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Hot dog alert! Oscar Mayer Wienermobile coming to four Tennessee cities this month
The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile will be in several cities in Tennessee over the next month. The giant hotdog vehicle will be hanging out in four different cities in Tennessee between May 9 and May 19. While you won't be able to buy hotdogs from the vehicle, you can take pictures and even go...
Local family competes under the camera for popular TV game show
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A Memphis family makes an appearance on the popular game show Family Feud, five years after initially auditioning for the show. FOX13 spoke to Chris Thomas and his daughter Leah Johnson, to learn about the family’s journey to the game show. Thomas said it started in 2019 when the family learned producers for the show would be in Memphis that December.
More than 30 years after dropping out of college, founder of a Memphis Theater Finally gets degree from prestigious HBCU
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - It’s graduation season and thousands of mid-southerners will be celebrating their much-deserved diplomas and degrees, but for one well-known Memphian on the arts scene, his journey to becoming a college graduate was more than 30 years in the making!. For the past 2 years, the...
Rapper Jucee Froot indicted on drug charge in MS
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis rapper Jucee Froot has been indicted on a felony drug charge involving “magic mushrooms,” authorities in DeSoto County, Mississippi said Wednesday. Terrica Alexander, 29, of Memphis, was a passenger in a GMC Yukon that was pulled over by DeSoto County deputies on Aug. 11, 2022. According to the grand jury indictment, […]
IV Entertainment hosts annual community picnic and barbecue
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - It was warm weather, food, and fun as IV Entertainment held their annual community picnic. This event started four years ago as a tribute to the founder’s father. The event also released balloons for those who lost their lives. Both founder and co-founder said that...
Mother's Day special: Cordova beauty salon doles out free hairdos ahead of holiday
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Call it a Mother's Day special. A local beauty salon gave back in a special way Friday — by doling out free hairdos to Mid-South women. Tamara Johnson and Sasha Coleman, a mother-and-daughter duo and owners of The Total Woman Experience beauty salon in Cordova, decided to give moms in the community a special gift this Mother's Day weekend.
Move and Groove Kids-Fest introduces children to new hobbies and exercises
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Urban League Professionals (MULYP) wants to help get youths more active. Their upcoming Move and Groove Kids-Fest on June 1st hopes to address that goal by offering them exposure to various new exercises and arts. The event is for children ages 7-18 and includes organized...
Mississippian Bobby Rush, Christone “Kingfish” win big at Blues Music Awards
It was a big night for Mississippi’s oldest and newest blues stars, as the annual Blues Music Awards were handed out Thursday night in Memphis. Presented by the Memphis-based Blues Foundation, the 45th edition of the awards took place at Downtown Memphis' Renasant Convention Center. ...
2024 Blues Music Award Winners Announced
The Blues Foundation has announced the winners at the 45th Annual Blues Music Awards that took place May 9 in Memphis. Guitarist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram was the night’s biggest winner, taking home four awards, inclding “Album of the Year” for Live In London. Mike Zito, Bobby Rush, Ruthie Foster and John Primer also garnered multiple awards. Congratulations to all this year’s winners!
Saracen Casino Resort Requests Change in Arkansas Law to Expand Online Gambling
Saracen Casino Resort marketing manager Carlton Saffa has written to Arkansas Racing Commission chairman Alex Lieblong asking for a law change. Saracen Casino Resort marketing manager Carlton Saffa seeks to expand online gambling in Arkansas casinos. Arkansas casinos are allowed to offer online sports betting. However, games such as slots,...
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