07/14/11 Your wedding day is supposed to be the happiest day of your life. So what if your happiness depends on exploiting the historical persecution of black people? Last year, a white British couple staged an elaborate "colonial Africa"-themed destination ceremony in South Africa, complete with black servants in fez hats and glorious laughter . The couple's been condemned for holding the affair. But ...
07/14/11 The stadium deal Hamilton County made with the Bengals and the Reds may be a classic example why the "get something now, pay for it later model" leaves a costly legacy.
06/27/11 The much anticipated arrival of the 2012 Volkswagen Passat has VW enthusiasts and dealerships alike chomping at the bit to get their hands on them. The newly redesigned Passats will arrive at the McDonald Volkswagen dealership in Littleton, Colorado at the end of July for a formal unveiling and the lots will be stocked with the Passats by summers end. We are really excited to receive the...
06/27/11 Exchange in brief Tradeport East designated Opportunity Zone HINESVILLE - The Georgia Department of Community Affairs has designated the 1,800-acre Tradeport East Business Center in Liberty County as an Opportunity Zone. The Opportunity Zone designation means new or existing businesses that create two or more jobs in Tradeport East will receive the maximum job tax credit allowed under law, $3 ...
06/20/11 Seven-piece band River City Extension performs. After an entire night of driving and a day spent rigging up tents and tarps in what might have been a giant, invisible microwave, all I wanted was to sleep in.
06/17/11 The Jackson Generals might have been under the weather after being eliminated from the Southern League North Division race when the Tennessee Smokies split Thursday's doubleheader with the Chattanooga Lookouts.
06/17/11 New York, June 17 (ANI): A woman in western Tennessee has been accused of ruthlessly raping and killing her boyfriend's 17-month-old baby girl.
06/17/11 From clogging to tap dancing to belting out power ballads, Thursday's Miss Tennessee preliminary competition included a unique mix of vocal and dancing talent.
06/16/11 Co-owners of the new Milias Restaurant Adam Sanchez and Ann Zyburra. Behind them is are 20 wine cabinets locals can rent or lease for a year to store their own wine and drink it at the restaurant without a corkage fee. Old black and white films will also play without sound, projected on the wall above. Photo by: Lora Schraft, Staff Photographer On June 10, 1926, George Milias Sr. received a ...
06/16/11 While there is a growing progressive trend supporting vetoes of radical right-wing legislation, there is a definite backlash against centrist, populist, Blue Dog-style Democrats in North Carolina and all across the South.
06/13/11 LeBron James had a right to take his talents to South Beach. And now, Clevelanders have a right to laugh at the star.
06/13/11 Americana singer-songwriter Mike McGuire travels a land of heavy weather, echoing church bells, sad tales and long memories. But he never lets go of the one thing that binds us together: Faith, in ourselves, in our future paths, in our country. It's something that adds a sustaining power to Beyond the Ark, even as the Louisville, Kentucky, resident deals with a number of damaging emotions...
06/12/11 Eminem injected the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival with a heavy dose of Detroit swagger on Saturday night, delivering a big time performance that proved his viability and potency as a major festival headliner.
06/10/11 TUNE INTO THE ACTION FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME The 2011 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is nearly upon us, and fans that can't make it out to Great Stage Park in Manchester, Tennessee this weekend can check out the VEVO Webcast by clicking here. Take a look at the full schedule below. All times are in CST...
06/10/11 Defense Secretary Robert Gates made the pronouncement in a speech Friday in Brussels, as part of a European tour before he retires at the end of this month.
06/10/11 Another kind of magic is happening this summer in My Big Backyard, the children's garden at the Memphis Botanic Garden.
06/09/11 By Jett Wells We've heard the complaints from Bonnaroo vets about this year's lineup, but that doesn't mean there's not plenty of worthwhile acts: Eminem, Arcade Fire, Lil Wayne and The Strokes make up some of the upper-bill heavyweights, but its on the undercard where Bonnaroo truly shines. Here are five overlooked acts that you can't [...]
06/08/11 I'm standing in the recording room of Sun Studio nearly 60 years after Elvis Presley wandered into the Memphis recording shack, eager to record a song as a present for his mother's birthday.
06/02/11 DESTIN, Fla. -- Mississippi State's proposal to extend the one-year rule passed by the Southeastern Conference allowing their fans to ring cowbells at home games is now in the hands of the SEC presidents.
06/02/11 Mississippi State's proposal to extend the one-year rule passed by the Southeastern Conference allowing their fans to ring cowbells at home games is now in the hands of the SEC presidents. | 
