A federal magistrate judge denied Govan’s request for bail following a hearing that detailed explicit threats of violence, extortion and a criminal history spanning decades.
Joshua Báez homered four times to lead Memphis 12-5 over Nashville. Memphis now has a one-game lead over second-place Rochester in the International League.
House Speaker Cameron Sexton’s second appointee, former Memphis teacher and Tennessee Teacher of the Year, completes the state’s takeover board.
An agenda for the meeting calls for election of officers on the state oversight board, as well as the appointment of committees.
While giving an update on the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium renovation project, Tigers athletic director Ed Scott shared his ideas for making game day more affordable for big families.
Amazon Prime Air showed off its MK30 drones at the Renasant Convention Center. It hopes to operate 10 to 14 by later this year.
General Sessions judges removed the Court Clerk in 2011 after he was charged with official misconduct.
The project will have 93 units, with 72 for assisted living and 21 for memory care, plus restaurant-style dining, fitness amenities, memory care programming, entertainment spaces, salon and spa services and resident support services.
The lawsuit is turning into a much bigger fight over whether the federal government can shut down citizen enforcement of the Clean Air Act in the name of national security.
SpaceX said that Cursor will become a wholly owned subsidiary when the deal closes in the third quarter.
Dun. Dun. Dun. Dun. From the first “summer blockbuster,” a beloved children’s movie series to Robin Hood, what’s old is back again at the theaters this week. Plus, Chris Herrington also gives his Steven Spielberg Top 10.
The Shelby County General Sessions Court clerk was seen in custody at the Odell Horton Federal Building.
The legal fight over SpaceX’s private power plant in Southaven, Mississippi, became a matter of national security on Monday, June 15. Related content:
Construction could start on the Big League Multi-Sports Complex by the end of the year.
City’s first-year USL 2 team next hosts Little Rock on Wednesday.
Commissioners delayed votes on operating and capital budgets to a June 29 meeting that will also include a final vote on the property tax hike.
The project is an 800-square-foot retail bay between Cocozza American Italian Restaurant and Cordelia’s Market.
In a motion to dismiss a lawsuit, attorneys for SpaceX argued that the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality had signed off on the natural gas turbines and that Mississippi’s air-quality regulations allowed the turbines.
Yvonne Nelson, a Memphis community activist, was shot and killed near a middle school during an argument.
Also in this political roundup, Green campaigns at Da Sammich Shop, Blackburn calls for a “revisit” on a Nashville data center and Rose pans Starbucks incentives, along with a look at the FISA extension and immigration funding.
“Shocked the one in Collierville wasn’t mentioned. I still see the stain in the carpet from where I dropped my Frosty on it back in the 90s.” — Carol Henley about Four Memphis-area Wendy’s getting an update
“An embarrassment to Shelby County.”— Seth Khokhar about Tami Sawyer indicted, faces federal corruption charges
“Yeah, let’s prioritize the thing that pollutes the air and water locally and helps kill people around the world. Fantastic idea.” — Chris Wilson about US government says Grok helped it bomb Iran
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Here’s a running list of 2027 recruits who have committed to Memphis.
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Today’s puzzle features Bill Kloos’ favorite cookies from Frost Bake Shop, taken by Jennifer Chandler.
In this week’s Ask the Memphian, we look back at the 1980s plan to build a highway on Mud Island, and the efforts of the people who stopped it.
“We sometimes say that we make our money in complexity,” said Sarah Jemison, head of ALCO, which just cut the ribbon on new affordable-housing units in Memphis.
Ole Miss (41-23) went two-games-and-out in its first trip to Charles Schwab Field since winning the national championship in 2022.
Almost every Friday, Mara Daniele and her grandpa, Doug Duncan, meet for lunch for their “Around the World in 80 Plates” series. So far, they are about a fourth of the way around the world.
Despite the ups and downs in LaQuita Hughes' life, the deaths, rejections and devastation, she’s given every day all she’s had. And that eventually landed her at her own pink, three-story Victorian-style home.
How a Midtown business creates community and space for gamers of all ages and creeds.
“It felt as if someone was whispering good secrets to the rest of the world about my home, and I was the one caught unaware. Sure enough, that’s precisely what has been happening for about a decade now.”
Juneteenth, the Downtown Memphis Brew Hop and Father’s Day are all coming up.