Arts Beat: Lifetime, AMC network feature Memphians in new shows
A new show, filmed in Memphis and Atlanta, stars Memphis rapper Slimeroni and features numerous other local connections. And, Eric Jerome Dickey’s novel comes to Lifetime.
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October 2025
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Memphis police data chief retires
As the Deputy Chief of Information Technology, Joe Oakley has overseen the launch and use of the police department’s Real-Time Crime Center camera surveillance systems, as well as the department’s data collection. It was not immediately clear Thursday who would take over his duties.
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Bailey: A visit to Walls, the ‘last frontier’ of DeSoto County
Walls is DeSoto County’s “last frontier,” a city that would like to add services, but keep its small-town characteristics.
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The Early Word: Task Force crams up a crowded jail; Memphis beer’s as good as gold
Millington is asking for Wanda Halbert’s rent check, Mayor Paul Young wants the Memphis Safe Task Force “laser-focused” on violent crime and Little Petals brings big flavor for those on the go.
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Calkins: It was a surreal night on Beale Street — and everything Penny Hardaway dreamed
What do you get when you combine Penny Hardaway, Beale Street, Memphis Pom, the FBI and the National Guard? A night of Memphis basketball that seemed like a dream.
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201 Poplar more crowded since Memphis Safe Task Force
The Shelby County Jail’s population is expanding amid a surge in arrests by the Memphis Safe Task Force. One judge told The Daily Memphian he saw 50 to 70 more cases last week than in a typical week.
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Dodging cows? Making big blocks? Touchdown catch? From farm to football field, Tigers tight end does it all.
Memphis’ Matt Adcock may not be the most athletically gifted Tiger, but his rural Misssissippi work ethic goes a long way.
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From Broad Avenue to the national stage: Wiseacre wins gold (and silver)
Sky Dog Amber was awarded Gold in the International Amber Lager category, and Tiny Bomb picked up Silver in the German-style Pilsener category.
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From barbecue to baking: Memphis vegetarian competes on the national stage
Marjorie Levy, a financial services professional by day, will compete at the World Food Championships on Thursday, Oct. 16.
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Community members demand resignation of school board member who defended Lindsey Whiteside
The combination of Whiteside’s sentence and school board member Michele Henley’s defense of her has galvanized a growing movement focused on accountability within DeSoto County’s leadership and education systems.
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Millington could sue Halbert’s office
“Everything is on the table,” Millington’s city manager said.
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West Collierville student representing Team USA at world roller skating competition
Jeremy Liu is 13 and the only Tennesseean representing Team USA in the World Artistic Roller Skating Championship. The sport is similar to figure skating but on wheels, and there’s no ice.
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The Early Word: Troopers don’t play by MPD’s rules; Palladio’s story may go on
JJJ makes a surprise return, an Uptown brewery patio goes to the dogs and we tell you where to get wired this weekend.
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Table Talk: From city streets to coffee cups, Memphis brews up a buzz
The third annual Grind City Coffee Tour is about to have Memphis buzzing for all the right reasons.
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State troopers want to stop speeders. Drivers are crashing out.
Since the beginning of the Memphis Safe Task Force, routine traffic stops by state troopers have turned into high-speed pursuits, several which have ended in crashes.
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Civil Rights Museum looks to future with expansion of ‘sacred ground’
The National Civil Rights Museum’s Freedom Awards mark another move by the 34-year-old institution further onto the “sacred ground” it occupies.
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College Football Playoff executive director says 12-team format amps sport’s interest
The expanded playoff has helped Group of Six schools, including Memphis and South Florida, share a bigger part of the national spotlight during the regular season.
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Palladio closing for good ... or is it?
On Friday, Oct. 10, owner Cynthia Ham posted on social media that Palladio, a space with showrooms filled with antiques and home furnishings, would have its last day on Halloween.
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The Early Word: Lee Harris may sue task force; Bill Lee says it’s here forever
Hotel developer is buying a Downtown office building, Orgill opens a hardware-store owner’s dream and hipster workwear comes to Memphis.
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Inked: Carhartt store opens in East Memphis
Also, a yoga studio closes Downtown, an HIV/AIDS clinic opens in Whitehaven and a credit union expands.
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Lindsey Whiteside’s sentence is illegal, DeSoto County DA says
DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton said his office is challenging the sentence, arguing sexual battery committed by a person in a position of trust is classified as a violent crime and is specifically ineligible for the house arrest program under Mississippi law.
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Hardware-store supplier opens Collierville showroom larger than Wrigley Field
Orgill’s massive new building on Bailey Station Road in Collierville began hosting hundreds of dealers Tuesday, Oct. 14, a day after the company celebrated the facility’s opening.
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About 1,500 feds working in Memphis, US Marshals director says
Gov. Bill Lee declined to set an end date for when the task force’s work would be completed in Memphis. He said it could last forever.
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Hill: Memphis wants GameDay. But will GameDay want Memphis?
ESPN College GameDay may have interest in the Memphis Tigers, but much depends on what happens in other games this weekend.
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Immigration advocates say fear surges as Task Force ramps up
With helicopters in the air and detentions rising, some legal immigrants are afraid to leave home.
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