There are 64 article(s) tagged Breaking news:

• December 2022

  • MLGW to start systemwide rolling blackouts, Strickland declares state of emergency

    Beginning at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 23, MLGW will implement systemwide “rolling blackouts.” 

    By Bill Dries December 23, 2022

• March 2022

  • Zoo to turn over Old Forest, leave Overton Park greensward intact

    The multi-part deal between the Memphis Zoo, the City of Memphis and the Overton Park Conservancy includes a new North Parkway entrance for the Memphis Zoo as well as 300 parking spaces.

    By Bill Dries March 10, 2022

• February 2022

  • Loews Hotel deal is off

    Talks of a Loews Hotel for Downtown extend as far back as 2018 when representatives of the luxury hotel chain first announced plans to build a 500-room hotel near the Renasant Convention Center. 

    By Rob Moore February 08, 2022

  • Tigers’ Thursday game rescheduled due to winter weather

    A winter storm has forced the Tigers and host Bearcats to reschedule.

    By Steven Johnson February 02, 2022

• January 2022

  • Tigers freshman Jalen Duren set to release NFT

    The projected NBA draft lottery pick is set to release a non-fungible token as part of the inaugural “Candy Sweet Futures” college basketball line.

    By Steven Johnson January 27, 2022

  • Billy Orgel, Kevin Woods team to invest $267M in redeveloping 100 N. Main

    Orgel has had success in recent years with similar adaptive reuse projects like the Tennessee Brewery on South Bluffs and the American Snuff building in Uptown. 

    By Rob Moore January 20, 2022

• December 2021

  • Airport adds Spirit, flights to LAX, Vegas, Orlando

    Spirit Airlines becomes the ninth airline serving Memphis International, and the first new airline to service the Bluff City since 2017. 

    By Christin Yates December 26, 2021

  • U of M earns Carnegie R1 designation

    The University of Memphis is now in the top tier of research universities nationally. 

    By Daja E. Henry December 26, 2021

  • MEM adds nonstop flight to Boston

    Memphis International Airport has just landed another flight it’s been chasing for years. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 16, 2021

  • Terminix to be acquired by Rentokil in $6.7B deal

    Memphis-based Terminix has agreed to be bought by the British company Rentokil Initial for $6.7 billion, the companies announced in a statement.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 14, 2021

• November 2021

  • Rapper Young Dolph fatally shot in South Memphis

    Memphis rapper and Billboard Top 10 artist Young Dolph died at a local cookie shop after being fatally shot Wednesday, Nov. 17, spurring an outpouring of grief.

    By Yolanda Jones, Frida Qi November 19, 2021

  • Gov. will allow COVID state of emergency to expire

    Gov. Bill Lee tweeted at 8:30 this morning he would not renew Tennessee’s state of emergency after it expires tonight.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 19, 2021

  • 13-year-old shot at Cummings K-8 expected to make a full recovery

    A 13-year-old student at Cummings K-8 is expected to make a full recovery after being shot at school. Another 13-year-old is under investigation, and will face a charge of criminal attempt first degree murder. 

    By Daja E. Henry November 17, 2021

• October 2021

  • Kelsey: Federal charges ‘political witch hunt’

    The Republican state Senator responded hours after he was indicted on federal campaign finance charges in a brief online press conference.

    By Bill Dries October 25, 2021

  • State Sen. Kelsey indicted

    Republican state Sen. Brian Kelsey has been indicted on federal campaign finance charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office in Nashville.

    By Bill Dries October 25, 2021

  • Jaren Jackson Jr. signs contract extension with Memphis Grizzlies

    Considered a paramount part of the team’s future, the forward agreed to a deal for four years, $105 million. 

    By Drew Hill October 18, 2021

• September 2021

  • EDGE president and CEO stepping down

    EDGE estimates its work has generated $1.7 billion in local tax revenue and $810 million in spending with minority- and women-owned businesses in Memphis and Shelby County. 

    By Rob Moore September 28, 2021

  • 2022 Memphis in May moving to Liberty Park

    Barbecue fest was actually held at Liberty Park in 2011 after flooding on the Mississippi River necessitated it be moved. 

    By Jasmine McCraven September 28, 2021

  • Gunman in Collierville Kroger shooting identified

    Authorities have identified Uk Thang as the gunman at the Collierville Kroger. Thang also died in the shooting, of what is believed to be a self-inflicted wound.

    By Abigail Warren September 27, 2021

  • Former Raymond James Tower to get residential makeover

    The Downtown Memphis building once known as Raymond James Tower will become the Memphis Waterfront Tower, with more than 300 apartments.

    By Rob Moore September 18, 2021

  • Federal judge rules on governor’s school mask order

    Federal Judge Sheryl Lipman ruled Friday morning ruled that the mask mandate in K-12 schools in Shelby County is lawful.

    By Jane Roberts September 17, 2021

  • Michelle Obama, Poor People’s Campaign among Freedom Award honorees

    The event will also include special recognition of the teenager who recorded the last moments of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020.

    By Bill Dries September 01, 2021

• August 2021

  • Tami Sawyer will not seek second term on County Commission

    County Commissioner Tami Sawyer announced Monday she will not seek a second term in the 2022 county elections. Her decision means six new faces on the commission in the next election.

    By Bill Dries August 25, 2021

  • Orion acquiring Financial Federal Bank

    The transaction is said to position Orion as “a fierce competitor” in the southeastern region.

    By Tom Bailey August 11, 2021

  • FedEx St. Jude tournament switches from WGC to playoff opener

    In a tweaked PGA Tour format, the Memphis event will be the first of the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 03, 2021