Memphis Commercial Appeal

Wharton calls for investigation of registration of his own vehicles

Memphis Local News - Tue, 06/23/2009 - 13:21
The county mayor recently became aware that a family vehicle may have been registered without going through inspection.

Authorities still searching for Germantown man who drowned in Pickwick Lake

Memphis Local News - Tue, 06/23/2009 - 12:11
A search is continuing today for the body of a Germantown man who drowned over the weekend in Pickwick Lake.

Fire destroys house where woman was killed last week

Memphis Local News - Tue, 06/23/2009 - 09:45
A fire early today destroyed the house in north Shelby County where a woman was shot to death last week.

Editorial: A weak case for waivers

Memphis Opinion - Tue, 06/23/2009 - 01:06
Not that there ever was a truly legitimate excuse for most of the car inspection waivers that have been granted by the Shelby County Clerk's Office.

Metropolitan Bank's boutique services a success with 'emerging affluent'

Memphis Business - Tue, 06/23/2009 - 01:05
Metropolitan Bank's office looks unusual enough -- no tellers, no velvet rope -- but even more unusual is its branch bank, a Mini Cooper.

Collierville lowers its tax rate

Memphis Local News - Tue, 06/23/2009 - 01:05
Collierville's adopted a new tax rate and budget Monday night, while the town engineer made his last presentation to the board.

UT-Baptist Research Park cuts ribbon on first building

Memphis Business - Tue, 06/23/2009 - 01:04
Regional Biocontainment Laboratory will draw jobs as it repels epidemics, bioterrorism.

Too high a price

Memphis Opinion - Tue, 06/23/2009 - 01:04
Tempers and passions flare, greed holds sway and suddenly six people are slain over the weekend.

Levee fixed, Pidgeon industrial park improvements continue

Memphis Business - Tue, 06/23/2009 - 01:03
TVA maintains public was never in danger, and damage was mended quickly.

MCS wants $363 million from county to build, maintain schools

Memphis Local News - Tue, 06/23/2009 - 01:03
Memphis City Schools will ask Shelby County for $363 million to build and expand some schools and maintain others through 2014.

Coffee Break: American Chamber in France honors FedEx's Smith

Memphis Business - Tue, 06/23/2009 - 01:02
Medal of Honor recognizes his work as co-chairman of the French-American Business Council.

Marie Cocco: America's past -- as seen on YouTube

Memphis Opinion - Tue, 06/23/2009 - 01:02
The price at the gas pump has been ticking up and unemployment is tightening its grip. Pay cuts, salary freezes and furloughs strangle the wallet. The easy cuts to the family budget -- no summer camp, no family vacation -- already have been made. But the school year has ended and the kids are at loose ends. What's a worried parent to do?

Ailing Mets stop Cardinals

Memphis Sports - Tue, 06/23/2009 - 01:00
Tim Redding pitched into the eighth inning for his first win with the Mets and substitute setup man Brian Stokes got Albert Pujols to ground into a crucial double play, leading New York past the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-4, on Monday night.

What to do

Memphis Business - Tue, 06/23/2009 - 01:00
Workshops, seminars, networking and more.

People in business

Memphis Business - Tue, 06/23/2009 - 01:00
Honors, promotions, new hires and more.

Curry shakes label of just being a shooter to beome a likely lottery pick

Memphis Sports - Tue, 06/23/2009 - 01:00
Stephen Curry amassed a double-double the first time out in a college basketball game. The 6-3 combo guard began his career at Davidson with 16 points -- and 14 turnovers. Now fast forward to the NBA Draft, which takes place Thursday in New York. Curry has come a long way from his first college game, creating great intrigue about how well his skills will translate to the next level.

Lester Hudson takes tough route to NBA break

Memphis Sports - Tue, 06/23/2009 - 01:00
Lester Hudson could tell you all about the travails of growing up in a gang-riddled, drug-infested community. That's just life for some in Memphis, or any inner city for that matter. Escaping on a path paved with education to earn a degree from the University of Tennessee-Martin is a major part of Hudson's evolution. He also followed the bounce of a basketball, which is why Hudson -- reared on Seattle Street -- is quick to point out another defining moment in his life.

Recruit mulling Tigers: Ex-Trojan Williams likes U of M despite culture shock

Memphis Sports - Tue, 06/23/2009 - 01:00
Derrick Williams had been in town fewer than 24 hours, but already he understood what it would mean to play college basketball at the University of Memphis under first-year coach Josh Pastner. "Coach (John) Calipari built up the program," Williams said. "If I do decide to come here, it's going to be on the new people coming in to keep the program where it's at right now."

Pin placement proves a problem for Hunter Mahan

Memphis Sports - Tue, 06/23/2009 - 01:00
No golf tournament ends without a number of players able to say "What if?" over one hole or one swing. Hunter Mahan may have the best reason to ask that question after the U.S. Open.

Redbirds manager Chris Maloney 'pleased'

Memphis Sports - Tue, 06/23/2009 - 01:00
At 32-38, the Redbirds return to AutoZone Park tonight about to hit the halfway mark of their 144-game schedule.

As they prepare to take on the Omaha Royals (27-43) in a four-game series that begins tonight, the Redbirds find themselves in third place in the Pacific Coast League's American North Division, 81/2 games behind first-place Nashville. "Overall, I'm pleased with what we've done," Redbirds manager Chris Maloney said. "I would have liked to have hit more. I think we would be in better shape if we had hit more. But there's a lot of baseball left to be played. I think we're going to turn it on here and when we do, we should be right here in the thick of it."

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