Monday, June 17 2013 11:57 PM EDT2013-06-18 03:57:25 GMT
(WMC-TV) - An upstart electric car company made the promise of providing hundreds of new jobs in North Mississippi almost one year ago. Taxpayers helped foot the bill to land Greentech Automotive, andMore >>
An upstart electric car company made the promise of providing hundreds of new jobs in North Mississippi almost one year ago. Taxpayers helped foot the bill to land Greentech Automotive, and now they want a return on their investment. More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 11:54 PM EDT2013-06-18 03:54:56 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Memphis teenager is in jail for pointing a loaded gun at a family. Memphis Police said it was a bad case of road rage. Investigators said Carlissa Rodgers got so mad that she pointed a revolverMore >>
A Memphis teenager is in jail for pointing a loaded gun at a family.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 11:26 PM EDT2013-06-18 03:26:14 GMT
(WMC-TV) - There was a heated debate at the Shelby County Commission meeting Monday, but it was not just commissioners involved in the discussion. Homeowners were there, too. The proposed ordinance atMore >>
There was a heated debate in the Shelby County Commission meeting Monday, but it was not just commissioners involved in the discussion. Homeowners were there, too.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 11:12 PM EDT2013-06-18 03:12:40 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton's push for a Nashville charter school was put to an end recently. Herenton said if Nashville does not want a charter school to help juvenile offenders thenMore >>
Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton's push for a Nashville charter school was put to an end recently.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 11:04 PM EDT2013-06-18 03:04:35 GMT
(WMC-TV) - One firefighter was injured after a Memphis family's home went up in flames Monday night. A Whitehaven home, near Hester Road and Lexie Drive, caught fire around 8 p.m. The injured firefighterMore >>
One firefighter was injured after a Memphis family's home went up in flames Monday night.More >>
BROWNSVILLE, TN -
(WMC-TV) – A picture of Brownsville Police Chief Chris Lea is the talk of the town, circulating on the internet and by text and Instagram.
"I've known him a long time," said Brownsville resident Brenda Person. "I know his family and I just don't see him as being a racist."
The photo is of Chief Lea holding a piece of paper that says "White's Only."
Lea, who owns a funeral home in Brownsville, responded to people on his Facebook page, saying the photo was taken three years ago at the funeral home. He said it was on a crumpled up piece of paper he found.
He said showed it to a group of people, one of them an African-American, and they laughed about the senselessness of it and a few people took a picture of it with Lea holding it.
Lea said he had forgotten about the photo until it just popped up. Who put the photo out is the question on many minds.
Our crews wanted to talk with Chief Lea, and were told he had left the police department. We left a message at the funeral home and a resident in the town called him and let him know we wanted to talk with him. He has not called us back.
We couldn't find anyone who dislikes Chief Lea or believes he is a racist.
"Chris Lea is a good guy as far as I know," said one resident. "Just got blown out of proportion," said another.
Scottie Morris, Brownsville resident, thinks there might be a lesson in this time of the internet and cameras everywhere.
"Anybody can take it and put it on the internet and whatever," said Morris. "Best thing to do is destroy it."
While everyone we talked to told me they liked Chief Lea, clearly someone does not and there are some negative comments on Lea's Facebook page. We called Lea's cell phone and he still has not returned our calls.
Monday, June 17 2013 9:54 PM EDT2013-06-18 01:54:17 GMT
Last night was the 62nd annual Miss USA pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contestants from all 50 states and territories of the Unites States went heel to heel on stage at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. Miss Connecticut, Erin Brady, ended up walking away with the grand title of Miss USA, but it was Miss Utah who really stood out from the rest of the competitors.More >>
Last night was the 62nd annual Miss USA pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contestants from all 50 states and territories of the Unites States went heel to heel on stage at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. Miss Connecticut, Erin Brady, ended up walking away with the grand title of Miss USA, but it was Miss Utah who really stood out from the rest of the competitors.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 11:54 PM EDT2013-06-18 03:54:56 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Memphis teenager is in jail for pointing a loaded gun at a family. Memphis Police said it was a bad case of road rage. Investigators said Carlissa Rodgers got so mad that she pointed a revolverMore >>
A Memphis teenager is in jail for pointing a loaded gun at a family.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 8:36 PM EDT2013-06-18 00:36:07 GMT
JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) - Tracey Lynn Garner is facing a second charge of depraved heart murder. This one in connection with the death of Selma, Alabama, resident Marilyn Hale. The indictmentMore >>
Tracey Lynn Garner is facing a second charge of depraved heart murder. This one in connection with the death of Selma, Alabama, resident Marilyn Hale.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 10:34 PM EDT2013-06-18 02:34:31 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A man is charged with vehicular homicide and DUI after driving home from a club and falling asleep at the wheel. The crash killed one woman. Police identified the victim of a deadly DUI crashMore >>
A man is charged with vehicular homicide and DUI after driving home from a club and falling asleep at the wheel. The crash killed one woman.
Monday, June 17 2013 11:57 PM EDT2013-06-18 03:57:25 GMT
(WMC-TV) - An upstart electric car company made the promise of providing hundreds of new jobs in North Mississippi almost one year ago. Taxpayers helped foot the bill to land Greentech Automotive, andMore >>
An upstart electric car company made the promise of providing hundreds of new jobs in North Mississippi almost one year ago. Taxpayers helped foot the bill to land Greentech Automotive, and now they want a return on their investment. More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 11:12 PM EDT2013-06-18 03:12:40 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton's push for a Nashville charter school was put to an end recently. Herenton said if Nashville does not want a charter school to help juvenile offenders thenMore >>
Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton's push for a Nashville charter school was put to an end recently.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 8:04 PM EDT2013-06-18 00:04:43 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Children and teens in Dyersburg can get a sack lunch and a container of milk for the next eight weeks at various locations in the city and county. But leaders said there is one city departmentMore >>
Children and teens in Dyersburg can get a sack lunch and a container of milk for the next eight weeks at various locations in the city and county. But leaders said there is one city department who is trying to stop these lunches from the housing projects.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 11:00 PM EDT2013-06-18 03:00:14 GMT
(WMC-TV) - If one Memphis congressman gets his way, it could mean more flights for Memphis – creating more competition and better prices for everyone. In a letter to US Airways and American Airline executivesMore >>
If one Memphis congressman gets his way, it could mean more flights for Memphis – creating more competition and better prices for everyone.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 11:26 PM EDT2013-06-18 03:26:14 GMT
(WMC-TV) - There was a heated debate at the Shelby County Commission meeting Monday, but it was not just commissioners involved in the discussion. Homeowners were there, too. The proposed ordinance atMore >>
There was a heated debate in the Shelby County Commission meeting Monday, but it was not just commissioners involved in the discussion. Homeowners were there, too.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 8:33 AM EDT2013-06-17 12:33:31 GMT
If you drive a sport utility vehicle made by GM, there's a recall you need to know about. General Motors is recalling more than 193,000 SUVs from the 2006 and 2007 model years because a circuit boardMore >>
If you drive a sport utility vehicle made by GM, there's a recall you need to know about.More >>
This picture of Brownsville Police Chief Chris Lea is the talk of the town.
The funeral home Lea owns in Brownsville.
Lea responded to people about the photo on his Facebook page.
