Takeover board Chair Billy Orgel’s sworn statement is expected to lift a three-month hold on the state’s takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. But its unclear if the board’s new plans will capture all expenses it should review under state law.
Voters statewide will consider three constitutional amendments, while Memphis voters face three additional charter questions. House districts 84 and 93 also have unusual races.
One day after coach Penny Hardaway told The Field of 68 he’d written a $2.6 million check to help fund the 2026-27 roster, athletic director Ed Scott appeared on The Gary Parrish Show to clarify that he hadn’t.
A new baseball field designed to give children and adults with disabilities greater opportunities to participate in sports is coming to Tobey Park.
The Green Wave’s ground game also concerns the Tigers coach ahead of the first Friday game of the season.
Memphis Mayor Paul Young is the first guest on the Geoff Calkins Podcast. Why? “It is intentional for me,” he said. “I want people to understand I’m not ducking, dodging any question or any issue.”
Fifty-one years after the murder of the legendary Stax drummer Al Jackson Jr., new information has surfaced about a killing that remains intertwined with the history of the famed record company, its musicians, and a distant era in Memphis.
The LOChella Music Festival and Tailgate is open to the public and will feature student performers and food trucks on Oct. 24.
Dalvin Johnson was arraigned Tuesday, and a judge set his bond at $500,000. He remains at Regional One Health after officers returned fire.
It’s an unusual week at the movies in Memphis, with at least a dozen new titles and the two most notable, both super-sized biographical documentaries.
Twelve years ago, Memphis pitmaster Pat Neely co-hosted the last episode of Food Network’s popular show “Down Home with the Neelys” with his then-wife, Gina. Now, he’s back with a new show.
“The Pitt” actor Noah Wyle to speak at the Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center in March to celebrate a century of Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab.
Central — the only undefeated team in the area — also moves up one spot, to third.
Huff is flying high, his Memphis Tigers 5-1 heading into an American Conference tussle with Tulane in New Orleans.
Collierville’s new e-bike rules focus on education for users, but there are some new restrictions in town.
“If I sold land to a data center, I would not be here. I would be laying on a beach somewhere. You’re lying through your teeth,” Alderman Keith White said, calling a data center build in Walls, Mississippi, a “long shot.”
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners’ action mirrors the direction the Memphis City Council is going on data centers.
A law enforcement career that began as a teenage volunteer has led to a top leadership position in the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.
“I crack up every time I watch his pressers on YouTube and even post-game on the big video board. I love his sense of humor.” — Steve Gaither about Buckley: Charles Huff thinks he has ‘the best job in America.’ It’s why the Tigers coach gets so fired up.
“If anyone has been “Refined by the Fire,” it has been Paul Young. I cannot imagine a Mayor going through more trials and tribulations that were beyond his control and seems to finally be emerging on the other side.” — Mike Todd about Calkins: Mayor Paul Young on data centers, the Grizzlies, his favorite place in the city — and why he’s taking a fresh approach to media
“This sounds like a reasonable approach, certainly better than what was being discussed originally.” — Marilynn Weedon about Collierville passes e-bike rules
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“Pike deserves to be held accountable for murder. Nothing about mercy diminishes her victim’s life or her loved ones’ loss. But it is hard to believe Tennesseans would be safer if the state once again tries to kill Pike.”
“One in five people have some level of dyslexia. The challenge is that society must be aware of how prevalent dyslexia is in our world and actively support the dyslexic community.”
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This jigsaw puzzle features a photo of Norris Ann Griffin showing the historic photos used to restore the old dining tables at Brunswick Rail Yard.
New public documents indicate that local government and the Memphis Grizzlies could come to a new lease at FedExForum in the “near future.”
Molly Quinn, CEO of OUTMemphis, said the new center will be a “bedrock of the diversity” of the LGBTQ+ community in Memphis and the Mid-South.
At the halftime point of the 2026 season, good isn’t good enough for Memphis Tigers coach Charles Huff.
The ingredients are simple, but it is evident that Bao Toan uses only the best at its Crosstown Concourse restaurant.
After a search to replace Chief Chris Stokes, Millington has chosen a former deputy chief with the Memphis Police Department.
Tony Isbell stars in and directs Will Eno’s 75-minute monologue at TheatreWorks at the Evergreen, and Germantown Community Theatre sets Louisa May Alcott’s story inside Jo March’s attic.
“What knowledge is obsolete, what knowledge is rock solid, and who — pray tell — is qualified to make such distinctions?”
Heidi Kuhn, 8th Congressional District Democratic nominee, discusses her challenge of Republican incumbent David Kustoff on ‘Behind The Headlines.’
Today’s puzzle features students from the Hanley School in Orange Mound cheering at the Memphis Grizzlies' open practice at FedExForum. Greg Campbell took the photo.