“The town has always been big on keeping it fast, and keeping the sky lit up,” Maj. David Townsend of Collierville Police Department said. The 36th annual fireworks show lasted nearly 20 minutes in Cox Park.
The family-friendly Independence Day celebration in the Chimes Square courtyard featured vintage firetrucks, live music, vendors and more.
Even though Hardaway accomplished his primary goal last season, he understood that the path Memphis took would be unsustainable going forward.
In trying to quickly spend $172 million, the school district made decisions that limited competition for contracts, favored certain vendors and helped push overall costs up as much as 40%. Related story:
Changes in specs excluded key HVAC vendors from MSCS contracts
The district revised HVAC guidelines and its list of preferred vendors before bidding federally funded jobs.
For people who live in the South Main Historic District, Trolley Night is not just about a chance to relax after the week. It also epitomizes the neighborhood’s growth over the past 20 years.
After the Byhalia Pipeline project was canceled on July 2, 2021, the residents who opposed it met at Alonzo Weaver Park for a celebration. A year later, they returned to the same spot to mark the occasion once again.
Finding the right combinations should be much easier for Penny Hardaway this season.
“I find it easy to understand why women see the overturning of Roe v. Wade as rolling back a broad range of rights for women that goes well beyond the matter of abortion.”
Secrecy. Dark money. Anonymous billionaires. Nonexistent contracts. All affecting our kids’ education. What are the Chiefs for Change doing?
The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis recently announced that Hallie Peyton, director of client services and shareholder at Legacy Wealth Management and Russell Wigginton, president of the National Civil Rights Museum, have joined the board of directors.
The Commission Scorecard looks at a series of votes on a longer discussion about finding enough capital funding over several years for new schools construction as well as Regional One Health.
“The disease does what it is going to do,” said Judy Jenkins, retired nurse practitioner. “The question is always: ‘OK, how long am I going to get this delayed?’”
Memphis is ranked in the top 20 in NIL compensation.
The Sift Bakery plans to open its first brick-and-mortar location Saturday, July 2. Lonisa Bowen, also known as Lala, offers more than 60 flavors of macarons.
Before Parks Director Pam Beasley retired, the city honored her mark on the community.
Here are places and events where you can celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, live music and food.
This week, Regina Bradley talks Southern hip-hop, a two-day music fest raises funds to help those struggling with addiction and Backbeat Tours drives you around town for beer and pizza.
More than one in four people who reported to the Federal Trade Commission that they lost money in a scam in 2021 say it originated on social media, an 18-fold increase over 2017.
The two contenders for Shelby County District Attorney met on “Behind The Headlines” for a discussion on local enforcement of the state’s abortion trigger law, balancing reform with accountability, murder convictions overturned on appeal and dueling campaign ads.