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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.

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Market selling leaves three Memphis companies at 52-week lows

Oct 6, 2008 9:16 pm

U.S. stock markets staged a late rally after following global markets lower Monday as investor worries spread that a $700 billion financial system rescue plan in the U.S. would not do enough to halt r...

Le Bonheur receives $2.5M grant

Oct 6, 2008 7:14 pm

The Children’s Foundation of Memphis has given $2.5 million to Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center.

Stocks, Dow tumble again

Oct 6, 2008 6:05 pm

U.S. stock markets were following global markets lower Monday as investor worries spread that a $700 billion financial system rescue plan in the U.S. would not do enough to halt rising bank failures, ...

Shapiro & Co. opens Nashville office

Oct 6, 2008 5:30 pm

Memphis-based Shapiro & Co. Architects Inc. have opened an office in downtown Nashville at 218 N. Third Ave.

P&G to donate up to $700K to St. Jude

Oct 6, 2008 4:41 pm

Procter & Gamble Co. will donate up to $700,000 in October to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital from sales of many of its brands at Target Corp. stores.

Japanese consulate named for Tennessee

Oct 6, 2008 4:19 pm

Hiroshi Sato, Japan’s deputy consul general, has been named as the first person to head Japan’s new consulate office in Nashville.

Hiring at lowest levels in four years

Oct 6, 2008 2:45 pm

Hiring in the manufacturing and service sectors will continue to slide in October to the lowest seasonal point in four years as the labor market endures a tough stretch, according to an organization f...

Pinnacle ranks No. 1 in on-time arrivals on mainland

Oct 3, 2008 8:03 pm

The U.S. Department of Transportation ranked Pinnacle Airlines Corp.’s subsidiary, Pinnacle Airlines Inc., No. 1 for having the best on-time arrival rate for the U.S. mainland in August. (PN...

FDIC stands by its commitment to Wachovia, Citigroup deal

Oct 3, 2008 4:19 pm

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says it is standing behind the deal it brokered Monday with Citigroup Inc. under which the New York bank would buy the banking assets of Wachovia Corp. for $2.16 bi...

Morgan Keegan downgrades transportation sector

Oct 3, 2008 4:10 pm

Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. analysts downgraded the transportation sector Friday as the softening economy continues to darken the outlook on the industry. (BNI) (CSX) (UNP) (SAIA) (ODFL) (YRCW)

Greg Norman's Southern Cross Developments Selects River Rim Ranch

Greg Norman’s Southern Cross Developments, proprietor of the exclusive “Norman Estates” real estate brand, is pleased to announce that River Rim Ranch in Teton Valley, Idaho will be the location for its newest project, the “Norman Ranch Estates. [Read More]

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