Salinas comes up short on provisional ballots
Numbers, trends from Election Day Nov. 6
Advisory board to hold chamber, EDGE accountable
Hyde Family Foundation commits $5.2M to riverfront redesign project
Resurgent Crosstown draws CrossFit Hit & Run
Metro
Shelby County Jail inmate died from heart failure, autopsy finds
According to an official autopsy report, heart disease claimed Antonio First, who died Nov. 1 at the Shelby County Jail.
State Government ‘We’re sending a very strong message': TN Republicans unveil sweeping immigration legislation
Public Safety Alleged 2007 killer wrongfully convicted, DA’s office says
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: A weekend to give back, and dance
Business
Lakeland earmarks land for new veterans center
Lakeland commissioners have approved the city negotiating with a veterans group to locate a new center south of the Interstate 40 and Canada Road interchange.
Business FedEx announces board members for freight division, timeline for spinoff
Premium Real Estate After a steep drop in 2025, new home starts picking up in Lakeland
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Premium Business Downtown Crazy Coop closes, takes planned French restaurant down with it
Sports
Multiple major leaguers coming to Memphis area in Cardinals Caravan
Local prospect Blaze Jordan along with a newly acquired pitcher and three pitchers who played for the St. Louis Cardinals last season are part of the caravan headed to Germantown.
Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers honoring two Memphians who have left their mark on the city
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Memphis Tigers Football Memphis and UNLV football to meet for first time in home-and-home series
Food
Downtown Crazy Coop closes, takes planned French restaurant down with it
Fleur was meant to be a French/American Southern fusion restaurant located in the former Fancy’s Fish House space in One Beale.
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Suburbs
Lakeland earmarks land for new veterans center
Lakeland commissioners have approved the city negotiating with a veterans group to locate a new center south of the Interstate 40 and Canada Road interchange.
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Arts & Culture
Arts Beat: Hattiloo bringing play to South Africa
The all-Memphis cast will spend a month in South Africa, with support from Hattiloo.
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Opinion
Opinion: Our Afghan neighbors should be welcomed, not detained
“These Afghan immigrants are not criminals. These are our neighbors. They did not enter the United States illegally and they have not violated any of the prescribed guidelines our government has given them.”
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Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: A weekend to give back, and dance
January hits hard this weekend, but there’s still stuff to do, especially if you’re ready to be put to work.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: All about orangutans, including the newest at the Memphis Zoo
Games
Daily Jigsaw: Blacksmithing
This jigsaw puzzle is from the National Ornamental Metal Museum’s A Day of Tasters event and was taken by Patrick Lantrip.