Company that hired Orlando gunman as security guard employees ...
by: Kristin Leigh Updated: Jun 14, 2016 - 11:36 PM There are 340 security guards in Memphis who are employed by the same company that employed the gunman who terrorized a gay nightclub in Orlando, and a company spokesperson said multiple background checks raised no red flags. FOX13 is investigating the company’s screening process, a system designed to ensure the 340 security guards in Memphis prioritize your safety. Omar Mateen, the man who law enforcement officials killed after he t..>> view originalEDGE eyes PILOTS for Midtown dairy, ServiceMaster and Mall of ...
By Kevin McKenzie of The Commercial Appeal Updated: Yesterday 5:40 p.m. 2 A Midtown dairy is seeking a PILOT saving it more than $1.1 million in taxes and government grants to expand in Memphis, or it may move to DeSoto County. ServiceMaster could add a tax break of about $844,000 as well as a $2.3 million grant from EDGE to help furnish and equip its new corporate headquarters and IT innovation center in Downtown Memphis. And a Memphis-based truck fleet management and dealershi..>> view originalMemphis music icon Chips Moman dies at 79
Please enable Javascript to watch this video MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis music icon has died. Lincoln "Chips" Moman passed away in his hometown in Georgia. He was a legendary producer and songwriter who started as a rockabilly guitarist in the 1950s and even worked at Stax Records. He created American Sound Studios in Memphis and, as a producer, recorded the Gentrys, B.J. Thomas and Neil Diamond and then helped put together Elvis Presley's musical comeback in the late 1960s. "During Memp..>> view originalMemphis man facing kidnapping, carjacking charges after domestic ...
× Memphis man facing kidnapping, carjacking charges after domestic incident involving infant MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis man is facing a slew of charges after a domestic incident involving his daughter and her 4-month-old baby. Terence Fifer was charged with kidnapping, driving with a suspended license, carjacking, reckless driving, public intoxication, intentionally evading arrest and driving under the influence of drugs. The incident reportedly happened early Sunday morning. According to M..>> view originalThousands of illegal guns possibly on the streets of Memphis
Please enable Javascript to watch this video MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The roadways of Memphis may be more dangerous than you think. "Officers recover thousands of guns in traffic stops." Everyday on Memphis streets and highways, people are driving with powerful weaponry they have no authority to carry. "They are being used in aggravated assaults. They are being used in homicides," said Interim Memphis Police Director Mike Rallilngs. Stolen guns. WREG requested ATF reports to see just how often ..>> view originalWomen's Foundation of Greater Memphis travels to Washington ...
By Kayleigh Skinner of The Commercial Appeal Representatives from the Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis spent their Tuesday in the nation's capitol brainstorming with peers from around the country on how to improve the lives of women. Staff and board members joined thousands at the United States of Women Summit hosted by the White House Council on Women and Girls. The inaugural two-day event in the District of Columbia focused on gender equality and offered a chance for organizations to ..>> view originalGrieving mother pushes for change at South Memphis intersection
Please enable Javascript to watch this video MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A grieving mother is reaching out to the city, in the hopes of improving an intersection where her daughter lost her life. Kristy Clark said she comes to the Silver and Ethlyn intersection to keep up a memorial to her daughter, Kenisha. "I couldn't save mine, but I know I can save some other kids from getting hurt," Clark told WREG. Clark wants to leave more than flowers and teddy bears for her daughter at the South Memphis i..>> view original7 Memphis-Area Players From 2013 High School Class Taken in ...
VOL. 131 | NO. 119 | Wednesday, June 15, 2016 7 Memphis-Area Players From 2013 High School Class Taken in MLB Draft By Don Wade Updated 3:06PM University of Memphis baseball coach Daron Schoenrock knew how good the area’s 2013 high school class was. But even he couldn’t have predicted that in the 2016 MLB Draft, seven Memphis-area players, including four who were teammates at Southaven High School, would be selected. “That was a pretty special group,” said S..>> view originalMost 8th Congressional District candidates at Memphis forum ...
By Daniel Connolly of The Commercial Appeal Posted: Yesterday 9:55 p.m. 2 Retired banker Raymond Honeycutt and businessman David Maldonado said at an 8th Congressional District candidates' forum at the Agricenter Tuesday night that they support Donald Trump for president. Shelby County Register Tom Leatherwood said the same. State Sen. Brian Kelsey likewise said he backs Trump, "And I will do everything in my power to ensure we do not have a President Hillary Clinton." Former pr..>> view originalSteve Selvidge on the Passing of Memphis Drummer Harry Peel
click to enlarge Harry Peel passed away at the age of 56. It's been a rough week for Memphis music, as Chips Moman and Harry Peel have both passed since Saturday. While Moman sent the Memphis sound around the world, Peel kept the beat on the local circuit, playing the Blue Monkey and other clubs after touring with John Kilzer in the late '80s and early '90s. I talked with local guitarist Steve Selvidge to get more of a feel for the man who nev..>> view original
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