Mother who lost son in Orange Mound Park calls out fear at town hall
Jennifer Fason spoke before a crowd of 200 who gathered at Orange Mound Community Center Tuesday, April 30, at the latest One Memphis forum led by Memphis Mayor Paul Young.
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Jennifer Fason spoke before a crowd of 200 who gathered at Orange Mound Community Center Tuesday, April 30, at the latest One Memphis forum led by Memphis Mayor Paul Young.
A cemetery for the Deaderick Plantation, which later became the core of the Orange Mound subdivision, has been ground zero for efforts to chart what life was like for those in the Reconstruction era after slavery.
We’ve had plenty of rallies, vigils and marches. We’ve created one anti-violence group after another. We’ve floated balloons as well as ideas. And still, the deaths keep coming.
Dr. Michelle Taylor discussed the Shelby County Health Department’s upcoming projects, which include a new clinic in Whitehaven, an upgraded Hickory Hill clinic and a refurbished Orange Mound center.
Community members came out to watch the spectacle before the Southern Heritage Classic, at which Tennessee State University will play the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
According to a Memphis Police Department information officer, at 5:35 p.m. officers found three juveniles with gunshot wounds in the 3000 block of Douglass Avenue.
The Youth Villages program has partnered with Renardo Baker, who was already embedded in the community, to reach out to the neighborhood’s most high-risk residents.
The pilot program is starting in the two areas that experience the most frequent and longest power outages: Orange Mound and Sherwood Forest.
The groundbreaking Friday, Oct. 7, for the renovation of the 84-year-old school building ends a 40-year debate about whether the Orange Mound landmark should be renovated or demolished.
The nonprofit is accepting submissions for a Memphis-themed tea box.
Local leaders, many affiliated with the Nation of Islam, will discuss topics such as early childhood development, music entrepreneurship, juvenile justice and self-defense.
Juice Orange Mound and Rhodes College students unveiled the Mound Up! Neighborhood Revitalization Plan, culminating a two-year process.
The stop in one of the first communities in the nation built by and for African Americans is part of a series of listening tours the Greater Memphis Chamber is holding.
With a community garden, seed library and leftover food from local restaurants, The Original Project Team opened its sustainability food hub in Orange Mound on Friday morning, July 1.
Developer Dwayne A. Jones is primarily known for building tiny homes.
A third-generation local business that has grown and changed with the times perhaps faces an uncertain future, despite a number of large investments in the neighborhood around it.
My Cup of Tea sales are growing 30% annually and the Orange Mound-based company now boasts customers in 48 states.
Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Memphis) dedicated $3 million to funding the redevelopment of the Historic Melrose High building in Orange Mound as part of his appropriation request for fiscal year 2023.
Over the past several years, Britney Thornton has emerged as a leader through her work with the homeless and the underserved.
Children will be able to play with 26 interactive spray toys, some shaped like leaves and sprouts and others shaped like garden bugs and snails, while learning about motor skills, water safety, socialization and cause and effect.
We Memphians take pride in our town, our teams, our heritage and our giving spirit. This week’s pictures capture some up-and-coming projects, a nod to history, and an effort to the homeless.
Memphians who live below the poverty line were left without the ability to pay for damages, hotel stays and the replacement of groceries following the winter storm Thursday, Feb. 3.
City officials cited unsafe conditions and the shelter not being up to code, including no working smoke detector and no sprinkler system in case of a fire.
Juice Orange Mound, an organization dedicated to uplifting the neighborhood, is hosting a cleanup event in the wooded area in which Mike Miller resides.
RedZone Ministries Opportunity Zone Center is due to break ground in December and will house a large recreation facility, game room, cafe, multipurpose room, classrooms and offices.