Phase 1 of renovation work at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium is now underway.

Shelby County Budget Director Michael Thompson talks about the 2024 budget season — and the savings found in vacant county positions — on The Daily Memphian’s “On The Record” podcast.

Mr. Lincoln’s Costume Shoppe will close its doors on Saturday, June 1, after 33 years of dressing Memphians for Halloween, Mardi Gras, costume parties, school plays, historical tours and other occasions. 

The person contacted The Daily Memphian by email around 1 a.m. Wednesday, May 29, and wrote that they had stolen “many” identities and received money for doing so. 

The report uses data from 2019 to 2021 to compare Memphis to peer cities using 31 indicators in three categories: economic foundation and stability, economic enablers for growth and economic outcomes. 

For more than a week, Principal Vincent Hunter has heard complaints about Whitehaven’s graduation ceremony being moved inside at the last minute, but he said the decision came from the top of the district.

Collierville office building sold for $1 million, a Memphis retail center sold for $950,000 and Germantown Center has a new tenant. 

BRIDGES announces a promotion.

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Paul Young said the city’s strategy for crime suppression includes “criminal activity disruption” along with focusing police and city blight efforts in high-crime areas.

With the Negro leagues' statistics added to Major League Baseball, Gibson’s .372 batting average surpassed Ty Cobb’s .367. At age 18, Gibson played his first professional game for the Memphis Red Sox in 1930.

Andy Borman is the ninth assistant coach in Hardaway’s tenure at Memphis to leave or be fired.

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Southeastern Conference football coaches are bracing for the impact of a potential downsizing of rosters around the NCAA.

The Tennessee-based company will exclusively produce a variety of merchandise categories, such as tents, chairs, soft-sided coolers and more, under contracts ranging from five to 10 years.

Arlington wastes little time in naming a new principal for the district’s high school, replacing Shannon Abraham.

Government prosecutors have chalked up the allegations as a character attack on Nichols and argued Tuesday they shouldn’t be presented before a jury. 

Last month, a source told The Daily Memphian that Memphis basketball legend and Lane College coach Andre Turner had agreed to join Penny Hardaway’s staff.

State Sen. Brent Taylor is asking Gov. Bill Lee to hire a former NYPD commissioner to help combat Memphis’ crime problem.

Collierville filed a response to the trustee of the proposed Chick-fil-A site. Chick-fil-A sued the town in March.

Feagins has officially been superintendent for only about two months, but has been gearing up for this role for a long time.

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Recently obtained records show that MPD’s homicide investigator count is shrinking in a city that saw almost 400 homicides last year and where more than 100 have occurred to date in 2024.

The Bluff City is in the bottom spot in the worst-pizza-city list, according to an Associated Press article. It said, “Memphis is no stranger to the blues, which is fitting for its shortcomings as a pizza scene.” 

The Federal Trade Commission’s new rule on noncompete agreements is scheduled to take effect Sept. 4, and it’s essential for both employers and employees to understand its implications.

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