Saturday 4th July, 2009
Officials Say Memphis Crime Rate Distorted
Eyewitness NewsMemphis officials say the city's high crime rate is distorted by the methods used to report crime. The city often is listed as one of the most crime-ridden cities in various...
Man Charged In Fatal Boat Collision In Tennessee
Eyewitness NewsDavid Phelps A man has been charged in a boating collision in Henry County that killed one woman and injured her daughter. Henry County Sheriff Monte Belew told WBBJ-TV in...
Nashville man arrested after fire kills tenant of halfway house
The TennesseanMario Brown, 33, was jailed today on charges of criminal homicide and aggravated arson. In a news release, police said Brown set fire to a man inside a halfway house on 32nd Avenue North.
Hospital Donates Breast Pump To Zoo Elephant
Eyewitness NewsJust like human children, baby elephants need important antibodies and nutrients found in its mother's milk. With an elephant expected to be born soon at the Memphis Zoo, a...
Clarksville Property Taxes Won't Go Up
WSMV 4Homeowners in Clarksville can breathe a bit easier: Their property taxes aren't going up.The City Council approved a $71 million budget Thursday night.The mayor said with the...
Grizzlies announce Summer League schedule and roster
Memphis Grizzlies... summer league roster...
Veterans worry about future of cemetery
Associated PressRonnie Williams, president of the Chattanooga Area Veterans Council, says veterans don't want to go the way of Nashville and Knoxville national cemeteries, which are closed to new burials except if...
Fort Campbell soldiers invited to Obama barbecue
Associated PressThe boss, also known as President Barack Obama, has invited 25 Fort Campbell, Ky., soldiers and their families to join him for the White House Salute to the Military on Saturday.
Woman Gets $13,000 Phone Bill in Tennessee
Eyewitness NewsShirley Ann Billings of Church Hill talks on her cell phone, but not at a cost of more than $13,000.She reported to the Hawkins County Sheriff's Office that she'd received...
Missing Knoxville soldier found in Memphis
Knox NewsLetner, 20, who is stationed at the U.S. army base in Fort Hood, Texas, had attended his father's funeral in Knoxville and was due back Tuesday morning in Fort Hood.
4 decades later, freedom rider returns to Miss.
Associated PressCorey Carter could hear snippets of music in his head - a calm and subtle melody that hadn't found its shape. The 19-year-old college student simply needed a hero to visualize...
1959 oversight to be fixed in Shelbyville
Associated PressThe Shelbyville Housing Authority has offered to give back to the city an underground flume system as part of an agreement signed 50 years ago.
Marshall County creek contaminated by landfill
Associated PressThe landfill is operated by Waste Management Inc. In a letter to property owners, the company said it is trying to identify the leak's source. A section of pipeline has already been shut down.
Sweet appointed Vanderbilt CFO
Associated PressThe Nashville school on Thursday announced the appointment of Brett Sweet, 38, dean of administration and finance of Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Rally in Nashville targets health-care costs
The TennesseanMichael Chapman carried a package of medical scrubs underneath his arm Thursday at a health-care demonstration held across the street from U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper's office.
Nashville seniors take advantage of free golf
The TennesseanIn fact, if you're old enough, it's free.Several years ago, Metro Parks and Recreation began a program offering free greens fees at each of the area's seven courses on Wednesdays to golfers who were...
Remington College-Memphis Campus Offers New HVAC Program
24 / 7 Press Release... /24-7PressRelease/ -- Remington College-Memphis Campus is now enrolling students for its new Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Diploma Program. The HVAC...
Memphis man fatally shot unloading groceries
WBIRMemphis police say a man was robbed and shot to death while unloading groceries from his car. Officers said 46-year-old Glen Phillips was dead at the scene shortly after midnight Thursday outside...
Clarksville Park's Pool Remains Closed
WSMV 4Kids in one low-income, Clarksville neighborhood can walk to the pool at Edith Pettus Park. But if they want to actually swim, they must hitch a ride elsewhere.In many cases...
Boomers show entrepreneurial spirit
Nashville Business JournalKauffman Foundation study that predicts the United States may be “on the cusp of an entrepreneurship boom.” Over the past decade, Americans between the ages of 55 and 64 had the highest...
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