West Tennessee
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Mississippi arrests linked to Memphis prescription fraud...of a problem than heroin. "They're a huge problem," Brown said. "Prescription drugs are the fastest growing drug problem in Shelby County and West Tennessee." Investigators said the arrest of Williams and Robertson can be tied to Dr.... In this article: Memphis, Mississippi, Corinth, Wmc-tv, Alcorn County, and All rights reserved |
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The Daily News Journal | November 21, 2009
Prep Notebook: Seven local players selected for East-West all-star game
...TKREAGER@DNJ.COM November 22, 2009 Seven Rutherford County football players have been selected for the third annual Toyota East vs. West Tennessee All-Star Classic. The list of county players include two Mr. Football finalists. All six...
In this article: Oakland, Jeff Daniels, and Carson-Newman
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MLB | November 20, 2009
Jakubauskas claimed by Pirates
...the 22-year-old Carrera led the Southern League with a .337 batting average and on-base percentage (.441) in 91 games with Double-A West Tennessee, and recently was named to the Topps Double-A All-Star team. Feierabend, 24, who missed...
In this article: The Mariners, Ryan Feierabend, Seattle, Tacoma, Pittsburgh, and All rights reserved
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Fields getting confidence back
...need to make to get back on track." He's back on track now, thanks to the AFL experience and a visit to his alma mater at the end of West Tennessee's season. He was playing catch on his first day back when Mike Dillon, the Bulldogs'...
In this article: Josh Fields, Mariners, Javelina, God, Mlb.com, All rights reserved, Arizona Fall League, Shoulder problems, and University of Georgia
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Twins on opposing sidelines Friday
Whenever that time comes, the twins will be ready. However, with Friday night looming, the present is more important. "We're from West Tennessee, so to say we don't want to go home for Thanksgiving is kind of weird," Will said.
In this article: Oakland and Mt. Juliet
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NBC | November 17, 2009
West Tenn. man will carry Olympic torch in Canada
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - A West Tennessee man who will carry the Olympic torch Wednesday in Canada says he'll feel like a real Olympian. Fifty-seven-year-old James "Duba" Johnson of Jackson will run with the torch for about 300 meters in...
In this article: Canada, All rights reserved, AT&T, Jackson, and Raycom Media
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Miami Herald - Breaking News | November 12, 2009
Ida further slows harvest for Southern farmers
...two-thirds of Missouri's corn and soybean crops have now been harvested. Tenn. harvesters race to beat river flood threats Many West Tennessee farmers are in a race with rising water in the Mississippi River to harvest their crops. A...
In this article: Soybean, Alabama, Missouri, and Mississippi River
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CBS | November 07, 2009
Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Originating in Memphis Settled
...containing more than 800 units covered by the Fair Housing Act. The settlement still must be approved by the U.S. District Court in West Tennessee because the complaint was originally filed in Memphis. The defendants also will have to...
In this article: Memphis, Defendant, Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee, Justice Department, Gulf Shores, Ala., and West Monroe, La.
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The Tennessean | November 04, 2009
Prep football playoff format won't face a total revision
...in 2008, but now sees some of the benefit. "When this thing first came up the gist down in West Tennessee was adamantly against it," West said. "West Tennessee had less travel issues, but it did help the travel so I'm not going to sit here...
In this article: White County and Sequatchie County
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West Tennessee coming together to provide college scholarship money
WMC-TV: News, Weather, Traffic, Radar, and Sports for Memphis, TN; WMCTV.com | West Tennessee coming together to provide college scholarship money West Tennessee coming together to provide college scholarship money COVINGTON, TN...
In this article: Wmc-tv, Tipton County, Tennessee, and All rights reserved
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Deseret News | October 21, 2009
Leading black genealogist visits West Tennessee
...Tenn. - Genealogy and family ties were the focus of leading black genealogist Darius Gray as he spoke in several locations around West Tennessee, including The National Civil Rights Museum. Gray, a Mormon who lives in Salt Lake City, was...
In this article: E mail, Mormon, Salt Lake City, National Civil Rights Museum, and Tennessee
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West Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Of the three, it is the most sharply defined geographically. Its boundaries are the Mississippi River on the west and the Tennessee River on the east. The region's boundaries expand slightly to include the entirety of Hardin County, which is bisected by the Tennessee River.
Unlike the geographic designations of regions of most U.S. states, the term West Tennessee has legal as well as socioeconomic meaning. West Tennessee, along with East Tennessee and Middle Tennessee, comprises one of the state's three Grand Divisions. According to the state constitution, no more than two of the state supreme court's five justices can come from any one Grand Division, and the Supreme Court meets in each of the three (the State Supreme Court building for West Tennessee is in Jackson). A similar rule applies to certain other commissions and boards as well, to prevent them from showing a geographic bias.
The region can also be defined by telephone area codes. Until 2001, West Tennessee, including all of Hardin County, was in area code 901. After a code split, Memphis and its suburbs retained 901, while the rest of West Tennessee received area code 731.
West Tennessee is the least populous and smallest in land area of the three Grand Divisions. At the 2000 census it had 1,499,802 inhabitants living in its 21 counties, which have a combined land area of 27,581.92 km² (10,649.44 sq mi). Its population was 26.36 percent of the state's total, and its land area is 25.84 percent of the state's land area. Its population density was 54.376/km² (140.83/sq mi) at the census.
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