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• Virginia Tech makes it official, hires Memphis’ Fuente

  

  Hank Kurz Jr., AP Sports Writer3:23 p.m. CST November 29, 2015Memphis head coach Justin Fuente looks on before an NCAA college football game against SMU at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, in Memphis, Tenn. Memphis won 63-0. (Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT(Photo: AP)Virginia Tech hired Memphis’ Justin Fuente as its next football coach Sunday, bringing a quick end to its search for a successor to Frank Beamer.Beamer is retiring after 29 seasons..

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• Memphis police investigating 2 early morning homicides - FOX13 News, WHBQ FOX 13

  

  Memphis police investigating 2 early morning homicides Posted: Sunday, November 29, 2015 12:55 PM EST Updated: Sunday, November 29, 2015 12:55 PM EST MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) - - MPD is investigating 2 homicides that happened less than a hour apart Sunday morning.The first happened around 12:40 am in the 2900 Block of Charlestown.>>Read More Trending StoriesOfficers were responding to a domestic fight. When officers got t..

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• Murals are dressing up the darkest spots in downtown Memphis | WREG

  

  Please enable Javascript to watch this videoMEMPHIS, Tenn. --  There's a new way to experience ten of the top spots in Memphis, all in one place.All you have to do is travel to the South End of Downtown and take a look around.They're dressing up some of the darkest, dreariest parts of downtown with art.It's not your normal canvas, it's a spot more often chosen for graffiti, underneath railroad bridges."You don't expect it. I mean we weren't expecting to see a painting on the bridge," said Tori ..

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• Q&A: Myron Lowery says goodbye to Memphis City Council | Memphis Sun Times

  

  In January, for the first time in 24 years, Myron Lowery won't be walking into his Memphis City Council office in City Hall, greeting people with “Life is good!

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• 76ers tie NBA worst with 0-18 start after loss to Grizzlies

  

  By CLAY BAILEYAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers were again poised to end their losing streak. And, as has happened lately, they were unable to close the deal. The Memphis Grizzlies used a late fourth-quarter rally to erase a Sixers lead and capture a 92-84 victory on Sunday, sending Philadelphia to its NBA-record 18th straight loss to start the season. The loss matched the 0-18 opening by the 2009-10 New Jersey Nets, and marked the 28th consecutive defeat ..

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• Go to date:

  VOL. 130 | NO. 232 | Monday, November 30, 2015 Lifebloodwill host its third annual “Bears for Le Bonheur” holiday donation program Tuesday, Dec. 1, through Dec. 15 at any donor center or mobile blood drive. For each donor that gives blood or platelets, Lifeblood will donate a stuffed bear to a Le Bonheur patient. Visitlifeblood.orgor call 800-LIFEBLOOD for details and to schedule an appointment.Kiwanis Club of Memphiswill meet Wednesday, Dec. 2, from noo..

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• Guest column: Gated Streets - Wrong for Memphis

  If you have not heard about the proposal to gate a public street in Midtown, take heed. The ramifications could impact any neighborhood in our city.The proposal, submitted by Ron Belz, requests authorization to place a private gate across South Idlewild approximately on the property line of Kroger to the west of Idlewild, and the co..

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• Digest - Memphis Daily News

  VOL. 130 | NO. 232 | Monday, November 30, 2015 Memphis School Guide To Debut New VersionA new version of the Memphis School Guide will be unveiled Wednesday, Dec. 2, at a reception in the South Main Historic Arts District.The guide is an online and print resource for parents and families about school options. It includes information on 370 local schools atMemphisSchoolGuide.org.The new and revised guide is making its debut at the halfway point in the sch..

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• LGBT center makes new effort to help homeless

  Stephanie Reyes, the youth services manager at the Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center in Cooper-Young, recently called shelters to search for housing for a transgender man."One of them was like, 'I've never been in that situation. I don't know,'" she said. "I got transferred like four times to this person and that person and to a ..

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• After Fuente, Tigers need another home-run hire

  

  Not so long ago, Cincinnati coach Mark Dantonio left for Michigan State. Cincinnati fans were crushed. But then Cincinnati hired Brian Kelly.A few years later, Brian Kelly left for Notre Dame. Cincinnati fans were crushed. But then Cincinnati hired Butch Jones.Three years after that, Jones left for Tennessee. Cincinnati fans were crushe..

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