MAS hosting meet-and-greet for new director
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Animal Services announced that its new director, Suzy Hollenbach, will be available to meet this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., Hollenbach will be onsite at Memphis Animal Services located at 2350 Appling City Cove. She will be around, walking the kennels and speaking...
Retiring mayor celebrated at surprise retirement party
Photo: Retiring Horn Lake Mayor Allen Latimer receives a wood-carved clock as a gift during his retirement party. (Bob Bakken/desotocountynews.com) New people will begin taking their seats leading their respective cities this week but Friday night was about honoring the long public service to DeSoto County and Horn...
Lethal highway gun violence as holiday travel week starts
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Fourth of July holiday travel week is off to a deadly start in Memphis. A woman was killed and a man critically injured following yet another interstate highway shooting. AAA reported the long holiday travel week officially started Sunday, but the pavement of an interstate in Memphis was bathed...
9 Massive Secondhand Shops In Tennessee That’ll Make Your Bargain-Hunting Dreams Come True
Looking for amazing secondhand shops in Tennessee where treasure hunting dreams become reality?. These 9 thrift stores offer incredible bargains and unique finds that will satisfy even the most dedicated bargain hunters!. 1. Blues City Thrift Store (Memphis) Ever walked into a thrift store and felt like you just...
Effort to clear Zion Hill cemetery underway
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Since it’s opening in 1876 the Zion Hill Cemetery has been an influential place in the African American community. For years the cemetery has deteriorated and is now surrounded by a subdivision in Cordova. “Knowing that my dad, my grandfather, my grandmother, my cousins, there...
Two men killed in Soulsville shooting; one person detained
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two men are dead after an argument led to a shooting in Soulsville on Sunday evening. At 4:13 p.m., officers responded to a shooting inside Memphis Rox, a rock-climbing nonprofit. A man was pronounced dead at the scene, and another victim was taken to the hospital, where they later died from their […]
The Country Ham At This No-Fuss Restaurant In Tennessee Are Out-Of-This-World Delicious
Some mornings you wake up with a hunger that only a proper Southern breakfast can satisfy – the kind where biscuits aren’t just an afterthought but the main event, where country ham has the perfect balance of salt and smoke, and where gravy isn’t measured in spoonfuls but in ladles.
Tennessee-Mississippi Heat Warning: Risk of Illness as Humidity Spikes From Noon to 9 p.m....
Memphis, Tenn. – Extreme heat will grip southwest Tennessee on Monday as heat indices soar above 105°F, creating dangerous conditions from 12 to 9 p.m. According to the National Weather Service in Memphis, a heat advisory is in effect for much of the Mississippi River delta, including Memphis, Clarksdale, Forrest...
SCSO: Man accused of bringing gun into CJC arrested
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has announced that the man who’d been caught on video with a weapon at the Criminal Justice Center has been arrested. The announcement came from Chief Deputy Anthony Buckner during a press conference on Saturday afternoon. The suspect has been identified as...
DAVID BLACKMON: Enviros Head To Memphis For Another Attack On American Industry
The subject of the rapid growth of AI technology, its associated data centers, and how they will source the electricity required to meet their massive power needs has been one of hottest topics of discussion in the energy space for a year now. While many, like me, have commented at...
