Willie Mitchell, Memphis-Based Musician and Producer, Dead at 81

Willie Mitchell, a renown musician and producer based out of Memphis, Tennessee, died at the age of 81. According Mitchell's son, Lawrence Mitchell, his father suffered from cardiac on December, 19 2009 and...

REO Bank Foreclosures in Memphis Blamed on Wells Fargo

REO bank foreclosures in Memphis and other parts of Shelby County are being blamed on Wells Fargo, the California-based bank which acquired Wachovia in December 2008. Memphis and Shelby filed a lawsuit alleging...

Diego Sanchez Face Photo, Video: Diego Sanchez vs BJ Penn Fight

Anyone doubts that MMA is a tough sport should check out a photo of Diego Sanchez's face after his fight with BJ Penn at UFC 107. Penn dominated Diego Sanchez throughout their UFC 107 title fight and the proof was written all over Diego Sanchez's face. Check out the Diego...

UFC 107 Weigh Ins: Result Listing and Video

The UFC 107 official weigh ins took place today at the Fedex Center in Memphis, Tennessee. The weigh ins proved stressful for some of the 22 contenders, five separate contestants had to hit the scale for a second...

Black Church must find news ways to talk about sex and sexuality

The Black Church must find new ways to talk about sex and sexuality according to Pastor Joseph Tolton of Rehoboth Temple who, along with a group of activists in response to "ex-gay" gospel singer and minister...

Gays angry at rival gay anarchists' vandalism of gay military ad

The radical and anarchist group of self-professed outlaw Trans and Queer Folk and Allies  -"Bash Back!"  has claimed responsibility for the defacing of a billboard about gays serving in the military. The billboard was promoting the repeal of DADT and placed by the...

Iverson to the Cavs? Retirement on the mind?

Where is Allen Iverson going to play this season, if he decides that he wants to come back?  He was granted a leave of absence for personal reasons and probably will never suit up in another game for the...

Tommy West Fired: Press Conference Video, Transcript From Memphis

Tommy West was fired today as the head coach of the University of Memphis football team. West had a few words for Memphis football fans. The Tommy West press conference was highlighted by a speech where West implored fans to stand up and fight the negativity surrounding the...

Video: 32 "You Knows" in 110 seconds by the Memphis Grizzlies

NBA players are not generally known for their speaking ability, and fortunately for them, nobody pays them millions to watch them speak, just to put the ball in the basket. This hilarious video edits together...

Dalai Lama Fist Bump in Memphis

The Dalai Lama learned the fist bump in Memphis, Tennessee. Mayor Myron Lowery greeted the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, with the fist bump when the Dalai Lama arrived in Memphis as part of his North American tour. "The Dalai Lama laughed, but later said the...

Murder in Memphis: The Monique Johnson Story

New Love: Monique Johnson and Tony Hayes In April of 2005, 36-year-old Monique Johnson, a matron at the men’s jail in Memphis, Tennessee, met Tony Hayes, a handsome young Memphis police officer while he was...

Swine Flu kills first Memphis teen.

    A staff member at  Le Bonheur Children's Medical Hospital  said the city's first Swine Flu death, Michael Howse, an eighth grader from White Station Middle School,was kept alive several days by life support systems.The youth was emergency lifted...

Exclusive Interview; Debra Medina for Texas Governor

THE CYPRESS TIMES EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DEBRA MEDINA “We’ve got to be better at judging people by the fruit of their lives, rather than the rhetoric of their words.” - Debra Medina, Republican candidate for Governor of Texas. The political landscape is currently...

Senator Paul Stanley Resigns over Intern Affair and Extortion

Tennessee Senator Paul Stanley announced that he will resign today over his affair with a government intern, McKensie Morrison. He said he will resign on August 10th after his affair and subsequent extortion...

Antonio Burks Shot: Former Memphis Grizzlies Guard Robbed

Antonio Burks, a former point guard for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies and University of Memphis, remains in critical condition a day after being shot in the torso during a robbery. Burks is currently at the...

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