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Memphis City Council to vote today on Grey's Creek annexation
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Feb 07The Memphis City Council will have its first of three required votes today to annex the Gray's Creek area of East Shelby County, The Commercial Appeal reports. The vote is in reaction to bills, filed by state senators, which attempt to stifle the city'... »
School Bus Driver Charged with Statutory Rape
WREG
Feb 06(Memphis 2/6/12) A 14-year-old girl told police she had sex with her bus driver, 30-year-old Collier Smith. The girl said Saturday Smith picked her up from her home and drove her to an area near Coro Lake Elementary. The girl says the two had sex in th... »
Former Food Network Chef In Shelby Co. Jail
WREG
Feb 06FAST FACTS:Former Food Network Chef In Shelby County JailWendell Price was fugitive on Tax Evasion ChargesU.S. Marshals apprehended him in Houston(Memphis 02/05/2012) – He’s been called the chef to the stars but tonight Wendell Price is a Shelby County... »
In brief: Conrad ponders run at Congress
Memphis Commercial Appeal StoriesLocal
Feb 01R. Kemp Conrad, who has served as a Memphis City Council member and is a former chairman of the Shelby County Republican Party, said Tuesday he has been asked to consider challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher in this year’s Republican primary... »
Shelby County Commission committee airs results from audits
Memphis Commercial Appeal StoriesLocal
Feb 01Shelby County Chancery Court once had loose controls over who wrote checks, according to an audit report -- for instance, a check for $4.8 million was authorized by just one person. »
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Main Street Journal - Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Main Street Journal
Feb 07Photo Credit: WMCListening to Divided Voices The Shelby County Unified Schools’ Transitional Planning Commission will hold two “listening sessions” tonight–at Millington Central High School and Westwood High School in south Memphis. Last night’s meeti... »
Merger Mania: Memphis law firm Baker Donelson snatches up another firm
The Daily News Blog
Feb 01Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC has announced its third merger in less than four months. The Memphis law firm has merged with the Houston firm of Drucker, Rutledge & Smith LLP, close on the heels of the merger Baker Donelson announce... »
International Blues Challenge is this week
Paul Ryburn's Journal
Jan 30The big event happening Downtown this week is the 28th annual International Blues Challenge. Blues musicians from around the world come to Beale Street to compete for awards in various categories, as well as to show record labels what they can do. Last... »
Info needed: What Downtown bars are throwing Super Bowl parties?
Paul Ryburn's Journal
Jan 29The Super Bowl is one week away, so it’s time for me to start collecting info about bars throwing Super Bowl parties for a future post. If you run a bar Downtown, shoot me an email at paul@paulryburn.com (or hit me up on Facebook if that works better f... »
Fri update: Trolley Tour, Z-boING in national news, new apartments on the south end, new projection TV at Flying Saucer, new beers at Kooky Canuck
Paul Ryburn's Journal
Jan 27Tonight is South Main Trolley Tour, held the last Friday of every month. South Main shops and businesses stay open on Trolley Tour night for shoppers. The Downtown Memphis Commission posted a list of businesses that will be open tonight, and it is HUGE... »