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Aubrey Davis of Brighton High School is this week’s Tennessee Lottery Educator of the Week
Aubrey Davis of Brighton High School is this week’s Tennessee Lottery Educator of the Week. Ms. Davis loves her students and the relationship she builds with them. Congratulations, Ms. Aubrey Davis!If you’d like to nominate a Tennessee Lottery Educator of the Week, you can do so by following this link.
The Lake District sale receives no bidders, goes back to lender
The Lake District mixed-use development is back in the hands of the lender. The Lakeland property received no bidders during a Tuesday afternoon foreclosure sale auction that took place on the steps of the Shelby County Courthouse in Downtown Memphis. Locke Waldrop of the Memphis law firm Baker, Donelson, Bearman,...
10-year-old boy injured after being dragged by car
BARTLETT, Tenn. - Scary moments for a 10-year-old boy after he said he was dragged over 20 feet while hanging out a window from a moving car in Bartlett. “I was just really shocked on how it happened and why she sped off,” said Alexander Osuna, victim. Holding on...
Covington prepares for heavy storms 1 year after destructive tornadoes
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — With most of the Mid-South bracing for severe weather Wednesday night, one city, in particular, is holding its breath because it was not too long ago they were cleaning up from the last storm. It was the beginning of last April when storms and tornados tore through parts of Tipton County, specifically […]
The Ripley Tigers are preparing for the MHSAA 4A state championship series
The Ripley Tigers are getting ready for their first state championship appearance since 1992. "Job's not done" After making history on Saturday Ripley Baseball turns their attention towards state championship. The Ripley Tigers baseball team will be playing for the MHSAA 4A State Championship beginning on Tuesday, May 21st.
Boys and Girls Club of the Hatchee River Region, Covington Police receive $100K in federal funding for community project
COVINGTON, Tenn. (WMC) - Thousands of dollars are heading to Covington to invest in the city’s young people and improve one local park and the surrounding area. “All of this is to make our community safer for our children,” said The Boys and Girls Club of the Hatchee River Region CEO Felisha Mason.
Target in Downtown Memphis? What it could mean + why Whataburger's Midtown plans are on hold
Anchor tenants are nothing new in real estate, but a notable anchor tenant in Downtown or Midtown Memphis is a bit foreign at the moment. At least on the scale of a, say, a, Target. The Minneapolis-based retailer may be one of the largest commercial draws in the country. Recently, Saint Louis University announced it would be adding a Target near its campus in downtown St. Louis in part of a $60 million mixed-use development. (The development is part of a larger 400-acre redevelopment in the city's Midtown in partnership between the university and SSM Health.)
Biscuits & Jams is bringing its tasty approach to brunch to Downtown Memphis
Popular Bartlett breakfast joint Biscuits & Jams is bringing its extensive menu to a new Downtown Memphis location. The new location will open Friday, May 17, inside Hotel Indigo, a historic Memphis hotel just one block north of AutoZone Park. This comes less than three years after the first Biscuits & Jams location opened in August 2021. ...
3.8 magnitude earthquake shakes parts of the Mid-South early Thursday morning
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 3.8 earthquake in northern Dyer County, Tenn. on Thursday morning. Shaking was felt as far north as Carbondale, Illinois and Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and as far south as Covington and even parts of the Memphis metro. A 3.8...
Husband, wife found dead in possible murder-suicide
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two people are dead following a shooting incident Thursday evening in Maury City, Tennessee, according to the Crockett County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say they responded to the shooting at 3230 Highway 80 at 4:45 p.m. where they found a woman, later identified as Maria Elena Rios, shot and unresponsive. They also say […]
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