MPD veteran Don Crowe has been promoted to assistant police chief. He will be second in command under new Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis, who starts June 14. 

Arkansas-based Simmons First National would pay $146.3 million in stocks and bonds for Landmark Community Bank, and $131.6 million for Triumph Bancshares.

Meanwhile, a City Council member who is term limited said he may be on the 2022 ballot for Shelby County Commission and an incumbent commissioner says he will probably seek another term.

Police bodycam programs were created to promote transparency and build public trust, yet high costs and long waits for heavily edited footage makes those programs a ‘bait and switch,’ critics say.

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The horse show in Germantown is a treasured tradition for many generations. The 72nd show will take off Tuesday after a one year pause.

Wearing an orange jacket in a nod to his history with the Tennessee Volunteers, the legendary quarterback follows his father’s footsteps receiving the AutoZone Liberty Bowl’s Distinguished Citizen Award.

A Memphis native, Charles McVean is credited with conceiving and leading the charge for funding Big River Crossing, the pedestrian bridge and trails across the Mississippi River.

“We have seen so many movies of Omaha Beach that the event is embedded in our national psyche. From this side of the events, and with the help of Hollywood, it seems God-ordained that the response we all know was certain to lead to the victory we take for granted. It was, of course, anything but certain.”

The music begins on Aug. 7 with a performance by Otis Redding III, son of the legendary Stax musician, followed by a performance by another Stax legend, William Bell, on Aug. 27.

Germantown property owners whose houses were damaged by a 2019 flood say the Shelby County Assessor promised to meet with them to discuss how their homes’ values increased despite the destruction. But Melvin Burgess’ representatives say no such gathering will occur.

Memphians Cornelius Martin, Marquis White and Matt Roumain founded the Downtown business that combines sales and experiences for customers.

A new Shelby County Youth Assessment Center is slated to open in July at the former Raleigh library. The county will operate the center. 

The former Tennessee governor talked on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast about the state’s path to Republican dominance and his call on Christian conservatives to pull away from the nation’s partisan political divide.

According to a Tweet posted by the Memphis Police Department, a vehicle crashed into a house on Horn Lake Road in South Memphis and killed Young, who was sitting inside.

Michael Salazar, Kyle Murphy score as Memphis defeats Indy Eleven soccer for the first time. Collierville High’s Matt Brucker makes club history as Memphis’ youngest player ever to appear in a game.

Voluntarism, labor and fundraising transformed an ugly space at the heart of White Station High into a beautiful passageway and courtyard. Nearly 100 alumni, students, faculty, administrators and friends gathered Saturday, June 5, to celebrate.

Former Memphis DL Christian Johnson formed 901Phenom during the pandemic for high school players who had no teams.

Shelby County Health Department is hosting a series of health fairs in the next couple of months throughout the county to showcase the resources and services available to residents.

The path of the two budget seasons and the use of federal funds to close financial gaps — plus other topics — are the focus of a reporters roundtable on “Behind The Headlines.”

Here are the two things the Memphis Grizzlies absolutely have to do this offseason if they want to contend for an NBA title. I believe they’ll do both.

Police issued an arrest warrant Friday, June 4, on a charge of assault against the crew worker who berated and threatened Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer Tuesday in Health Sciences Park. 

Zach Kleiman touches on Justise Winslow situation, Jonas Valanciunas explains the infamous jacket and Dillon Brooks shows off his cards playing skills. 

Matt Brucker of Collierville and Max Talley of Houston will keep future high school, college eligibility.

Allowing three houses to be built in the backyards of an existing house or two would enable more than just “a handful of residents” to enjoy the “delights of living in Midtown Memphis,” the applicant states.