Prince Mongo dies after fall at his East Memphis home
Prince Mongo, the local eccentric who sported goggles and a silver wig and ran for mayor repeatedly, has died.
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August 2026
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Ask the Memphian: When and why did Memphis install trolley lines?
In this week’s Ask the Memphian, we take a look at the costly, controversial, but ultimately successful effort to bring a trolley system to Memphis.
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Surgical oncologist Dr. Martin Fleming takes after his father. And his son takes after him.
As a surgical oncologist at UT Health Sciences, Dr. Martin Fleming has followed the path of his father and served as a role model for his son — in addition to training hundreds of doctors.
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Improv theater helps at-risk young people learn a new script
Time on stage helps Memphis Allies’ SWITCH participants, including many former gang members, becoming more confident, sociable, empathetic and aware of their emotions.
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Longest tenured zookeeper Morgan Powers retires after 55 years
On Friday, July 31, Morgan Powers retired after working at the Memphis Zoo for more than half a century. Here’s a look at his long and exciting career.
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July 2026
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Inspired by Mark Twain, retired teacher travels the Mississippi River on a homemade raft
Charles Phillips takes a break at Mud Island Marina from the Huck Finn journey that’s been exciting, enlightening, and on occasion terrifying.
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Ask the Memphian: Will the Memphis Art Museum land major touring exhibitions?
From a fresh start to a growing gallery to more national recognition and tourists, here’s why the Memphis Art Museum staffers are so excited about the tantalizing possibilities that will come with the new space.
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The life and ‘great legacy’ of banking executive, philanthropist Jack Moore
“If you think about things that are important in life — your family, your faith, your community, leading, and investing back in the community — that’s what Jack Moore was all about.”
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Memphis’ forgotten figures: Nursing pioneer Lena Angevine Warner
This week, we take a look at the life of Lena Angevine Warner, who survived a case of yellow fever, served on Walter Reed’s team that identified its cause and revolutionized nursing in Tennessee.
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Memphian who fought Muhammad Ali, served as Green Beret and became Secret Service agent dies
Henry Hooper II, who died July 12 at the age of 87, had an illustrious life and career.
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‘A deep love’: Inside the life and career of Trey Crump, Memphis Heritage’s first executive director in four years
Trey Crump has had a passion for historic buildings. Now, he’s been chosen to lead the nonprofit dedicated to preserving them. Here’s how he got to Memphis Heritage — and what he plans to do.
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Ask the Memphian: How does the Orpheum determine its Broadway season lineup?
Orpheum Theatre CEO Brett Batterson sees almost every new Broadway production in New York. The first question he asks himself: Should he bring it to Memphis?
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Memphis writer exploring conservation and faith in the South
Memphis writer Martha Park received a $4,000 grant from the nonprofit South Arts and a $5,000 grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission — which she will use to fund a series of stories about the intersection between conservation and faith in the South.
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June 2026
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Meet identical twins who traveled the world and landed in the same program at UTHSC
Hunter and Spencer Turner are students in UTHSC’s nurse-anesthesia program, which is the latest stop in a journey that’s taken them from small town Tennessee to Japan to Italy to Memphis.
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PTSD and alcoholism can ruin veterans’ lives. This UTHSC researcher’s solution could one day treat both.
“For things like PTSD and addiction, … all we’ve been able to do are treat symptoms,” said Dr. Jessica Snowden, the vice chancellor for research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. “We haven’t really had enough understanding of a cause to be able to actually treat a cause. And Dr. Cruz’s work is helping bridge that gap.”
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In the age of social media and AI, college students are opening physical books less. But Rhodes professors still believe reading is fundamental.
For Rhodes College, a small liberal arts college that prides itself on creating lifelong learners, apathy about reading can feel not just like a challenge but an affront to its mission. Here’s why students are reading less than ever — and what professors are doing about it.
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Her father was addicted to crack cocaine, and she was in a gang. But her future was paved with better days.
Despite the ups and downs in LaQuita Hughes' life, the deaths, rejections and devastation, she’s given every day all she’s had. And that eventually landed her at her own pink, three-story Victorian-style home.
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May 2026
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Memphis mom of eight shows her kids how Love overcomes all
This month, Trackeshia Love earned her associate’s degree from LeMoyne-Owen College, at the age of 47. And she’s just getting started.
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Ask the Memphian: How did the U of M law school end up in the old Custom House?
The U of M’s law school used to be located in a run-down building with unreliable air conditioning and a flooding problem. Now, it’s Downtown home is “a huge selling point.” Here’s how the move came to be.
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At JA BizTown, kids get first taste of ‘the world of work’
At Junior Achievement’s JA BizTown, fifth and sixth graders run a mini city and take jobs at storefronts that represent major Memphis organizations.
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Grief to graduation: Woman honors her mother’s legacy after losing three family members in crash
Brittney Wilson’s mother, Tonya Cannady, was her best friend. When her mother and brothers were killed in a car wreck, she considered quitting nursing school. But her mom’s colleagues at Youth Villages helped her get through it.
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U of M research is fighting the pit-falls of peach production
A new research project done by the University of Memphis scientists could save West Tennessee farmers by helping identify when a disease outbreak threatens their peach crop.
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Ask the Memphian: Why doesn’t Memphis land as many big movie productions as it used to?
A few decades ago, stars like Tom Cruise, Matt Damon and Reese Witherspoon were shooting movies in Memphis. Longtime local film commissioner Linn Sitler discusses what’s changed and why there’s hope for the future.
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April 2026
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Inside the world of Senior Assassin, the all-consuming game being played by high school seniors
Some seniors at local high schools are playing a game called Senior Assassin, crouching behind bushes, stalking other students in stores and wearing swim gear to protect themselves.
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Ask the Memphian: Where did Elvis live before Graceland?
Everyone knows Elvis lived at Graceland. But before this, he spent 13 months at 1034 Audubon Drive, during one of the most consequential periods of his career.
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