The most complex ballot of the three 2026 Shelby County elections begins early voting Friday. President Donald Trump and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have both endorsed candidates in the 9th Congressional District race.
Mississippi lawmakers passed sweeping reforms to the state’s youth court system during a surprise special session that began Wednesday.
The father of Corey Adams, a freshman Ole Miss football player shot and killed at a Cordova party in 2025, has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit seeking at least $1 million plus punitive damages in his son’s murder.
Memphis City Council member JB Smiley Jr. is named in a May letter as urging the city administration to hire Chairwoman Jana Swearengen-Washington’s niece in the city’s IT division.
Local Democrats closed out their candidate forums for the city’s three newly drawn congressional districts in, while a Millington event drew a Republican nominee for county mayor and videos from two contenders for governor.
When three-star quarterback prospect Ethan Tisdale came to Memphis, he fell in love — with the offense.
In this week’s To-Do List, we’ve got ways to celebrate 30 years of the North Mississippi Allstars and 30 years of the V&E Greenline.
A soft, made-to-order Belgian waffle is the bread for The Brunch Boss, which is stacked with sweet bacon jam, scrambled eggs and cheddar cheese and served with maple syrup.
The meeting follows a Chancery Court ruling ordering Collierville officials to approve the proposal after it had previously been denied.
To celebrate World Snake Day, Chris Baker, associate curator of reptiles at the Memphis Zoo, discusses how he and his team safely care for venomous snakes and why he thinks they’re such remarkable animals.
“I decided to splurge a little more and bought a Chulux espresso machine with a milk frother for $99, about what a month’s worth of lattes would cost if I had one three times a week.”
Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus.
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“The CDC recently cut back on parasite monitoring, and it fired a quarter of its workforce last year. It’s hard to come up with a better metaphor for Trumpian governance than explosive diarrhea.” — Russell Savory about Cyclospora has local restaurateurs, home cooks rethinking what’s on the menu
“‘And the hits just keep coming, and coming, and coming.” — Dennis Ostrow about Council chair allegedly pushed staff for donations
“A great balanced article and opinion. You don’t see such a well articulated opinion piece very often. Well done.” — Chris McLean about Opinion: Before you condemn DA Mulroy, read what he said for yourself
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This jigsaw puzzle is a photo of the laundry at the renovated Greenbriar Apartments and was courtesy Tommie Byrd of ALCO Management.
In May, the City Council’s chief administrator raised various concerns about Chairwoman Jana Swearengen-Washington. Among them, that the councilperson was using city resources for her and her husband’s church.
A long-vacant and overgrown lot near Loflin Yard and an active railroad could be getting new infill development next year.
“Memphis without the Redbirds, Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals? It would be like the Fourth of July without fireworks.”
If you’re going to The Pancake Shop or Paula & Raiford’s Hollywood Disco, don’t forget to bring cash.
City Planning Commission officials discussed new regulations for potential data centers in the city amid national controversy and concerns from local residents.
With a new local leader, Sofar Sounds will host shows in Memphis once again. And, at the Botanic Garden, Fun Studio includes child-friendly musical instruments.
“Nearly 800,000 vehicles are donated to charities every year. There are a host of charities that accept donations of cars listed. But they may not all be reputable.”
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the first two summer league games for Cam Boozer and the Grizzlies’ recent offseason transactions.
This jigsaw puzzle is a photo from Autozone Park’s World Cup watch party and was taken by Jonathan Mintz.