The superintendent must approve the process used to measure her job performance. Once an agreement is reached, Memphis-Shelby County School Board members will complete the evaluation by spring.

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The Daily Memphian now offers readers all four sudoku puzzle difficulty levels every day.

The city is positioned to be a transportation powerhouse, but crime is a problem. Cargo thefts in Memphis were up nearly 60% in the first six months of 2024 over all of 2023, said Memphis Logistics Summit panelist Melzie Wilson.

Congressman Steve Cohen of Memphis says he is “disheartened” by the bus system’s “operational and fiscal crisis” after he helped secure $140 million in federal transit funding for MATA in recent years.

What’s wrong with Memphis football’s offense? How ready is the Tigers basketball team to open its 2024-25 season? That and more is discussed on this edition of The Daily Memphian’s Tigers Podcast.

The Daily Memphian will keep track of notable Group of Five teams each week. Some teams will fall out of the tracker and others will be added depending on the outcome of games played.

At 7-foot-4, Memphis Grizzlies rookie Zach Edey is a big man who will play a big role. 

After funding delays and worries that a proposed science, technology, engineering and mathematic lab for Whitehaven High would never happen, officials held a second ceremonial groundbreaking for the $9 million project.

The format remains the same. Each team in the 13-team AAC will still play 18 conference games.

VIP chefs at the Mempho Music Festival include Ryan Prewitt and Stephen Stryjewski of Pêche and Cochon in New Orleans; Rob McDaniel of Helen in Birmingham, and Aaron Siegel, Taylor Gariggan and Jonathan Banta of Charleston’s Home Team BBQ. 

“This flyway provides (an) opportunity to get closer to the river, to see a natural habitat and to enjoy the quietness of this area of the park,” Memphis River Parks Partnership COO Art Davis said.

Two of the new-look basketball players discuss Coach Penny Hardaway’s offseason coaching staff changes, the team’s identity and their excitement for the season.

A person familiar with the matter said the land would be used for future development for xAI and allow the company to build on its ongoing momentum in Memphis.

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After winning five games in 2023, the Mustangs have already matched that total heading into an important Week 7 region showdown against Bolton.

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Extension or not, Santi Aldama and Brandon Clarke both could be crucial for the Grizzlies, especially early this season. 

The much-talked-about Southwest Memphis greywater facility, which could save billions of gallons of freshwater a year, is a few steps closer to reality. 

Now seems like a good time to underscore the importance of basketball for Memphis in the future of any realignment discussions — and to emphasize that the current situation for Tigers basketball is unsustainable.

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County Circuit Court Judge Celeste Wilson admonished Andrew Willcutt on Monday, Sept. 30, for his handling of a 2023 case and defying verbal and written orders to appear in open court.

The Daily Memphian will have a permanent office, and Red Door Wealth Management gets a space, too. Plus, a fully leased Collierville building is up for sale.

Three people, including a teenager in Nashville, were arrested for the threats that prompted MSCS-wide lockdowns last month. 

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Jody Stephens, the only surviving member of legendary Memphis band Big Star, was joined on stage by Mike Mills of R.E.M., Pat Sansone of Wilco, Jon Auer of The Posies and Chris Stamey of The dBs to audibly re-create Big Star’s second album, “Radio City,” at Crosstown Theater Tuesday night. Reporter Jody Callahan was there, notepad and phone camera in hand.

Importers in Memphis are trying to locate loads dropped off ships before the strike started and notify customers.

The Memphis City Council’s other-action items Tuesday, Oct. 1, included more money for affordable housing and more cameras.