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The AM/DM podcast: Christmas music and holiday spirit

We’re wrapping ourselves in holiday music and movies this week. 

By Mary Cashiola 7 hours ago
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The Early Word: Fly into Fred Smith and have a Craig Brewer Christmas

Flip Side bar is flipping its script, MSCS schools get good report cards and you might as well get used to the National Guard.

By Bianca Phillips 7 hours ago
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15 Memphis schools could close as part of plan to improve buildings

Interim MSCS Superintendent Roderick Richmond speaks on possibly closing 15 schools, improving buildings and blight.

By Laura Testino 18 hours ago
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Feagins brings in new attorney in fight over MSCS ouster

Discovery has stalled in former Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ Superintendent Marie Feagins’ lawsuit over her ouster, which began one year ago. A judge expects the case to pick back up in the new year as Feagins’ new attorney gets up to speed.

By Laura Testino December 17, 2025

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    MSCS gets better report card in third year of state letter grades

    About one in three local schools improved their letter grade, and one in five scored worse. 

    By Laura Testino 7 hours ago
  • State Government

    Tennessee Democratic leader urges cannabis reform following Trump executive order

    The Tennessee Democratic Senate leader said the federal government is “moving in the right direction” regarding President Donald Trump's executive order reclassifying cannabis from a Schedule I to a Schedule III substance.

    By Noah McLane, The Associated Press 19 hours ago
  • North Memphis

    ‘Place of Grace’ apartments latest piece of Bickford housing renewal

    The set of 10 apartments in the North Memphis neighborhood of Bickford took two years to renovate.

    By Bill Dries 7 hours ago
  • Public Safety

    Man sentenced for aiding former cop in murder cover-up

    “The same mud that covered my son’s body now covers our trust in law enforcement,” said the father of the man who was killed by a former Memphis police officer. 

    By Aarron Fleming December 18, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    National Guard could be in Memphis well into 2026 after court ruling

    The matter is set for oral arguments on March 5, 2026.

    By Samuel Hardiman 19 hours ago
  • City of Memphis

    City of Memphis, Memphis Fire Fighters Association winding down litigation

    The City of Memphis and the Memphis Fire Fighters Association are winding down their litigation after the Memphis City Council passed a 2% raise this week. 

    By Samuel Hardiman December 18, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    Memphis airport being renamed after Fred Smith

    It’s official: Memphis International Airport will be Frederick W. Smith International Airport. 

    By Sophia Surrett 6 hours ago
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    The Early Word: Feagins has a big day, and the Grizzlies get a big win

    The Station isn’t poppin’ bottles yet, more school closures may be coming and a coffee shop is going out with a bang (or, at least a shot).

    By Bianca Phillips December 18, 2025
  • Metro

    The AM/DM podcast: The future of Liberty Park

    Liberty Park was supposed to be an economic catalyst for Memphis. It still could be, but so far, the tax growth it needs hasn’t come to fruition. 

    By Mary Cashiola December 18, 2025
  • Elections

    Former MSCS chief Marie Feagins opens bid for Shelby County mayor

    Feagins kicked off her bid in the May 5 Democratic mayoral primary before a group of 100 people on Wednesday, Dec. 17, in Southwind.

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    Feagins brings in new attorney in fight over MSCS ouster

    By Bill Dries December 18, 2025
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    ‘Too close to home’: Memphis rabbi turns grief into light after Bondi Beach shooting

    In the wake of a mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Australia’s Bondi Beach, the Memphis chapter of Chabad Lubavitch held a similar celebration — and people felt compelled to be there. 

    By John Klyce December 17, 2025
  • Metro

    The AM/DM podcast: The Station’s next stop — back to the alcohol board

    The Station is headed back to the City of Memphis’ Alcohol Commission at 9 a.m. this morning, and the would-be liquor store hopes it’ll be granted a license.

    By Mary Cashiola December 17, 2025
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    The Early Word: Firefighters get raises, but there’s money trouble in higher ed

    MSCS board members sue, Collierville opens its biggest fire station and Brandon Clarke may be back tonight.

    By Bianca Phillips December 17, 2025
  • Memphis Tigers Basketball

    What to watch when Memphis faces instate foe No. 13 Vanderbilt

    Coach Mark Byington’s Vanderbilt Commodores are undefeated and on what is currently the nation’s fifth-longest win streak.

    By Parth Upadhyaya December 16, 2025
  • Education

    Memphis Theological Seminary could close in 2026

    The Board of Trustees recommends that Memphis Theological Seminary shut its doors in 2026.

    By Jody Callahan December 17, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    City Council shifts Leftwich funds to Audubon Golf Clubhouse, Jesse Turner Park renovation

    Bellevue Tennis Center would also get renovation funds.

    By Bill Dries December 17, 2025
  • Premium Education

    CBU announces another 16 positions cut

    Days after being taken off probation by its accrediting body, CBU eliminates another 16 faculty positions

    By Jody Callahan December 17, 2025
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    Memphis Zoo elephant predicts who will win the 2025 AutoZone Liberty Bowl

    Can an African elephant make the correct call on a contest between Bearcats and Midshipmen?

    By Lydia Williams December 16, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    Memphis City Council passes firefighter pay raise

    Before the vote on Tuesday, multiple council members raised the city’s fiscal condition. 

    By Samuel Hardiman December 16, 2025
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    New approval gives old properties a ‘second chance to create value for Shelby County’

    Officials in Bartlett and Arlington are hoping to entice developers to breathe life into vacant land and fund critical infrastructure needs.

    By Michael Waddell 1 hour ago
  • Education

    MSCS board sues Election Commission over shortened terms

    “This case presents a stark example of legislative punishment masquerading as election reform,” attorneys wrote in the lawsuit filed in Shelby County Chancery Court on Monday, Dec. 15.

    By Laura Testino December 17, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Judge tosses theft case against two former charter school directors

    The move closes a six-year chapter that started with a state investigation into the school’s finances.

    By Aarron Fleming December 16, 2025
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    The Early Word: BlueOval EV plan is dead; Crosstown CEO’s life was saved

    XAI gets to keep its turbine permit, the County Commission is keeping tabs on Wanda Halbert and JJJ is back to his old self.

    By Bianca Phillips December 16, 2025
  • Education

    The AM/DM podcast: MSCS opens security facility, active shooter simulator

    Today, we’re talking to enterprise reporter Laura Testino about her first-hand look inside the facility and what the district hopes to accomplish. 

    By Mary Cashiola December 16, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    Cooper-Sutton urges ‘restraint’ in letter to firefighters union

    The letter apologized for the contentious nature of the debate over a raise for firefighters, but also said the raise would not matter much. 

    By Samuel Hardiman December 15, 2025

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