<strong>Germantown resident Steve Gibson found a way to combine his love for cooking and his passion for woodworking in the form of his 1915 Springfield wagon he uses to compete in national chuckwagon cook-offs. Every October, Gibson and his trusty wagon make the journey out West to the Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium in Lincoln County, New Mexico, to compete in an event Gibson refers to as the “Super Bowl of chuckwagon cook-offs.”</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

COOKING FOR COWBOYS

Germantown resident regularly heads West to rustle up grub from a chuck wagon

Not very many people have spent a month on a working ranch sleeping under the stars, feeding cowboys three meals a day as they prepared the spring herd. Germantown resident and longtime FedEx employee Steve Gibson is one of those people, cooking from a chuck wagon in an atmosphere far removed from suburbia. “I love being out there and thinking about how it once was like – what were people doing back then and what was it like to eat back then?” said Gibson. “It’s quite interesting studying U.S. history. Everything cowboys are doing now is what vaqueros, descendants from Spain, were doing back then in Mexico.

By Michael Waddell September 23, 2018

Memphis Grizzlies

As Grizzlies ready for training camp, here are six looming questions

The Memphis Grizzlies will hold their annual Media Day gathering on Monday, and will hit the training-camp hardwood the next day. Many questions will be asked amid Media Day scrums, but the most important ones won’t be answered on that day or even, fully, in the days and weeks that follow. But it’s a start.

By Chris Herrington September 23, 2018

Lakeland

Fire Chief Dennis Wolf provides updated status of new Lakeland Fire Department

Dennis Wolf, Lakeland’s future fire chief, expects the suburb’s new fire department will begin answering calls in July, 2019, becoming the last government entity in Shelby County to operate its own fire service. Wolf, former fire chief in Germantown, provided insight on the new department for officials and residents at a Lakeland Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, Sept.18.

By Natalie Pilgrim September 23, 2018

Tigers overcome sloppy performance to defeat South Alabama

Darrell Henderson ran for 188 yards and two touchdowns as the Memphis Tigers were able to survive a back-and-forth contest Saturday night with South Alabama, eventually winning 52-35.

By Jonah Jordan September 23, 2018

Shelby County

Commission to vote on Harris’ proposals Monday

The Shelby County Commission will vote on several of Mayor Lee Harris’ initial proposals for his administration at its meeting Monday.

By Omer Yusuf September 23, 2018

Shelby County

Four potential new voting systems for Shelby County get road test

Three of the four voting systems certified by the state of Tennessee for use in elections would enable voters to get a printed copy of their choices and then complete the voting process by running that printed copy through a scanner.

By Bill Dries September 23, 2018

Donate to the Daily Memphian

Public Safety

Former county director to be released from jail

DeAndre Brown, the former director of the Shelby County Office of Re-Entry, was indicted and arrested for multiple financial felonies related to alleged mishandling of money given to his nonprofit.

By Aarron Fleming 17 minutes ago

Metro Federal agent fired shot that wounded suspect in front of Cordova Corky’s, officials say

City of Memphis MATA’s 90-day zero fare pilot program is set to begin

Premium Lakeland Lakeland fires city manager after ‘erosion of trust’

How Malcolm Rawls helps Memphis RISE

“So many people in Memphis, unfortunately, are pros at managing poverty,” Malcolm Rawls said. “The biggest challenge is breaking the shame and stigma around asking for help with money and money management.”

By Josh Crawford November 03, 2025