Grizzlies’ Jaylen Wells no longer a bookworm, but he’s quick to learn
Memphis Grizzlies rookie Jaylen Wells is excited he no longer has homework, but he’s showing his intelligence as Marcus Smart’s understudy.
Memphis Grizzlies rookie Jaylen Wells is excited he no longer has homework, but he’s showing his intelligence as Marcus Smart’s understudy.
“I think that he’s made a name for himself in the Legislature in a way that voters are fairly excited about some of the issues, particularly about crime,” a political consultant said.
The unofficial election results released Nov. 6 show the presidential general election drew a majority of voters in Shelby County, but not by much. President-elect Donald Trump won fewer local votes this year than in 2020.
The 2021 decision to rebrand to the Memphis Museums of Science & History was met with some blowback from longtime citizens. Now, Memphis Museums Inc. leaders are trying to manage confusion about its brand and locations.
During the Project Green Fork fundraiser, local chefs will turn surplus ingredients into delicious dishes.
The Memphis City Council’s passage of a gun-control ordinance is the next step now that voters have approved the ballot referendum.
The fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has recruited Samantha Maltin of Sesame Workshop as its new chief marketing and brand officer, while Ankur Jain of Amazon-owned Whole Foods will become the nonprofit’s first chief data and analytics officer.
On Tuesday, Memphis voters also approved giving the City Council the ability to set its own salaries. Previously, the council’s salaries were indexed to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners.
A day after earning another term in office, Don Lowry said Tuesday’s win will be his last race for the office. Meanwhile, Larry Dagen prepares to take over as the city’s mayor.
Penny Hardaway addresses how the Memphis Tigers’ frontcourt rotation is impacted by the departure of Tyreek Smith, a transfer from SMU who left the team due to a dispute about NIL payments.
The Stratford Memphis venue sold, ProHealth Wellness Clinic to open its sixth location in Arlington, Horn Lake shopping center sold for $2.3 million and an Olive Branch warehouse also sold.
The governor said he looks forward to delivering on his promise for more education choices for parents.
According to early election returns, each of the three options passed with roughly the same number of for and against votes.
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After the presidential general election, those on the prevailing side already moving on plans that were made as voters were casting ballots. Those on the losing side were weighing close margins between the ideologies.
Donald Trump’s victory marks an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago.
The Tennessee Republican supermajority did not crack in Memphis on Tuesday with Rep. John Gillespie beating Democratic challenger Jesse Huseth and retaining the state House of Representatives District 97 seat.
Kustoff and Cohen were poised to be reelected handily to their U.S. House seats representing Tennessee’s 8th and 9th Congressional Districts.
Collierville elected Maureen Fraser as its next mayor Tuesday. Mayor Stan Joyner is retiring later this year.
Larry Dagen has earned the victory in the Millington mayor’s race as incumbent alderman won reelection.
Memphians remade how future mayors are elected Tuesday night, where they must live and how salaries are set for key members of city government.
The Associated Press reports Marsha Blackburn defeated state Rep. Gloria Johnson, who shot to fame last year after she was nearly expelled from the Statehouse for her participation in a gun control protest from the House floor.
Incumbents kept 14 of 15 Shelby County statehouse seats Tuesday, Nov. 5, according to election results.
Kevin Quinn won a second term as Bartlett alderman, defeating two challengers. School board races in the suburb were decided without opposition.
“Should be played every year.” — Telly Futris about St. Louis Cardinals coming to play Memphis Redbirds in 2025
“Powerful statement from Memphis on checking gun proliferation. Good for Memphis!” — Joseph Kent about All 3 city gun-referendum options pass overwhelmingly
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Tom Bailey took the open school board seat. Wanda Gibbs earned a second four-year term.
Incumbents sailed to victory Tuesday night. The only contested race in Germantown was between Andy Ellis and Vicki Gandee.
Candidates for all four Lakeland offices — two commissioners and two school board members — had easy victories as all of them were unopposed in Thursday’s elections.
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The Memphis Police Department is deploying new AI-powered “sideshow” detection technology, which aims to stop illegal street takeovers in their tracks.
Starting this week, Pattillo Industrial Real Estate will begin working on the 200,000-square-foot facility for a California-based business.
New Tiger P.J. Haggerty toyed with Missouri late in Memphis’ 83-75 season-opening win at FedExForum.
Local gaming parlor Board to Beers plans to move to the former McAlister’s Deli in Poplar Plaza, more than tripling the available space for gamers.
Germantown celebrated its new award-winning water tower on Monday. Water from the eastern tower has been running to faucets throughout the city for about three weeks.
A version of the “beauty and the billionaire” fairy tale, “Anora” won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival this summer and is now being touted as a top contender for a much more mainstream prize: The Oscar.
“It isn’t new for bitterness and meanness to enter into American politics. It existed even from people we consider to be the founders of the nation.”
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