Memphis Zoo doc 'The Keepers' returns for week's run at Studio
By John Beifuss of The Commercial Appeal "The Keepers," the award-winning documentary about the men and women who work with the animals at the Memphis Zoo, will begin a week's run at the Malco Studio on the Square on Friday. The theatrical booking will follow a special "re-premiere" at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Studio. Memphis-based co-directors Sara Kaye Larson and Joann Self Selvidge will answer questions after the movie, accompanied by several of the zookeepers featured in the film. Regular tic..>> view originalShelby schools to consider adding AmeriCorps' City Year program
By Jennifer Pignolet of The Commercial Appeal An AmeriCorps program that would mobilize recent college graduates to provide teacher assistance and wrap-around services to classrooms could find its way to Memphis as early as next year.The Shelby County School board will vote Tuesday night whether to contract with City Year for a pilot program that would start with eight corps members and one staff member at one school for at least four years, at a cost to the school district of $100,000 a year. ..>> view originalBroddie parting ways with the Memphis Tigers
Courtesy of University of Memphis × Broddie parting ways with the Memphis Tigers Courtesy of University of Memphis MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Another Memphis Tiger is parting ways with the University. On Monday, Randall Broddie posted on Twitter he will be leaving. “I want to start off by saying thank you for everything that the University of Memphis has offered me. I appreciated my time here I have built special relationships. I am thankful that God has allowed me to experience everything ..>> view originalTigers Return Home to Host Arkansas State and Ole Miss
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Tigers will return to the friendly confines of FedExPark to host Arkansas State Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. before welcoming Ole Miss to ...>> view originalShelby County board expected to close one Memphis school ...
In a district plagued by shrinking funding and enrollment, proposals to close schools have become an annual rite of spring for Shelby County Schools, where the school board is again faced with the prospect of shuttering more Memphis campuses. This spring, Superintendent Dorsey Hopson has recommended closing two more schools at the close of the school year. However, based on discussions during last week’s board work session, the proposed closures appear to be more clear-cut than the emotionally ..>> view originalEarthquakes On The Rise
click to enlarge United States Geological Survey Earthquakes are increasing in the central and eastern parts of the United States including West Tennessee and the risk of earthquake hazards has “significantly increased,” according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). For the very first time, new reports from the USGS included man-made earthquakes to its study and forecast of earthqu..>> view originalStudent researches Memphis Zoo destroying historic property
Student researches Memphis Zoo destroying historic property by: Sarah Bleau Updated: Mar 28, 2016 - 3:52 PM A Rhodes student was curious and began to do some research: Was the Memphis Zoo violating the National Historic Preservation Act by using Overton Park as overflow parking? FOX13 did some digging on this, too, and found Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, which states if an organization receives federal funding, they are required to minimize the adverse e..>> view originalSweetBio Reaches $1 Million in Secondary Funding
VOL. 131 | NO. 63 | Tuesday, March 29, 2016 SweetBio Reaches $1 Million in Secondary Funding By Madeline Faber Updated 3:25PM The dust has settled after New Orleans Entrepreneurship Week, and several Memphis startups have returned home as winners. At the New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, Kayla Rodriguez, left, co-founder of SweetBio, speaks with Sydney Gray, grants and development manager for Propeller, a New Orleans-based nonprofit incubator. (Spencer Lucker,..>> view originalMemphis man charged with first-degree murder
By Katie Fretland of The Commercial Appeal A Memphis man was indicted on a charge of first-degree murder in the killing of Reginald Davis, the office of the Shelby County District Attorney General said Monday. Adarius Clay, 21, was also charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault and employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony. He is in jail on a $500,000 bond. "The incident occurred on June 14 last year outside of Clay’s apartment when another man, Regin..>> view originalMan armed with rifle and gun arrested at Bellevue Baptist Church ...
Please enable Javascript to watch this video MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A man is undergoing a mental evaluation after being taken into custody at Bellevue Baptist Church Easter morning. Police said security saw a male in the church who was armed. A church security guard took the man into custody without incident. Police say, Marcus Donald, 31, had loaded 40 caliber Beretta in a pants pocket. Donald also had a 300 Blackout rifle in his backpack. Police said Donald told them "people in society are..>> view original
Monday, March 28, 2016
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