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NashVillager Podcast: The fight for a Civil Rights institution
How did the Highlander School impact the push for landmark social changes in America?. What began as a resource for poor Appalachian folks became a nexus for the non-violent protest movement and voter registration drives of the Civil Rights era. Plus the local news for August 16, 2024 and the challenge of protecting victims of domestic violence in Tennessee.
Ole Miss hoops to face Colorado State in neutral site, non-conference action
Inside the Rebels has learned that the Ole Miss men's basketball program will take on the Colorado State Rams in non-conference action early in the 2024-25 season. The matchup is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Landers Center in nearby Southaven, Miss. This will be the...
Acadian Ambulance Facing Multiple Class Action Lawsuits Over Data Breach
Several class action lawsuits have been filed against Acadian Ambulance over a recent ransomware attack and data breach that may have affected up to 10 million individuals. At the time of publication, the breach has yet to be reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights, so it is unclear exactly how many individuals have been affected.
Southaven teacher receives NMCC Grisham teaching award
Northwest Mississippi Community College's Audrie Rhoda McCann of Southaven was awarded the Sandy Grisham Excellence in Teaching Award at this year's college-wide Convocation on Aug. 12 at the Heindl Center for the Performing Arts on the Senatobia campus. "I am very humbled and honored to be chosen as the recipient...
On the Fly: Week of 08/16/24
The Memphis Flyer is Memphis’ alternative newsweekly, serving the metro Memphis area of nearly a million residents. The Flyer was started in 1989 by Contemporary Media, Inc., the locally owned publishers of Memphis magazine. For over 30 years, The Memphis Flyer has hit the streets every Wednesday morning with a blend of serious hard news and Memphis’ best entertainment coverage.
MSCS School Resource Officers attend Memphis jamboree after threatening to strike
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Shelby County Schools (MSCS) School Resource Officers (SROs) returned to work in time to attend the 2024 High School Football Jamboree after threatening to strike. The high school football season kicked off at MSCS with its annual football jamboree. However, the presence of SROs was...
What was Elvis Presley’s cause of death? A look back at the King's 1977 death in Memphis
"Death Captures Crown of Rock and Roll — Elvis Dies Apparently After Heart Attack." That was the headline stripped across the front page of the Wednesday, Aug. 17, 1977, edition of The Commercial Appeal, relaying the shocking news from the previous day. ...
The Trishas co-founder and Shinyribs Soul Sister taps into her Memphis roots with new album, Everything Beautiful, out 9/27
It's been a 10-year wait, but Kelley Mickwee's soulful new single, "Force Of Nature," is premiering today at Glide Magazine. It’s the first release from Everything Beautiful, her first solo album in a decade and was co-written with Owen Temple and features David Jimenez on guitar. "I enlisted an amazing cast of characters, from Pumas to Gary Clark Jr. members to Heathens; it was a killer studio band,” Mickwee says. The album was recorded at Church House Studios in Austin, TX and was produced, recorded and mixed by David Boyle.
Memphis Man Who Robbed Jonesboro Retailer Gets Life Sentence
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Memphis man with an extensive criminal history was sentenced to life in prison today for an aggravated robbery committed earlier this year in Jonesboro. Pierre Darnell Wright, 34, of Memphis, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday, August 15, 2024, according to the prosecutor’s office. He was convicted of aggravated robbery, a Class Y felony, after less than 20 minutes of jury deliberations. He also was convicted of a misdemeanor theft charge, receiving a 12-month suspended sentence on that charge.
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