Memphis storm cleanup to last until mid-August
CLOSE Memphians tell their stories after a severe thunderstorm knocked out power to most of Memphis Saturday night. Jim Weber/The Commercial AppealDebris from the May 27 storm is stacked in piles at a city of Memphis staging area off Levee Road near Interstate 40.(Photo: Tom Charlier)Working with private contractors and landfills, Memphis crews will be busy until around mid-August collecting and disposing of trees and limbs downed by the May 27 wind storm, city officials say.The long-ter..>> view originalMemphis charter school applicants should go back to the drawing ...
KIPP Memphis Collegiate Schools is welcoming its third leader in three years, and at a time when the seven-school charter network could use a boost. Kendra Ferguson became executive director in February, after spending most of her career with KIPP Bay Area Schools in California. She replaces Kelly Wright, who had the job for two years. With a presence in Memphis since 2002, KIPP now operates four charter schools through Shelby County Schools and three under the state-run Achievement School ..>> view originalTeens accused of shooting Memphis man 13 times
CLOSEVIDEOS: THE AFTERMATH OF VIOLENT CRIMECandlelight vigil for homicide victim continues after being interrupted by gunfire | 1:31Myneishia Johnson's family continues with candlelight vigil after the vigil was interrupted by gunfire earlier in the evening. Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal1 of 24CLOSEVIDEOS: THE AFTERMATH OF VIOLENT CRIMESgt. Calvin Wilhite Jr. | 1:31A vigil for homicide victim Calvin Wilhite Jr. was held in Downtown Memphis two years after h..>> view originalMemphis Episcopal bishop to resign in 2019
CLOSE Episcopal bishop Don Johnson talks about gun violence The Rt. Rev. Don Johnson, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee(Photo: Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee) The Episcopal bishop in Memphis plans to resign in 2019 when he turns 70, two years before his mandatory retirement age."I'm in good health and I love what I do, but it's time," Bishop Don Johnson said Friday. "This will give the diocese time to start the search process for a new leader."The Rt. Rev. Don Johns..>> view originalMemphis 3.0 Finds Challenges in Population Growth, Transportation
click to enlarge If Memphis leaders do nothing, the city’s population will grow at less than 1 percent each year for the next 20 years. That’s a key finding from those working on the Memphis 3.0 plan, the first comprehensive plan for Memphis in years. Leaders hope to have the plan complete by 2019, the city’s 200th birthday, which will begin its third century of existence. (So, Memphis 3.0. Get it?) Memphis 3.0 administrator Ashley Cash said the population growth figure isn’t bad news,..>> view originalJune 16-22, 2017: This week in Memphis history
Home > VOL. 10 | NO. 25 | Saturday, June 17, 2017 The Memphis News Almanac June 16-22, 2017: This week in Memphis history By Bill Dries Updated 4:58PM 2008: The debut of The Memphis News, a weekly about “business, politics and the public interest” by The Daily News Publishing Co. 1967: On the front page of The Daily News, the Memphis City Commission approves on the second of three readings a city budget totaling $65,302,908 and approves a $39,500 contract ..>> view originalEditorial: Memphis NAACP And The Crucible
VOL. 10 | NO. 25 | Saturday, June 17, 2017 The Memphis News Editorial Editorial: Memphis NAACP And The Crucible Updated 1:10PM It’s hard to imagine a more perilous birth than the one that brought the Memphis Branch NAACP into the world a century ago. Let’s be specific about what that world was like in 1917, because it is a horrific reality we should never forget. It was a Memphis where police accused a man of murder based on saying they saw his image in the eyes of the gir..>> view originalMemphis father shot and killed just days before Father's Day
by: Jerrita Patterson Updated: Jun 16, 2017 - 9:44 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A Memphis father was shot and killed days before Father's Day. Police are still working to track down the killer. The victim's family said there was something taken from the crime scene--that if found--could crack this case. DOWNLOAD THE FOX13 NEWS APP Trending Now: The family struggled with the news Friday. "It's sad. It's just sad," the victim's cousin said. The family of 46-year-old Eric Logan said he wa..>> view original4 daycare employees charged with manslaughter in 5-year-old's van ...
by: Greg Coy Updated: Jun 16, 2017 - 10:31 PM WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. - Four employees of Ascent Daycare in West Memphis have been charged with manslaughter in the death of a 5-year-old who was left for more than eight hours inside a van. >>PHOTOS: 4 charged with manslaughter in death of 5-year-old boy Christopher Gardner, Jr. died Monday. He died of hyperthermia according to autopsy report mentioned by West Memphis Police. The inside temperature of the van when Christopher was found wa..>> view originalNew Movies in Memphis & Special Screenings, June 16-22, 2017
Jacob Tremblay of "The Room" stars in "The Book of Henry."(Photo: Sidney Kimmel Entertainment)Here are the movies opening in the Memphis area this week, plus special screenings, June 16-22.Opening FridayAll Eyez on Me (R, 140 min.) Demetrius Shipp Jr. is Tupac Shakur in this biopic about the slain rap artist.CinePlanet 16, Collierville Towne 16, Cordova Cinema, DeSoto Cinema 16, Hollywood 20 Cinema, Majestic, Olive Branch Cinema, Palace, Paradiso, Stage Cinema, Summer Quartet Drive-In, Wolfchase..>> view original
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Memphis storm cleanup to last until mid-August and other top stories.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment