Up for sale: 15 acres in the middle of Memphis
By Thomas Bailey Jr. of The Commercial Appeal Walter D. Wills III led the off-road tour of the property he's selling by inviting everyone to climb into his Land Rover. A skid plate would protect the vehicle's undercarriage from the brush and rough terrain, he pointed out. "I have never got this thing stuck, and I have driven it in amazing places,'' Wills said as the SUV slowly rolled over newly cleared land that has been in his family for generations. This 14.7-acre tract to be auctioned online..>> view originalNew Memphis Institute says attendance highest ever for its Summer ...
By Sydney Neely, sydney.neely@commercialappeal.com Every year, Kirbi Tucker brings a family member to the Summer Experience kick off. Last year she brought her younger sister. On Monday, she brought a cousin, a freshman at Emory University. "Once you go through the program or you start going to these kickoffs, you see the difference they make in the community by keeping local Memphians in the city or bringing people from other cities to Memphis," Tucker said. Summer Experience gives students an..>> view originalUnbearable temps as thousands of kids start summer camps in ...
Please enable Javascript to watch this video MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- With school out for the summer, lots of kids are spending their time outdoors, but unbearable temperatures are hitting just as thousands of a Memphis kids are starting the city's summer camp. They are monitoring how often they stay outside and how much water they are consuming in these dangerously high temps. "It's very hot," said eight-year-old Ashlee Sinkfield. It is so hot outside that students attending summer camp at Les..>> view originalGroup: Citizens Should See, Comment on Greensward Mediation ...
click to enlarge The public should have a chance to be heard on the results of mediation between the Overton Park Conservancy and the Memphis Zoo, according to grassroots Overton Park advocacy group. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland directed the conservancy and the zoo to mediation talks in January after the two filed separate lawsuits claiming control of the Greensward in Overton Park. Those lawsuits came as groups protested the zoo’s use of the green space for overflow parking. Mediation ..>> view originalBAM! Tigers assistant coach Joe Esposito looking to 'build a monster ...
By Jason Smith of The Commercial Appeal You see it hash-tagged in new University of Memphis men's basketball assistant coach Joe Esposito's social media posts. He uses it, too, in text messages and conversations with recruits to set himself and his program apart. He wants them to know he's "BAM" at Memphis. BAM, as in, "Building a Monster." "We started it back at Texas Tech," said Esposito, 49, a 10th-year member of head coach Tubby Smith's staffs at Minnesota, Texas Tech and now Memphis. "When..>> view originalCompany that hired Orlando gunman as security guard employs ...
by: Kristin Leigh Updated: Jun 15, 2016 - 1:34 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 te..>> view originalKirk Whalum, John Kilzer and 'the angel of Memphis'
A decade ago, the student body at Memphis Theological Seminary included two Memphians better known then for music than ministry. One was Kirk Whalum, the Grammy Award-winning saxophonist who spent years touring with Whitney Houston and soloed on 1990s megahit, "I Will Always Love You." The other was John Kilzer, a 1980s rock star whose first album produced a Top Ten hit, "Red Blue Jeans." They knew of each other, but didn't start to collaborate, in music or ministry, until they were invited to ..>> 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 originalGreater Memphis Chamber adds two new hires
By Sydney Neely, sydney.neely@commercialappeal.com The Greater Memphis Chamber has created two positions for public policy and business development. Business development manager Tasha Livingston will be responsible for increasing membership and revenue. She was an operations vice president for Texas-based Pillar Hotels Inc. and earlier was a Hampton Inn brand director for Hilton Worldwide of Memphis. Haley Simmons was named public policy director. He'll focus on advocacy efforts and education i..>> view originalMemphis Music Giant 'Chips' Moman Dies at 79
Lincoln ‘Chips’ Moman passed away in LaGrange, Georgia on June 14. Born in LaGrange in 1936, Moman moved to Memphis as a teenager and quickly became an indispensable part of the explosive Memphis music scene of the 50s. He got his start playing guitar in the road bands of Johnny Burnette and Gene Vincent, before becoming a producer at the then Satellite Records.Satellite Records became Stax Records, and Moman was an integral part of the Stax operation. There he produced tracks for Carla Thomas, ..>> view original
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