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Code Orange ozone advisory issued for Shelby County, region

Matt Saxton — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:12:05 +0000

The Shelby County Health Department has issued a Code Orange Ozone Forecast for Saturday, May 25, for the Memphis Metropolitan Area, which includes Shelby County; Crittenden County, Ark.; and DeSoto County, Miss. A code orange advisory indicates ozone levels are forecast to exceed the eight-hour National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Under existing guidelines, ozone levels [...]

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Memorial Day events, closings

Matt Saxton — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:46:14 +0000

Several communities have festivities and closures planned this weekend in honor of Memorial Day. The following have announced their schedules. BARTLETT • American Legion Post 249 will host a Memorial Day ceremony at Veterans Park, located at the corner of Bartlett Boulevard and Bartlett Road at 10 a.m. Monday. Bartlett City offices and the library [...]

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City of Bartlett Notice of Public Hearing

Matt Saxton — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:29:00 +0000

Pursuant to the requirements of the State of Tennessee and Ordinances of the City of Bartlett, Tennessee, the following is published and made known to all interested persons: The Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen will meet on Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 at 7:00 P.M. in the Bartlett City Hall Council Room to consider the [...]

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To the grads

Brian Bloom — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:00:35 +0000

In the days past and the weeks to come, hundreds of thousands of young men and women will don a robe, switch their tassel from left to right on their mortarboard and walk off the stage with their high school or college degrees. They will be of a rainbow of colors and nationalities. They will [...]

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Bartlett soccer team takes state championship

Matt Saxton — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:48:39 +0000

Bartlett’s Soccer BS98’s captured the 13-15 year old state championship at Drakes Soccer Complex in Hendersonville last weekend. According to team representatives, this is the first competitive Bartlett Soccer Club to take home a state title. Front row from left are Khory Smith, Caroline Tucker, Marina Hamer, Samantha Jones, Kelly Gallagher, Alyssa Van Brott, MaryAnn [...]

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Bartlett point guard signs with Florida Gators

Matt Saxton — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:43:38 +0000

A former Bartlett High School basketball player has signed with the University of Florida for the Gator’s 2014 season. Chris Chiozza, a junior point guard at White Station and Bartlett native, made the commitment on May 14. “I had offers from programs such as Memphis, UMass, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Tennessee, etc.,” Chiozza said during [...]

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Triple threat – Braun Stephens heads to state, again

Brian Bloom — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:39:47 +0000

At 5’6” and a buck thirty-five, Braun Stephens carries himself like an athlete. As Bartlett High School’s most prolific state competition qualifier, he leaves no doubt to his athletic acumen. On Thursday, Stephens, still one year shy of graduation, will enter his third state-wide competition when he lines up with individuals who tower over him, [...]

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Doug Hutchens

Matt Saxton — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:32:21 +0000

, 69, passed away April 27, 2013. He is survived by his wife Jennie Hutchens, his son Robert Hutchens, a sister Mickey Hutchens, and four brothers: Jack Hutchens, Joe Hutchens, Steve Hutchens and Richard Hutchens. Memorials may be made to Youth Villages or Boys and Girls Club of America.

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WWII vet recalls wartime trauma

Matt Saxton — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:25:27 +0000

William “Sid” Crawley watched as the radio operator in front of him stepped onto a land mine that blew off his leg. As a platoon sergeant in the Ninth Army’s 102nd Infantry Division, Crawley wasn’t shaken easily. But that day, he and his fellow World War II soldiers found themselves in the middle of a [...]

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MLGW answers meter, rate concerns

Graham Sweeney — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:07:28 +0000

Residents from Bartlett to Collierville took to their respective town halls last week to voice opposition over the county’s impending shift from analogue utility meters to the oft-misunderstood smart meters. Now, Memphis Light, Gas and Water officials are working to shed some light on the ambitious $215-million project. With a 1,200-unit pilot program already in [...]

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