“I think: ‘Does anyone get it?’” U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker said of several letters from other elected officials urging leniency for Ford. “I think there may be a blind spot when it comes to public service.”
The businessman painted a stark, dire picture of Downtown.
Christa Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital as Tennessee officials attempted to put her to death.
Halfcourt offense remained a focus as the Grizzlies gathered Tuesday afternoon for practice.
The jump in electric bills is directly tied to customers using much more electricity during the September “heat dome” that hovered over Memphis and Shelby County for days.
The Memphis City Council will vote on a nonbinding resolution calling for the removal of ICE and National Guard personnel from the Memphis Safe Task Force.
State Rep. and Congressional candidate Justin J. Pearson held a press conference endorsing a data center moratorium ahead of a possible City Council vote.
In 2025, an official said the data center project would create more than 250 jobs with an investment of more than $500 million.
The Tigers lost last year’s game at UAB in heartbreaking fashion. First-year Memphis coach Charles Huff said there is no reason to discuss a game he and most of the roster wasn’t a part of.
Mathile Walker won by five strokes to bring the Eagles their first-ever girls championship.
Mempho Music Festival returns to Memphis this weekend with three days of live music at Radians Amphitheater, featuring a lineup that brings together electronic music, rock, blues, hip-hop, reggae and funk.
The Union Depot development continues to move forward, but the Guffin Estates residential development hits a snag before the Planning Commission because of the size of lots.
Pick your horror, so to speak, this weekend, both starring former Best Actress Oscar winners.
The second phase of development for Belle Mont in Crosstown, which will include affordable duplex housing, has applied for a PILOT grant.
The Republican congressman said Tuesday in Collierville that the bill could pass Congress this year, possibly as part of a larger package.
If Bluff City Pickleball moves into Liberty Park, it could save the city up to $40,000 a year in operating costs.
Four Kroger stores will now carry pork and beef products from the Como, Mississippi-based farm.
MLGW CEO Doug McGowen told the Memphis City Council that the utility’s electric distribution system has enough capacity to accommodate nearly double the residential customers.
Admission for the festival is free.
The soul and funk banded founded by Memphian Maurice White will be making a stop in the area on its 2027 tour.
It’s one of two payment-in-lieu-of-taxes applications the Downtown Memphis Commission’s Center City Revenue Finance Corp. will hear at their Oct. 13 meeting.
How the oversight board determines what “ready” means could revive early criticisms from MSCS that the appointees lacked necessary structures to assume power over the school system.
“Just glad to see these game stories dropping in the news feed again. Welcome back, Grizzlies.” — Mark Mitchell about Boozer shows ‘poise,’ Grizzlies impress in preseason opener at Atlanta
“Excellent news! I’m so pleased there is an option in at least some Krogers to avoid factory-farmed products.” — Tamara Braithwaite about Home Place Pastures products now go from ‘farm to Kroger’
“Serious question: Are ANY of the recently announced plans to rehab historic buildings Downtown actually moving forward?” — Jay Hines about Stalled Falls Building apartment conversion seeks new tax break as costs climb
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Ahead of Wednesday’s showdown with rival Houton, the Dragons are first in Tennessee and third in the nation. Not that they would know.
Mayor Paul Young also talked about the return of trolleys, work toward a new Memphis Grizzlies lease at FedExForum as well as the status of the convention center hotel the city bought and other topics.
Supervisors voted down a plan to go cashless and approved a 1.6-acre expansion at the site, which is close to full and now takes in twice as much waste per day as it did in 2023.
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This jigsaw puzzle features a rendering of the First Tee Clubhouse at the Loren Roberts Family Golf and Learning Center at The Links at Audubon that was provided by Archimania.
Also in the political roundup, Blackburn talks about affordability, Hagerty’s letter as Jack Smith testifies in the insurrection case, and the difficult mechanics of write-in voting.
Hershey has made candy in Memphis for 30 years, but many people still don’t know the company has a plant here. Plant manager Reggie Dozier wants to change that.
At this practice, fans got a glimpse of what’s had head coach Tuomas Iisalo in such an upbeat mood at training camp all week: every player likely to make the roster healthy and ready to go.
Many times, a tasting menu is a collection of a restaurant’s specialties. But other times, these curated collections of dishes allow a chef to really show off their chops.
A Memphis restaurateur wants 1,240 acres rezoned for industrial use. He hasn’t said what would be built there, and residents fear the worst.
This year’s Spirit of Memphis award recipient Ekundayo Bandele discusses how a self-described introvert went from rap battles in Brooklyn to running one the nation’s four freestanding Black theaters.
“I’d keep the towels and I’d keep the pride. But I’d like to think of ‘Grit and Grind’ as something we remember rather than an ideal to live up to. Grit should describe what we’ve survived. Let’s figure out how we want to describe the next chapter.”
Democratic congressional nominee Justin J. Pearson talked about ongoing U.S. aid to Ukraine and “America First” on “Behind The Headlines.”
Today’s puzzle features Arlington High’s Addy Harris spiking the ball against the Collierville Dragons. Greg Campbell took the photo.