Lincoln Memorial drops suit over law school
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Lincoln Memorial University is dropping the lawsuit it filed against the American Bar Association after that organization declined to accredit its law school.
The suit claimed the school met all the standards but was denied accreditation in order to limit the number of law schools in the country, and also the number of
...Loss of accreditation affects football, others
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Athletics programs at both West and East Oktibbeha County high schools are now ineligible for out-of-conference play, including playoffs, because of the school district's recent accreditation withdrawal.
The Starkville Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/PlrMns ) that West Oktibbeha had qualified for the playoffs this year.
The
...Man dies in weekend fire in Prentiss Co.
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Authorities are awaiting a positive identification to be made before releasing the name of a person who died in a fire on Sunday.
Prentiss County Sheriff Randy Tolar tells the Daily Corinthian (http://bit.ly/Plq45q ) that the identification will try to be made through DNA testing.
Tolar says the fire occurred in a small
...Bankruptcy judge rules Memphis can take over Beale
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A federal bankruptcy judge has ruled that the city of Memphis can take over the Beale Street Entertainment District from Performa Entertainment Real Estate Inc.
The city owns the entertainment district and Beale Street Development Corp. holds the lease. But that company has sublet management to Performa since 1982.
After
...Suspect in Ark. stabbing found mentally unfit
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - A Fort Smith man accused of stabbing his pregnant wife has been found mentally unfit to stand trial.
Sebastian County Circuit Court Judge James Cox signed an order Tuesday committing 34-year-old James Herring to the custody of the Department of Human Services for detention and treatment.
Herring faces two counts of capital
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