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Pam Finnie holds
her grandson,
Daniel Dewayne
Merriweather Jr. The three-month-old’s
father was killed
in January while
on patrol near
Kandahar,
Afghanistan.
- Photo by Joan P. Crowe
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The initial characters of Pam Finnie’s email address, pmommy3, reveal much about her – that her role as the mother of three has been at the core of her life since her first child was born 27 years ago. At around 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 13, Finnie’s core splintered. “When the doorbell rang, my son, Darryl Jr., said, ‘It’s either good news or bad news.’ I said, ‘Come on. We’ll find out together.’ When I rounded the corner, I could see the two soldiers through the glass and I said, ‘No, not my son,’ with tears flowing,” Finnie said. But her tears subsided as the young soldiers’ grief spilled ou...
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Collierville Elementary School fifth-grader Kase Wulff controls his opponent during a Jan. 17 wrestling meet at Collierville High School, which also featured wrestlers from Arlington and St. Benedict at Auburndale.
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The Collierville High School swim teams topped 21 other schools Monday in a combined first-place finish at the Shelby County Championships at the University of Memphis. CHS’ girls’ team finished third, while the boys’ squad took fourth en route to the combined first-pace finish. Team members include (front, from left) April Erwin, Cassidy Gwaltney, Elliot VanDeren, head coach Justin Ingram, (middle) Jordan Greenburg, Erin Sherwin, Ryan Gwaltney, captain Melissa Roberts, captain Jon Davis, captain Brandon Perry, Steven Overheim, Chris Rindin, Evan McPeak, assistant coach Nancy Overheim, (back) Brian Fay, Jacob Hale and Rachel Rochester.
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The Collierville High School swim teams bested 335 swimmers from 21 other schools and took first place in the Shelby County Championships Monday at the University of Memphis Led by senior captain ...
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Members of the Collierville Firefighters Association (CFA) will go head-to-head with former Tennessee Titans players in a benefit flag football game March 13. The game, which will benefit the asso...
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Dr. Gary Roper (center) spoke about his book, “Antebellum Slavery,” at the Jan. 12 meeting of the Wigfall Greys Camp 1560 Sons of Confederate Veterans. Pictured with Roper are Lieutenant Commander Ed Cotter (left) and Commander John Green. The group’s next meeting, on Feb. 9 at the Collierville Chamber of Commerce, will feature the Battle of Antietam. Meetings begin at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public.
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The Wigfall Greys Camp 1560 Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 9, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Collierville Chamber of Commerce, 485 Halle Park Drive. The ...
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Mayor Stan Joyner (left) and Planning Commissioner John Worley look over potential new alignments for Houston Levee Road Jan. 26 at Central Church. The Memphis Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and Parsons Corporation held a public information meeting that evening to update town staff and residents on the project, which would extend the road south to Goodman Road in Mississippi.
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Residents and town staff heard an update on the potential extension of Houston Levee Road south to Mississippi’s Goodman Road during a public information meeting Jan. 26 at Central Church. The Mem...
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Having already worked roughly 250 overtime hours during last weekend’s ice storm, Collierville Public Services crews are looking at possibly 200 more over the next five weeks as cleanup continues. ...
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