Mayor proposes 2% raise for city employees and no tax increase
Memphis Mayor Paul Young said the City of Memphis made “significant trade-offs” as it designed the city’s coming fiscal year budget.
Memphis Mayor Paul Young said the City of Memphis made “significant trade-offs” as it designed the city’s coming fiscal year budget.
City officials took members of the Memphis City Council to projects Downtown near FedExForum and Beale Street, at Liberty Park and at the site of the former Southwest Twin Drive-In.
A Grizz-centric spin around the NBA, with an early look at the (very theoretical) Ja Morant trade market, a peak toward June’s draft and a bittersweet gaze across the early playoff landscape.
A proposal to take over Memphis-Shelby County Schools would allow a board of appointees the power to reshape how the district educates its 100,000 students, who is in charge of those schools and more.
The MSCS board’s resolution claims that Tennessee lawmakers’ takeover proposal “directly conflicts with established constitutional provisions and statutory requirements.”
LBMC is already expanding at Clark Tower, and Southaven will get a little hotter and a lot colder with a Sweathouz location. And rent a business space at Crosstown Concourse.
The bill would let a Department of Child Services residential facility keep a child for up to an additional six months for assaulting a staff member.
Tennessee health leaders met in Memphis to talk about how to address rural health care needs.
For Claire Wetick of St. Agnes and Collierville’s Ava Williams, the closest competition is coming from within.Related content
Memphian Jaylen Hunter makes his movie debut as the young version of Marlon Jackson in the earlier sections of new Michael Jackson biopic, “Michael.”
Voucher-friendly Tennessee Republicans are pushing a last-minute amendment that would drop all enrollment caps on the state’s original voucher program.
Clutch pitching from closer Bradley Stubbs gave the Dragons a second straight dramatic victory over their biggest rival.
Here are the top performances by Memphis-area TSSAA track and field athletes through Monday, April 20.
The Redbirds hit back-to-back homers in the eighth inning, but had allowed too many runs to catch up.
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“This project is a ‘community development project’ in every sense of the word … Many don’t realize that these ostracized teens make up a substantial portion of the homeless population in this city.” — Mike Todd about OUTMemphis building new headquarters in Midtown
“It’s weird how much more difficult one extra letter makes the game.” — Jason Ridenour about Daily WordRow: April 21
“Same developers as Union Row ?” — Stanford Roberts about Stalled at the starting line? $60M Memphis raceway reno sitting idle
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Today’s puzzle is a table of crystals at the Memphis Mineral, Fossil and Gem Show and was taken by Greg Campbell.
Everyone knows Elvis lived at Graceland. But before this, he spent 13 months at 1034 Audubon Drive, during one of the most consequential periods of his career.
Stuck in neutral or still on track? If the renovation of the Memphis Motorsports Park is going to be ready for racing this fall, work on the property south of Millington will have to accelerate.
The NBA’s tiebreaker draw determined the order of the Memphis Grizzlies’ second-best selection in the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft.
Since opening in March, Kuya has cemented itself as a Downtown destination for late nights and Filipino comfort food. But on Sunday, April 19, the restaurant held its first brunch service.
The Germantown Municipal School District’s funding per pupil is in the bottom third of the state.
The ceremony will take place Thursday, May 21, at 7 p.m. at the Orpheum Theatre.
A society that neglects its elders and its youngest children, a community that abandons the elderly or allows children to go hungry and unprotected, lessens the sacred potential of every community.
The plea may end a saga that made national news, but it’s complicated.