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  • Weathersbee: Sessions' Memphis drug crime speech plays to racial ...

    Weathersbee: Sessions' Memphis drug crime speech plays to racial ...
    CLOSEJEFF SESSIONS VISITS MEMPHISProtesters gather as U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions visits Memphis | 1:25Protesters gathered outside Memphis City Hall at the CLifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building as U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions meets with federal, state and local law enforcement in Memphis. Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal1 of 5CLOSEJEFF SESSIONS VISITS MEMPHISNAACP chairman Deidre Malone addresses Jeff Sessions protesters | 2:32NAACP chai..
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  • Memphis needs "all hands on deck" for real change

    Memphis needs
    60 7 Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutMemphis needs "all hands on deck" for real changeYears ago I wrote about the characteristics we needed from our new city Mayor and leadership. That was before A C Wharton took office. Not much has changed.Sent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address.Posted!A link has been posted to your Facebo..
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  • Jeff Sessions addresses violent crime, gangs: 'This is not acceptable ...

    Jeff Sessions addresses violent crime, gangs: 'This is not acceptable ...
    CLOSEJEFF SESSIONS VISITS MEMPHISProtesters gather as U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions visits Memphis | 1:25Protesters gathered outside Memphis City Hall at the CLifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building as U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions meets with federal, state and local law enforcement in Memphis. Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal1 of 5CLOSEJEFF SESSIONS VISITS MEMPHISNAACP chairman Deidre Malone addresses Jeff Sessions protesters | 2:32NAACP chai..
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  • Bank On Memphis Effort in National Spotlight

    VOL. 132 | NO. 105 | Friday, May 26, 2017 Bank On Memphis Effort in National Spotlight By Andy Meek Updated 3:11PM Shelby County Trustee David Lenoir was in the nation’s capital this week, speaking by invitation on a panel at the 2017 Bank On national conference in Washington, D.C. Bank On is a national outreach effort targeting the underbanked – consumers, say, without checking accounts who instead frequent places like payday lenders – and connecting them t..
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  • Incoming quarterback recruits eager to get to Memphis

    Incoming quarterback recruits eager to get to Memphis
    CLOSE A quick look at the incoming University of Memphis Tiger football recuiting class. Wochit/The Commercial AppealWingfield quarterback La'Andre Thomas, who has battled a tough upbringing, has the Falcons off to an unlikely 2-0 start.(Photo: Chris Todd/For The Clarion-Ledger)The hooplah of National Signing Day has long since died down. The ink on the national letters of intent has dried.These days, Memphis' incoming recruits are just ready to be part of a team again. "It’s been a whil..
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  • DNA results from rape kit backlog in Memphis reveal possible serial ...

    DNA results from rape kit backlog in Memphis reveal possible serial ...
    Please enable Javascript to watch this video MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A new development in the DNA rape kit backlog in Memphis is linking one suspect to multiple horrendous crimes across different states. Authorities say they’ve managed to connect a rape suspect in Memphis to other rapes and murders in Missouri and South Carolina. They’re eager to catch the man who they say targets kids and teens as rape victims by scoping out houses with toys in the yard. Sketches of the suspected serial kille..
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  • Nashville Tops Memphis As Largest City In Tennessee

    Nashville Tops Memphis As Largest City In Tennessee
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A new study puts Nashville ahead of Memphis in being the largest city in the state of Tennessee.It wasn't a matter of if Nashville would become the largest city in Tennessee, it was a matter of when. Metro leaders said they knew the growth would eventually put Nashville at the top."It was kind of bleak. It was sad. I think I bought a sinking ship, that's what my father called it," said Kathy Bloodworth.The Peanut Shop can be found in the heart of Nashville, and if you venture..
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  • University of Memphis student missing

    University of Memphis student missing
    Photo: MPD × University of Memphis student missing MEMPHIS, Tenn. รข€” A University of Memphis student is missing. A City Watch alert has been issued for Angela Sheng, 26. According to the alert, she left her home in the 4700 block of Gladeside Drive around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. She was headed to the campus to take her exams, but no one has seen or heard from her since she left. She is at risk of harming herself, according to the alert. Sheng is described as a 5-foot-7, 130-pound Asian wom..
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  • student discipline Frustrated with high suspension rates, Memphis ...

    student discipline Frustrated with high suspension rates, Memphis ...
    Instructor Briana Brown counts aloud as first-graders in pink leotards skip across a classroom floor to practice their leaps and twirls — a weekly highlight for students at Dunbar Elementary School. In the South Memphis neighborhood, ballet lessons offered through the nonprofit New Ballet Ensemble introduce students to the art of dance at a school with few resources for extracurricular activities. Ten-year-old Briana Davis is among 40 students receiving dance instruction at Dunbar Elementary Sc..
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  • Medtronic's Spine division shows growth

    Medtronic's Spine division shows growth
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West Virginia governor signs broad medical marijuana bill .Former Android chief Andy Rubin to release a high-end iPhone competitor this year .
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