Well known Collierville rodeo clown Lecile Harris has added yet another accolade to his long list. Harris’s autobiography, ‘Lecile: This Ain’t My First Rodeo,’ recently won the Will Rogers Gold Medallion Award for best western non-fiction book. Harris wrote the book with Rex Allan Jones about his 60-plus year career in the rodeo world, and […]
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With unseasonably warm weather persisting into the fall, mosquito-borne illnesses remain a serious health threat for horses in West Tennessee. According to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, horses in Dyer County, just up Highway 51, and Gibson County, north of Humboldt, both recently tested positive for West Nile Virus. A horse in Chester County near […]
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Navy photographer John Allen Collins went into combat armed with a camera, and weapons were secondary things he only used for self-defense. He recalls hearing a bullet whizzing by his head, looking down and seeing part of his camera shattered. It had deflected that bullet. He returned home to the Spring Lake community of Memphis […]
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Main Street Collierville has awarded the annual Spirit of Giving award to Scott Rozanski, a local architect who has served on the town’s Historic District Commission and is currently a member of the Planning Commission. The award recognizes individuals who volunteer with the Collierville organization and make an impact on the community. “Rozanski has been […]
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The town’s Historic District Commission has approved an amended final site plan for two-story building on Historic Town Square. Commissioners unanimously approved the 5,876-square-foot building on .105 acres immediately south of The Highlander Pub on N. Main Street. The property was formerly the site of the Rayburn Hotel, which was built in 1872 but destroyed […]
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A Collierville man has been convicted by a federal jury for unlawfully possessing eight firearms. According to information presented in court, Robert Bates, 38, of Collierville unlawfully possessed eight firearms on July 9, 2015. The firearms included three pistols, four rifles and a shotgun. Bates was the defendant in a civil action in 2015. The […]
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Voters can expect to see some younger poll workers on Election Day. That’s because The Shelby County Election Commission (SCEC) has hired 135 high school students to work. Carla Lytle, an official in the Election Department, who coordinates poll workers, said instructors contacted her about having students work the polls and the inquiry was met […]
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Photo by Ruth Goodman Shelby County was bustling with Halloween activities over the weekend. Little ones enjoyed Fairy Tale Trail presented by the Germantown Community Theater’s All Children’s Theater on Friday. Older children dared to walk the Trail of Terror presented by Houston high School student government. Children came in costume and enjoyed concessions, carnival […]
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The Miss Collierville Scholarship Pageant, an official preliminary of the Miss America Pageant, will be held Nov. 5 at the Harrell Theater, 440 W. Powell Road in Collierville. Twelve area young women will be competing for the two prestigious titles – Miss Collierville 2017 and Miss Collierville’s Outstanding Teen 2017. Starting at a new time, […]
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By Graham Sweeney Big League Sports Academy is seeking to open a special training facility on E. South Street. The Planning Commission was scheduled to approve a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the facility Thursday night during their regularly scheduled monthly meeting. Owners Julie and Tom Knowlse hope to use 5,250 square feet of a […]
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