Mom sues MSCS for handcuffing her kid, Sexton says Shelby County should pay for its own jail and the city’s library director is checking out.

The Memphis Safe Task Force has seized more than 400 guns during its time in Memphis, in what could be a major milestone in reducing violent crime. 

“I heard my son scream,” a Memphis mother said in an interview with The Daily Memphian. School staff told her that they handcuffed her child for their own safety: “I was like, ‘Over a 7-year-old?’”

The Tennessee House speaker, who attended U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s news conference Monday, Nov. 24, was asked what the state’s appetite was for funding a replacement to 201 Poplar. 

“The numbers tell the story themselves. They are undeniable,” said U.S. Attorney General Bondi, who traveled to Memphis on Monday, Nov. 24.

Memphis found a new deputy chief financial officer. Now, the city must find a new leader for its library division as Keenon McCloy retires after 18 years. 

Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips discuss everything from some of The Daily Memphian’s recipe offerings to family traditions to what restaurants are open on Thanksgiving Day. 

Hyde Park won’t be getting a grocery store soon, a new bourbon is ducking in and we flashback to 1997 when royalty was on Beale.

Also in the roundup: Amber Huett-Garcia opens Commission campaign, Marie Feagins’ bid for county mayor and Steve Cohen on a successor.

The change to the 2026-27 applications will offer insight about the new vouchers that the state awards. 

While the Memphis Safe Task Force has had some impact on the county’s finances, the county is typically in this situation each year. 

Yes, and it was legendary. 

We’ve got holiday recipes, a look at which restaurants are serving Thanksgiving dinner and a rundown of holiday lights opening on Black Friday.

Central High junior Jackson Hines has run track since he was little, but about a year ago, he decided to take his other hobby — baking — to the next level.

The number of National Guard members moved closer to the 1,000-troop limit set by federal leaders as local elected leaders said ICE agents in the city could be their next target in court.

Like You Children’s Film Fest brings both whimsy and education to the Pink Palace.

Many of the arrests have been on outstanding warrants, and the number of immigration-related arrests is still unclear.

They were set to be sentenced in late December.

It’s not quite Thanksgiving yet, but the holiday season begins in earnest this weekend.

Croughnuts are coming to Arlington, birria has arrived at Babalu and Sheriff Tuggle reveals his favorite cereal.

Centenary United Methodist Church in Soulsville is 160 years old this year. With a new marker to celebrate Centenary’s legacy, church members say the congregation’s history is not just about the past.

A group in Tennessee, including two parents in Shelby County, allege that the state’s education voucher expansion “diverts state funding to private schools statewide that are by definition not part of the system of free public schools.” 

A former employee of the Shelby County Division of Corrections pleaded guilty to taking a bribe in exchange for providing contraband to an inmate.