Thursday Nov 19 | Memphis Commercial Appeal
Olive Branch hospital faces opposition
Alliance Healthcare System of Holly Springs will oppose granting a certificate of need to Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare to build a hospital in Olive Branch.
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Around the Region: Tennessee GOP lawmaker derides Obama
Republican state Rep. Richard Floyd of Chattanooga in an e-mail calls President Barack Obama and his administration a "socialist leader ... and his gang of thugs." The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that in the e-mail sent to supporters from his personal account, Floyd referred to two antigun bills purportedly being considered by Congress.
Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Mississippi, Holly Springs, MS, University of Tennessee at Martin
Man gets life sentence in college student's death
District Attorney Ben Creekmore says Barry Hullett of Lexington, Tenn., was convicted Thursday in Marshall County Circuit Court of accessory after the fact in the death of Joe Beale III.
Related Topix: University of Tennessee at Martin
Woman Sexually Assaulted While Changing Flat Tire
A warning now for women across one Mid-South county. Investigators are searching for a suspected rapist who attacked a woman parked on the side of the road.
Related Topix: Byhalia, MS
Marshall County authorities are looking for a rapist. They say he attacked a woman who was stopped on the side of the road with car trouble.
Ex-farmer Woods helps museum crank cotton gin
Rep. Tommy Woods will put his knowledge of cotton gins to use at the fall festival in Jackson next month to get an old gin working at the Agriculture Museum.
Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Byhalia, MS, Life, Food, Food Festival
Police in Conway say two containers of feminine hygiene products stolen from a distribution center in Conway have been found in Florida and Mississippi.
Storage containers, some feminine products recovered
The two shipping containers stolen from Conway on Oct. 24 have been located, Conway police confirmed this morning.
Auditor: Contraband-cigarette auction brings $1.9M
Mississippi Auditor Stacey Pickering says the federal government is collecting significantly more than the state from Tuesday's auction of more than 900,000 cartons of contraband cigarettes.
Related Topix: Tupelo, MS, Picayune, MS
Olive Branch hospital advocates expect opposition
Proponents of a hospital to serve Olive Branch are waiting to see what official opposition will arise during the application process.
Related Topix: Olive Branch, MS, Southaven, MS
Crossing Causes Neighborhood Concerns
One day after an accident that took the life of 21-year old Linah Luana Young, cars and trucks travel the same path she did Sunday afternoon before the fatal crash.
Related Topix: Train Disaster, Roger Clemens, Byhalia, MS
A 38-year-old Marshall County woman has landed in the DeSoto County Jail after being accused of extortion.
A 23-year-old woman died Saturday in a head-on collision in Marshall County, Miss.
Officer Arrested for Selling Drugs
A Holly Springs, Mississippi police officer faces drug charges tonight. He's accused of selling drugs to an undercover narcotics officer.
Related Topix: Drugs, Holly Springs, MS
Norfolk Southern terminal coming to Fayette, Tenn.
Norfolk Southern announced it will build a sprawling $129 million terminal in Fayette County where cranes will transfer containers between trucks and trains.
Related Topix: Memphis, TN Metro
Hill Country Picnic a big pasture party
The North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic celebrates its fourth year with a lineup that celebrates the legacy of local blues legends including R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough and Othar Turner.
Related Topix: Mississippi, Blues, R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, Potts Camp, MS, North Mississippi Allstars
Fight Over Videogame Ends With 9 Year-Old Shot to Death
MARSHALL COUNTY, MS a ' Investigators say 9 year-old Darius Finley was shot and killed inside his home while his father was outside cutting the grass.
Related Topix: Video Games, Red Banks, MS, Byhalia, MS
A 9-year-old boy is dead in the community of Red Banks in Marshall County, MS. Sheriff Kenny Disckerson says the boy was found in a bedroom shot in the chest with a shotgun near his body.
Boy Killed in Red Banks Shooting
According to the Marshall County Sheriff's Department, a 9-year old boy was shot and killed Tuesday morning.
Related Topix: Byhalia, MS
Boy Accidentally Kills 9-Year-Old Brother
Authorities say an 11-year-old Mississippi boy accidentally killed his 9-year-old brother with a shotgun blast yesterday as the two struggled over the gun after arguing about a video game.
Related Topix: Video Games, Criminal Defense Law, Law
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