25 years ago — 2001
The Town of Collierville's Historical Preservation Tax does not apply to churches and schools, the town's Board of Mayor and Aldermen decided Monday night. Town Administrator James Lewellen asked the board to interpret the ordinance assessing the tax, which in one paragraph exempts new churches and schools entirely, yet later specifies which parts of the buildings are exempt, implying some portion of the tax may have to be levied.
50 years ago — 1976
The Shelby County Attorney General's office yesterday announced a new policy designed to head off the practice of last-minute plea bargaining by defendants. The new policy requires criminal defendants to decide — on their court date three to four weeks before their trial date — whether
they want to plead guilty or go to trial, said Exec. Asst. Atty. Terry Lafferty. Currently defendants and their attorneys may accept a plea bargain the day of the trial.
75 years ago — 1951
The Office of Price Stabilization "will be taken to the merchant's doorstep," Harrold B. Jones, OPS district director here, said yesterday in announcing a new educational program for West Tennessee. Citizens of Covington, Ripley, Dyersburg, Humboldt, Huntingdon and Lexington will have a chance to get firsthand information about the agency's regulations when OPS price specialists conduct one-day clinics in each of these localities.
100 years ago — 1926
Final entries will be received today in the Memphis Associated Amateur city open tennis tournament for women that will start Monday with the doubles competition getting underway Wednesday. The entry list for the doubles will close Tuesday. Four of the entries will be seeded in the draw. Mrs. Frank Lee, Maria Marquette, defending title holder, Mrs. Hays Glover and Ruth Davis, former championn
From the Archives of the CA: Delta Fair in full swing in Memphis
Families enjoy rides, games, exhibitions, pronto pups and a slew of other fair food at the Delta Fair at the Agricenter International in operation until Sept. 13.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: What was happening in Memphis history on Sept. 11? A look back through the years
