Douglas Edwards: Independence will bring U of M's best days
Douglas Edwards, senior advisor at BBH Capital Partners and former CEO of Morgan Keegan… more Courtesy of Morgan Keegan & Company Inc. With the University of Memphis now in charge of its own future, Douglas Edwards, former CEO of Morgan Keegan & Company Inc., says the university's best days are ahead. Edwards was recently identified as one of eight appointees named by Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam to serve on the newly created local governing ..>> view originalMemphis-made 'Free In Deed' earns Independent Spirit Award ...
David Harewood is an Independent Spirit Award nominee for his intense portrayal of a troubled faith healer in "Free In Deed."(Photo: Greyshack Films)"Free In Deed," a powerful low-budget drama about a church faith healer that was shot in Memphis with a mostly local cast and crew, has been nominated for four Independent Spirit Awards.The movie, which stars Royal Shakespeare Company veteran and "Supergirl" cast member David Harewood as the troubled faith healer, begins a weeklong run Dec. 9 at the..>> view originalFOX13 Investigates: Claims of Memphis veterans being erased from ...
FOX13 Investigates: Claims of Memphis veterans being erased from VA system by: Marius Payton Updated: Nov 23, 2016 - 6:10 AM © 2016 Cox Media Group. FOX13 News uncovered secret documents the Memphis VA Medical Center does not want you to see. Top stories: A VA whistleblower came to FOX13 with claims that local veterans who waited hundreds of days for medical treatment were intentionally erased from the system. We dig through exposed e-mails revealing questionable procedure..>> view originalMemphis Police investigating after school bus vandalized
× Memphis Police investigating after school bus vandalized MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are investigating after a school bus suffered some damage Tuesday afternoon. According to authorities, MPD received a call from Durham saying one of its buses had a window shot out as it was turning onto Jackson Avenue around 4:15 p.m. Twelve middle school aged children were on board at the time. No one was hurt. Authorities spoke to WREG and said they did not receive a shooting call from the area. In..>> view originalMemphis tries new approach to rounding up stray animals
Memphis Animal Sevices rounds up local strays. Jim WeberBuy PhotoMemphis animal control officer Sian Crouther takes a break during a sweep for strays in the Highland Heights area. After a child was bitten by a loose dog, the neighborhood complained to their Memphis City Council member, Worth Morgan, who helped mobilize Memphis Animal Services for the neighborhood-wide sweep.(Photo: Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal)Buy PhotoHugging herself against a biting wind Tuesday morning at the corn..>> view original21 Thoughts on Memphis Tiger Football
My favorite moment of every Tiger football season doesn't involve the pigskin. It's the line of senior players — with their families — across the Liberty Bowl field before kickoff of the season's final home game. We've reached an age where the notion of a senior college athlete is almost quaint. "What's wrong with him? W..>> view originalMemphis prep coaching legend Elmer Ray dies at 87
Larry Rea, Special to The Commercial Appeal 11:16 p.m. CST November 22, 2016Elmer Ray(Photo: Family photo)It didn’t take long for word to spread after the death of legendary high school football coach and educator Elmer Ray Monday night at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 87.After all, he had a big family.“He touched so many lives,” said Hick Ewing Jr., a former player for Ray at Whitehaven High School. “He was like a father to all of his play..>> view originalLatest SCS Right-Sizing Proposal Goes To School Board After ...
VOL. 131 | NO. 234 | Wednesday, November 23, 2016 Latest SCS Right-Sizing Proposal Goes To School Board After Thanksgiving By Bill Dries Updated 1:46PM Woodstock Middle School would give way to a Woodstock K-12 school in north Shelby County under the tentative proposal for school right-sizings made by SCS superintendent Dorsey Hopson that goes to the school board for consideration after Thanksgiving. (Submitted)On the other side of the Thanksgiving holiday, ..>> view originalMemphis Upstanders Mural Unveiled In South Main Historic Arts ...
VOL. 131 | NO. 234 | Wednesday, November 23, 2016 Memphis Upstanders Mural Unveiled In South Main Historic Arts District By Patrick Lantrip Updated 1:45PM Nina Katz, Lucy Tibbs and Rev. Billy Kyles are among the social justice figures in Memphis history honored in a new Downtown mural unveiled on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Facing History and Ourselves unveiled its new Memphis Upsatanders Mural Tuesday morning. Nina Katz, Lucy Tibbs and Rev. Billy Kyles, who all stood..>> view originalFamily mourns loss of 26 y/o shot dead in his car in South Memphis
Please enable Javascript to watch this video MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A family is grieving after finding their loved one shot and killed in a car in South Memphis. As of now, police are still searching for the person who shot and killed 26-year-old Marcel Tate. His family said their only wish now is for someone to speak up and help them find his killer. “I can't explain the devastation and tragedy this has caused my family," said Tammy Baker, the victim's cousin. Baker’s talking about hearing t..>> view original
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