SpaceXAI could have a lot more data centers this time next year, Musk says
The company operates four data centers in the Mid-South. Three of those data centers are powered, in part, by a controversial power plant the company built in Southaven.
One day after OUTMemphis shooting, she was arrested. Three months later, the DA said they had the wrong person.
“You really shouldn’t have to prove your innocence,” Adriana Tyler’s attorney said after Tyler spent three months in jail for a crime she didn’t commit. “But that’s what we had to do in this situation.”
Peabody launches hotel-within-a-hotel
A new level of exclusivity is coming to Downtown Memphis’ Peabody hotel.
Sanitation workers union negotiates tentative pay raise with city
Memphis AFSCME Local 1733 union workers reached a tentative agreement with Mayor Paul Young’s office for a wage increase.
FedEx reveals more detail about $400M Hercules project
FedEx’s Hercules facility will total almost 1.6 million square feet at Memphis International Airport.
‘They disappear fast’: Activists protest ICE’s rapid shuffle flights from local airport
Dozens of local activists and faith leaders gathered at Wilson Air Center to demand an end to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation flights operating out of the Memphis facility.
City of Memphis looks to save money on interest
The City of Memphis is looking to refinance about $150 million in debt.
Mississippi attorney general enters governor’s race branding herself a Trump conservative
Lynn Fitch became the state’s first female attorney general when she took office in 2020.
DeSoto County supervisor takes stand in lawsuit against the state
DeSoto County Supervisor Robert Foster took the stand Monday in his lawsuit against the state of Mississippi. But who lives in the judicial district he is suing over?
How many votes did Tigers receive in coaches poll?
The preseason coaches poll for the 2026 college football season has been released.
Arlington pickleball, tennis expansion could open by next summer
The second and final phase of the the Arlington Tennis Center expansion is set to begin, adding more sourts and parking.
Memphis Movies This Week: Cats and street gangs on the prowl
Box office behemoths continue their runs, and this week’s special screenings offer gangs, cats, Ghibli and more.
Calkins: Attorney Ted Jones wrote some of the best obits in Memphis. He deserves one of his own.
Ted Jones took it upon himself to write miniature, elegant obituaries on Facebook, celebrating the lives of attorneys and judges and anyone else he knew in the legal profession who had died. Jones, 67, died July 29.
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Sudoku: Aug. 4
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Daily Wordrow: Aug. 4
Are you a Wordle fan? Try WordRow, a similar game. It’s free to play.
Daily Jigsaw: Stick it for prevention
This jigsaw puzzle features a photo of skateboarder Skyler King and was taken by Mark Weber.
Metro
How a team sports-based school wants to make ‘alternative’ education an ‘opportunity’ in Memphis
New York City-based Urban Dove, a charter school organization, won approval to open two campuses in Memphis. Tennessee’s new ‘opportunity’ charter schools seek to reshape what education can look like for students who have fallen behind because of attendance, academics or behavior.
Premium Business SpaceXAI made a lot of news last week. Here’s a breakdown.
Premium Midtown Used bookstore at Memphis Public Library reopening
Premium Spirit of Memphis Longest tenured zookeeper Morgan Powers retires after 55 years
Premium Business FedEx founder’s family sets up office to manage fortune, donations
Business
Varsity Spirit soars into Southeast Memphis space
Varsity Spirit is growing its operations locally by snagging a warehouse space in Southeast Memphis.
Premium Transportation & Logistics Memphis logistics leaders navigate most complex tariffs yet
Premium Real Estate Tekila Group selling historic Nineteenth Century Club building
Premium Business Longtime funeral home adapts to changing industry
Premium Real Estate Utah company buys Collierville land near Mike Rose Soccer Complex
Sports
Grizzlies Mailbag: How to watch games next season, and what to expect from Cam Boozer
This second installment is mostly about incoming rookie Cameron Boozer, though Herrington does start with a newsier question about the Grizzlies’ broadcast future.
Memphis Tigers Basketball Former Tigers receive temporary injunction to play extra year
Memphis Tigers Football Memphis coach Charles Huff says big goals must come with a big work ethic
Sports Tigers soccer coach looking for warriors
Sports First Memphis Classic is over, but tourney director already looking forward to next year
Food
Dave’s Hot Chicken plans to open in Poplar Plaza
The Pasadena, California-based hot chicken chain will occupy one of the five suites in the former 15,000-square-foot corner space that housed Spin Street before it closed in 2017.
Premium Food News Food Files: Pot Headz Coffee brings caffeine only, no cannabis
Premium Recipes Recipe Exchange: Melissa Cookston’s provoleta with chimichurri, roasted cherry tomatoes
Suburbs
Bartlett alderman revives idea of suburbs splitting from Shelby County
Bartlett Alderman David Reaves has resurrected the idea of a new county with the suburbs splitting from Shelby to create their own county or joining adjacent ones.
Premium North Mississippi Hearing over special DeSoto County judicial subdistrict begins
Premium Business Memphis Escape Rooms expands to Bartlett
Arts & Culture
Arts Beat: 5 must-see Memphis concerts for August
How many chances do you get to BYOB to a show by an EGOT winner? In August, Memphians can see a country superstar, musical improv on Beale and, of course, John Legend.
Premium Spirit of Memphis Improv theater helps at-risk young people learn a new script
Education Ruby Bridges believes ‘every child deserves access to books’
Opinion
Sanford: An alarming call to salvage the soul of newspapers
“As a former newspaper editor with an impeccable reputation in daily and academic journalism circles, Ken Paulson is sounding the alarm about the increasing demise of editorials in local newspapers.”
Podcasts
Elections, SpaceXAI and schools dominate local headlines
The many candidates for a wide range of local, state and federal offices were a key theme among journalists on this episode of “Behind the Headlines” on WKNO-TV.
Games
Daily Jigsaw: Ballet and Mempops
Today’s photo features Caroline Jones enjoying a Mempop at Ballet Memphis’ open house, taken by Patrick Lantrip.