Lawmakers passed a new congressional map that split Shelby County into three different congressional districts, less than a week after Gov. Bill Lee called for a special session on the matter.Related content:
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee also signed several more bills related to redistricting.Related content:
The Tennessee State Board of Education is among at least five state boards that appoint members in alignment with the congressional map.
“We have specific needs, and we need a representative in Congress that can speak to those needs,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young told The Daily Memphian Thursday.
NBA teams spend half a season subtly selling losing as long-term investment — while asking fans to still show up and pay — only for the reward to be a 30-minute television product sandwiched between Taco Bell and State Farm commercials.
HighTee is leaning into high tea, and Raymah Café opens in a long-vacant former Applebee’s.
For some students, improved scores could excuse them from summer school and tutoring interventions required by a state reading retention law.
Longtime local attorney and former judge Gerald Skahan has died. He was 61.
The man accused of shooting an MPD officer in February has been caught, court records show.
Former restaurant and retail spots along Bartlett’s main corridors stand empty.
A near-perfect night in Downtown Memphis started with the fried chicken sandwich from South of Beale Downtown.
In this week’s To-Do List, catch up on the first “Heat” before the sequel drops, watch an Irish sports throwdown and catch the season’s first free show at Overton Park Shell.
EpicenterU, a partnership between Epicenter, Arkansas State University and the Delta Regional Authority, will provide about $812,000 in grant funding for student entrepreneurs.
A sophomore Dragon earned 50% of this week’s total following a standout performance at the sub-section track meet.
The Redbirds scored nine runs in late innings of victory at the Mud Hens.
“Congratulations to Republican Rep. John Gillespie for doing the right thing voting against what we hope will be found to be an illegally enacted bill.” — Leo Arnoult about Proposed Congressional map passes TN House and Senate, splitting Memphis into three districts
“Watching Brent Taylor get beat in a primary would be the only good that comes out of this.” — Russell Savory about If there are new maps, what are Cohen, Kustoff and Pearson going to do?
“It’s infuriating how much testing they do, and to make them retest on the last day before summer break is tough.” — Lindsey Waugh about All Memphis third graders to retake TCAP reading exam on last days of school
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This jigsaw puzzle is photo of the crowd at Riverbeat Music Festival and was taken by Patrick Lantrip.
Taylor said he would “fight to cement Tennessee’s conservative legacy for generations to come.”
A newly formed company has taken over a Downtown tech-hub project that would combine computing infrastructure, office and residential space on one campus.
The Grizzlies will have three picks in next month’s NBA Draft. What “bigs” should Memphis consider with those picks?
“I normally would have said no to a skewered sea creature, but as The Daily Memphian’s new food reporter, I know there are times I’ll need to get out of my culinary comfort zone.”
Collierville won’t be posting anymore on X, formerly Twitter. The decision was partially due to engagement but also due to explicit content that surfaced when searching the town’s name.
Karen Carrier, who started Memphis restaurants including The Beauty Shop, DKDC and Mollie Fontaine, joins Eric Barnes for this week’s episode of “The Sidebar.”
“One need not support any particular politician to recognize that intentionally fragmenting the voting strength of a historic Black community carries moral consequences. We should at least have enough honesty to admit what is happening.”
On Tuesday, May 5, Shelby County went to the primary polls, winnowing down wide fields in races for county mayor, county clerk and sheriff.
Today’s puzzle is of a tree at T.O. Fuller State Park and was taken by Wes Hale.