Arrest Made After Burglar Shoots Homeowner

  Eads, TN - A homeowner didn't walk past his own front door before a burglar shot him Wednesday afternoon.
  Shelby County Sheriff's investigators are on a manhunt for the shooter, hoping a clue he left behind could bring him to justice. It happened on the 11-hundred block of Macon Road, where neighbors say they're seeing a lot more crime lately.
  When Paul Roberts drove past his son's house, he saw squad cars and his heart sank.
  "I thought somebody had been killed," says Roberts who says he arrived minutes after the shooting, before anyone could tell him his son had been

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Tournament Experience Keys Post Season Success.
   With less than two weeks remaining before state tournament play opens, only the best area basketball teams cameron_med.jpgare still washing and drying uniforms these days.
   Experience remains the obvious link amongst several teams with varying styles of play en route to tournament-tough wins. As the road to the Gold Ball narrows for those that manage to navigate correctly, take a look at the teams still alive with passable routes to sectional and ultimately state tournament berths.
   Proceed with caution, hoop heads. Not every team still wining will keep winning (HINT: See Boys teams Ripley, Covington).

Boys: Class A
   Humboldt 25-5 14A. The Vikes picked up another district championship last week, but must beat Union City to host another sectional game before an expected capacity crowd. If they continue to shoot it well and rebound, the Vikings get to prepare for Thursday night at home.
   Union City  22-11 14A. Again the Tornadoes have to contend with Humboldt and its athletic line-up. To avoid having to travel later this week, U.C. has to find a way to outlast the Viking Verizon-like attack. The entire network could be in the building at Peabody.
   Scotts Hill (24-2 15A) should get out of the 8A tournament with a sectional round game in the bag, as will fellow 15A foe Middleton. These two teams may need to start preparing for the boys from 14A next Monday night. But wait a minute … Both West Tennessee perennial powers still have to win the games on the court this Thursday first.
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State Rep. Johnny Shaw, Madison County NAACP President Harrell Carter, Camille Shavon, Hardeman County Major Willie Spencer, Hardeman County Sheriff Hicks, Command Sergeant Major James Spencer.
 
"Precious" Dominates 41st Annual NAACP Image
 gabourey-sidibe-1.jpgprecious_.jpgA year ago, newly elected President Barack Obama dominated the NAACP Image Awards. But this go-round, the movie Precious enjoyed that honor, walking away with a half-dozen trophies in the movie categories, including Best Picture, Director (Lee Daniels), Independent Film, Actress (Gabby Sidibe), Supporting Actress (Mo’Nique) and Screenplay (Geoffrey Fletcher). As for television, Tyler Perry’s House of Payne proved the voters’ favorite, netting four awards.Among the evening’s highlights were an array of gracious acceptance speeches, especially those by Mo’Nique and her teary-eyed co-star Gabby Sidibe, and by their director/producer Lee Daniels who brought down the curtain by continuing to speak until the closing credits began to roll. Tyler Perry dedicated his accolade to his late mother who just passed away last December. Daryl “Chill” Mitchell, who’s been wheelchair-bound since the 2001 motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down, choked up while expressing how much winning for his work on the comedy series “Brothers” meant to him. Meanwhile, comedian Chris Rock might have gotten off the funniest joke when he feigned presenting an award “for the best light-skinned actress in a mini-series,” especially given that when his own picture, Good Hair, won for Best Documentary, he called it “the blackest movie of all time.”
 
March is National Nutrition Month
   During National Nutrition Month and Beyond, the Key to a Healthful Diet is Improving Your Nutrition from the Ground Up
   CHICAGO -- It’s common knowledge that a healthful diet is an important part of a healthful lifestyle, but most people have trouble figuring out what to do when planning a complete diet overhaul. During National Nutrition Month®, the American Dietetic Association reminds everyone that an easy way to focus on eating better is to start with the basics: build your nutritional health from the ground up.
  “By starting slowly and giving yourself a good foundation, you can work toward a healthier life,” says registered dietitian and ADA spokesperson Toby Smithson. “Change doesn’t have to be dramatic to make a difference.”
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