Friday, December 30, 2016

Solution to Memphis' false alarm problem may be at hand and other top stories.

  • Solution to Memphis' false alarm problem may be at hand

    Solution to Memphis' false alarm problem may be at hand
    The Commercial Appeal 6:07 a.m. CST December 9, 2016Reducing the number of false alarms on home security systems, which tie up police resources and cost taxpayers millions of dollars every year, is a fairly easy task if residents follow a few simple rules.Create an alarm code that every member of the family can remember. Keep pets away from motion sensors. Replace the batteries. Keep an eye on the weather forecast. The list goes on.What’s frustrating is that so many people don’t bot..
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  • Memphis post office braces for holiday peak shipping

    Memphis post office braces for holiday peak shipping
    USPS Jet Cove processing and distribution plant sorts priority mail. Buy PhotoLarry Wilson, parcel post distribution clerk, helps packages into the appropriate destination bin at the USPS Jet Cove processing and distribution center.(Photo: Nikki Boertman/The Commercial Appeal)Buy PhotoLike the Rodney Dangerfield of delivery companies, the U.S. Postal Service is looking for some respect for its efforts to put packages on our doorsteps this holiday season.The United States' largest delive..
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  • District attorney releases file in Memphis police shooting

    District attorney releases file in Memphis police shooting
    District attorney releases file in Memphis police shooting MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – The Shelby County district attorney’s office has released the investigative file in the fatal shooting of a man by two Memphis police officers in January. The files posted Thursday on the district attorney’s website provides witness and officer statements, and results of forensic analysis, resulting from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s probe into the death of 32-year-old Jonathon Bratcher. Bratcher was shot..
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  • Bibbs Empowers Teachers for Student Success

    VOL. 131 | NO. 245 | Friday, December 09, 2016 The Tipping Point Bibbs Empowers Teachers for Student Success BY LANCE WIEDOWER, Special to The Daily News Updated 3:01PM Memphis stands at the threshold of incredible possibility. In this series, we introduce innovative Memphians who are driving our city forward and forging its future success.Miska Clay Bibbs never planned to pursue a career in education. But no matter where life takes her, she always ends up c..
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  • St. Jude Area Focus of $37M Investment from Memphis, State

    St. Jude Area Focus of $37M Investment from Memphis, State
    Home > VOL. 131 | NO. 244 | Thursday, December 08, 2016 St. Jude Area Focus of $37M Investment from Memphis, State By Andy Meek State government and the city of Memphis have announced multimillion-dollar contributions to improve the public infrastructure around the Downtown campus of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and state Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd were on hand Thursday, Dec. 8, at St. J..
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  • City's Momentum Charts Different Course, Method

    VOL. 131 | NO. 245 | Friday, December 09, 2016 City’s Momentum Charts Different Course, Method By Bill Dries Updated 2:40PM Nike community relations director Willie Gregory came to The Peabody hotel Wednesday, Dec. 7, to roll out the new MemphisWorks app for the Greater Memphis Alliance for a Competitive Workforce, which he chairs. A new MemphisWorks app and an international expansion by Lausanne Collegiate School were among the big announcements outlined to..
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  • Tennessee offers Memphis QB commit

    Tennessee offers Memphis QB commit
    Three-star senior quarterback Will McBride of Clear Springs High School in League City, Texas, a Memphis commitment, posted Thursday night on his Twitter ...
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