Germantown leaders consider budget, tax increase amid ‘looming recession’
Germantown leaders will give final consideration to their budget Monday. The financial plan includes a property tax increase.
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Property tax face-off will close out county budget season
A potential property tax hike looms as the Shelby County Commission tackles its budget and the Sheriff’s Office fights for funding.
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What to Order: Massive sushi rolls at Sakura
Ellen Chamberlain says she loves discovering a hidden gem, and Sakura’s newest location in Lakeland certainly qualifies.
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State laws could send Memphis hemp industry up in smoke
A Memphis-based hemp grower and distributor could soon find itself in the bizarre situation of having to sell its products to an alcohol distributor before buying them back to sell at its own retail stores.
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Redbirds recap: Memphis blanks Norfolk, 9-0
Third baseman Nathan Church went 3-for-5 with two triples and shortstop Brody Moore went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI.
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FedEx at 50: At U of M, FedEx finds a good ‘FIT’
At the FedEx Institute of Technology, they’re ensuring Memphis isn’t a data science or artificial intelligence desert.
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FedEx at 50: Memphis International’s airfield never closes — that’s by design
In February, when rain and freezing temperatures layered trees and buildings in ice, more than 70 daytime airfield employees spent three nights at the airport — working and sleeping in shifts to keep the runways open.
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FedEx at 50: Local power of FedEx rests with wealth of jobs, opportunity
An estimated $1.6 billion in annual payroll from FedEx underwrites much of the local economy.
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FedEx at 50: ‘FedEx makes every part of Memphis better’
FedExForum, national golf tournaments, pandas, the area’s growing medical device industry, its IT sector — leaders say they couldn’t have happened without FedEx.
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FedEx at 50: Why Memphis? An answer through the fog
Fred Smith has given several reasons for moving his young company to Memphis: the city’s central location, help from the Memphis International Airport and the area’s operational weather.
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Redbirds recap: Memphis drops Game 5 to Norfolk, 7-3
The Redbirds play Game 6 of a six-game series against the Norfolk Tides on Sunday at AutoZone Park. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m.
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First-ever public fireworks show to light up Lakeland’s sky
Plus a list of fireworks shows coming to Memphis’ suburbs to celebrate Fourth of July.
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With state stretched thin, Memphis area pushes for local crime lab
Harris also told commissioners June 18 he is open to supporting a property tax increase to fund the lab.
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New venue aims to bring locals back to Beale
A restaurant and event space has opened in the former Jerry Lee Lewis’ Cafe and Honky Tonk location.
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Elon Musk talks xAI in Memphis and beyond
Billionaire Elon Musk shed new light last week on exactly what technology his artificial intelligence company has in Memphis, and what his plans are for the future of xAI.
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With summer on the way, here’s what to expect during hurricane season
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was one of the most active on record, featuring 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes and five major hurricanes.
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Redbirds recap: Norfolk scores two in the ninth to top Memphis
Left fielder Nathan Church scored the only Redbirds run in the bottom of the first with an inside-the-park home run.
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Tigers baseball assistant to become pitching coach at University of New Orleans
Connor Manola joined the Memphis staff ahead of the 2024 season and Memphis head coach Matt Riser said he played a significant role in developing the catchers in the past two years.
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Memphis AD Ed Scott: Tigers ‘don’t have an offer from the Pac-12’
Scott told reporters Friday that his “position” regarding a potential move for Memphis to the Pac-12 “hasn’t changed” from the time the university denied an invitation to the new-look league last September.
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Memphis AD Ed Scott: Now just two phases for Liberty Stadium renovations
Some of the renovation highlights outlined by Ed Scott were a public area called the halo, a large-capacity tunnel and revenue streams created by owning the stadium.
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Memphis AD Ed Scott says Tigers’ revenue-sharing model in ‘really good place’
Though Scott wouldn’t disclose the exact figure when it came to how much revenue Memphis would share with its student-athletes, he’s confident that the Tigers are “gonna compete well in that space.”
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Food Files: Game bar makes next move
Also, the local Sakura chain, offering a selection of sushi and seafood, will share the new location with casual ramen and poké restaurant Subarashi.
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Grizzlies Insider: Why the Grizzlies could trade back in NBA Draft
The Grizzlies own the No. 16 pick in the NBA Draft. Will they take a player or use it to solve other roster complexities?
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The Early Word: xAI crosses the border, TV talker is Memphis-bound
A new Agri-Education center in North Mississippi, a board-game bar expands and we’re talking Tigers.
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Bailey: A developing tiff on chamber’s offerings and an alderman’s questions
A Bartlett alderman questioned whether the city’s chamber of commerce was providing proper support for the amount of money steered to the organization by the suburb.
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