NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis officials have appealed a Nashville judge's ruling on the state requirement of photo identification for voting.
According to The Commercial Appeal (http://bit.ly/SsIbIJ ), attorneys for the City of Memphis filed an appeal late Wednesday with the Tennessee Court of Appeals.
The city claims the new requirement is a
...CENTERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A food processing plant in Middle Tennessee is expanding and will hire 64 more workers.
State officials announced Wednesday that AGRANA Fruit US will put about $10 million into construction at its plant in Centerville.
Company president Bob Prendes said the demand for yogurt has seen explosive growth in recent years and the
...PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - Jackson County authorities have arrested a master sergeant with the U.S. Air Force and charged him with two sex-related crimes against a child.
Sheriff Mike Byrd tells The Mississippi Press (http://bit.ly/RdSPyb ) 47-year-old John Robert Long, of St. Martin, is charged with one count of computer luring a child for sexual
...NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - Adams County is getting into the car auction business.
The Natchez Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/UGR11j ) the Adams County Board of Supervisors approved Tuesday the hire of auction company Cuevas Auction of Picayune to sell surplus vehicles that have been replaced in the last year.
The vehicles to be auctioned include eight
...HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) - Southaven Mayor Greg Davis has paid the $968 in fines resulting from his misdemeanor traffic case in which he was found guilty of passing a stopped school bus in his personal vehicle that was equipped with blue police lights.
Davis had 30 days to appeal Justice Court Judge Steve Ross's ruling last month.
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