Memphis police and fire unions are again seeking to increase the sales tax rate by half a cent to restore their benefits and pensions, but also to help pay for road repairs and pre-K programs.
The Grizzlies lost for the eighth time in nine games, 112-94 in Houston, as James Harden blitzed them with a season-high 57 points.
The medical cannabis advocacy group Safe Access Tennessee is greenlighting Senate candidate Steve McManus in the District 32 race, even though Tipton County candidate Paul Rose says he also would support medical marijuana legislation.
Republican voters in Tipton County make up most of the first week early voting turnout in the special primary elections for state Senate District 32.
The University of Memphis has named Dr. Damon M. Fleming the new dean of the Fogelman College of Business and Economics. Fleming will be replacing former dean Rajiv Grover, who announced he was stepping down in May 2018 to devote more time to research.
FedEx has settled a lawsuit claiming it illegally shipped cigarettes directly to consumers in New York, according to that state's Attorney General Letitia James.
The claims add a new twist to the $550 million civil rights lawsuit that Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, and his estate have filed against the City of Memphis following Nichols’ 2023 beating and death at the hands of five now-former Memphis Police Department officers.
The cuts this week are likely the result of the company’s massive work to merge its Express, Ground and FedEx Services divisions.
The Tigers (8-2) will play host to UAB on Saturday as they try to get one step closer to a 10-win season.
Eight Memphians were among the 288 teams competing at this year’s World Food Championships; division winners take home $10,000 and a chance to compete for $150,000 in the spring.
Honors and ground breaking for Buc-cee’s highlight a week of touring around the suburbs for news.
Casts created in hollowed-out spaces of volcanic ash and other artifacts from the frozen city of Pompeii, which was destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., are on display at Graceland starting this week.
Friday night in San Francisco, the Grizzlies will complete their first West Coast road trip against a team that’s so far had even more success this season with a similar approach: the Golden State Warriors.
How will this Memphis football season be remembered if the final two regular season games play out in the Tigers’ favor? Can the Tigers’ basketball team continue to pull of their second-half magic? Drew Hill, Frank Bonner II and Parth Upadhyaya discuss.