Just in time for election season, D.A. Bill Gibbons issued a press release today announcing the indictment of 60-year-old Willie F. McCain of Nesbitt, MS. McCain is charged with two counts of illegal registration or voting and one count of false entries on official registration or election documents. According to the indictment, on November 2nd, 2004, McCain voted twice in the same election — once in Mississippi and once in Tennessee.
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Lost
Memphis Animal Services is looking for a black female chow-chow who escaped the animal control vehicle last Friday night.
“It’s important that this dog be found as she was involved in a bite case,” said Phil Synder, Memphis Animal Services administrator. “[She] does have a family that desperately wants her back home.”
Synder says she could be anywhere between the shelter and the owner’s home in Frayser. She responds to the name Tina and weighs between 35 and 40 pounds. Anyone with information about the dog should call 362-5310.
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‘Your Conservative Voice’ Ballot
from Cherri Holden and Lynn McClerkin
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Sure, Memphis is rough, but come on!
Mississippi’s Sun Herald recently reported that two men from Memphis were arrested and charged with grand larceny after trying to rob a bank in Oakland, Mississippi.
But what really caught our eye was this: “Police from Oakland, deputies from Yalobusha and Tallahatchie counties, state troopers and Mississippi Department of Wildlife and Fisheries officers were involved in the arrests.”
Wildlife and fisheries officers? That seems a little excessive. Why not just call in lion tamers or Dog the bounty hunter?
The Memphis men took $11,000 in the hold-up, but police believe that all the money has been recovered.
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Gore in Memphis
You’ve seen the documentary film An Inconvenient Truth. Now meet the author: global-warming lecturer (among other things) Al Gore — in Memphis. He’ll be signing at Davis-Kidd Booksellers on Monday, July 31st, at 5 p.m. (Sorry, no personalized autographs and no posed photography.) You’ll need a ticket for this event. Get one by purchasing the book An Inconvenient Truth (Rodale Press). Those tickets are available beginning Saturday, July 29th, at 9 a.m. For more info, call the Davis-Kidd at 683-9801.
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You Can Smell ‘Em Comin’
In just one short day, our fine city will be invaded — by pure and unadulterated mid-90s punk rock. That’s right, folks — Rancid is coming. … Read the Flyer story here.
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Rendering Judgment
The Flyer’s John Branston offers his considered opinion on the various authorities (self-appointed and otherwise) who have attempted to judge the judges in this election year. And retired Circuit Court Judge Robert Lanier examines the implications (and complications) of electing a judiciary at the polls, focusing on the Yes/No verdicts awaiting state Supreme Court justices on the August 3rd ballot. For these and other pre-election notes, go to “Political Beat”.
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Shuffle Steps
The iPod may be universally recognized as elegant, but it is not universally recognized as being easy. Or so says Memphis-based Dittos, a company that is releasing an instructional DVD on iPod entitled Sneaky Little iPod Secrets.
No word on whether the Shuffle, the Nano, or the Mini is the sneakiest, but we’ve always thought the Shuffle looked a little shifty.
If you want to read more, click here.
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Meet the Candidates
Tonight, MPACT Memphis and the Memphis Urban League Young Professionals are hosting a meet-and-greet with the candidates in the race for the 9th Congressional District seat. The free event is at Central Library from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
For more coverage on the August 3rd races, pick up the Flyer’s special election issue on the stands Wednesday.
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A Very Timberlake Tuesday
The long, long wait for sexy is finally over. At 4:30 today, the “SexyBack” video from hometown hottie Justin Timberlake debuts on MTV’s Making the Video. We’re sure your boss will understand if you knock off a little early for this monumental and sexy event. Can’t wait until 4:30? Then go to JT’s Myspace page to see pics from the Barcelona shoot. As of this posting, JT had 52,390 friends — go ahead, make it 52,391. You know you want to.
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Grizzlies Update
The Memphis Grizzlies introduced three new players — rookies Rudy Gay, Kyle Lowry, and Alexander Johnson — at a press conference Tuesday morning. Then said goodbye to another young player — second year point guard Anthony Roberson. Waiving Roberson, who struggled playing point guard in the summer league, was a bit of a surprise. There weren’t many surprises at the press conference, but there were a few interesting moments. For a full report, see the Flyer’s Grizzlies blog, Beyond the Arc.
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A Fast One
Now making the rounds again is an email hoax with the heading “Memphis’ 30-day speeding ticket frenzy,” detailing a 30-day ticket-writing operation by Tennessee State troopers, starting July 31st. The missive goes on to state that exceeding the speed limit 5 miles per hour will be grounds for a ticket and that troopers have been directed to issue a ticket every 10 minutes.
According to Snopes.com, this email hoax started in New Jersey in May 2005.