Former mayor's bigamy sentence suspended

Thursday, April 4th, 2013, 5:46pm

OAKLAND, TN- (WMC-TV) - The former Oakland, Tennessee mayor's sentence of one year in jail was suspended by a judge Thursday afternoon.

Scott Ferguson was accused of bigamy, for marrying a second woman while already being married to the mother of his four children.

The former Church of Christ preacher was scheduled to appear in a Marion courtroom at 3 p.m. His appearance was unexpectedly moved to 1 p.m.

Court documents show Ferguson married Migeulina Mora, of Cordova, on Valentine's Day in West Memphis.

"The clerk's office called me to perform a ceremony," said Justice of the Peace Claude Steele. "I went in, picked up the certificate, went and had the ceremony. Everything went great. Then I heard over channel five that there was a mistake made."

After two months, Mora is now asking for a divorce or an annulment.

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Free college fair at the Agricenter

Submitted by Lyle Bontrager on Thursday, April 4th, 7:18 am

Choosing the right college can be a difficult decision. One great resource that's available is the Greater Memphis National College Fair, held on Tuesday, April 23 and Wednesday, April 24 at the Agricenter International.

Representatives from more than 100 colleges will be on hand to answer your questions and tell you about their academic programs. Informational workshops will also be held.

Even better - admission is free! The College Fair is open from 6pm to 8pm on Tuesday April 23rd and from 9am to 12:30pm on Wednesday, April 24th. To register click here.

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Wanted in Cordova

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Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013, 11:02am

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'Choose 901 Day' to celebrate positive in Bluff City

Submitted by Ashli Blow, New Media Content Producer

Sunday, March 31st, 2013, 6:27pm

A photo shared by Choose 901 of MudLuv at Shelby Farms. (Photo Source: Choose 901)

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Police seek identity of multi-state fraud suspects

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Sunday, March 31st, 2013, 2:41pm

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Pet of the Week: Grizzly and VanGogh

Submitted by Ashli Blow, New Media Content Producer

Friday, March 29th, 2013, 5:04pm

This week, Action News 5's Pet of the Week with the Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County presents two special cats.

Grizzly and VanGogh are the best of friends and would love to be adopted as a pair.

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Deputies on dinner break bust waiter for drugs

Submitted by Nick Kenney, Reporter

Friday, March 29th, 2013, 10:51am

Working lunch? Call this one a "working dinner."

Two Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies on an evening shift stopped for supper and wound up arresting their server on drug charges.

Wednesday evening, the deputies were eating dinner at a Texas Roadhouse restaurant at 2810 New Brunswick Road when they arrested staff waiter Robert Brandt.

According to an affidavit of complaint, Brandt was on his way to the restroom when a black beanie and a Crown Royal bag dropped out of a bag that he was carrying. Deputies picked up the Crown Royal bag off the floor and noticed a syringe sticking out of the top of it. In the Crown Royal bag, they say they also found three other syringes, a spoon, a small baggie of marijuana, and a prescription bottle with no label that contained Xanax, Suboxone, Clonazepam.

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