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Stockard on the Stump: Tennessee Rep. Ragan calls crossover voters ‘immoral’
The Tennessee Legislature’s most amiable (?) member is battling to keep his seat after a 258-vote loss in the House District 33 Republican primary where he claims Democrats voted illegally. Rep. John Ragan of Oak Ridge sees no conflict, either, between Tennessee’s standing as an open primary state and a new law requiring voters to […]
Tennessee to distribute additional $813M to broadband providers in effort to expand rural access
Tennessee is set to receive $813 million in federal funds to expand high-speed broadband internet into rural communities. The funds were approved by the U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration as part of a national effort to extend broadband to underserved communities throughout the United States. As Tennessee prepares to distribute $61M […]
John Ragan explains his election results challenge
EDITOR'S NOTE: On Aug. 19, The Oak Ridger published a news story on Tennessee Rep. John Ragan's challenge to the results of the Aug. 1 election. Those results showed he lost the Republican Party nomination for the 33rd District seat to Rick Scarbrough. Here is the news release Ragan sent last Friday, Aug. 16, about the challenge. ...
Sisters of Texas woman who Joshua Zimmerman allegedly murdered speak after his recapture
HERNANDO, Miss. (WMC) - Joshua Zimmerman, the accused killer who escaped from the DeSoto County courthouse in June and was finally recaptured in Chicago this week, now faces charges in four states. Zimmerman is charged with attempted murder and armed robbery in DeSoto County, Mississippi, where investigators say he tried...
Juvenile captured after escaping Desoto Co detention center
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Desoto County Sheriff says a 14-year-old managed to escape from their juvenile detention center during a disturbance Friday night. Sheriff Thomas Tuggle said around 6:45 p.m., his enforcement division was called in to assist deputy jailers after four juveniles attempted to attack them. Tuggle said it took several minutes to bring […]
Tennessee woman seriously injured after colliding with tow truck on Thomas Drive
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – A woman is injured after colliding with a flatbed tow truck on Thomas Drive on Saturday. Florida Highway Patrol officials said just after 5:30 a.m., a tow truck arrived on the scene to recover one of the vehicles from the DUI arrest that happened a few hours prior. The truck […]
First Alert: Hot temperatures continue to build around the Mid-South
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - While the Mid-South has been spoiled with seasonably cool temperatures for a lot of August, the end of the month looks to bring some of the hottest temperatures of 2024. If you want to have a glass-half-full mentality, it is that humidity levels aren’t going to...
Children playing with gun ends in one shot and two adults arrested
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two adults are being charged with child abuse, neglect, and endangerment after a child was shot while playing with a gun at their home, CPD says. According to CPD, detectives responded to Methodist North Hospital, following a report of a child who was shot in the leg.
‘Cleanliness is next to Godliness’: Volunteers clean up Orange Mound streets
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Members of an Orange Mound non-profit say they’re taking back their community one trash bag at a time. If you drive down a portion of Deadrick Avenue in the Orange Mound community, you might notice the road looks a little cleaner. That’s due to the hard work put in by volunteers from […]
Fight breaks out after man stops underage group from buying beer
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are looking for a trio of suspects they say assaulted a man after he stopped them from buying beer at a gas station. On Friday at 1:30 p.m., officers responded to an aggravated assault at 2980 Broad Avenue at Valero. Officers were told that a suspect entered the business and […]
MPD: Couple carjacks Uber driver with their infant in the car
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A couple was arrested after Memphis Police said they carjacked an Uber driver with their infant in the car. Anthony Bratcher, 20, was charged with theft of property $10,000-$60,000, reckless driving and two counts of evading arrest. Kiara Kidd, 18, was charged with carjacking, child endangerment and employment of a firearm during […]
Hit-and-run leaves person with critical injuries, police say
A person was critically injured in a hit and run accident Thursday night, Aug. 22, the Memphis Police Department (MPD) says. Memphis police responded to hit-and-run crash at Eldridge Avenue and Harrison Street at 8:30 p.m. A person was hit by a white, four-door sedan, as they were walking on...
1 dead after multi-vehicle crash; eastbound and westbound lanes closed
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One person is dead after a multi-car crash in Southeast Memphis Saturday morning, Memphis Police say. At 8:36 a.m., officers responded to a two-vehicle crash at E. Shelby Drive and Damascus Road. One person was pronounced dead at the scene. All eastbound and westbound lanes are closed.
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