The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) articles from August 2011

The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) archives from August 2011

Memphis Tigers' Cannon Smith likes new home.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Phil Stukenborg Aug. 31--Roughly a year ago he had won the preseason competition at quarterback to earn the start -- his first in a Football Bowl Subdivision game -- against Mississippi State. Cannon Smith, son of FedEx founder...

Getting buy-in: Reward employees for 'promoting' company, local execs say.
August 31, 2011... Byline: James Dowd Aug. 31--As a self-avowed "passionate defender and protector" of her company's brand, Memphian Susan Stephenson spends a big chunk of her time promoting her business to current and potential customers. And she does her...

Shelby County slow to mow overgrown Memphis properties, creating conflict.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Amos Maki Aug. 31--In addition to absentee or careless landowners, the city of Memphis has another enemy in its war against vacant, overgrown properties: Shelby County government. City officials have implored county officials to...

Memphis suburbs seek advice for creating municipal school districts.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Clay Bailey, Lela Garlington Aug. 31--Several Shelby County suburbs looking for direction on municipal schools are separately considering hiring a consulting firm whose leadership includes two former local superintendents. ...

Tennessee releases plans for possible 30% cuts in federal funding.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Richard Locker Aug. 31--NASHVILLE -- The state released detailed plans Tuesday for how it would deal with potential cuts in federal funding of up to 30 percent that, if fully implemented, would slash 5,132 employees and $4.5 billion...

Redbirds fall to Isotopes.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Marlon W. Morgan Aug. 31--The good news for the Redbirds is that despite Tuesday night's 7-3 loss to Albuquerque, they didn't lose any ground on Omaha in the Pacific Coast League's American Northern Division Standings. The bad news...

St. Agnes shines early against St. George's.
August 31, 2011... Byline: John Varlas Aug. 31--PREP GIRLS SOCCER (2) St. Agnes 4 (8) St. George's 0 Even for a team that has played in plenty of big matches over the years. there was still some opening-night jitters before St. Agnes opened its soccer...

Bulldogs' secondary sniffs out big plays.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Ron Higgins Aug. 31--Old school Mississippi State secondary coach Melvin Smith occasionally mumbles a teaching point requiring translation by his most experienced defensive backs But one thing Smith has always emphasized continues...

SECond down: Elon's calling; Vandy had best be on guard.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Ron Higgins Aug. 31--Here's a pop quiz for Vanderbilt football fans. Elon is: A. An Elton John song (Nope, that's "Levon") B. A line of cosmetics sold door-to-door (Sorry, that's Avon calling!) C. A Football Championship...

Overton Square project retooled; upscale grocery store shelved.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Tom Bailey Jr. Aug. 31--Redevelopment plans for Overton Square have changed: The upscale grocery store is out, replaced by an arts-and-entertainment theme. City Councilman Jim Strickland, who helped champion a $6 million,...

Canadian pension fund bankrolled Kruger expansion.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Wayne Risher Aug. 31--Canada's separatist Parti Quebecois is making waves over Kruger Inc.'s decision to invest $316 million in a Memphis tissue mill with backing from Canadian pension dollars. Party leader Pauline Marois was...

Busted trust: Employee hotline key to reducing worker fraud.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Tom Bailey Jr. Aug. 31--Might a Verso Paper co-worker of Thom Williams' have noticed he was driving some mighty nice cars -- two Jaguars, a Porsche and an Aston Martin V-8 Roadster -- for someone making $70,000 a year? The...

The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn., Jennifer Biggs column.(Recipe)
August 31, 2011... Byline: Jennifer Biggs Aug. 31--Conducting interviews for upcoming stories last week, I was struck by what a fine food community we have in Memphis. Two people spoke to the collaborative nature of chefs in town and how they support one...

Tennessean Stanley Wetmore painted a president, princess.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Michael Lollar Aug. 31--His first portrait was in the Air Force when a fellow airman asked Stanley Gordon Wetmore if he could paint his girlfriend. He was paid $25. When he died Friday, Mr. Wetmore, 73, had honed his craft as a...

Memphis man on trial for stabbing pastor 91 times.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Lawrence Buser Aug. 31--Jurors are being asked to decide whether the 2008 death of a pastor who was stabbed 91 times was first-degree murder or something less that was provoked by a sexual assault. Andre Harris was a 21-year-old...

Memphis officials break ground on long-awaited Fletcher Creek Park.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Sherri Drake Silence Aug. 31--Memphis city officials broke ground Tuesday on a new 23-acre neighborhood park in Cordova that has been in the works for at least a decade. Construction of Fletcher Creek Park at Dexter Road and...

Bartlett weighs annexing moves.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Clay Bailey Aug. 31--Bartlett has begun studying an aggressive annexation plan that could take in all of the suburb's reserve area by the end of next year. In some cases, the annexations are to close pockets left on the edges of...

Memphis man on death row who killed, dismembered woman gets 18 more years.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Lawrence Buser Aug. 31--A man convicted and sentenced to death for the murder and dismemberment of the mother of their three children was given an additional 18 years in prison Tuesday. James Hawkins, who has 19 prior felony...

Police say Memphis man beat, strangled, ran over girlfriend.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Kevin McKenzie Aug. 31--Memphis police have charged a 19-year-old man in the slaying of a woman who was beaten, strangled and run over before police found her body in a car officers pursued on Sunday, according to a court affidavit....

Chicago-based Hispanic civic leader to speak at local Lation Leadership dinner.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Daniel Connolly Aug. 31--Juan Andrade Jr., who worked as a dishwasher and went on to became head of a civic organization with national ambitions, will be the keynote speaker at the Sept. 17 Memphis Latino Leadership Awards dinner...

County lines to get shared phone prefix.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Daniel Connolly Aug. 31--Shelby County government plans to begin changing thousands of phone numbers during September in an effort to save money, but officials say they'll try to make the process easier on the public. "We're bound...

Father of E-911 nurtured system through baby steps.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Henry Bailey Aug. 31--Like a proud dad, Jesse Kennedy can take satisfaction that he's done all he could to prepare a mature DeSoto Emergency E-911 system to roll on into the future. "It's amazing, all the changes I've seen -- so...

Hearing's quick and quiet for Southaven budget.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Yolanda Jones Aug. 31--Tuesday's Southaven Board of Aldermen budget hearing lasted just 15 minutes, and the few residents who attended had fewer questions about the proposed $53.8 million budget. The proposed 2012 budget calls for...

BRIEF: Methodist Le Bonheur acquires two more physician practices in Memphis.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Toby Sells Aug. 31--Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has acquired two physician practices, Midtown Internal Medicine and McClatchy Medical Center. Both acquisitions were made official today. The terms of the deal were not disclosed....

BRIEF: Memphis police rescue two residents from Whitehaven apartment building fire.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Kevin McKenzie Aug. 31--Two Memphis police officers rescued a pair of residents from a fire that broke out this morning in Whitehaven, a Memphis Fire Department spokesman said. A man with second and third-degree burns on his feet...

Two Memphis men accused of stealing vehicles for scrap heap.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Kevin McKenzie Aug. 31--On Monday, a Memphis man landed in jail after a 1981 Chevrolet Monte Carlo was stolen and on Tuesday, he was joined by a man accused of stealing a 1996 Plymouth van. The vehicles, 30 and 15 years old,...

Germantown city officials hear library expansion ideas.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Lela Garlington Aug. 31--Parents and children often delight in the special programming at Germantown Community Library when as many as several hundred people turn out. But pushing aside study tables and having such programs in the...

University of Memphis Athletics Hall of Fame opens to much fanfare.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Jason Smith Aug. 31--The crowd that gathered Tuesday evening at 570 Normal included University of Memphis fans, boosters, former student-athletes and civic leaders. Dr. Kenneth Whalum Jr., a Memphis City Schools board member, was...

University of Memphis bids for 2014 Conference USA basketball tourneys.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Kyle Veazey Aug. 31--The University of Memphis has placed a formal bid to host the 2014 Conference USA men's and women's basketball tournaments and told the league it would be open to discussing 2013, too, athletic director R.C....

Methodist Le Bonheur acquires three more physician practices in Memphis.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Toby Sells Aug. 31--Editor's note: An earlier version of this story did not include Jordan Internal Medicine among the practices acquired. Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has acquired three physician practices, Midtown Internal...

The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn., John Beifuss column.(Column)
August 31, 2011... Byline: John Beifuss Aug. 31--The good news is "The Debt" has nothing to do with the national economy. The bad news is that the film's deficiencies begin with its uninformative name. Granted, "Nazi Gynecologist" would have been problematic,...

Memphis police rescue two residents from Whitehaven apartment building fire.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Kevin McKenzie Aug. 31--Two Memphis police officers rescued a pair of residents from a fire that broke out this morning in Whitehaven, a Memphis Fire Department spokesman said. A man with second and third-degree burns on his feet...

Murder case against Memphis teen awaits second mental evaluation.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Beth Warren Aug. 31--A teen charged with fatally stabbing his principal at school was smiling as he arrived in the courtroom for a hearing Wednesday. Eduardo Marmolejo, 16, has been held in the juvenile jail since the Aug. 10...

Porter says structure in place for Tigers to eventually succeed on the field.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Phil Stukenborg Aug. 30--Whether it leads to the University of Memphis football team upsetting 20th-ranked Mississippi State Thursday night at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, or if it simply contributes to improvement from a dismal...

Lokion acquires Memphis-based app developer Resolute Interactive.
August 30, 2011... Byline: James Dowd Aug. 30--Just four months and change shy of its fourth birthday, Memphis-based Resolute Interactive is being reborn as a new division within an existing local agency. The mobile application firm is merging with Lokion...

Incarcerated women's stories come to life on stage at TheatreWorks.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Michael Lollar Aug. 30--Her parents hadn't talked to each other for 30 years until her mother showed up to see Taketha Wilkins' experience as part of a play. It was in prison, where Wilkins said she is serving an eight-year sentence...

In 8-3 vote, Shelby County Commission approves school merger deal.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Zack McMillin Aug. 30--Monday's discussion and vote by the Memphis-dominated Shelby County Commission on the schools merger settlement followed a predictable pattern: Memphis members voting to move the process forward and suburban...

Ex-Lambuth dons Tiger blue as University of Memphis campus east.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Richard Morgan Aug. 30--JACKSON, Tenn. -- If you've ever wanted to see a tiger devour an eagle, now's your chance. All week, in its debut as the University of Memphis Lambuth campus, U of M tiger paws and stripes are taking over where...

The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn., Geoff Calkins column.(Column)
August 30, 2011... Byline: Geoff Calkins Aug. 30--The letter went to everyone who contributed to the Tiger Scholarship Fund. It was billed as a gesture of thanks. "As a special thank you gift we would like to invite ALL of our donors to join Head Coach...

Redbirds relievers hold off Isotopes.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Bryan Brasher Aug. 30--REDBIRDS 3, ISOTOPES 1 The formula for the Memphis Redbirds has been a simple one all season long. They go as far as they can with their starter and turn the game over to their bullpen with the...

Redemption on the minds of Ole Miss Rebels.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Ron Higgins Aug. 30--OXFORD, Miss. -- It was exhausting for Ole Miss just to get to its football season opener last year. There was the preseason drama with quarterback Jeremiah Masoli, the transfer from Oregon who was first ruled...

SECond down: LSU feels Jarrett Lee can do job in place of Jordan Jefferson.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Ron Higgins Aug. 30--Depending on which LSU fan you've polled lately, last week's arrest and indefinite suspension of starting quarterback Jordan Jefferson either makes or breaks the No. 4 Tigers as a national championship contender...

Mosaic to lay off 85 workers in Memphis; jobs likely to move to other nonprofit groups.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Toby Sells Aug. 30--Cuts to a state program that provided in-home assistance for the intellectually disabled led Mosaic to decide to close its Memphis operations in October, which will eliminate its 85 jobs here. Mosiac in Memphis...

Panel explores changes to Hope Scholarship requirements.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Richard Locker Aug. 30--NASHVILLE -- Tennessee legislators Monday began evaluating ways to tighten eligibility for lottery-funded scholarships, including one proposal that would disqualify 15 percent of a typical year's first-year...

Wells Fargo, city of Memphis in settlement talks.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Amos Maki Aug. 30--Mortgage giant Wells Fargo, the city of Memphis and Shelby County have begun talks in hopes of resolving a lawsuit the city and county filed against the company's local lending practices. The terms of the talks...

TBI investigates transmission shop again for environmental wrongdoing.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Kevin McKenzie Aug. 30--One of the major figures involved in a state investigation of official misconduct, bribery and gambling in Millington is facing a separate probe of alleged environmental wrongdoing. Tennessee Bureau of...

About 4,000 buyers show for Rich estate sale.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Michael Lollar Aug. 30--The closing hours at the Charlie Rich estate sale meant 40 percent off asking prices, but watches, bracelets and rings remained largely unsold. Estate broker Ken Robison held up a silver bracelet engraved...

Bidders prospect for golden investments in sale of delinquent tax property.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Henry Bailey Aug. 30--The big turnout at this week's annual DeSoto County property tax sale means big bucks for local government, as hundreds of investors and mom-and-pop entrepreneurs jam the second-floor Main Courtroom of the County...

Raises for DeSoto County workers off table.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Henry Bailey Aug. 30--Unwilling to ask for more cuts from county departments that have already been pared, the DeSoto Board of Supervisors opted Monday not to seek a budget reduction of about 1.6 percent to fund a 3 percent pay raise...

DeSoto students, parents recite Lord's Prayer at games.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Chris Van Tuyl Aug. 30--A grassroots effort to counter complaints about prayer over public address systems before local high school football games is catching fire, organizers said Monday. The DeSoto County 4 Prayer group kicked...

Southaven holds public hearing on 2012 budget.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Yolanda Jones Aug. 30--Southaven officials will give the public its first glimpse of the city's proposed 2012 budget tonight, one that includes no property tax increase. The $53.8 million budget plan keeps the city's millage rate...

Shell fall concert series kicks off Sept. 15.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Bob Mehr Aug. 30--The Levitt Shell at Overton Park will launch its fall 2011 concert season on Sept. 15 with a performance by noted folk singer and banjo player Abigail Washburn. The free concert series will continue for five...

Memphis man on death row who killed, dismembered woman gets 18 more years.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Lawrence Buser Aug. 30--A man convicted and sentenced to death for the murder and dismemberment of the mother of their three children was given an additional 18 years in prison this morning. James Hawkins, who has 19 prior felony...

Plans for Overton Square in Memphis retooled to focus on arts and entertainment.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Tom Bailey Jr. Aug. 30--Redevelopment plans for Overton Square have changed: The upscale grocery is out, replaced by an arts-and-entertainment theme. City Councilman Jim Strickland, who helped champion a $6 million, city-built...

Tennessee releases plans for possible 30% cuts in federal funding.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Richard Locker Aug. 30--NASHVILLE -- The state today released detailed agency-by-agency plans for how it would deal with potential cuts in federal funding of up to 30 percent later this year that, if fully implemented, would slash...

Memphis man on trial for stabbing pastor 91 times.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Lawrence Buser Aug. 30--Jurors are being asked to decide whether the 2008 death of a pastor who was stabbed 91 times was first-degree murder or something less that was provoked by a sexual assault. Andre Harris was a 21-year-old...

BRIEF: 'Code Orange' advisory alert issued after high temperatures, stagnant winds.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Tom Charlier Aug. 30--Scorching temperatures and stagnant winds have combined to create potentially unsafe pollution levels in the Memphis area today. The Shelby County Health Department issued a Code Orange advisory for this...

Mississippi State faithful feeling destined for greatness.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Kyle Veazey Aug. 29--STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Scott Stricklin speaks in a way that sticks out among longtime Mississippi State followers, and he's OK with that. Gone is the inevitability of failure. Gone is wondering what calamity will...

Fewer two-parent homes in Memphis.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Tom Charlier Aug. 29--Highlighting a demographic trend linked to many of the city's most intractable problems and thorniest issues, including the recent school-merger debate, new census figures show that only one in three Memphis...

Serial killer George Howard Putt waives parole board hearing.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Lawrence Buser Aug. 29--For the third time in the last eight years, a serial killer who terrorized Memphis in the summer of 1969 has waived his appearance before the state parole board. George Howard Putt was a 23-year-old misfit...

BRIEF: Two arrested after missing pit bulls found in car trunk.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Scott Carroll Aug. 29--Two men were arrested in Southwest Memphis early this morning after police found two missing pit bulls in the trunk of their car. Officers responded to the 400 block of Delta Road shortly after 1 a.m. after...

Emergence of young receiving corps vital to success of Tigers' offensive attack.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Phil Stukenborg Aug. 29--They aren't expected to be in the starting lineup when the University of Memphis opens its football season Thursday against Mississippi State, but at some point during the nationally televised game they'll...

Center Stan Simpson yet to arrive at University of Memphis.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Jason Smith Aug. 29--Day 2 of individual player workouts at the University of Memphis came and went Sunday, and still there was no sign of junior college transfer Stan Simpson. "Stan is not here yet. I thought he was going to be...

$1.4 million storm shelter to be built at West Memphis school.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Chelsea Boozer Aug. 29--A $1.04 million grant will help pay for an above-ground storm shelter with room for 1,000 people at an elementary school in West Memphis. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Arkansas Department...

Teacher assistants return to DeSoto County classrooms.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Chris Van Tuyl Aug. 29--Despite tough economic times, DeSoto County school district officials have announced that unexpected funds will help teacher assistants return to lower grades. The retirement of a higher than usual number...

DeSoto County Board of Supervisors budget workshop today.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Henry Bailey Aug. 29--The DeSoto Board of Supervisors crunches more numbers -- and will chew on a plan for employee raises -- during a county budget workshop that's set for 9 a.m. today and open to the public. The panel on Aug. 15...

North Mississippi Land Trust adds four new directors to board.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Henry Bailey Aug. 29--The North Mississippi Land Trust, a nonprofit organization that accepts land donations and conservation easements for open spaces, has named four new directors to its governing body -- and for the first time gets...

BRIEF: VA, UTHSC to split $2.4M grant to research connective tissue disease.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Toby Sells Aug. 29--Researchers from the Memphis VA Medical Center and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will share a $2.4 million grant to study connective tissue disease. The grant comes from the federal U.S....

Mosaic to lay off 85 workers in Memphis; jobs likely to move to other non-profit groups.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Toby Sells Aug. 29--Mosiac's Memphis agency will close by October, resulting in the layoff of 85 workers here. Most of the workers are expected to find employment with similar agencies that provide assistance to persons with...

School merger begins to take shape.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Zack McMillin Aug. 29--Consolidation of Shelby County's schools, stuck in neutral for many months, began moving forward with last week's settlement agreement and is poised to accelerate this week. Officials charged with selecting the...

Triton Systems will move ATMGurus from Bartlett, Tenn., to Long Beach, Miss.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Wayne Risher Aug. 29--ATM manufacturer Triton Systems said Monday it's closing its consolidating a Bartlett-based facility and moving the operations to its Long Beach, Miss., manufacturing and headquarters location. About 25 to 30...

The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn., Party Line column.(Column)
August 29, 2011... Byline: Michael Donahue Aug. 29--Guests at a party at Felicia Suzanne restaurant Thursday night got a sneak peek at guitars transformed into works of art. The Gibson guitars, which were painted by artists, will be included in the silent...

In 8-3 vote, Shelby County Commission approves school merger deal.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Zack McMillin Aug. 29--The Shelby County Commission, after about 30 minutes of debate, voted along Memphis/non-Memphis lines to approve the schools consolidation settlement agreement. The commission also voted to approve a new...

Panel explores changes to Hope Scholarship requirements.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Richard Locker Aug. 29--NASHVILLE -- Tennessee legislators today began evaluating ways to tighten eligibility for lottery-funded scholarships, including one that would disqualify 15 percent of a typical year's first-year Hope...

Wells Fargo, city of Memphis in settlement talks.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Amos Maki Aug. 29--Mortgage giant Wells Fargo and the city of Memphis have begun preliminary settlement talks in a lawsuit the city and Shelby County filed over the company's local lending practices, according to several sources. ...

BRIEF: Memphis police identify woman found dead in wrecked car; no charges yet against man in custody.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Jody Callahan Aug. 29--Memphis police have identified the woman found dead in her boyfriend's car Sunday as Janette Corria, 19. The incident began around 3:15 a.m. Sunday, when police responded to an armed-party call at 262...

TBI investigates transmission shop again for environmental wrongdoing.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Kevin McKenzie Aug. 29--One of the major figures involved in a state investigation of official misconduct, bribery and gambling in Millington is facing a separate probe of alleged environmental wrongdoing. Tennessee Bureau of...

Arkansas preview.
August 28, 2011... Byline: Ron Higgins Aug. 28--Last year: 10-3 overall, 6-2 in Western Division (tied for second), lost to Ohio State, 31-26, in Sugar Bowl, finished 12th in AP poll SEC record last five years: 22-18 (.550) All-time record, SEC record,...

Mississippi State preview.
August 28, 2011... Byline: Ron Higgins Aug. 28--Last year: 9-4 overall, 4-4 in Western Division (fifth place), beat Michigan, 52-14, in Gator Bowl, finished 15th in AP poll SEC record last five years: 14-26 (.350) All-time record, SEC record, bowl record,...

Vanderbilt preview.
August 28, 2011... Byline: Ron Higgins Aug. 28--Last year: 2-10 overall, 1-7 in Eastern Division (sixth place) SEC record last five years: 8-32 (.200) All-time record, SEC record, bowl record, overtime record: 557-568-50 (.492), 119-374-18 (.250),...

Defensive front could determine Tigers' fortunes.
August 28, 2011... Byline: Phil Stukenborg Aug. 28--He has moved into a starting role on a defensive front that features Dontari Poe and Frank Trotter, candidates for Conference USA postseason honors and anchors of a unit projected to be a team strength. ...

For some Memphis churches, renting makes financial and spiritual sense.
August 28, 2011... Byline: Tom Bailey Jr. Aug. 28--Christ the Rock Church has become a renter, selling its brick and mortar for $8.2 million, preparing to worship on Sundays beginning Sept. 25 at the otherwise empty Ridgeway Middle School, and cutting monthly...

Hollywood directed defense, challenged old case against 'West Memphis Three'.
August 28, 2011... Byline: Marc Perrusquia Aug. 28--Gary Gitchell rose to his feet and began to dance. In a hotel bar celebrating the convictions of three murder defendants the world would come to know as the "West Memphis Three," police inspector Gitchell...

Family seeks answers after 7-year-old girl killed in drive-by shooting in Whitehaven.
August 28, 2011... Byline: Chelsea Boozer Aug. 28--Relatives of a 7-year-old girl who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Whitehaven early Saturday morning spent the day searching for answers about the child's death. Saturday afternoon, carloads of...