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Waffle House Shooting Suspect Ordered to Mental Facility -
Friday, August 24, 2018
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The suspect in a deadly Waffle House shooting was ordered Wednesday to receive treatment in a mental facility for schizophrenia in hopes that he becomes fit to stand trial.
Travis Reinking, 29, learned his fate in court just feet away from the man who authorities say wrestled an assault-style rifle away during the April shooting in Nashville that killed four people. It was the first time James Shaw Jr. saw Reinking since the act of heroism that has since landed him budding celebrity status.
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McCormick: No Evidence of Any Scandal -
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Mercurial Republican Rep. Gerald McCormick went from kicking ass to kicking back. Only three days after saying his now-former Democratic opponent, David Jones, would realize how little he has in common with District 26 in Chattanooga “when he gets his ass beat in November,” McCormick abruptly announced he would not seek re-election this year and would be leaving the House effective Oct. 1.
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Tennessee House Speaker Contender Won't Seek Re-Election -
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A longtime Tennessee lawmaker who had expressed interest in running for House speaker says he won't seek re-election.
Republican Rep. Gerald McCormick of Chattanooga tells the Chattanooga Times Free Press he will withdraw from his House race Monday and will resign Oct. 1 to take a full-time job with Asa Engineering and Consulting in Nashville.
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From Distillers to Farmers, Trade War Would Cause Casualties -
Monday, June 4, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) – If a trade war is coming, the cheesemakers of Wisconsin are standing in the line of fire. So are the farmers of the Great Plains and the distillers of Kentucky. And the employees of iconic American brands like Harley-Davidson and Levi Strauss.
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Tenn. Legislature Breaks TNReady Gridlock, Adjourns Session -
Thursday, April 26, 2018
NASHVILLE – The House and Senate broke gridlock Wednesday night on problems stemming from the results of troubled TNReady testing by passing legislation saying no “adverse action” would be taken against teachers, students or schools for poor test scores.
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Prescription for Tragedy -
Saturday, March 24, 2018
He has his own GPS, an internal shield that keeps him from driving anywhere near 637 Poplar Ave. Home to the Memphis morgue. That’s where they showed Jerry Davidson his 22-year-old son, Oliver, his eyes closed and his lips purple.
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Parkinson to Introduce Bill Phasing Out State’s Achievement School District -
Friday, March 23, 2018
NASHVILLE – Rep. Antonio Parkinson is set to make a push to remove Memphis schools from the state’s Achievement School District and dissolve the state district because of its failure to pull them out of Tennessee’s bottom 5 percent for performance.
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Forrest Slave Market Site to Get New Marker In April -
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
A new historical marker to be unveiled April 4 on the southwest corner of Adams Avenue and B.B. King Boulevard will note what the existing 63-year old marker doesn’t – that it was not only an early home of Confederate general, slave trader and Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest. It was also the site of the slave market that Forrest owned and operated for six years.
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Rotating Forrest Bust Out of Capitol Gains Momentum -
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Confederate Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s days in the State Capitol could be numbered. Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, an Oak Ridge Republican, says he could support a move to rotate Forrest’s bust out of the Capitol and make sure Capitol displays are “more reflective of the entire history of Tennessee.”
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Election Commission Goes To Court In RCV Controversy -
Thursday, December 14, 2017
The Shelby County Election Commission is going to court to settle a conflict over ranked-choice voting. The five-member commission voted unanimously Tuesday, Dec. 12, to file suit against the state election coordinator and the city of Memphis in Davidson County Chancery Court.
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Election Commission Goes to Court in RCV Controversy -
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Shelby County Election Commissioners are going to court to settle a conflict over ranked-choice voting.
The five-member commission voted unanimously Tuesday, Dec. 12, to file suit against the state election coordinator and the city of Memphis in Davidson County Chancery Court.
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Despite Massive Turnover, GOP Owns Legislature -
Thursday, November 16, 2017
2018 will be a year of change for the Tennessee General Assembly, and 2019 will bring even more, especially in leadership – much depending on the popularity of President Donald Trump.
Not only is the Legislature moving to the Cordell Hull Building, vacating the Legislative Plaza after 45 years or so, a number of legislative faces are changing, too, even before next year’s election.
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Fogelman Properties Adds Day As Senior VP of Investments -
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Matthew Day has joined Fogelman Properties as senior vice president of investments. Day comes to the Memphis-based multifamily real estate services company with 15 years of investment experience and will spearhead its investment platform across the Southeast, Southwest and Midwest regions.
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Last Word: The Old Auto Inspection Station, Beale Field Trip and Re-Democrating -
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton has a different version of his 2016 plan to build two youth development centers for juvenile offenders to go to instead of detention at the Wilder Youth Development Center in Somerville. About a year ago, Herenton had tentative plans for two of the New Path centers in Shelby County that would be centers where the offenders could live.
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Legislature Losing Some Powerful, Familiar Members -
Thursday, July 13, 2017
A shakeup in leadership is looming for the state Legislature, though it may portend more of a change in personalities than party strength.
In the House, longtime Rep. Craig Fitzhugh, the affable Democrat from Ripley in West Tennessee, is preparing for a 2018 gubernatorial run, a move that would knock him out of his House seat, at least temporarily, and the position as Democratic Caucus leader.
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Memphis, Nashville Mayors Praise Passage of Haslam’s Road Funding Bill -
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland lauded the Tennessee Legislature for passing the IMPROVE Act, including a combination of fuel tax and fee increases designed to improve transportation funding.
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Fuel-Tax Bill Short of Votes in the House -
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
NASHVILLE – Votes aren’t adding up in the House of Representatives for passage of the governor’s gas tax/tax cut legislation.
With floor debate scheduled Wednesday morning, not only is a Republican head count showing lack of support, Democrats aren’t exactly lining up behind the measure. The minority party says it wants concessions on other items from the governor before it can vote for the IMPROVE Act, and some Democrats say they won’t go for a combination of tax cuts for wealthy investors tied to a higher gas tax.
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Tax Man Cometh -
Saturday, April 15, 2017
After years of lagging behind other parts of the county, Memphis’ real estate market is finally coming into its own. But with a strong market comes an increase in property values, which in turn leads to higher taxes.
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Sexual Harassment Takes Stage in State Capitol Again -
Monday, February 20, 2017
NASHVILLE – Saying she was a victim of sexual harassment when she entered the Legislature, state Rep. Barbara Cooper is calling on tougher rules to stop inappropriate behavior toward women.
“When I first got here I was violated and disrespected by one or two of the legislators. And of course I did get an apology, but that’s all that was done. And I feel like if we have some strong measures in place, these kinds of things will not continue,” Cooper says.
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December Unemployment Rates Rise in Tenn. Counties -
Saturday, February 4, 2017
The unemployment rate in all 95 Tennessee counties rose during the month of December, according to the Tennessee Department Labor and Workforce Development.
Williamson County had the lowest overall unemployment rate at 3.5, while Lake County posted the highest at 10.2 percent.
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Tubby Smith and Tigers Not Fretting the Style Points -
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
In a challenging season with too few legitimate Division 1 players for the rotation and nobody tall enough to truly count as a rim protector, coach Tubby Smith would not call the Tigers’ 57-50 victory over East Carolina last weekend “ugly.” No matter that it was the perfect word – at least under other circumstances.
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December Unemployment Rates Rise in All Tennessee Counties -
Monday, January 30, 2017
The unemployment rate in all 95 Tennessee counties rose during the month of December, according to the Tennessee Department Labor and Workforce Development.
Williamson County had the lowest overall unemployment rate at 3.5, while Lake County posted the highest at 10.2 percent.
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State Prosecutors Fighting for Funds Threatened by Haslam’s IMPROVE Act -
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Tennessee’s district attorney generals are negotiating with the governor’s office to keep $5.6 million for DUI enforcement and prosecution, federal funds they could lose in an unintended consequence of his proposed IMPROVE Act.
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State DAs Fighting for Funds Threatened by IMPROVE Act -
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Tennessee’s district attorney generals are negotiating with the governor’s office to keep $5.6 million for DUI enforcement and prosecution, federal funds they could lose in an unintended consequence of his proposed IMPROVE Act.
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Harwell Learning How to Dodge Challengers -
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Beth Harwell has been called a lot of things over the last few years, “trailblazer” chief among them as Tennessee’s first female House speaker.
Now she’s a “survivor” after eking out a Republican Caucus victory as speaker nominee to continue leading the lower chamber in the 110th General Assembly.
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'We are Seeing a War for Talent’ -
Saturday, November 19, 2016
Despite a daily influx of new Middle Tennessee residents, companies looking to hire workers for the upcoming holiday season may have a tougher time than usual filling those spots.
That’s because Davidson County’s unemployment rate was 3.8 percent in August, according to the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development, the lowest urban figure in the state and well below the state’s 4.4 percent rate.
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Norris, Others Take Next Step After Election -
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
State Senate Republican leader Mark Norris of Collierville ran for re-election this year the way just about any incumbent prefers to run – unopposed.
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Why is It So Difficult for Tennessee To Oust Indicted Politicians? -
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Tennessee is lagging much of the nation when it comes to the ability to remove scoundrels from public office.
And, make no mistake, the Volunteer State has had its fair share of ne’er-do-well politicians who would likely have been thrown out of office if the proper procedures had been in place.
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Cemetery Mess, Unidentified Bodies Stump Tennessee Officials -
Friday, August 19, 2016
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – More than two years after the state closed a troubled Tennessee cemetery whose owner was accused of losing bodies and burying multiple people in single plots, it appears that efforts to determine exactly who is buried where have failed.
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Ifs, Etc. -
Thursday, May 19, 2016
A wordier version of this column ran in 2008. That would have been shortly after the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ran a certain editorial. In which it asserted that to say there are “no ifs, ands or buts” is wrong. The correct phrase, it averred, is “no ifs, ans or buts.”
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Robots Are Taking Tennessee’s Jobs -
Saturday, April 23, 2016
MTSU student Nathan Simpkins found the perfect major when the university started its mechatronics engineering program in 2013, a pursuit practically guaranteeing him a high-paying job in an increasingly automated manufacturing industry.
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Dodging a Disaster With Volkswagen? -
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Next month will mark five years since the first Passat rolled off the assembly line at Chattanooga’s Volkswagen plant. Most anniversaries are a cause for celebration.
But as Chattanoogans blow out the candles on this particular milestone they’ll be hoping that Volkswagen’s diesel emissions troubles will soon be extinguished, too, and that the new SUV model they’ll start producing this year will help VW emerge from the crisis a better and stronger company than before.
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US Stocks Veer Lower Following Another Drop in Price of Oil -
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
A slump in crude oil prices and other commodities weighed on stocks in afternoon trading Monday. Energy companies were among the biggest decliners as the price of crude oil sank to the lowest level in more than a decade. Investors also weighed the implications of another drop in China's stock market.
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Refugees, Regents, Privatization On Tap for New Session -
Friday, January 1, 2016
State Sen. Ken Yager isn’t quite ready for the state of Tennessee to reclaim the Refugee Resettlement Program from Catholic Charities.
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Nashville Property Values Increasing at 'Historic' Clip -
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Davidson County property assessor says he's expecting to see a "historic" rise in property values during Metro Nashville's next reappraisal.
According to The Tennessean, George Rooker Jr. told a newly created Metro Council Ad Hoc Affordable Housing Committee last week that he's estimating an average increase in residential property values of between 33 and 37 percent during the upcoming 2017 reappraisal.
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Tennessee’s Landlords Find Hidden Costs of Privatization -
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Murfreesboro businessman Tom Hyde felt the sting of Tennessee’s privatization practices two years ago when a representative of Jones Lang Lasalle notified him he would have to pay the company a commission as part of his next lease agreement.
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Graceland West Gets LUCB’s Green Light -
Friday, October 9, 2015
Graceland is getting another expansion with a recently approved planned development dubbed Graceland West.
On Thursday, Oct. 8, the Shelby County Land Control Use board unanimously approved rezoning the area on the west side of Elvis Presley Boulevard to accommodate an entertainment complex with limited commercial mixed use.
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An ‘Epiphany’ for Legislators on In-State Tuition -
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Tina Sharma grew up in Tennessee, graduated from Martin Luther King High School in Nashville and enrolled at Belmont University. She calls the Volunteer State home.
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Prosecution Team Named For Jackson Retrial -
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Preliminary hearings in the case of a Memphis woman who received a new trial in the stabbing death of her mother continue in Shelby County Criminal Court.
Mike Dunavant, the special prosecutor in the second-degree murder case against Noura Jackson, announced in a Monday, March 17, hearing before Judge Chris Craft that he has assigned assistant district attorneys Walt Freeland of Tipton County and Mark Davidson of Fayette County to the case.
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Dunavant Names Prosecution Team for Jackson Retrial -
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Preliminary hearings in the case of a Memphis woman who received a new trial in the stabbing death of her mother continue in Shelby County Criminal Court.
Mike Dunavant, the special prosecutor in the second-degree murder case against Noura Jackson, announced in a Monday, March 17, hearing before Judge Chris Craft that he has assigned assistant district attorneys Walt Freeland of Tipton County and Mark Davidson of Fayette County to the case.
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Eakin: Rising Rents Hitting All of Middle Tennessee -
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Selling business people on the idea of relocating to Nashville is easy for commercial real estate broker Barry R. Smith because he, too, bought into the city’s charm when he first came to town in 1981.
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Brewery Developers Buy Site for New Apartment Building -
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
11 Butler Ave.
Memphis, TN 38103
Sale Amount: $1.25 million
Sale Date: Feb. 23, 2015
Buyer: 495 Tennessee LLC
Seller: BCH Investments LLC
Details: The team behind the development of the historic Tennessee Brewery has acquired a key piece of property adjacent to the long-vacant structure as plans for the new Tennessee Brewery: The Revival series of events there move forward.
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Jones, Vols Make Honor Roll With Recruiting Class -
Saturday, February 14, 2015
KNOXVILLE – Butch Jones has done it again.
Tennessee’s football coach has created a national buzz with his 2015 recruiting class.
UT finished with the No. 4 class in the nation as rated by 247Sports and ended up ranked No. 5 by Rivals when the Feb. 4 national signing day was over.
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Vols Take Plenty of Momentum Into Offseason -
Saturday, January 10, 2015
KNOXVILLE – There’s nothing like going into the offseason on a high note. The Vols will be riding the momentum from the resounding 45-28 victory against Iowa in the Jan. 2 TaxSlayer Bowl through the end of recruiting season, winter workouts, spring practices and into the summer months.
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$1 Million-Plus Sales Reach New Heights in 2014 -
Saturday, December 27, 2014
As 2014 comes to a close, the “Where does it end?” question is becoming more and more a part of the conversation.
And based on the past, it is a logical concern as buyers are being forced to pay more and more for houses with demand high and inventory low.
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Target Bringing 400-Job Project to Memphis -
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Memphis is poised to land hundreds of new jobs and retain several hundred more. Target will seek incentives from Memphis and Shelby County as early as next week for an online fulfillment center that will create over 400 new jobs.
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Few Clues to Tennessee Attorney General Applicants -
Friday, August 29, 2014
NASHVILLE (AP) – The deadline to apply to become Tennessee's next attorney general is Friday, but anyone still on the fence about whether to join the fray won't have the benefit of sizing up the competition first.
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Health Choice Selects Jones to Lead Provider Engagement -
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
LaTasha Jones has been named director of provider engagement at Health Choice LLC, where she will be responsible for directing and managing the implementation of a clinical integration database for Health Choice providers and practices.
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County Commission Expected to Fill Vacancy -
Monday, January 13, 2014
The Shelby County Commission starts with a dozen members at the first meeting of 2014. But it should be back up to the full 13 members by the end of the Monday, Jan. 13, session.
The commission meets at 1:30 p.m. at the Vasco Smith County Administration Building. Follow the meeting @tdnpols, www.twitter.com/tdnpols.
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Failed Education Bills to Return in New Session -
Friday, December 27, 2013
NASHVILLE (AP) – Proponents of revamping education laws in Tennessee cite a recent report that ranked the state's students tops in the nation in academic improvement as proof that recent reforms are working and more should be considered.
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Tennessee GOP Settles Lawsuit With Top Aide -
Saturday, November 16, 2013
The Tennessee Republican Party and former chief of staff Mark Winslow have settled a lawsuit over the public disclosure of his severance pay after he left the state GOP.
Republican U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann of Chattanooga and political operative Chip Saltsman remain defendants in the case headed for trial on Feb. 24.
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Tennessee GOP Settles Lawsuit With Top Aide -
Monday, November 11, 2013
The Tennessee Republican Party and former chief of staff Mark Winslow have settled a lawsuit over the public disclosure of his severance pay after he left the state GOP.
Republican U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann of Chattanooga and political operative Chip Saltsman remain defendants in the case headed for trial on Feb. 24.
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MAAR Recognizes Long-Serving Members -
Saturday, October 19, 2013
The Memphis Area Association of Realtors has honored more than 20 industry professionals with the Realtor Emeritus designation. The Realtor Emeritus designation recognizes individuals who have held successive membership in the National Association of Realtors and a local association for 40 years.
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MAAR Recognizes Long-Serving Members -
Friday, October 18, 2013
The Memphis Area Association of Realtors has honored more than 20 industry professionals with the Realtor Emeritus designation.
The Realtor Emeritus designation recognizes individuals who have held successive membership in the National Association of Realtors and a local association for 40 years.
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Wealthy Business Executives Eye Political Races -
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) – He has never been elected to anything, not even "student council in high school," as he boasts. He has little patience for schmoozing. In dealing with people, he admits to being "pretty blunt" - more suited to running a large private equity firm, which Bruce Rauner did successfully for 30 years, than seeking votes for governor, which he intends to do in Illinois next year.
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Failed Education Bills on Radar for Next Session -
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
NASHVILLE (AP) – In the last few years, Tennessee hasn't shied away from contentious education initiatives as it seeks to remain at the forefront of education reform in the nation.
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has even characterized the state's efforts as "courageous leadership."
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Charter School Authorizer Bill Passes House -
Monday, April 22, 2013
A measure that seeks to change the way certain charter schools are authorized has passed the House.
The proposal sponsored by Republican Rep. Mark White of Memphis was approved 62-30 on Thursday. It’s similar to the Senate version, which was expected to be taken up Friday on the Senate floor.
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Push Education Bills in Final Days of Session -
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
NASHVILLE (AP) – As the 108th Tennessee General Assembly draws to a close, state lawmakers are hoping to push through education proposals that include creating a state panel to authorize charter schools for five counties and a measure that would clear the way for cities to begin forming municipal school systems.
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Charter Panel Bill Slowed in Senate -
Thursday, April 11, 2013
NASHVILLE (AP) – Lawmakers questioned a proposal to create a special panel to authorize charter schools in several Tennessee counties during debate at the state Legislature Tuesday, while a nonprofit group criticized the governor's decision to withdraw his school voucher program.
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Merger Again Intersects With Nashville -
Monday, February 18, 2013
For a third consecutive year in Nashville, the Shelby County schools merger and the suburban reaction to it are on the calendar of the Tennessee legislature.
As the General Assembly finished its legislative week Thursday, Feb. 14, state Senate Republican leader Mark Norris of Collierville introduced several bills, some of them captions to be added to as needed that would make suburban municipal school districts possible.
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Due Process -
Saturday, January 26, 2013
One at a time. That is the most noticeable change so far at Memphis-Shelby County Juvenile Court as a result of a landmark settlement in November with the U.S. Justice Department. The children before the court come before the court magistrates one at a time. No more groups of juvenile defendants waiting for their case to come up as other cases are being heard.
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City Responds To State Appeal In Photo Voter ID Case -
Monday, October 29, 2012
Attorneys for the city of Memphis will file a motion with the Tennessee Supreme Court by noon Monday, Oct. 29, in the photo voter ID court case.
Tennessee state government Friday, Oct. 26, filed an appeal with the Tennessee Supreme Court of Thursday’s Tennessee Appeals Court ruling that orders the Shelby County Election Commission to allow voters to use photo library cards as a valid form of voter identification.
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Appeals Court Rules Photo Library Cards Are Voter ID -
Friday, October 26, 2012
Photo library cards the city of Memphis began issuing this summer can be used as valid identification for the Nov. 6 elections.
The Tennessee Appeals Court ruled Thursday, Oct. 25, that city of Memphis photo library cards are a valid form of state issued identification for voting under terms of a 2011 Tennessee that requires photo identification in order to vote.
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Suburban School Board Races Almost Set -
Friday, August 17, 2012
Races on the Nov. 6 ballot for six sets of suburban school boards took shape Thursday, Aug. 16, at the noon filing deadline for candidate qualifying petitions.
The candidates that made the deadline have another week to withdraw from the races if they wish.
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Country Songwriters Event Benefits St. Jude, Le Bonheur -
Monday, June 25, 2012
The Darryl Worley and Friends Songwriters’ Event featuring country music songwriters Darryl Worley, Mark D. Sanders, Rob Crosby and Jim “Moose” Brown will take place Tuesday, June 26, at 7 p.m. at Bumpus Harley-Davidson, 325 S. Byhalia Road in Collierville.
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Commercial Advisors Lists Former Hamilton Beach Site -
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors LLC has been awarded listing and management of the 900,000-square-foot industrial space at 5461 Davidson Road, the largest vacancy in the Memphis market.
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Commercial Advisors Awarded Industrial Listing -
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors Asset Services LLC has been awarded listing and management of the 900,000-square-foot industrial space at 5461 Davidson Road, the largest vacancy in the Memphis market.
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Tenn. Voucher Debate: Private School Bailout or Much-Needed Choice? -
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
NASHVILLE – Critics of a bill to create a school voucher system in Tennessee characterized the plan as a "bailout" for financially failing private schools while proponents hailed it as a needed new choice in education during a legislative hearing this past week.
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Court Filing Deadline Extended in Nashville -
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court has said that it will extend the deadlines of all court filings in Nashville by one month because of the severe flooding in Music City.
On Monday, the court said that anyone who had a deadline of filing court papers from May 3 to May 7 will get an extra 30 days.
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Davidson County Primary Election Flooded Out -
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
NASHVILLE (AP) — Election officials in Nashville have delayed the city's local primary because of flooding.
The Davidson County primary election was to have taken place Tuesday, but local election commission members conducted an emergency meeting Monday and voted to delay it for two weeks.
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Sheriff's Race Attracts Hard-Boiled Veterans -
Monday, April 19, 2010
Most of the Democratic and Republican candidates for Shelby County sheriff gathered last month in the office of outgoing Sheriff Mark Luttrell.
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Paul Stanley's Fall From Grace -
Monday, August 17, 2009
Jim Kyle, a Memphis Democrat who serves as minority leader in the state Senate, gave the first lunchtime address of 2009 to the Memphis Rotary Club.
Rotarians got a bird’s-eye view of the state’s financial picture from Kyle, who described choices needed to close the state’s budget shortfall. Kyle this week announced his candidacy in the 2010 gubernatorial race.
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Stanley Resigns Committee Chairmanship -
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Speaking with The Daily News Wednesday, top leaders of both political parties in the state Senate hesitated to condemn their colleague, Sen. Paul Stanley of Germantown, for his alleged relationship with a 22-year-old legislative intern.
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Peeples Promoted to Administrator At Methodist Alliance Health Services -
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Trip Peeples has been promoted to administrator for Methodist Alliance Health Services' Home Medical Equipment and Infusion division.
Peeples has been with Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare for seven years, most recently serving as corporate director of finance and reimbursement and interim chief financial officer for Methodist Extended Care Hospital.
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Tennessee Primaries Provide Hints but no Solid Direction for Fall -
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
KNOXVILLE (AP) - A week after the Super Tuesday primaries in Tennessee, political experts have combed through the numbers but are no more certain about how Volunteer State voters will swing in the presidential election in November.
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Application Period for State Court of Appeals Vacancy Ends -
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
NASHVILLE (AP) - The state Judicial Selection Commission will meet later this month to discuss filling the state Court of Appeals vacancy created when Judge William Koch was named to the Supreme Court.77.
UTHSC's Netland Honored by American Academy of Ophthalmology -
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Dr. Peter A. Netland will receive the Senior Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology at its annual conference this fall.
Netland, a Siegal Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), is the director of the Glaucoma Service and vice chair for academic affairs for the UTHSC Department of Ophthalmology. He is also the site leader in Memphis for the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus.
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Enhancing a Landmark -
Monday, June 18, 2007
With its 30th birthday less than two years away, the Hilton Memphis' new owners are making sure the iconic hotel ages gracefully.
Built in 1979, this East Memphis landmark is undergoing yet another renovation, this one an $8 million, four-year process courtesy of Davidson Hotel Co., the Memphis-based company that bought the 405-room building in May for $45 million.
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Archived Article -
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
939 Ridge Lake Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38120
Sale Amount: $45 million
Sale Date: May 9, 2007
Buyer: RBD Memphis LLC
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Hilton MemphisSells For $45 Million -
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
The 405-room Hilton Memphis at 939 Ridge Lake Blvd. has sold for $45 million.
The sale closed last week.
Sale deeds list the buyer as RBD Memphis LLC a81.
Gerard Appointed Administrator at Methodist Cancer Center -
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Dr. Dava F. Gerard has been appointed administrator for the Methodist Healthcare Cancer Center. She previously was the founding vice president and chief operating officer of the Nevada Cancer Institute in Las Vegas.
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Davidson Hotel Co. BuysRhode Island Hotel -
Friday, September 29, 2006
Memphis-based Davidson Hotel Co. and Amstar Group LLC in Denver have announced the joint acquisition of the Hyatt Regency Newport, R.I., from H.E. Newport Equities LLC, an affiliate of Global Hyatt Corp., for an undisclo83.
Archived Article -
Tuesday, August 8, 2006
7761 U.S. 64
Memphis, TN 38133
Sale Amount: $17 million
Sale Date: July 7, 2006
Buyer: TENN CMX Owner LLC
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Events -
Friday, March 31, 2006
The government relations committees of the Collierville Chamber of Commerce and the Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce host their seventh annual State Legislative Breakfast today from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Ridgeway Country Club, 9800 Poplar Ave. Cost is $15. Call 853-1949 or 755-1200.
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Archived Article: Daily Digest -
Monday, June 27, 2005
Dillards Buys Property Dillards Buys Property
in Carriage Crossing
The Castner-Knott Dry Goods Co. has purchased 12.47 acres near the proposed south line of Houston Levee Road and proposed north line of Shelby Drive from Carriage Avenue LLC...
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Archived Article: Gov -
Friday, January 28, 2005
By Andy Meek Local, State Leaders Consider Consolidation Issue
ANDY MEEK
The Daily News
In the complicated math of consolidation, adding one and one is about as easy as mixing oil and water.
Financial troubles plaguing Memphis and She...
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Archived Article: Real Recap -
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
4880 Tuggle Road Kohls Purchases Land in Collierville 9.7 acres in
Gallina Centro
Cost: $2.3 million
Buyer: Kohls Department Stores Inc., a Delaware corporation
Seller: Gallina Centro LLC
Property: 9.7 acres of unimproved property ...
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Archived Article: Jobs P2 -
Friday, January 3, 2003
U.S. jobless claims up sharply U.S. jobless claims up sharply
Lines for state unemployment benefits grew in late December, pushing up new U.S. jobless claims by a surprisingly steep 13,000, federal officials said Thursday.
Tennessee officia...
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Archived Article: Law Focus -
Thursday, February 28, 2002
Mental health court for Memphis Specialized courts finding niche in Tennessee By MARY DANDO The Daily News While some specialized courts have found a home in Shelby County, those in the southwest corner of the state wont be seeing one of the courts ...90.
Archived Article: Market Briefs -
Monday, December 3, 2001
Funky Furniture Auction and Party is Dec The Funky Furniture Auction and Party is 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Memphis Botanic Gardens Hardin Hall, 750 Cherry Road. Admission is $15. The annual trash-to-treasure event benefits the Memphis Advertising...
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Archived Article: Comm Focus -
Friday, May 18, 2001
Click it or ticket campaign goes into overdrive May 21 Click it or ticket campaign shifts into overdrive By MARY DANDO The Daily News Tennessee drivers who do not buckle up themselves or their children beware. During the month of May, proclaimed &qu...92.
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Monday, April 3, 2000
Calendar Feb April 3 The Consumer Credit Counseling Service will host a free seminar covering budgets and the basics of money management from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., 2158 Union Ave., Suite 400. For reservations, call 323-4909, ext. 1008. April 4 The Tenne...93.
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Monday, September 15, 1997
Sept Sept. 15 East Memphis Business and Professional Women will meet at the Lulu Grille, 565 Erin Drive. Networking begins at 6 p.m., and dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. The speaker will be attorney Patrick B. Mason, who will discuss the Tax Relief Ac...94.
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Monday, September 8, 1997
Sept Sept. 8 The Laurelwood Business and Professional Women will meet at Davis-Kidd Booksellers, 387 Perkins Road Extended from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, call 685-0495. The Shelby County Republican Womens Club will meet at 11 a.m. at...95.
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Monday, September 16, 1996
Sept Sept. 16 East Memphis Business and Professional Women will meet at Lulu Grille, 565 Erin Drive. Networking begins at 6 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Representatives from the Bill Clinton and Bob Dole campaigns will discuss issues dealing with w...