 2014 amid safety concerns.The Memphis Area Transit Authority has been awarded the money through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Congestion Mitigation and..

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• City of Memphis employees suing over pension | WREG

  

  Please enable Javascript to watch this videoMEMPHIS, Tenn. -- City employees prepare to square off with their bosses at City Hall to fight for pension benefits.Last December, the City Council voted to strip some newer employees of their pensions and put them in a new plan.On Thursday, the unions representing those employees took a major step to stop the cuts.The unions filed a lawsuit asking a judge to stop planned pension cuts for newer employees. They said the law is on their side to stop new ..

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• Four veterans win new homes in Memphis housing program

  

  Credit: Brandon DillNovember 12, 2015 - Army veteran Shiloh Reynolds (center) is congratulated along with his family Stephanie Dancy (right) and their eight month-old son Shiloh Reynolds, Jr. after he was chosen to receive one of four houses donated to veterans by United Housing, Inc. during a drawing at UHI's..

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• One hurt, one burned in small explosion at Memphis waste facility | WREG

  

  Please enable Javascript to watch this videoMEMPHIS, Tenn. -- One employee was hurt, one burned in a small explosion near Presidents Island.Emergency crews were called to Excel TSD on Rivergate Road around 9 a.m. Thursday on a report of tanker explosion.The truck was transportingsodium hydroxidewhich can cause burns.Both people were taken to the hospital, one in critical and on in no-critical.They were emptying the tanker into what they thought was an empty container, but it had acid in it.Excel..

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• Indie Memphis winners announced, upcoming workshops listed - WMC Action News 5 - Memphis, Tennessee

  

  Indie Memphis winners announced, upcoming workshops listed Posted: Thursday, November 12, 2015 6:56 AM EST Updated: Thursday, November 12, 2015 10:08 AM EST (Source: WMC Action News 5) MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) - The 18th Annual Indie Memphis Film Festival wrapped up in Memphis this week and with it came a new set of winners. The week-long festival played host to hundreds of filmmakers and featured more than 120 films including 45..

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  Photo: WKRNMT. JULIET, Tenn. (WKRN) – Students at Mt. Juliet High School are trying to charter a bus so they can travel to Memphis for the football team’s second round playoff game Friday.They’d like to be there in full force to support the team but are having a hard time finding an available bus.“At the high school, it is a big deal to have a large student section because you want as many students there as you can,” senior class president Chase Wilson said. “We haven’t made it to the second rou..

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• Hearing postponed for Memphis officer who killed 19-year-old - WRCBtv

  

  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - An administrative hearing for a white Memphis policeman who fatally shot a black teenager has been postponed. Memphis police say in an emailed statement Officer Connor Schilling is unavailable for the Friday hearing because he is out sick. During a demonstration Tuesday outside the Shelby County courthouse, protesters called for Schilling to resign or be fired. The protest came after a grand jury declined to indict Schilling in the death of 19-year-old Darrius ..

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• Two Myths About Memphis’ Population and the Legality of Outside Attorneys

  

  click to enlarge Increasing Memphis' population through growth rather than annexation is a major goal of incoming mayor J..

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• Become a Design Genius at the Memphis Public Library for Free | Exhibit M | Memphis News and Events | Memphis Flyer

  

  When I was fresh out of college and in search of gainful employment, I applied to a bunch of jobs that required me to know Adobe Photoshop without my actually having any idea how to use Photoshop. I figured that it couldn't really bethathard, since..

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• Memphis' travel essentials include history, music and beer | Times Free Press

  

  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - This city loves its music. It protects its history. And it's really starting to like its beer.Travelers to Memphis need to know the basics of this Tennessee city nestled along the Mississippi River. It is a capital of blues, rock and roll and soul music, a gritty city where influential musicians like B.B. King, Elvis Presley and Otis Redding lived and worked.It is a city rich in history, where cotton trading was once the main economic engine, where Confederate and Union gun..

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