Report: Memphis a finalist for Big 12 expansion
By Phil Stukenborg of The Commercial Appeal Updated: Yesterday 10:07 p.m. 2 The University of Memphis is one of "six to eight" schools on the Big 12's "preferred list" of expansion candidates according to a TMGcollegesports.com story Tuesday written by former Boston Globe columnist Mark Blaudschun. Blaudschun tempers the report with "word has it" that invitations have been sent to Cincinnati, Houston, Memphis, UConn, South Florida and Central Florida from the American Athletic C..>> view originalBrinks Guard Shot During Robbery At Memphis Bank
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police say an armored truck guard has been shot during an attempted robbery at a bank in Memphis.Memphis police spokeswoman Karen Rudolph says a Brinks guard was taken to a hospital in critical condition after he was shot at a SunTrust Bank near a mall on Tuesday. Rudolph says the guard was either entering or exiting the bank when he was shot. Police are searching for a man in a black Acura with tinted windows. Rudolph says it is not known if any money was taken.>> view originalHow many Syrian refugees are calling Memphis home?
Updated: Aug 31, 2016 - 12:55 AM FOX13 has an update as to how many Syrian refugees are calling Memphis home. The United States accepted the 10,000th Syrian refugee this week, as promised by the Obama administration. Digging through state department data revealed 196 Syrian refugees moved to Tennessee, 103 to Memphis. FOX13's Tony Atkins spoke to the Barrouk family who shared their personal story. The Barruok family is safe in the sanctuary of a Memphis pa..>> view originalCohen, black caucus back Memphis pot ordinance
By Ryan Poe of The Commercial Appeal Updated: Yesterday 4:48 p.m. 5 A Memphis City Council ordinance to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana received a boost this week as both the Tennessee legislature's black caucus and U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen endorsed the controversial proposal.Meanwhile, Gov. Bill Haslam says he's "not a fan" of the decriminalization efforts in Memphis and Nashville, the state's two largest cities.Both cities are considering similar ordinances..>> view originalMemphis woman celebrating 105th birthday
Updated: Aug 30, 2016 - 6:01 PM © 2016 Cox Media Group. A Memphis woman is celebrating her 105th birthday. Mary Barringer was born August 30, 1911 in Bethpage, Tennessee. She has lived the majority of her life in Memphis. Since 1947, Mrs. Barringer has continued to live in East Memphis in the same home where she raised seven children. She has been blessed with 23 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, and 14 great-great-grandchildren. Four of her children who still live i..>> view originalMemphis Zoo welcomes four new baby hogs to the family
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Zoo announced the birth of four baby red river hogs in a Facebook post on Tuesday. The babies are around two pounds each and were born to proud parents, Athena and Buddy. Visitors to the Memphis Zoo can stop by the Round Barn to see the new additions during Zoo hours. 35.149534 -90.048980>> view originalRedbirds' Patrick Wisdom Savors Every At-Bat
VOL. 131 | NO. 174 | Wednesday, August 31, 2016 Redbirds’ Patrick Wisdom Savors Every At-Bat By Don Wade Updated 2:55PM Memphis Redbirds third baseman Patrick Wisdom had lived by the old premise that you might as well swing hard in case you hit the ball. Or at least he did until fracturing a bone in his hand earlier this season. Wisdom missed several weeks and when he returned to action, the bone just mended, he naturally didn’t swing the bat with the same f..>> view originalHandling The Isolation That Small Business Owners Face
VOL. 131 | NO. 174 | Wednesday, August 31, 2016 Handling The Isolation That Small Business Owners Face By Don Wade Updated 2:15PM When Robbie Johnson Weinberg and her optometrist husband Michael Weinberg decided to open up Eclectic Eye in Midtown in 2002, a lot of people told them it couldn’t work. Included this group: Weinberg’s colleagues. They were all wrong. “They still act surprised,” Michael Weinberg said of his colleagues. “My father (who has his own ..>> view originalWant to Think Like Shakespeare?
click to enlarge Rhodes College English Professor Scott Newstok has presented his first lesson to the incoming class of 2020, and is a Deusey: "How to think like Shakespeare." It's a witty critique of modern education practices that begins with a rather incendiary notion stated in clear, unmistakable terms. But to me, the most momentous event in your intellectual formation was the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act, which ushered in our disastrous fixation on testing. Your generation is the..>> view originalRise & Shine: Most Memphis teachers are due a 3 percent raise this ...
TEACHER RAISES Shelby County Schools Superintendent Dorsey Hopson says the promised 3 percent pay increases will show up in most teachers’ paychecks beginning in October after the district receives teacher performance data from the State Department of Education. Chalkbeat FINDING FACILITIES As the Shelby County Schools board weighs Freedom Preparatory Academy buying the former Lakeview Elementary School, here’s a glimpse into how charters look for buildings. Chalkbeat CLASSROOM SUPPLIES Kroger ..>> view original
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