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Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the fourth Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers.
Memphis had a population of 653,450 in 2013, making it the largest city in the state of Tennessee, the largest city on the Mississippi River, the third largest in the greater Southeastern United States, and the 23rd largest in the United States.
The greater Memphis metropolitan area, including adjacent counties in Mississippi and Arkansas, had a 2014 population of 1,317,314. This makes Memphis the second-largest metropolitan area in Tennessee, surpassed by metropolitan Nashville.
Memphis is the youngest of Tennessee's major cities, founded in 1819 as a planned city by a group of wealthy Americans including judge John Overton and future president Andrew Jackson. A resident of Memphis is referred to as a Memphian, and the Memphis region is known, particularly to media outlets, as "Memphis & the Mid-South".
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Utility: Thousands remain without power in west Tennessee
The Washington Times 19 May 2019
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Utility officials in west Tennessee say power may not be fully restored for thousands of customers until Tuesday after severe thunderstorms moved through the area. Memphis Light, Gas and Water says in a news release high wind gusts and heavy rains knocked down utility poles and ... ....
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The Los Angeles Times
19 May 2019
For Rams’ Darrell Henderson and Chargers’ Easton Stick, the future is now
The Los Angeles Times
19 May 2019
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Montrose Press
19 May 2019
Why is Wisconsin sending hundreds of children out of state for mental health care?
Montrose Press
19 May 2019
In reality, though, Horozewski is forced to send many children more than 600 miles south to a facility outside of Memphis, Tennessee ... Many of the children from Rock County requiring complex care have been sent to Youth Villages near Memphis....
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Saturday’s College Baseball Scores
Federal News Radio 19 May 2019
EAST. Albany 10, Hartford 2. Arizona 9, Penn St. 5. Binghamton 7, Maine 2. Bryant 13, Sacred Heart 0. Insight by HID Global ... Advertisement. CCSU 9, LIU Brooklyn 2. Charleston 5, Delaware 2. Fairfield 10-4, UMBC 4-5. Georgetown 12, Butler 9 ... St ... 6. E ... E ... FAU 8, Middle Tennessee 7 ... Memphis 10, East Carolina 9 ... Mississippi 5, Tennessee 4 ... UT Martin 8, Tennessee Tech 1 ... ....
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Journal Review
18 May 2019
Hardaway signs Precious Achiuwa to Memphis' packed class
Journal Review
18 May 2019
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Coach Penny Hardaway has his second five-star recruit at Memphis with forward Precious Achiuwa signing his national letter of intent, giving the Tigers the No ... Memphis announced Saturday that Achiuwa, who verbally committed to the Tigers on Friday, had signed his letter of intent ... Memphis Tennessee United States North America....
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Journal Review
18 May 2019
Boogie Ellis signs with Memphis after switching from Duke
Journal Review
18 May 2019
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Guard Boogie Ellis has signed his national letter of intent to play at Memphis, joining a vaunted recruiting class for coach Penny Hardaway going into his second season. Memphis announced Friday night that Ellis ... Tennessee United States North America Memphis....
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Journal Review
18 May 2019
NCAA grants Memphis QB Brady White 6th year of eligibility
Journal Review
18 May 2019
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The NCAA has granted Memphis quarterback Brady White a sixth year of eligibility due to several medical issues he dealt with while playing at Arizona State. Memphis announced the extension Friday. White started all 14 games last season for Memphis ... Arizona United States North America Memphis Tennessee....
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Two US death row inmates executed
Yahoo Daily News 18 May 2019
Washington (AFP) - A Tennessee man who killed his wife and an Alabama man convicted of a quadruple murder were executed by lethal injection Thursday. Donnie Edward Johnson, 68, was convicted in 1984 of murdering his wife, Connie Johnson, in Memphis, Tennessee, by stuffing a plastic garbage bag down her throat and suffocating her....
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The Dallas Morning News
18 May 2019
Dallas or Memphis BBQ? Tony Pollard's answer won't win Cowboys fans over, but his play ...
The Dallas Morning News
18 May 2019
"I guess it's just a Memphis thing." ... Pollard ran for 941 yards and caught 114 passes for 1,292 yards during his Memphis career ... Kamara had more yards (1,294) rushing in two years with Tennessee than Pollard had in three with Memphis ... He scored seven touchdowns on kickoff returns at Memphis, three of them for 100 or more yards....
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Tyler Morning Telegraph
18 May 2019
Shirley J. Lee
Tyler Morning Telegraph
18 May 2019
A memorial service for Shirley June Lee, 78, of Tyler will be held on Friday, May 24, 2019 at 1.00 p.m. at Pollard United Methodist Church with Rev. Richard Luna and Rev. Stephen Rhodes officiating ... Mrs ... Mrs ... In 1960, she married her high school sweetheart, James Lee of Waxahachie and moved to Memphis, Tennessee where James attended Optometry school ... Mrs....
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Sen. Sanders calls for the end of for-profit charter schools
The Mercury News 18 May 2019
By Ginger Gibson . Reuters ... Sanders, a U.S ... Charter schools receive government funding to operate but are more autonomous than traditional public schools ... Booker is “well liked,” said Corey Strong, former chairman of the Shelby County Democratic Party in Memphis, Tennessee, but he “has an issue with charter schools.” ....
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Bernie Sanders calls for end to for-profit U.S. charter schools
This is Money 18 May 2019
By Ginger Gibson ... Sanders, a U.S ... Charter schools receive government funding to operate but are more autonomous than traditional public schools. Students do not pay to attend ... Booker is "well liked," said Corey Strong, former chairman of the Shelby County Democratic Party in Memphis, Tennessee, but he "has an issue with charter schools." ... ....
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