County commissioner jailed same day as first commission meeting
The six-year old tax charges came to the surface the same day Will Richardson participated in his first meeting as a Shelby County commissioner.
The six-year old tax charges came to the surface the same day Will Richardson participated in his first meeting as a Shelby County commissioner.
The former Raven & Lily space will have new occupants.
MSCS takes away student laptops, a French restaurant is coming to Collierville and Mark Wahlberg was here.
After a week in office, Shelby County Clerk LaSonya Hall says she has found dozens of crates of car titles and registrations awaiting processing — some dating back to June.
Roma tomatoes and roasted red peppers balance out a melange of briny artichoke hearts, Kalamata olives and capers.
A local private investment company bought Sycamore View Plaza, a retail center on Summer Avenue for over $3 million.
Wahlburgers Wild never closed, but its parent company, Wahlburgers, reclaimed management of its one-of-a-kind location earlier this year, along with the other dining operations, including the hotel’s breakfast and banquets.
Unlike other Republican candidates, 5th District Republican nominee Charlie Hatcher’s campaign has said he’s willing to debate Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder, the district’s Democratic nominee.
Alcorn State (1-1) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-1) meet in the 37th Classic at 6 p.m. Saturday at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
“Walking into El Agave off Poplar Avenue felt like a dream, mainly because I had been staring at the lights-on-no-one’s-home San Diego Cantina building for years.”
Arlington residents will have a slight rate increase for sanitation service under an adjusted contract with Waste Pro.
Both teams enter Friday’s play following shutout victories last week, and both have won two straight.
A trial date has been set in a federal lawsuit over the fatal 2024 shooting of Jamarcus Brown by the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office.
The Memphis Farmers Market board president joined Holly Whitfield on “Sound Bites” to talk 20 years of the market, Farm Fest on Sept. 27 and a tour of favorite market finds.
Brian Goldstone wrote a book about the millions of homeless people in the U.S., “There is No Place For us: Working and Homeless in America,” which won the Pulitzer Price for nonfiction.
MSCS has quietly ended a yearslong policy of giving every student their own personal laptop or tablet.
The Redbirds bullpen allows seven runs in Wednesday afternoon loss to the Tides.
“Such tricky and deadly webs the gangsters weave. “The goal really is not just to disrupt gang activity--not just to even what we call dismantle it but to completely eliminate it.” Excellent goal, Mr. Dunavant!” — Jenny Raves about Federal prosecutors talk strategy in racketeering cases targeting street gangs
“If you offer more than one value meal option, they should be sold at the same stands.” — Debbie Butterick about New Eats: Tiger football value meals
“Kudos to Chili’s for making such a generous pledge.” — Chris Hall about Chili’s partners with St. Jude, gives $150 million for new clinical center
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This jigsaw puzzle features a photo of Lausanne offensive lineman Roman Laster (58) and Southwind’s defensive lineman Gerrard Kaufman (12) as they battle on the gridiron and was taken by Greg Campbell.
The U.S. attorney for the Western District of Tennessee and the assistant U.S. attorney general dive into the ongoing efforts by the Justice Department to end street gangs with racketeering cases.
Also in this edition of Inked: August homes sales go down while prices go up, Los Angeles firm buys in Southeast Memphis and Litchfield buys on Senator Street.
The University of Memphis was offering three new value meals at Saturday’s season home opener, and food writer Sophia Surrett was there to check them out.
“Bees work for the greater good of the hive ... with communication, teamwork, selflessness, and that’s kind of what we’re wanting to show Memphis,” says Kevin Woods.
Germantown Municipal School District settled a lawsuit with a mother who wants to be elected to the system’s Board of Education.
West Tennessee native Valerie June has achieved her dream of touring the country, but her concert at Satellite Music Hall on Sept. 17 brings her back to her Memphis roots once more.
John Covington says, “Beyond the incendiary rhetoric, the facts are straightforward: Tennessee Republicans wanted another Republican seat – and said so plainly.”
The big local news this week is probably the 90th anniversary of the Overton Park Shell.
This jigsaw puzzle features a photo of the library at the Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary and College and was taken by Mark Weber.