Here’s who Gov. Lee tapped for Memphis schools takeover board
Among Gov. Lee’s five appointments to a Memphis schools takeover board are a former Memphis superintendent and former president of the Memphis Chamber.
Among Gov. Lee’s five appointments to a Memphis schools takeover board are a former Memphis superintendent and former president of the Memphis Chamber.
Demolition of the former Commercial Appeal building could start in late June. DT Specialized Services, an Oklahoma-based company, filed a demolition permit for the property at 495 Union Ave.
Just in time for summer break, Memphis River Parks Partnership and Literacy Mid-South officially unveiled the city’s first free public storybook trail.
The Memphis Tigers’ American Conference Tournament run in Clearwater, Florida, has come to an end after suffering a 6-4 loss to the Wichita State Shockers on Friday night at BayCare Ballpark.
Memphis still holds a one-game lead over the Nashville Sounds for first place in the International League standings.
The Farragut Admirals broke the game open in the bottom of the fourth to beat the Houston Mustangs and win their state-record fifth straight baseball championship.
Tigers athletic director Ed Scott hasn’t publicly revealed the U of M revenue sharing budget in detail. Here’s how much each member university received from the conference.
SpaceX purchased the building that houses the Colossus data center for $185 million, documents show.
But residents of the Memphis suburb are about to see their sewer fees skyrocket.
Redistricting for Mississippi has similar debates to Tennessee but will take longer to resolve.
“People are hungry for songs and stories,” according to a local musician. And a South Main music festival is here to deliver.
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss Grizzlies draft trade scenarios and react to the early conference finals games between the Thunder and Spurs.
The Memphis Tigers baseball team holds onto hope in the American Conference Tournament.
After 12 years, the fondue restaurant is expected to return to the Memphis market in late 2026 or early 2027 inside a former Pyro’s Fire Fresh Pizza.
Ben Smith opened Tsunami, a Pacific Rim-themed restaurant, in July 1998. He closed it this past February but would like to see it become a restaurant again.
At the age of 60, Joe Ford started pole vaulting. And started passing his wisdom along. He’s now retiring as a volunteer coach at the age of 75. But you can bet he’ll still be around.
A judge filed a legal memo a week after his May 14 decision to deny a motion for a temporary pause in implementing the state’s new congressional map.
“... You will smile inside when you tell your grandchildren about this state championship.” — Mike Hanna about Spring Fling 2026: Tipton-Rosemark captures first title in 12 years
“Ben — best of luck in your life’s next chapter — you deserve it!” — Kelly Fish about Tsunami building goes on the market
“If the takeover board fails to achieve the assigned goals, what are the consequences for the overseers and legislative masters?” — Tom Jeanette about Here's who Gov. Lee tapped for Memphis schools takeover board
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“To hear many Tennessee Democrats tell it, partisan redistricting is some unprecedented assault on democracy itself — a historic political crisis unlike anything the state has ever experienced.”
“Ireland being honored in Memphis as part of Memphis in May looks like the usual cultural exchange on the surface. But beneath that is something more interesting: two vastly different places that recognize structure in each other.”
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This jigsaw puzzle is a photo taken inside Outdoors Inc. as they prepare to close the East Memphis store. Mark Weber shot the image.
The ACLU of Tennessee brings in outside attorneys to argue against new congressional map as another case gets reassigned and the NAACP calls for a boycott of college sports in eight states in reaction to redistricting.
Earlier in May, xAI (now a part of SpaceX) announced a deal with Anthropic, the company behind the popular artificial intelligence chatbot Claude.
Collierville girls win the state track title while Houston baseball advances to Friday’s championship game. Briarcrest soccer and St. George’s baseball fall in the state championship finals.
“We’ve always wanted a cocktail, steakhouse-y kind of restaurant,” said Andy Ticer of the second-floor bar at his and Michael Hudman’s new restaurant.
Activists, elected leaders and politicians from Mississippi and beyond gathered in the state’s capitol Wednesday to rally against redistricting efforts.
Attendees gathered at Downtown’s Cossitt Library to honor the three finalists for the poet laureate role.
Brittnye Ostrom-Robinson — a former dancer for the Memphis Grizzlies and U of M Pom — is stuck in the hospital with a difficult diagnosis. So how did friends and family lift her spirits? With a dancing flash mob, of course.
At Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South, fifth- and sixth-grade students get to practice #adulting.
Today’s puzzle is of the Heath Riles BBQ team reaction to winning the grand championship at the Memphis In May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest and was taken by Patrick Lantrip.