DeSoto County Schools board member Michele Henley filed suit last week accusing Barton of defamation.

That alleged abuse is largely associated with a single custodial contract that received elected board approval in 2022.

Memphians might have to wait a little longer for an In-N-Out burger.

The planned development, Memphis Jazz, is located across from one of UMH’s existing developments, Memphis Blues.

This marks at least the fourth fatality associated with the Task Force during its time in the city.

The new director of scouting is the latest addition to several new hires this offseason.

“Revisiting history is an opportunity to make sure that you don’t repeat … things that you don’t want to repeat,” said reader Memphis Mayor Paul Young.

The restaurant’s Lunch Box is its No. 1 order during the summer and comes with a half sandwich, fresh fruit and frozen yogurt. 

The chamber is looking for a permanent replacement for Ted Townsend, who left in April.

In this week’s To-Do List, you can learn to listen like an artist and help some art kids get to Italy. 

Sanjeev Kumar, 45, a gynecological oncologist and founder of the Memphis-based Poplar Avenue Clinic, was arrested in February 2025.

The layoffs are affecting Regional One Health Extended Care Hospital, which will be closing later this year.

Officials want a second look at the sentencing of former Evolve Bank CEO Robert Hartheimer, who solicited sex from someone he believed to be a 15-year-old boy. 

A prominent local developer’s lawsuit alleges the landowner of a proposed Chick-fil-A “orchestrated a ‘smear campaign’” to cast him in a negative light.

Dusty May and Penny Hardaway will always be inextricably linked. The outcome of their meeting in the NCAA Tournament three years ago charted a path for them both; one led to the NBA, and one that may yet lead to an unceremonious divorce.

Initially billed as an opportunity for residents to connect with local resources and hear from top public safety officials, the event was cut short after repeated outbursts from the crowd. 

Food writer Sophia Surrett says she’s always preferred local produce, and “you might say I love local food from my head to-mah-toes.”

The two federal lawsuits claim DeSoto officials tried to block Black performers from being booked at the venue, then fired leaders who refused to go along.