Skilled chess players, from crafty kids to adult experts, battle across the boards
Memphis Chess Club’s 65th annual tournament draws players from around the region to three-day competition.
Jody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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Collierville14-year-old charged with rape in St. George’s case, police say
Teenager charged with aggravated rape in one of two alleged assaults at St. George’s Independent School in recent weeks, becoming the second person arrested in the investigation.
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Visual Arts This kids’ film festival is about digesting complex ideas — and having fun
Like You Children’s Film Fest brings both whimsy and education to the Pink Palace.
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Business Strike temporarily closes Starbucks store near Poplar Plaza
“It means we’re doing exactly what we need to do,” said Reaghan Hall, a shift supervisor who has worked at that location for five years.
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Music Memphians remember musician Todd Snider, nomad storyteller who launched career from local bar
The alternative/folk/country musician who launched his lengthy career from a long-gone Memphis bar more than 30 years ago died Friday. He was 59.
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Shelby County Clerk Tami Sawyer sued by former employee
Jeffrey Allen Walker alleges he was fired after he reported questionable spending on an office credit card.
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Public SafetyPolice arrest 8 in gang sweep, echoing 2024 raid
Memphis police arrested eight people, mostly for drug charges, in a Thursday, Nov. 13, sweep that also included agents from the Memphis Safe Task Force.
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Ask the MemphianAsk the Memphian: Has Memphis ever had an art heist like the Louvre?
Curios, statues, Albrecht Durer and Elton John: How have Memphis museums been victimized by thieves in the last century?
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Neighborhoods Longtime Highland hangout Newby’s is closing, owner says
Newby’s, a second home for college kids on the Highland Strip for 50 years, is not extending its lease.
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Food News US Starbucks workers go on strike — Memphis will take part next week
More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers went on strike at 65 stores nationwide Thursday.
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Ask the Memphian The penny is gone, and most folks don’t seem to care too much
The U.S. Mint produced the last penny it’ll ever make Wednesday, but that still leaves 114 billion pennies in circulation.
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Ask the MemphianIs Earnestine & Hazel’s really haunted? That depends on who you ask, but the spooky stories are legion
This week, Ask the Memphian investigates reported sightings of ghosts at the South Main district bar. Oh, and we’ll also tell you about the abandoned cemetery right across the street.
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Metro Amid nation’s longest government shutdown, church’s food pantry sees hundreds needing help
“We have to eat,” one person in line at the mobile food pantry said. “We feel horrible because we have a government that’s not supplying our needs. And that’s what they were elected for.”
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Public Safety Another Shelby County Jail inmate has died
The latest death marks at least the third such fatality in the last 10 days and the 10th so far this year.
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Public SafetyBodycam footage, records provide clearer picture of Tony Allen arrest
Two days after former Memphis Grizzly Tony Allen was arrested for drug possession alongside an Arkansas highway, a clearer picture has begun to emerge.
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Public Safety Man who had charges dismissed in a drag-racing death arrested again, records show
Cordero Ragland, who had all charges dismissed in a drag-racing death after being deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial, has been arrested again, records show.
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Memphis Grizzlies Tony Allen to be released on $1,000 bond after drug arrest
Tony Allen released on bond, says drugs found in car weren’t his
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Former Grizzly Tony Allen arrested for drug possession in Arkansas
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Memphis Grizzlies Former Grizzly Tony Allen arrested for drug possession in Arkansas
The arrest happened in Poinsett County, about 50 miles west of Memphis.
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Public Safety Federal agent fired shot that wounded suspect in front of Cordova Corky’s, officials say
A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesperson confirmed the officer who shot the suspect in the parking lot of the Dexter Ridge shopping center was with Homeland Security Investigations.
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Public SafetyMemphis Business Academy football coach charged in drug conspiracy
The football coach has been has been charged in a drug sting that led to the arrests of 20 people, including 14 current or former Mississippi law enforcement officers.
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MusicSchool of Rock’s three Memphis-area locations have been sold
The first area School of Rock location opened in 2013.
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Spirit of Memphis India Fest offers a taste of authentic culture
About 45 food vendors were a highlight of the day for many attending the event at the Agricenter. But the spicy heat isn’t for the faint of heart.
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City of Memphis Mayor nominates new Memphis fire chief
He will succeed Gina Sweat, the first woman to hold the post of Memphis Fire Department chief, who retired after leading MFD for nine years.
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October 2025
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Public Safety Person shot by law-enforcement officer is in critical condition
A law enforcement officer shot a person in Cordova Friday, Oct. 31, after an apparent robbery and shooting at a nearby business, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
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Metro Memphians cautiously optimistic SNAP will be funded, following court rulings
Two federal judges ruled Friday that the government must continue to fund the nation’s biggest food aid program despite the shutdown, but local food banks are wary.
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