NASHVILLE (AP) – Proponents of a measure that allows school districts to hire individuals with prior law enforcement experience say it's a needed option for financially strapped schools.

2. Bill to Allow Schools to Choose Security - Friday, April 05, 2013

NASHVILLE (AP) – A proposal that would allow school districts to hire retired law enforcement officers for security advanced in the Legislature on Wednesday after being approved by the governor.

3. Sheriffs, State Lawmakers Push Back on Gun Control - Friday, January 18, 2013

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – From Oregon to Mississippi, President Barack Obama's proposed ban on new assault weapons and large-capacity magazines struck a nerve among rural lawmen and lawmakers, many of whom vowed to ignore any restrictions – and even try to stop federal officials from enforcing gun policy in their jurisdictions.

4. Schools Security Plan Emphasizes Consistency - Monday, January 14, 2013

While many of the most controversial issues of the coming merger of Memphis City Schools and Shelby County Schools are still to be decided, the issue of how to handle school security appears to be settled.

5. New Heroes - Friday, January 04, 2013

SCHOOL LESSONS IN HEROISM. On Friday morning, Dec. 21 – one week after semi-automatic gunfire swept through elementary school classrooms and the nation, murdering innocence – one week after a Memphis police officer stood between a bullet and you and me, giving us all she had – a single two-ton bell in the tower of Idlewild Presbyterian Church rang 29 times. Once for officer Martoiya Lang, 20 times for the children of Newtown, six times for their teachers and, unlike anywhere else I’m aware of, once for the shooter’s mother and once for him. Each is the toll of madness, of misplaced priorities and violence, of the belief that more armed violence is not only a righteous solution but a constitutional right. And of a country where it’s easier to buy an assault rifle than vote, easier to buy ammunition than Sudafed.

6. Sandy Hook Lives to Be Remembered - Saturday, December 22, 2012

The 26 children and adults who died at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut will be remembered locally Friday, Dec. 21, with several ceremonies.

7. Sandy Hook Lives to Be Remembered - Friday, December 21, 2012

The 26 children and adults who died at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut last week will be remembered locally Friday, Dec. 21, with several ceremonies.

8. Obama Sets January Deadline for Gun Proposals - Thursday, December 20, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) – Spurred by a horrific elementary school shooting, President Barack Obama vowed to send Congress new policy proposals for reducing gun violence by January.

"This time, the words need to lead to action," Obama said Wednesday. He tasked Vice President Joe Biden with leading an administration-wide effort to create the new recommendations and pledged to push for their implementation without delay.

9. Haslam: Tennessee Will be Part of National Gun Debate - Tuesday, December 18, 2012

NASHVILLE (AP) – Gov. Bill Haslam said Monday that he expects the Connecticut elementary school massacre to stir new debate in Tennessee about gun laws, as well as better ways to help those with a mental illness.

10. Official: 27 Dead in Connecticut School Shooting - Friday, December 14, 2012

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A shooting at a Connecticut elementary school Friday left 27 people dead, including 18 children, an official said.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still under way. Another official, speaking on condition of anonymity for the same reason, said the gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown was killed and apparently had two guns.

11. Douglass School Among Six Competing for National Honor - Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Six Tennessee schools have been selected to compete for the 2010 Blue Ribbon Schools award, including Douglass School in Memphis. The national award recognizes academic excellence. To compete, schools must be invited by the U.S. secretary of education.

12. Judge Larry Potter Receives KAB Award - Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Larry E. Potter, presiding judge of the Memphis/Shelby County Environmental Court, has received Keep America Beautiful's (KAB) Iron Eyes Cody Award. The award was named in honor of KAB's landmark public awareness campaign of the 1970s, "People Start Pollution. People Can Stop It," which featured the iconic face and tear of Iron Eyes Cody and is credited with awakening the environmental consciousness of an entire generation. Potter became the first Environmental Court judge in Memphis and Tennessee in 1983. During that year, he helped create the court.

13. Archived Article: Quakes (lead) - Friday, May 09, 2003
Ark. school district awards quake-retrofit contract

Ark. school district awards quake-retrofit contract

By KATHLEEN BURT

The Daily News

West Memphis School District officials took a first step toward ensuring students are safe when the b...

14. Archived Article: Comm Briefs - Friday, May 24, 2002
Jon Thompson, head of an effort to recover Amelia Earharts plane, will speak at the May 28 Downtown Rotary Club meeting The Mid South Chapter of the American Red Cross will host a free Elementary Youth Leadership Conference from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jun...

15. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, August 13, 1997
Methodist Alliance Health Services has announced several new employees: Methodist Alliance Health Services has announced several new employees: Sandy Campany has been named customer development coordinator. She previously was clinical coordinator fo...

16. Archived Article: Env Briefs - Wednesday, June 12, 1996
The Memphis City Beautiful Commission recently received the 1995-1996 Municipal Arboreal Award for Shelby County from the Shelby County Environmental Improvement Commission. The award was presented in recognition of City Beautifuls Arbor Day efforts...

17. Archived Article: Env Briefs - Wednesday, June 05, 1996
The Memphis City Beautiful Commission recently received the 1995-1996 Municipal Arboreal Award for Shelby County from the Shelby County Environmental Improvement Commission. The award was presented in recognition of City Beautifuls Arbor Day efforts...