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Scott Colom vs. Cindy Hyde-Smith: Wednesday update

Mississippi · 7h

WREG

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Concerns over future of Fayette County land

PIPERTON, Tenn. — A large turnout of concerned citizens is expected at City Hall in Piperton on Tuesday evening to make their opposition heard to any proposed “data centers.” We’re told the issue of data centers is not on the agenda for the planning and zoning meeting, which got underway at 6 p.m. There is […]

Piperton, TN · 1d

WATN Local Memphis

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ABC24 Investigates Mysterious Smell in Memphis and Surrounding Areas

Memphis, TN · 1d

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Neighbors protest data center developments in Fayette County

PIPERTON, Tenn. (WMC) - Residents in Fayette County packed a city meeting Tuesday night to push back against potential data center developments in their quiet, rural community. Neighbors in and around Piperton, Tennessee, gathered at city hall, turning a local planning commission meeting into an open town hall. While no...

Fayette County, TN · 21h
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WREG

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Restaurant Inspection Scores: Nov. 3-Nov. 9

Newest Restaurant Report Card | If you want the latest Shelby County restaurant scores sent directly to your inbox, sign up for it today on WREG’s Newsletter here. Each week, WREG is rounding up the highest and lowest scores from Shelby County restaurant inspections. Find more restaurant scores from Shelby County and other Tennessee counties here. Lowest Scores: The Orleans […]

Shelby County, TN · 2d

Atlanta Black Star

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Memphis Station’s Decision to Let Reporter Go Days After Pressing Marsha Blackburn About Black Residents Has Viewers Crying Foul

Outrage is growing after FOX13 Memphis let go of Black reporter Rob Sneed from his freelance position, shortly after he questioned Tennessee Gov.-elect Marsha Blackburn […] Memphis Station’s Decision to Let Reporter Go Days After Pressing Marsha Blackburn About Black Residents Has Viewers Crying Foul

Tennessee · 12h

WREG

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Mississippi Senate race results expected Wednesday

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — On Wednesday, Mississippi voters could finally learn the winner in the U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Scott Colom, who remains in the lead. Voters will also learn how many affidavit ballots were rejected or accepted and counted. WREG spoke with attorney John Keith Perry, who monitored the […]

Mississippi · 1d

Mississippi Today

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DeSoto County, a Republican stronghold, key to Scott Colom’s midterm election performance

Put simply, if Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith had performed as well as she did in 2020 in that one county – DeSoto – she would not be staring at a potential history-making upset.

Desoto County, MS · 3d

WKRN News 2

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TN planning 2 large youth correctional facilities as other states take community-based approach

Tennessee Department of Children's Services is building two youth correctional facilities Woodland Hills will be in North Nashville. A second facility, the John S. Wilder Campus, will be located in Fayette County.

Tennessee · 2d

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Two-time MTSU alum named state educator of the year, proceeds to national competition

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Two-time Middle Tennessee State University education alumna and STEM elementary teacher Jenna Burke was recently named Tennessee’s Teacher of the Year by the Tennessee Department of Education and will soon move on to the national stage of the competition. “Each time there has been an...

Murfreesboro, TN · 2d

WREG

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‘We don’t have the luxury of not engaging’; Memphis church leaders weigh in on new political landscape

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — While Republican candidates walked away winners in the newly drawn 5th, 8th, and 9th Tennessee Congressional Districts on election night, their Democratic challengers won more votes in Shelby County. We met with prominent church leaders in Memphis to get their take on the new political landscape in Shelby County. “We don’t have […]

Memphis, TN · 2d

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Tennessee: Democrat State Rep. Justin Pearson Concedes to Republican While Decrying ‘Attacks on Democracy’

Tennessee State Rep. Justin J. Pearson (D) lost his race for the 9th Congressional District and conceded to State Sen. Brent Taylor (R) on Wednesday after the midterm elections on Tuesday. Taylor received about 2,500 more votes than his Democrat opponent, the Tennessee Outlook reported. “Pearson will continue to serve...

Tennessee · 5d

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Judge W. Otis Higgs Jr.: A Giant of a Man Whose Leadership Opened Doors for Generations

From Breaking Barriers as Shelby County’s First Black Sheriff to Mentoring Aspiring Attorneys, Higgs Built a Legacy of Leadership, Opportunity, and Service. MEMPHIS, TN. Leadership is not always measured by the titles a person holds, the elections they win, or the recognition they receive. Sometimes, its greatest measure is found in the people they help, the opportunities they create, and the doors they open for those who follow. Judge W. Otis Higgs Jr. understood that responsibility. Throughout his life, he demonstrated that leadership was not simply about achieving personal success but about using his influence, knowledge, and position to help others advance.

Memphis, TN · 1d

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Shelby County Probed After 25 Voters Cast Ballots Outside Posted Hours

Twenty-five voters in Shelby County cast ballots outside the publicly posted early-voting hours during the midterm elections, and the state says it wants to know why. The Tennessee Election Commission is now reviewing the matter and will decide what, if any, action is warranted against local election officials. The Tennessee...

Shelby County, TN · 1d

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RaceTrac Hits a New City in Tennessee

The chain plans to open additional stores by the end of the year. RaceTrac has announced an expansion of its footprint in Tennessee with the opening of its first location in Memphis. The new site “marks an exciting milestone as RaceTrac continues to bring its travel center experience to new communities,” the company noted in a statement.

Tennessee · 6h

Chalkbeat

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Temporary pause on Memphis schools state takeover continues until December

Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. The state takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools will remain paused until at least December as a local lawsuit plays out . Shelby County Chancery Judge JoeDae L. Jenkins did not rule Tuesday on state leaders’ requests to dismiss the district’s lawsuit and dissolve a temporary block of the takeover board that he first issued three weeks ago. That local pause happened only days after a federal judge allowed the oversight board to begin its work in mid-October. Jenkins directed both parties to prepare further arguments for a Dec. 2 hearing that will help determine if the local court has jurisdiction over the case. In its local lawsuit, MSCS is no longer alleging the state takeover law violates the Tennessee Constitution. The district argues that the takeover was implemented without evidence that the district qualified for it and that the takeover will irreparably harm district operations. During Tuesday’s hearing, MSCS representative Allan Wade said the district did not meet four of the six student achievement

Memphis, NY · 1d

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DeSoto County passes kratom ban

DESOTO CO., Miss. (WMC) - Kratom sales are now banned in DeSoto County, Mississippi. On Nov. 2, the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance prohibiting the sale, distribution and manufacturing of kratom products “to protect the public health, safety and welfare of its residents.”. Natural kratom is...

Desoto County, MS · 1d

USA TODAY

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Data center boom could leave Americans 'on the hook' for big costs

The reporting was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center . MEMPHIS, TN — More than three decades after serving in Operation Desert Storm, Loretta Young Thornton never expected the sounds of war to follow her home. Thornton, 66, spent nearly 25 years in the Tennessee Army National Guard, serving as a military police officer before retiring as a decorated sergeant in 2004. She also built a career with the U.S. Postal Service. After a lifetime of work, she poured her savings into a modest, four-bedroom home built in the 1920s on a secluded two-acre lot in Memphis, near the Mississippi state line. She named it Serenity. When Thornton bought the house in 2014, the surrounding woods were home to deer, squirrels, hawks and wild turkeys. At night, she listened to the calls of owls, including one she affectionately called her boyfriend. Then the trees came down, sending clouds of dust swirling toward Thornton's home. In their place rose Colossus 2, a massive data center built for billionaire Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI. The sprawling complex, designed to house thousands of powerful computer chips to train the next generation of AI models, sits just across the railroad tracks

Memphis, TN · 3d

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Shelby County commissioner hosts town hall on proposed data center ordinance

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Conversations around data center development in unincorporated Shelby County remain in the spotlight. Shelby County Commissioner Amber Huett-Garcia hosted a town hall Monday night about her proposed data center ordinance, which would amend the Unified Development Code to set standards for large-scale data centers. People in...

Shelby County, TN · 1d

WREG

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Veteran sheriff reflects on memories of his time during war

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Wednesday is Veterans Day, and as we salute our veterans, we are honoring their commitment to country, their service, and sacrifice. That includes DeSoto County Sheriff Thomas Tuggle, who saw combat as a Marine during “Operation Desert Storm.” Sheriff Tuggle talked about his time in the Marine Corps with WREG’s Mike Suriani […]

Desoto County, MS · 8h