Thursday, June 05, 2008 - Posts

• Ripley High School Teacher Accused of Having Sex With Students

  RIPLEY, TN - A Ripley High School teacher and softball coach was charged with sexual battery and statutory rape and arrested Tuesday, June 3, 2008. Police say Amy Elder, 28, had a sexual relationship with at least two girls at Ripley High School over Read More posted Thursday, June 05, 2008 4:25 PM by APhillips | 3 Comments

• 3 Charged in Shooting Death of 16 Year-Old Memphis Boy

  MEMPHIS, TN – Memphis Police say three people have been charged in the case of a 16 year-old boy who died after being shot in the chest. According to police, Jamie Nelson, 31 and Monteria Holmes, 20, have been charged with First Degree Murder in the Read More posted Thursday, June 05, 2008 1:13 PM by smyers | 6 Comments

• Memphis Woman Stabbed Boyfriend in Frayser

  MEMPHIS, TN – Police say a Memphis man is in critical condition after he was stabbed by his girlfriend in Frayser. According to investigators, the stabbing happened at the Ridgecrest Apartments on Woodcliff Drive near Range line Road around 8:00 a.m., Read More posted Thursday, June 05, 2008 12:40 PM by smyers | 0 Comments

• 1 Police Officer Killed, Another Wounded in Eastern Tennessee

  MONTEAGLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities continue to search the rugged terrain around Monteagle for a man suspected in the fatal shooting of a Grundy County Sheriff's deputy. The suspect is 29 year-old Kermit Bryson, who is described as a white man, 5 feet Read More posted Thursday, June 05, 2008 12:30 PM by smyers | 0 Comments

• 16 Year-old boy Collapses, Dies During Sports Camp

  JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - A West Tennessee high school athlete collapsed and while participating in a basketball camp and later died. Fayette County Schools Superintendent Myles Wilson said 16 year-old Anferee Lewis of Fayette-Ware High School in Somerville Read More posted Thursday, June 05, 2008 12:26 PM by smyers | 0 Comments

• Mt. Pleasant City Meeting Erupts in Fist Fight

  MT. PLEASANT, Tenn. (AP) - An argument between two Mt. Pleasant commissioners ended in a fist fight during a budget meeting, but no charges were filed. The Daily Herald in Columbia reported the argument between Bob Shackelford and Steve Kirk during Wednesday's Read More posted Thursday, June 05, 2008 12:23 PM by smyers | 0 Comments