Penny Hardaway was scheduled to talk about his basketball team. But he spent more time talking about the challenges facing Memphis fans — and the city he has always called home.
Coach Penny Hardaway’s 2025-26 Memphis Tigers roster is composed of several players who have yet to reach their potential at the college level.
Emmitt Martin III, the sole former Memphis police officer charged in Tyré Nichols’ death that remained in custody, will now be released.
Mallory Alexander, founded in 1925, is a full-service logistics provider for manufacturers, retailers and other storage and shipment suppliers worldwide.
Click here to read our full coverage on Trump’s Memphis Safe Task Force. This special report will be regularly updated.
Jada Lin of St. Mary’s gets the job done in Division 2-AA girls while Brantley Moore shines for MUS in D2-AA boys.
“Absent an emergency or in the case of criminal misconduct, I do not believe the terms of elected officials should be shortened. As such, I hereby veto,” Harris wrote.
Cracker Barrel closed its Shelby Oaks Drive location in Memphis due to the results of internal performance audits, according to the corporate office.
With the Tigers riding a 10-game win streak and a potential College Football Playoff spot on the line, could ESPN’s College GameDay visit Memphis again?
The first significant deployment of Tennessee National Guard troops to Memphis is expected by Friday, Oct. 10.
“Before this actually gets signed, we will have paid $8 million that we don’t officially own yet,” said City Council member Jerri Green.
Other plays feature “Frankenstein,” murdered Edwardian women telling their stories and a murder mystery.
Recent arrest affidavits suggest the Memphis Safe Task Force is reliant on traffic stops and instances of stop-and-frisk policing.
For a good chunk of this year, construction on the existing Town Hall forced the growing number of employees into alternate spaces.
A new comedic crime caper and the 25th anniversary encore of a notorious Japanese cult film are on Memphis movie screens this week.
Over the summer, the Memphis Grizzlies made a big investment in Santi Aldama and placed a bet on Jock Landale. Now, injuries could force both into the starting lineup.
This month, sing “The Boy Is Mine” at FedExForum, see Peter Frampton at the Orpheum and more.
Two other schools also move up as Germantown drops following a loss to DeSoto Central.
The Memphis Safe Task Force has allegedly made hundreds of arrests since its launch last week. But how law enforcement is tracking those arrests is unclear.
The Grizzlies watched an early lead slip away but still left Monday’s preseason opener with a positive outlook. Box score: Pistons 128, Grizzlies 112 Ja Morant out of Grizzlies’ preseason opener with new injuryRelated content:
The church has purchased 8 acres near its current property to adapt to growth as necessary.
The Memphis Tigers are off this week, and are spending the extra time finding ways to improve before playing traveling to UAB on Oct. 18.
“Blah, blah, blah, beginning not to care, part time player, this team would be better with Scotty Pippin starting at the point.” — Russell Rutledge about Ja Morant out of Grizzlies’ preseason opener with new injury
“Thank you, Aarron, for researching the issue about how arrests are tracked. This is a concern. Please keep us readers posted.” — Charles Cobb about The feds are in Memphis. But how are they tracking arrests?
“I had to remind myself we were mostly playing a few rotation players and guys who will not even be on the roster opening night.” — Dennis Paden about Grizzlies continue ‘patient approach’ despite preseason loss
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Jada Lin leads by three strokes in Division 2-AA girls. Patrick Gatti of CBHS is the co-leader in D2-AA boys, and Jackson Whaley of Collierville is in good shape in Class AA boys.
Commissioners also began to talk Monday, Oct. 6, about the county’s other financial problem that prompted the Tennessee comptroller to bar approval of any new bonds for the next year.
This jigsaw puzzle is a photo of a new statue outside of the FedExForum taken by The Daily Memphian photographer Patrick Lantrip.
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Ethan Edwards wants to open a new high-end liquor store in East Memphis, and he thinks he has the right to do so. Buster’s Liquors co-owner Josh Hammond disagrees, and the fight is getting nasty.
The owner describes his international market as encompassing Mediterranean, Hispanic and Indian groceries with some European and American products as well.
The Memphis Tigers reached the halfway mark of the season unscathed. Three tough home games are waiting for them in the second half of the schedule. Related content:
First Watch submits a permit to look at a Wolfchase space. Raven & Lily in Collierville is now closed. Sanderlin’s Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken is now open.
The Pop Local contest, which is put on by Edwards Realty, gives entrepreneurs a chance to win six months of free retail space at Carriage Crossing in Collierville.
It was expected to be the first concert at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium since the band U2 performed in May 1997.
He told our country’s top brass that their attention would soon be turned inward. That they would be commanding military operations in our cities against the “enemy within.” Further, he said that they should hold military training exercises in our cities.
This week marks the beginning of the Memphis Grizzlies’ pre-season, with three games at home.