Ethics complaint filed against Memphis fire chief
The new complaint makes reference to a series of separate complaints filed with the city in March by a group of Black MFD firefighters.
The new complaint makes reference to a series of separate complaints filed with the city in March by a group of Black MFD firefighters.
With new owners, former staffers and a ton of upgrades to the building, Barksdale’s reopening brings a mix of old and new.
MAS interim head pushes for a new shelter, a DeSoto man sues over “false incarceration” and the Tigers get their revenge.
Even after DNA testing showed he wasn’t the suspect who killed the three members of the Boyd family, it still took years for Sherwood Brown to get his release from custody.
MLB All-Star and Germantown resident Brent Rooker’s Grizzlies fandom has had a resurgence thanks to a budding friendship with Memphis guard Luke Kennard.
MAS Interim Director Mary Claire Borys said the outbreak might never have happened if not for the inadequacies at the city’s nearly 14-year-old animal shelter in Northeast Memphis.
Memphis native Calvin Leon Smith says starring in “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club” now on Broadway feels prescient.
Art Davis, the interim executive director of the Memphis River Parks Partnership, has been an accountant, a construction overseer and even Santa Claus during his time with the organization.
The No. 17 Tigers eventually got the revenge they desired in a 90-82 win over the Owls, even with the absence of starting point guard Tyrese Hunter, who was ruled out just 20 minutes before tipoff. With injured Tyrese Hunter out, Dante Harris makes first Tigers startRelated content:
Standouts from Briarcrest, ECS, Germantown, Whitehaven and Wooddale are up for consideration this week.
Standouts from Arlington, ECS, Houston, Memphis Business Academy and Trezevant are up for consideration this week.
The commission also votes Monday on a set of three resolutions buying four more parcels on land on the new site for a rebuilt Regional One Health campus.
Also happening this week: Bartlett’s BMA votes on new RV parking rules, and a new crisis center opens in Binghampton.
Read the four-part behind-the-scenes look at Memphis Grizzlies star Jaren Jackson Jr.’s summer YouTube vlog series. Jackson shares details about his growing passion for videography, its connection to basketball and the unique experiences he produces by pushing creative boundaries.
Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus.
This week’s puzzle features a photo of a Girl Scouts selling beloved cookies.
“To answer the question in the headline: The sunshine law violations of the arrogant and tone-deaf bully who is school board chair is who set the stage for state takeover. I don’t favor a state takeover but at this point I don’t think there’s another option. …” — Rhonda McDowell about Did no-confidence vote set stage for state takeover of MSCS?
“It would be a nightmare to have these “professional” bounty hunters legalized. What force would they be allowed to use? What force would they use (even if not sanctioned) and elected officials would look the other way? … Yes, let’s have better control of our borders but let’s not become the ugly Americans.” — Julia Bell about Mississippi immigration bounty-hunter bill dies
“I understand you hear the complaints about the pay wall. People expect free on the internet. If you do the math, an annual subscription works out to $.45/ day. ...” — Devin Greaney about CEO, chairman discuss more than seven years of The Daily Memphian
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The private school opened the third campus in an effort to diversify its student body. The Memphis campus could become a public school by the fall.
A new-to-Memphis airline is launching non-stop flights to two destinations, including one the Memphis International Airport considers its “top unserved destination.”
The Memphis Tigers played Temple on Sunday without usual starting guard Tyrese Hunter. Virginia transfer Dante Harris started instead.
From now until March 9, Girl Scout cookies are being sold across Memphis. For six bucks a box, you can get one of nine different options, although Thin Mints and Samoas are the most popular.
A pair of athletic shoes — among the most popular brands in the country — kick-started an investigation that would lead to Sherwood Brown spending close to three decades only a short walk from execution.
Events abound for singles, couples and friends — female or not. Some of the more unique offerings include “bromance bingo” (costumes encouraged), an Elmwood Cemetery walking tour, couples yoga, a “bestie” silent book club and more.
“My underlying hope is that when I do A and B, the promised C will result. But you only have to live a little while to learn that’s not the way life works.”
Shelby County Commissioners Mickell Lowery and Britney Thornton talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the political boundary between the commission and the MSCS board.