CDC says Mid-South, South hard hit by flu

CDC says Mid-South, South hard hit by flu
CDC says Mid-South, South hard hit by flu
CDC says Mid-South, South hard hit by flu

By MIKE STOBBE
AP Medical Writer

NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials say flu season is off to its earliest start in nearly 10 years - and it could be a bad one.

The primary strain circulating is one that tends to cause more severe illness, especially in the elderly.

But officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the nation seems

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Police seek second suspect in Nov 30 homicide

Police seek second suspect in Nov 30 homicide
Police seek second suspect in Nov 30 homicide
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Memphis police are seeking a second suspect connected to a Nov. 30 homicide in the 1400 block of Jeanie.

Homicide investigators arrested and charged 19-year-old Stevie Brown with first degree murder in the perpetration of a robbery in the death of Derrell Bell, 38, who was found lying in the backyard with a fatal

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146-year-old Collierville store to shut its doors

146-year-old Collierville store to shut its doors
146-year-old Collierville store to shut its doors
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Thomas Jefferson Marris opened up what is now a Collierville hardware store way back in 1866. He then sold it to his daughter, Mary Rebecca Morris McGinnis, and son-in-law, Wiley Washington McGinnis.

McGinnis Hardware and Lumber has a storied history that will come to an end just before Christmas, another

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Restaurant owner thanks police for quick arrest

Restaurant owner thanks police for quick arrest
WHITEHAVEN, Miss. (FOX13) -

Louis Martin of Uncle Lou's Fried Chicken said Memphis police deserve a pat on the back after they arrested two men who allegedly shot two people inside a car in front of his restaurant on Saturday.

Unfortunately, Uncle Lou's name has been attached to the weekend double shooting simply because of the location of

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County eyes City for merged school security

County eyes City for merged school security
County eyes City for merged school security
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Taking over school security will cost Shelby County more than $2 million a year following the merger. The County is hoping the City of Memphis will agree to continue to be responsible for the money.  

Still, the County Commission went ahead and approved the money for 35 new Sheriff's deputies to put in the schools.

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