Provides the latest RSS feeds for Memphis News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Tennessee Daily.com http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/cat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88/ en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:12:18 -0400 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:12:18 -0400 30 June 7, 2013 — Sisters Courtney Shivers, 9, (left) and Lauren Shivers, 7, play around in the pool before swimming laps during practice with the Memphis Splash swim team at the Hickory Hill Aquatic Center. (Brandon Dill/Special to The Commercial Appeal) When Splash Mid-South got its start five years ago, it had to recruit children for free swim ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215262839/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:17:40 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215262839/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Associated Press files Justin Timberlake, an avid golfer, previously lent his star power to the Timberlake Shriners Hospital Open in Las Vegas but his association with the event ended in 2012. Fresh off a resoundingly successful tournament, organizers of the FedEx St. Jude golf tournament are ';hopeful'; of adding Justin Timberlake to the event as early as next year in a role to be ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215261157/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:11:18 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215261157/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 A man who heard burglars sneaking into his home through a window scared them off by firing a warning shot, then jumped into his car and chased them down, triggering a shootout between the victim and his would-be assailants Sunday ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215261158/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:11:15 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215261158/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 GERMANTOWN, TN (localmemphis.com) - Prepare to pay. People living in Germantown are facing a big property tax hike. Their taxes are going up almost 50 cents.Germantown's budget won't be final until next week, but city leaders say property taxes are going up."I don't particularly like it, but I knew it was coming," says Ken Miller. 44.5 cents is a big deal to most we ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215259484/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:08:38 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215259484/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Layoffs seem to be at least one issue gaining consensus at the end of the Memphis city budget process as they showed up in Mayor A C Wharton's revised proposal weeks ago and the one made public Monday by Memphis City Council budget committee chairman Jim ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215259485/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:02:39 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215259485/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 DeSoto County school officials Monday outlined a proposed budget for fiscal 2013-14 that calls for no tax increase but adds revenue and expenditures including a teacher pay ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215259486/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:02:38 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215259486/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 GERMANTOWN, TN (localmemphis.com) - They can net you a hefty fine if you're caught running a red light. Traffic cameras are a common sight around the Mid-South, but drivers in Germantown don't have to worry about being photographed running a light.Despite the fact that some cameras are still up, Germantown is not using red light cameras and hasn't been for months."I'll be ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215258555/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:05:37 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215258555/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 June 17, 2013 — Sanitation worker Jonathan Golden, who has been on the job for 20 years, tosses bags of yard waste into his collection truck off Yates in East Memphis while working his route on Monday. Memphis City Council members will hear two proposals on the future of the city’s solid waste disposal service, both of which are expected to save the city millions of dollars. (Mike ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215258556/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:00:00 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215258556/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 The Shelby County Commission continues the debate to raise property taxes, voting on second reading on Monday on a $4.38 cents tax rate that includes a 30-cent increase to balance lost property tax revenues and a six-cent tax increase for ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215258557/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:59:56 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215258557/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 At a meeting dominated by infrastructure issues, the DeSoto Board of Supervisors on Monday approved flood-related emergency roadwork at five locations and will gather information on options for relocating a proposed cellular communications tower on Horn Lake Road that has sparked residents' ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215258558/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:59:54 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215258558/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Photos by Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal Pat Bevill has more than 800 varieties of day lilies she tends to on a daily basis. Bevill started growing day lilies about 24 years ago. She knows each of her flowers by their common name, what color blooms to expect, how high their stems grow and whether they like sun or tolerate ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215258559/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:59:52 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215258559/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 A 42-year-old woman was killed before dawn Saturday when a man who had been drinking at Club 152 told police he fell asleep at the wheel crashing into the back of a car sitting at a red light on Elvis Presley ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215258560/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:59:52 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215258560/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Dorsey Hopson, Interim Superintendent for the merged Memphis/Shelby County school district, notified employees Monday of a "workable" solution to prevent teachers from missing a paycheck.Thursday night, thousands of employees received an email that said they'd have to make a decision in about two weeks whether to stretch out their July paycheck or ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215257542/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:02:23 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215257542/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 SENATOBIA, MS (localmemphis.com) - A problem of miscommunication has now been solved with the creation of the new CrimeStoppers in Tate County. After 3 years of being a part of the North Central Mississippi CrimeStoppers unit, they now have their own. A few crossed wires, accompanied by some misunderstandings, had folks in Tate County believing that they had no CrimeStoppers to report to. Tate ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215257541/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:02:23 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215257541/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 A storm among employees of the legacy Shelby County Schools system and school board members began brewing after letters were delivered to employees Thursday explaining the payroll harmonization process and steps employees can take to ease their way through the ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215257543/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:56:35 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215257543/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - With Delta Air Lines dropping Memphis International as a hub and reducing its daily flight schedule, U.S. Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN) is asking two newly-merged airlines to consider expanding their services in Memphis.Delta announced June 4 it will only continue to operate 60 of its 94 daily flights out of Memphis, and approximately 230 jobs would be eliminated ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215256474/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:58:49 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215256474/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 SENATOBIA, MS (localmemphis.com) - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood issued an opinion Thursday about the state's new gun law in response to questions from Tate County Sheriff Brad Lance. While the law does allow Mississippians to openly carry guns, weapons can still be prohibited on private property and in courthouses. "Poorly written" and "clear as mud" is how ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215256473/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:58:48 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215256473/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Germantown has fired a 14-year police veteran after he failed to answer calls while he was visiting a friend outside of the suburb during his overnight ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215256475/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:52:52 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215256475/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Memphis police are investigating whether a reported shooting and car accident at the Aspenwood Apartments Monday afternoon are related.Officers were called to the area of Knight Arnold and Mendenhall around 2:15 p.m. on Monday, June 17, regarding a three-vehicle crash. One person was transported to the hospital in critical condition.Just prior to the accident, ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215255334/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:54:57 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215255334/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Animal cruelty and other charges filed last year against a former Memphis Animal Shelter employee were dismissed Monday after prosecutors said new evidence weakened their ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215255335/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:49:10 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215255335/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Qatar Al Anabi Racing Top Fuel driver Khalid Al Balooshi leaves the starting line at NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals last weekend. Photo courtesy of Gary ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215254188/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:58:24 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215254188/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Emergency personnel walk through a neighborhood severely damaged by a tornado near the Joplin Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., Sunday, May 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Mark ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215254189/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:52:14 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215254189/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - A former Memphis Animal Services employee is off the hook for animal cruelty after the charges were dismissed in court Monday afternoon.Demetria Hogan, 46, was indicted on multiple charges tied to the disappearance of a pit bull named Kapone.The dog's owner, Brooke Shoup, last saw Kapone and her other dog, Jersey, on June 24, 2011. Shoup said she came home to ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215253149/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:50:39 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215253149/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Police have charged 29-year-old Joe Willis with two counts of aggravated assault, aggravated burglary, evading arrest and theft of property under $500 after he ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215253150/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:44:36 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215253150/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - A suspect is recovering at The MED from being shot by Memphis police after he pointed a shotgun at officers during a home burglary early Saturday morning.Police responded to a security alarm around 3:20 a.m. on Saturday, June 15, on the 2900-block of Wedge Cove. When they arrived, officers heard noise coming from the back of the home, where they found 29-year-old ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215250825/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:45:17 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215250825/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) — Memories are a jumble walking out of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Days blend together, sound memories clash and surface. Hipster moustaches made from pink glow sticks haunt your dreams. And that smell. The horror.A few things really stuck out this year, though, as we reviewed things following Tom Petty's rain-drenched, festival-closing 2 ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215247200/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:41:26 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215247200/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has issued an emergency recall of compressed gas cylinders commonly used for propane stoves and other propane-fueled equipment.The cylinders are manufactured by Franklin-based The Lite Cylinder Company, Inc.The emergency order was issued after an agency investigation of Lite Cylinder revealed unsafe ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215247201/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:41:25 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215247201/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 http://bit.ly/12Pu6uO ) reported Nissan spokesman Justin Saia said Hooper's death on Sunday occurred in the body assembly section of the plant. Saia said he could not provide more details until family members had been ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215246270/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:27:23 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215246270/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Showers and thunderstorms are likely today, according to the National Weather Service. Highs will reach the upper 80s with a 70 percent chance for ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215244178/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:41:50 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215244178/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Sam Suggs, a water safety instructor, and Shane Locklear, 12, cool off at the Mid-South Fairgrounds following a life guard training session on June 17, 1991. City pools were delayed one week in opening due to budget cuts. Mid-South Memories for June ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215240061/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:22:04 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215240061/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Earnest Moore, a convicted killer wanted in the shooting of four people in Nashville, surrendered to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office Sunday ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215240060/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:22:03 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215240060/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 BEELINES Bees 5, Grizzlies 2 Record: 36-35 Up next: at Fresno, 8 p.m. Monday. Next homestand: June 18-21 vs. Sacramento ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215239516/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:29:40 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215239516/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Participants in drug court programs must undergo intensive, long-term treatment and counseling and must make frequent court appearances. When they complete the programs, charges against them may be reduced or set aside entirely. Adams County offers adult, youth and family drug ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215238868/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:34:23 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215238868/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 "He led the way in developing the newspaper's research division when the competitive media landscape demanded more than just raw circulation numbers," said Paul Jewell, the newspaper's marketing director. "He was a pioneer in developing the analytics that have become commonplace in the industry ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215238399/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:39:47 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215238399/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Mernie Guthrie responds during a hearing test conducted by hearing instrument specialist Brian Harvey. Harvey works with ';fitting software'; to qualify a client’s hearing loss, then uses the information to provide the proper hearing aid. Two years ago, Joe Pickler and his wife, Gayle Anthony Pickler, found themselves at turning points in their lives. On the younger side of ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215237425/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:54:24 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215237425/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 (l-r) Tilisha Kirkwood, Zytiera Richardson, and Fadarious Richardson "school" each other in a game of checkers at the 20th annual Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival. Justin A. Shaw/The Commercial Appeal Behind Douglass High School Sunday, gospel music rang out clear as sunshine as the 20th annual Memphis Juneteenth Festival wrapped up a successful ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215236835/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:02:51 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215236835/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Bees swarm around bee keeper Elke Longsworth as she searches for one of the new queens she recently bred for her hives at Longsworth’s home near Arlington. After 20 years keeping bees, Longsworth says she will probably get out of the bee business if Africanized Honey Bees move into the area due to their increased aggression. (Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal) ';This is more than a ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215236834/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:02:49 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215236834/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Memphis has $1.46 billion in total direct debt in part from its funding of The Pyramid and Pinch District redevelopment project, FedExForum, and lured Electrolux to build a manufacturing plant here. So, just how far in debt is the city of Memphis? What did we spend all that money ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215236833/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:02:47 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/215236833/scat/ca80f72a3dd6ba88