MSCS approves final budget before takeover oversight begins
The $1.7 billion plan for Memphis-Shelby County Schools could be shaken up by a new board of state appointees during the 2026-27 academic year.
Blackburn says Trump’s $1.8B anti-weaponization fund needs ‘a revisit’
Blackburn’s comments, which came during a stop in Memphis, are her first on the controversial fund that could be used to pay those convicted of violent offenses in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection.
Grizzlies await vote by owners that could restrict future draft pick
The NBA is quiet. The criticism is loud. The Grizzlies would be the only NBA team directly impacted by a proposed rule change next season, and the vote is right around the corner.
Inked: Downtown’s The Daily News building has a new owner
Local buyers claim former Daily News building and Fox Run Square. Helen of Troy expands to Southeast Memphis.
City Council lets impasse ordinance veto stand. Now the rewrite begins.
An ad hoc group will now work on another rewrite to overhaul the 48-year-old procedure for resolving impasses between the city administration and labor unions.
Judges uphold map in state redistricting lawsuit
A panel of judges delivered a setback for those wishing to preserve Tennessee’s only majority-Black congressional district. While a federal judge denied an ACLU injunction in its redistricting lawsuit.
Memphis-area 5th grader advances to National Spelling Bee quarterfinals
At 11 years old, Josh Verma, a Memphis-area elementary student, has made it to the quarterfinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee being held this week in Washington, D.C.
What could the 2026 hurricane season look like?
And what possible effects can we expect to see in the Mid-South?
Memphis Movies This Week: Discovering ‘Backrooms’, reliving ‘Summer of Soul’
As devoted as their cult followings may sometimes be and as reliable as they are — relatively speaking — at luring people into theaters, horror movies used to get no respect.
DeSoto County vets start club for fellow disabled former service members
There’s a new DeSoto County chapter of Disabled American Veterans, a national organization started in 1920 dedicated to connecting veterans with resources and navigating the benefits process.
Sexton adds to McNally’s takeover appointees, taps education-policy leader
Lt. Gov. McNally selected a former MSCS board member and a local attorney for the school takeover board. House Speaker Sexton tapped the leader of a Nashville-based education-policy group to the board.
AutoZone earnings climb as new mega-hub stores beat sales expectations
AutoZone’s mega hub and commercial business strategy has it poised to continue growing in the summer months, officials said during an earnings call Tuesday, May 26.
Opinion: ‘A garden is the remedy to the human condition’
“Gardening is a chance to connect with something basic, even primal. It’s dirty work, literally, but it puts us in touch with the most fundamental elements of nature from which we all came and depend on for sustenance, beauty and sensory pleasure.”
Opinion: People — not dogs — have created our stray problem
“There is no shelter system, rescue network or group of volunteers large enough to absorb endless human irresponsibility. Memphis cannot rescue its way out of this.”
Redbirds recap: Redbirds blow past Storm Chasers
Memphis improves to a half-game behind the Rochester Red Wings for first place in the International League standings.
Sudoku: May 27
Are you ready for today’s puzzles?
What Daily Memphians think*
“This all happened in an era when people holding different political philosophies could agree on an issue that was good for the whole Memphis community and make it happen. The result is this well thought out, beautiful facility for law students to learn and U of M educators to teach in.” — Edgar Rothschild about Ask the Memphian: How did the U of M law school end up in the old Custom House?
“I just went to the Secretary of State website and to my stunned surprise discovered that my wife and I are now in the 5th Congressional District now represented by Andy Ogles.” — Joseph Hopkins about Democrats switch to campaign mode in new Congressional districts
“Going by the letter of the law, and with what the Supreme Court has already said, the only case that really has teeth is the case in state court. That’s the one to watch.” — Corey Twombly about Here’s where the cases against Tennessee’s new congressional map stand
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Daily WordRow: May 27
Are you a Wordle fan? Try WordRow, a similar game. It’s free to play.
Daily Jigsaw: Rib Rumble
Today’s puzzle is the winner of the Rib Rumble rib-eating competition with her team The Usual Saucepects and saw taken by Sophia Surrett.
Metro
Ask the Memphian: How did the U of M law school end up in the old Custom House?
The U of M’s law school used to be located in a run-down building with unreliable air conditioning and a flooding problem. Now, it’s Downtown home is “a huge selling point.” Here’s how the move came to be.
Spirit of Memphis Photo Gallery: Memorial Day in Memphis
Public Safety MPD officer cited for Saturday crash that sent three to hospital
Spirit of Memphis Flags, headstones and hard truths: Memphis National Cemetery tells a different Civil War story
Premium Elections Here’s where the cases against Tennessee’s new congressional map stand
Business
Le Bonheur’s next pediatric chief bows out weeks before start date
The hospital will restart its search after their top pediatric recruit decides to stay in Texas.
Premium Business ‘I like my sneakers. I like my Pokemon.’ And so 901 Deals was born.
Transportation & Logistics Airport board approves $172M budget
Real Estate Former Commercial Appeal building set for demolition
Premium Real Estate Former Immaculate Conception high school buildings, convent being demolished
Sports
Hill: Who do the Grizzlies take at No. 3? Let’s dive into the numbers.
A franchise-altering decision could be on the horizon for the Memphis Grizzlies. How risky is the NBA team willing to be?
Premium Sports Redbirds Recap: League leader Memphis loses first-place spot after fall to I-Cubs
High School Sports Daily Memphian track and field honor roll
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Hill: Is the NBA about to rip off the Memphis Grizzlies?
Sports Former Redbird Bryan Torres homers in big league debut for Cardinals
Food
$15 Deal: Wild Beet’s steakhouse salad
Writer Gracie Driver watched as her beautiful salad, with gems of tomato and sliced avocado, was chopped to smithereens before her eyes.
Premium Food News Restaurant Remix: No Comment is staying ‘80s-themed but with a twist
Suburbs
Collierville budget plan: no tax increase, higher utility bills and more employee benefits
Molly Mehner, town administrator, has repeatedly urged elected officials to focus on needs instead of wants, calling the financial plan a “plain Jane” budget.
Premium Education Most suburban school districts say they aren’t getting funding owed to them
Arts & Culture
Only 16, this Memphis kid has performed nationwide and stars in ‘Michael’
Jaylen Hunter has toured the U.S. in major stage productions of “The Lion King” and “MJ The Musical,” and in recent weeks, millions around the world have seen him play young Marlon Jackson in the blockbuster movie “Michael.”
Premium Spirit of Memphis Well versed: A Memphis wordsmith makes history with ‘little poems’
Opinion
Opinion: Why is the state’s focus on redistricting not matched by equal attention to BlueOval City?
“The same people who can summon a special session to redraw congressional maps in service of a national political project have had remarkably little to say about how that same national political project cost thousands of jobs and four years of economic momentum in Tipton, Fayette, Haywood and Shelby counties.”
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Setting up the short week
With Memorial Day now behind us, you might think we’ve started summer. But not yet.