In Memphis and around US, economic averages miss big picture and other top stories.

• In Memphis and around US, economic averages miss big picture

  

  By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writer MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) - Dozens of FedEx jets queue up for takeoff at the airport here. Beale Street, the heart of the music district, hums with tourists. Yet the empty storefronts in Memphis' moribund downtown and the cash-advance shops strewn near its highways tell another story. It's a tale of two cities, all in one place. And it's a tale of two Americas: the one that national averages indicate has all but recovered from the Gre..

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• University of Memphis lands 2016 point guard Keon Clergeot

  By Jason Smith of The Commercial Appeal Updated: Yesterday 5:22 p.m. 6 The University of Memphis might have landed its point guard of the future Wednesday in three-star 2016 prospect Keon Clergeot, an athletic 6-1 playmaker out of Auburndale (Florida) High who had signed to play for new Tigers coach Tubby Smith at Texas Tech. Clergeot, who was granted a release by Texas Tech last month, wrapped up an official visit to Memphis on Wednesday by announcing on Twitter he will sign wi..

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• Startup seeks to support Memphis area education

  

  Please enable Javascript to watch this video MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- As many community members advocate for more school funding, a Mississippi-based startup is stepping up to do its part. The online shopping platform, Project: Porch Swing, aims to provide long-term support to schools, constantly faced with tight budgets. "Memphis has issues right now, as everybody knows, and we feel that it's a prime time for us to enter into that market to help before the beginning of next school year," said ..

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• Vince Carter wins Teammate of the Year Award

  

  Vince Carter of the Memphis Grizzlies has received the 2015-16 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award. Voted on by more than 300 NBA players, the ...

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