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Germantown teacher missing since Monday

GERMANTOWN, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Police in Germantown is seeking the public's assistance in locating 33-year-old teacher Heather Palumbo-Jones, who did not report for work Monday morning.

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According to her Facebook page, she is a kindergarten teacher in the Achievement School District and a graduate of

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Unified Schools board could expand

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Federal court Judge Samuel "Hardy" Mays, Jr., and lawyers for the county commission, the school board, and the municipalities met to talk about the possibly adding six new board members.

All parties involved could not come up with an agreement. At some point in the discussion we heard this whole situation compared

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Wharton delivers budget and leaves

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

It wasn't just what Memphis Mayor A C Wharton proposed with a suggested 2014 operating budget.

It was how he proposed it.

As prescribed in the charter, Mayor Wharton stood in front of city council and presented his budget.

Then he dropped the microphone, turned, and swiftly walked out of the council chambers.

He did

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Mid-South homeland security training

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

The screams are chilling, but it's just part of the training exercise.

FOX13 News was given rare insight as to how law enforcement would deal with terrorist threats in the Mid-South. Area police departments and the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said they are prepared.

But how would they deal with what they call

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Kid, firefighters honored for heroic actions

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

When 7-year-old Rosalyn Weeks arrived at the Fire Museum in Downtown Memphis she had no idea she was one of the guests of honor. Her mom and dad simply said they were going downtown.

But then when she saw the men and women who helped save her dad's life in September 2012. She knew something was up.

What was up was,

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