Calkins: Last home game for Johnny Manziel and the Memphis Express?
If this was the end for Johnny Manziel and the Memphis Express, it was a wild way to go.
Grizzlies overcome Booker’s 48 to defeat Suns, 120-115
Jonas Valanciunas scored a career-high 34 points and grabbed 20 rebounds, Mike Conley added 33 points and the Memphis Grizzlies overcame 48 from Devin Booker to beat the Phoenix Suns 120-115 on Saturday night.
University of Memphis event gives kids a taste of college life
Fourth- and fifth-graders from several area schools got a look at college life Friday during "Visit Day" at the University of Memphis, sponsored by the university and Shelby County Schools.
Lawmakers question voucher legislation’s constitutionality
State Reps. Antonio Parkinson and Jim Coley say Gov. Bill Lee's education savings account plan will likely face legal challenges because of a provision making unlawfully present students ineligible for the state funds.
Memphis Democrats outline opposition to voucher bill
Three Democratic state legislators from Memphis say on "Behind The Headlines" that the dollar figures in Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher proposal aren’t enough to protect the per pupil funding to the public schools from which those children would exit.
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Metro
Military lawyers sworn in to help with federal Task Force cases
U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman said during Monday’s swearing-in ceremony that case filings at the court were up more than 300%.
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Public Safety Jerri Green named interim public defender
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Despite challenging 2025, Memphis Tourism optimistic for 2026
Last year, Memphis was one of the few markets nationwide to see hotel-occupancy growth.
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Sports
Whitehaven High football coach Saulsberry stepping down
While Rodney Saulsberry didn’t comment directly on his next move, he said said there’s a “strong possibility” he would be joining coach Charles Huff’s staff with the Memphis Tigers.
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Food
Meet the big food company in Memphis you don’t know exists
With 3,500 employees and facilities in nine communities in the eastern part of the U.S., the Memphis-based company makes snacks for some of consumers’ favorite brands.
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Suburbs
Thompson Machinery plans road network for Collierville site
Collierville officials endorsed a plan to subdivide more than 130 acres in southeast Collierville.
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Arts & Culture
Memphis Movies This Week: Bradley Cooper’s ‘Is This Thing On?,’ a Jim Jarmusch award-winner
Jim Jarmusch is a New York filmmaker, but one with Memphis connections. Chris Herrington says the filmmaker’s “Mystery Train” is arguably the greatest of Memphis movies.
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Opinion
Echols: A friendship 84 years in the making
“In a world where loneliness is an epidemic, I wondered what could possibly go into cultivating a friendship like this one.”
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Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Inside the Memphis Safe Task Force’s daily reports
Recently, The Daily Memphian obtained daily Task Force reports between October and early December, giving us more insight into the operations than ever before.