A Tunica mother’s second appearance in court has been rescheduled for Jan. 11, 2011, according to the District Attorney’s office in Memphis.
Angela Murphree was scheduled to appear in general sessions court on Tuesday, Dec. 14 for a mental evaluation hearing. Jennifer Donaldson of the DA’s office said that the hearing will determine whether Murphree is competent to stand trial. Once the judge issues a finding, the next step is a preliminary hearing.

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Owners Roy Douglass and Anthony Holland and chef Julius Johnson of Memphis, TN have recently opened a new restaurant on Hwy. 61 North in Tunica, the Soho Bistro.  
In the restaurant business for over eighteen years, Johnson says he wanted to locate a restaurant in Tunica because the people deserved a place where they could enjoy a good meal at a fair price.
Johnson says he learned to cook while he was growing up and from chefs taking him under their wing and mentoring him.  He mentions with pride that everything is prepared fresh, by him, right when it is ordered, and that nothing is pre-prepared.

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The Tunica County Sheriff’s Department will participate in the Drunk Driving-Over the Limit, Under Arrest DUI Enforcement Mobilization during the Holiday Season.

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