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Seal wins Republican Primary for State Senate seat
Claiborne County voters cast their ballots on Thursday in a general election for several county offices and the primary for statewide and national races. Jessie Seal, a Hancock County native who now resides in New Tazewell defeated incumbent Frank S. Niceley in the Republican primary for Tennessee’s 8th District Senate seat. District 8 includes Claiborne, […] The post Seal wins Republican Primary for State Senate seat appeared first on Claiborne Progress.
Bail remains contentious issue as Tennessee Republican lawmakers crack down
Battles over Tennessee’s bail laws are brewing amid arguments about two legislative moves designed to keep more defendants in jail until their court date. In one case, a Memphis criminal justice advocacy group is challenging the constitutionality of a new law prohibiting judges from considering an arrested person’s ability to pay when setting bail. Just […]
Two Memphis pharmacies offering free diapers
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tennessee has become the first state to launch a free diaper program — and there are two participating pharmacies in Memphis. Highland Heights Pharmacy on Poplar Ave and The Medicine Shopper on Knight Arnold are the approved sites where families can receive up to 100 diapers each month. “[Highland Heights Pharmacy] is […]
Motorcyclist killed in crash with tractor-trailer along Shelby Drive
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A motorcyclist is dead after a crash involving a tractor-trailer Tuesday evening along East Shelby Drive. The Memphis Police Department says the wreck happened near Malone Road. Officers were notified at 6:06 p.m. The motorcyclist, a man, was pronounced dead on the scene. No other injuries...
Driver accused of shooting at car with ex and his baby inside
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man has been charged with attempted first-degree murder after police say he shot at the mother of his child along Highway 385 while their baby was in her back seat. The mother and four-month-old were not hurt, but police say the bullet shattered the driver’s side window. The suspect, identified as […]
Surviving MPD officer wounded in deadly crash identified
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Police Department has identified the surviving officer in Friday’s deadly crash as Officer Bobby Fields. He was seriously wounded in a two-vehicle crash on Mississippi Boulevard and South Danny Thomas Boulevard early Friday morning. MPD says his squad car was involved with a...
Mom says 4-year-old was stuck in the heat after getting locked out of preschool
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Covington mom says her four-year-old daughter got locked out of her preschool during playtime and wasn’t discovered by workers until she went to pick her up at the end of the day. The mom, who didn’t want to be identified, said when she arrived at Krayola Learning Academy in Covington just […]
From dope houses to hope houses: Couple revitalizes lives, neighborhoods
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Ben and Jess Owen say they’re co-writing a book with the working title We Fight Monsters, the name of their Memphis-based nonprofit. Don’t be surprised if Hollywood comes calling for the movie rights. It would be an action film featuring gunfire on the streets of Memphis and the faraway battlefields of Afghanistan, lots of sex trafficking, romance and a committed love relationship, street-level Memphis drug dealing to the max and a super gifted businessperson who created an ingenious way to apply his web brilliance to the firearms industry.
Couple’s Dream Wedding Turns Into Disaster Due to Broken Air Conditioner: ‘There’s No Redo’
A couple's wedding day turned into a nightmare when their venue's air conditioning failed to work during the event. Michelle and Arnold Reed held their wedding at the Lichterman Nature Center in Tennessee, a facility owned by the Memphis Museum of Science & History. "There was no air conditioning in...
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