It took about two hours to administer the oaths of office Monday, Aug. 31, to a group of 30 elected county leaders who formally begin four-year terms of office Tuesday.
More than 20 small business owners gathered at Tamboli’s Pasta & Pizza in Midtown Monday afternoon to call for elected leaders to do more about the Memphis Safe Task Force’s presence in the city.
A sweeping federal immigration operation at a neighborhood bar resulted in the detention of an estimated 100 patrons, sparking widespread condemnation from local advocates and a response from the mayor.
Brown was the first Black quarterback in Memphis Tigers history. The Sweetwater, Tennessee, native went on to become a Super Bowl-winning assistant coach with the Seattle Seahawks.
After the death of national icon Dolly Parton last week, one Mississippi mayor won’t lower flags in her honor.
The American Conference is the latest conference to officially prohibit former college athletes from returning back to college after turning professional.
The one-year moratorium on new data centers would be to develop guidelines and regulations for the centers as part of the county’s Unified Development Code.
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The library escalators are back on the up and up.
At its peak, the company’s non-permitted turbine count was 69, according to federal court documents and Mississippi state records.
Memphis will have already played a tough slate of games by the time it reaches Battle 4 Atlantis.
Whitehaven joins MASE, Covington, Munford, Southwind and Briarcrest in the state football rankings announced by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association.
The project initially stirred up residents because a data center was presented as a possible conditional use on part of the site. That was later removed, but pushback persisted.
Standouts from Brighton, Kingsbury, Lakeland Prep, Trezevant and Whitehaven are up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3.
Five years ago, Colt Adkins, at almost 3 months old, died after a series of failures by staff at a childcare center owned by Raven Marshall-Lewis.
Memphis Tigers beat writer Frank Bonner II and columnist John Martin give their first impressions of the 2026 Tigers and what it could mean for the rest of the season. After a battle of blue-chip recruits, Marcus Stokes led the Tigers to a Vegas victoryRelated content:
The meatball recipe Deni Reilly and her husband Patrick use at Cocozza originated in Deni’s mother’s kitchen.
The refund is a small portion of the roughly $165 billion of IEEPA tariffs that were collected before the Supreme Court struck them down.
“Great conversation. The only point you didn’t cover: Huff is the real deal.” — Dennis Paden about Monday recap: What type of statement did the Tigers make with win at UNLV?
“Why, oh why, is this woman still allowed to run a day care?” — Suzanne Sorrentino about Years before Winter Jones died on a bus, another child died at a center owned by Raven Marshall-Lewis
“The disturbing, overlooked detail about these tariff rebates to corporations is that the money never reaches the consumers who actually paid the tariffs. It is just like the phony ‘trickle-down' theory ... it doesn’t trickle down.” — Douglas Hampton about FedEx got $800M in tariff refunds. What happens now?
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When Memphis-based discount retailer Fred’s Inc. closed its corporate headquarters in 2019, few could have predicted the dated, wood-paneled offices would eventually be replaced by high-tech computer chips.
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris leaves office Tuesday after eight years in office and a unique governing style that shifted county government’s priorities.
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The Tennessee National Guard remains deployed as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force, according to Gov. Bill Lee’s office. Lee commands deployment of the state’s guard.
The building has covered parking and access to the Lichterman Nature Center walking trails, according to property sheets.
It remains to be seen what Charles Huff will accomplish during the remainder of his tenure at Memphis. But no coach has gotten off to more exhilarating start.Related content:
When Acre executive chef Andrew Adams was a culinary student, food companies would post recipe contests on the school bulletin board. He was interested but never entered one. This summer, that changed.
Law enforcement touts the technology’s benefits, but residents point to cases of misuse and fear privacy violations.
The Brooks Museum’s Art Therapy Access Program allows at-risk youth to tap into “something within them that they maybe didn’t know existed before.”
“It’s time for Shelby County government, including the new mayor-elect and county commissioners-elect, to exit their lawsuit against the MSCS oversight board and get to work rebuilding opportunity for Memphis students.”
The new president and CEO of the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association spoke on Behind The Headlines about MIFA’s work addressing poverty and food insecurity in Memphis and beyond.
This jigsaw puzzle features a photo of preparations for the 49th annual Candlelight Vigil commemorating Elvis Presley's death that was taken by Brad Vest.