Superintendent clears the air on budget problems

Superintendent clears the air on budget problems
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Interim schools superintendent Dorsey Hopson met with reporters Monday to clear the air on some of the staffing and budget issues that the district is trying to work out right now.
    
168 teachers have received surplus notices.  That means the teachers have been declared "surplus" by the

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Shelby Co. Firefighters battle overnight blaze

Shelby Co. Firefighters battle overnight blaze
Shelby Co. Firefighters battle overnight blaze

Not one, but two homes burned in an overnight fire in the 4700 block of Waterfront Oaks. 

Shelby County Fire department responded to at least nine calls regarding a home that was on fire.  When they arrived on the scene they reported one home was "100% involved" and a neighboring home was also on fire. 

During the firefighters attack on the second

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NBA veteran Jason Collins comes out as gay

NBA veteran Jason Collins comes out as gay

NBA veteran Jason Collins became the first active male player in the four major American professional sports to come out as gay.

The 34-year-old center, who has played for six teams in 12 seasons, wrote a first-person account posted on Sports Illustrated's website Monday. Collins finished this past season with the

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Weather service confirms Sat. tornado near Pope

POPE, Miss. (AP) - The National Weather Service confirms that wind damage near Pope Saturday night came from a brief tornado.

The twister touched down for about two minutes near the Panola County town starting about 9:55 p.m. and had peak winds estimated at 112 mph.

The weather service says the tornado stayed on the ground for about a half mile and

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2 dead, 2 wounded in Jackson shooting at party

JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Jackson are investigating a shooting at a graduation party that killed two men and wounded two other people.

The Jackson Sun (http://bit.ly/187w8Wm ) reported Brian Jontez Banes and Delandis Cortez Clark, both 31 and from Jackson, were pronounced dead at a hospital after the shooting early Sunday. Police said

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