Here’s who Gov. Lee tapped for Memphis schools takeover board
Among Gov. Lee’s five appointments to a Memphis schools takeover board are a former Memphis superintendent and former president of the Memphis Chamber.
Among Gov. Lee’s five appointments to a Memphis schools takeover board are a former Memphis superintendent and former president of the Memphis Chamber.
Demolition of the former Commercial Appeal building could start in late June. DT Specialized Services, an Oklahoma-based company, filed a demolition permit for the property at 495 Union Ave.
A judge filed a legal memo a week after his May 14 decision to deny a motion for a temporary pause in implementing the state’s new congressional map.
But residents of the Memphis suburb are about to see their sewer fees skyrocket.
Ben Smith opened Tsunami, a Pacific Rim-themed restaurant, in July 1998. He closed it this past February but would like to see it become a restaurant again.
Tigers athletic director Ed Scott hasn’t publicly revealed the U of M revenue sharing budget in detail. Here’s how much each member university received from the conference.
After 12 years, the fondue restaurant is expected to return to the Memphis market in late 2026 or early 2027 inside a former Pyro’s Fire Fresh Pizza.
At the age of 60, Joe Ford started pole vaulting. And started passing his wisdom along. He’s now retiring as a volunteer coach at the age of 75. But you can bet he’ll still be around.
Redistricting for Mississippi has similar debates to Tennessee but will take longer to resolve.
After handling Charlotte on Wednesday, the No. 5-seeded Tigers beat No. 4 UAB to earn two victories in a conference tournament for the first time since 2016.
Collierville girls win the state track title while Houston baseball advances to Friday’s championship game. Briarcrest soccer and St. George’s baseball fall in the state championship finals.
Fifth-year standouts Lanie Howe and Lola Sprenkle lead the way as the Rebels knocked off Tennessee’s No. 1 team.
Here are Thursday’s top performers, including a lot of Collierville girls track and field athletes, along with a look ahead to Friday’s one event. Houston’s baseball team plays for the state title at 11 a.m.
The second-place finisher in one of the MSCS board Democratic primaries — the closest race in the May 5 county primaries — is reportedly weighing a recount.
The airport is also in the early planning stages of a new rental-car facility.
In this week’s To-Do List, meet the artist behind Wiseacre’s cans, take a storybook tour of Tom Lee Park and get a taste of Cuba.
“To hear many Tennessee Democrats tell it, partisan redistricting is some unprecedented assault on democracy itself — a historic political crisis unlike anything the state has ever experienced.”
“Ireland being honored in Memphis as part of Memphis in May looks like the usual cultural exchange on the surface. But beneath that is something more interesting: two vastly different places that recognize structure in each other.”
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss Grizzlies draft trade scenarios and react to the early conference finals games between the Thunder and Spurs.
“Novel’s management pays 100% of health insurance, gave 5-10% raises annually, and ate $85,000 in storm losses while still paying staff. That’s not exploitation, that’s generosity.” — Lee Mills about Novel bookstore workers approve union
“One game at a time! Go Tigers Go!” — Mike Hanna about Tigers baseball outlasts late Charlotte push to advance in American tournament
“Job well done Scotty! We will miss you! Germantown and the Greater Memphis area is losing a great family. You made a big impact in a very short time.” — Anthony Smith about Scotty Hendricks resigns from Germantown schools board
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Starting pitcher Pete Hansen and reliever Max Rajcic combined to hold the Cubs scoreless.
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This jigsaw puzzle is a photo taken inside Outdoors Inc. as they prepare to close the East Memphis store. Mark Weber shot the image.
The ACLU of Tennessee brings in outside attorneys to argue against new congressional map as another case gets reassigned and the NAACP calls for a boycott of college sports in eight states in reaction to redistricting.
Earlier in May, xAI (now a part of SpaceX) announced a deal with Anthropic, the company behind the popular artificial intelligence chatbot Claude.
The first of a two-part Grizzlies Mailbag will focus on questions related to the coming draft, with other post-draft offseason questions dominating next week’s follow-up.
“We’ve always wanted a cocktail, steakhouse-y kind of restaurant,” said Andy Ticer of the second-floor bar at his and Michael Hudman’s new restaurant.
Activists, elected leaders and politicians from Mississippi and beyond gathered in the state’s capitol Wednesday to rally against redistricting efforts.
Attendees gathered at Downtown’s Cossitt Library to honor the three finalists for the poet laureate role.
Brittnye Ostrom-Robinson — a former dancer for the Memphis Grizzlies and U of M Pom — is stuck in the hospital with a difficult diagnosis. So how did friends and family lift her spirits? With a dancing flash mob, of course.
At Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South, fifth- and sixth-grade students get to practice #adulting.
Today’s puzzle is of the Heath Riles BBQ team reaction to winning the grand championship at the Memphis In May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest and was taken by Patrick Lantrip.