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Statewide turnout in Tennessee's August primary falls below 14% for first time in decades
Statewide voter participation in Thursday’s primary elections was the lowest in decades, with fewer than 14% of Tennessee's registered voters voting early, absentee or on election day. While voter registration has increased steadily in recent years, fewer registered voters are actually participating in elections. Just over 637,500 voters cast ballots in the Aug. 1 elections, according to unofficial vote totals submitted to the Tennessee Secretary of State’s office. The number is expected to change slightly as results...
Successful Child Safety Seat Check Held at Whiteville Elementary School
The Whiteville Police Department, in collaboration with the Bolivar Police Department and Tennessee Highway Patrol, proudly announced the successful completion of the Child Safety Seat Check held at Whiteville Elementary School on Thursday, August 1, 2024, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The organizers reported the event was a resounding...
‘It’s a Big American Story’: Inside the Rise and Fall of Stax Records
Stax: Soulsville U.S.A., Jamila Wignot’s four-part HBO documentary about the legendary Memphis record label that produced Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, and others, offers incredible first-person stories. At one point, Booker T. Jones sits at a piano and shows exactly how he stumbled on the chords that became the 1962 chart-topper “Green Onions.” Inside Sammy Davis Jr.'s Secret Satanic Past But not long after she began working on the project, Wignot realized the story of Stax went much deeper. The label, which began (as Satellite Records) in 1957 and closed in 1975, spanned an intensely tumultuous period in American history, including the...
Young Dolph's record label hosting annual car show in his honor
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Paper Route Empire, the record label founded by Memphis rapper Young Dolph, will continue to honor the late artist with the newest edition of their annual car show. "Love for The Streets Car Show: Let's Go Edition" will be held at the Renasant Convention Center in Memphis...
Mississippi native Shelby McEwen advances to Men’s High Jump final
PARIS (WMC) - Abbeville, Mississippi, native Shelby McEwen secured his spot in the Men’s High Jump final Wednesday morning. McEwen of Team USA finished 1st in the qualifier with a score of 2.27, along with Qatar’s Essa Mutaz Barshim, Korea’s Sanghyeok Woo, and Japan’s Ryoichi Akamatsu.
Arrest made in fatal shooting, attempted carjacking on Easter
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was arrested for allegedly being involved in a fatal shooting outside a store in southwest Memphis on Easter Sunday last year. Eundra Mabry is charged with First Degree Murder in Perpreation of Attempted Robbery, Attempted Felony to wit Especially Aggravated Robbery, and Employing a Firearm During a Dangerous Felony. 35-year-old […]
Multiple Beauty Supply Smash-and-Grabs Force Owner to Close (Video)
Save 50.0% on select products from Y\u00B7J Back home with promo code 50BQ98JA, through 8/16 while supplies last. In a daring and destructive theft, a group of smash-and-grab thieves stole approximately $10,000 worth of merchandise from a beauty supply store in South Memphis. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Monday morning, has left the store’s owner so disheartened that he has decided to close the business for good. This incident marks the fourth burglary at the store this year alone.
Man critical after shooting in South Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was shot in South Memphis on Wednesday morning, according to Memphis Police. A little before 6:30 a.m., officers received a shooting call. The incident happened at South Parkway East and Florida Street. Employees at the Marathon Gas Station told WREG that the driver was shot at another location. While driving […]
Corinth fires city employee arrested in mass animal cruelty case
CORINTH, Miss. (WTVA) — Corinth fired a city employee who faces 27 counts of animal cruelty. The official decision to fire Jonathan Hurst came on Tuesday evening, Aug. 6. He worked for the city’s sewage department, and the city initially suspended him following his arrest on July 28.
News of possible layoffs leaves Memphis Kellogg’s employees worried
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Some employees of Kellogg’s in Memphis could be losing their jobs next year. The announcement came as Kellogg’s presented their second quarter financial results, which included plans to close a plant in Omaha, Nebraska, and “scale back” production in Memphis. “Every reduction or potential reduction in the workforce bothers me,” Mayor Paul […]
There are a lot more corporate landlords in Memphis. That might mean less homeownership.
With the growth of institutional mega-landlords in Memphis, many have worried about how they would treat their tenants and their properties. But these concerns may have missed the main point, according to new research from Austin Harrison, assistant professor at Rhodes College, and researchers at Georgia State University. The bigger...
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