2012 warmest year on record in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The year just ended was the warmest on record in Memphis.
National Weather Service meteorologist Marlene Mickelson told The Commercial Appeal (http://bit.ly/ZdorLN ) the average temperature in the city during 2012 was 66 degrees. That compares with the previous mark of 65.6 degrees, set in 2007.
A long-lasting ridge of high
...Victim asks judge to not send boys to adult court
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Three young robbery suspects will likely spend time in juvenile lockup, but their case was kept out of adult court because the victim asked.
Monroe Davis told a Shelby County Juvenile Court judge he didn't want the teens sent to adult court, even though he feared for his life when 1 of them - just 13 at the time - stuck a gun
...Little Rock Skippy plant part of sale to Hormel
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Unilever is selling its Skippy peanut butter business to Hormel Foods for $700 million, including its plant in Little Rock.
The deal announced Thursday involves two peanut butter manufacturing facilities - the one in Little Rock and one in China's Shandong province.
Regulators still have to approve the transaction, which is
...Corinth officials OK liquor ordinance
CORINTH, Miss. (AP) - The Corinth Board of Aldermen has approved an ordinance governing the sale of liquor inside the city.
Corinth voters approved the sale of alcoholic beverages in a Dec. 11 special elections.
The Daily Corinthian reports (http://bit.ly/WmZLu1 ) that the ordinance generally mirrors the regulations of the state's Alcoholic Beverage
...Jonesboro's Turtle Creek Mall sells for $96M
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - A New York-based real estate investment firm is buying the Mall at Turtle Creek in Jonesboro for $96 million.
Rouse Properties Inc. closed Wednesday on the purchase from a private partnership led by David Hocker. The purchase also includes an adjacent shopping center, Turtle Creek Crossing.
Arkansas Business reports (http://is.
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