Sunday, August 27, 2017

Violent crimes and major property crimes increase in Memphis and other top stories.

  • Violent crimes and major property crimes increase in Memphis

    Violent crimes and major property crimes increase in Memphis
    These statistics on violent crime come from the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission and University of Memphis Public Safety Institute.(Photo: Memphis Shelby County Crime Commission / University of Memphis Public Safety Institute.)Major violent crimes and major property crimes rose in Memphis in the first six months of the year compared to last year, according to newly released statistics.Both Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland and Police Director Michael Rallings released statements calling the situation ..
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  • The 9:01: Thoughts on the 'millennial' who left Memphis, Hugh ...

    The 9:01: Thoughts on the 'millennial' who left Memphis, Hugh ...
    CLOSE Fortune unveils the 2017 list of the “100 Best Workplaces for Millennials.” TimeMississippi's Hugh Freeze, at football practice in Oxford, Miss. on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014, is beginning his third season as the Rebels head coach.(Photo: Bruce Newman, AP)Good morning in Memphis, where all eyes are on Oxford, but first …Confession: I don’t much like Facebook and try to avoid it outside of occasionally posting links to columns out of obligation.So, yesterday, when I came into the office..
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  • To revive the organization that MLK Jr. started, SCLC needs ...

    To revive the organization that MLK Jr. started, SCLC needs ...
    CLOSE The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is launching a new youth division that will tap hip-hop music including a music label to attract millennials to the cause. Kevin McKenzie, USA Today Network - MemphisBuy PhotoMembers of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference listen during a panel session at the Peabody Hotel. The organization, which was led by Martin Luther King Jr. in its glory days, has an aging membership and is working to attract more young people.(Photo: Tonya..
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  • WYPL brings you the Memphis Sound

    WYPL brings you the Memphis Sound
    click to enlarge I recently stopped by the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library to see a local legend at work. No, it wasn't some superhero librarian working the stacks. I was down in the basement, where George Klein was celebrating the taping of his 150th episode of Memphis Sounds on WYPL, the library's broadcast wing (channel 18 on local cable, 89.3 on your FM dial, and streaming on the internet). Klein was every bit the professional and in very fine fettle as he wrapped up the broadcast. O..
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  • Guest Op-Ed: Memphis 3.0? Let's Think More About Memphis 10.0

    Home > VOL. 10 | NO. 30 | Saturday, July 22, 2017 Guest Op-Ed: Memphis 3.0? Let’s Think More About Memphis 10.0 Updated 12:07PM Lately I’ve been asking myself a question, “What would it take for Memphis to reduce poverty by 50 percent in the next 15 years?” Furthermore, “What would it take for Memphis to be the size of New York in 50 years?” We often think about city-building as a way to shore up our gaps-skilled workforce, less crime, better housing. While these initiati..
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  • July 21-27, 2017: This week in Memphis history

    Home > VOL. 10 | NO. 30 | Saturday, July 22, 2017 July 21-27, 2017: This week in Memphis history Updated 5:09PM 2003: Hurricane Elvis, a storm featuring straight line winds that damages more than 300,000 homes and cuts power to 750,000 households in Memphis. Seven people die as a direct or indirect result of the storm, and property damage is estimated at more than $500 million. Approximately 1,000 utility poles are snapped in the storm that clocks a top wind speed of 102 ..
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  • Memphis Grizzlies sign second-round pick Dillon Brooks

    Memphis Grizzlies sign second-round pick Dillon Brooks
    11 Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutMemphis Grizzlies sign second-round pick Dillon BrooksSecond-round draft pick Dillon Brooks signed a three-year contract with the GrizzliesSent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address.Posted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Memphis Grizzlies sign second-round pick Dillon BrooksCLOSE Grizzlies Head Coach David Fizdale and Grizzlies..
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  • Holocaust survivor Helga Robins Cornell called Memphis home ...

    Holocaust survivor Helga Robins Cornell called Memphis home ...
    Makayla Boswell, USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee Published 2:36 p.m. CT July 21, 2017 | Updated 6:05 p.m. CT July 21, 2017Helga Robins Cornell escaped Nazi Germany on the morning of Kristallnacht, the “night of broken glass."(Photo: Submitted by Edward Felsenthal) Helga Robins Cornell was 19 when she escaped Nazi Germany with her brother in 1938, the same night Nazis smashed windows of Jewish-owned buildings and synagogues on Kristallnacht.Cornell, who passed away at age 98 on Wednesda..
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  • Actor invites his former Memphis teacher to 'Detroit' movie premiere

    Actor invites his former Memphis teacher to 'Detroit' movie premiere
    Please enable Javascript to watch this video MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- An actor raised in the Memphis area is having his first big-time movie premiere next week and is bringing one of his high school teachers along for the event. Nathan Davis, Jr. went to Ridgeway Middle School and Houston High School in the early 2000s. He’s now an actor, singer and dancer living in Los Angeles. Houston High School teacher Billy Rayburn says he’s always believed in former student Davis. “Not only is he fearless..
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  • East Memphis shooting leaves man dead, second man critically ...

    East Memphis shooting leaves man dead, second man critically ...
    Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutEast Memphis shooting leaves man dead, second man critically injuredA second man, 20 years old, was critically injured.Sent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address.Posted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. East Memphis shooting leaves man dead, second man critically injured The Commercial Appeal Published 7:13 p.m. CT July 21, 2017 CLOSEVIDEOS: THE AFTERMATH ..
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