Grizzlies hire former NBA GMs Rich Cho and Glen Grunwald to front office posts
The Grizzlies hired two executives with high-level experience at five different NBA franchises to its new management team.
Dulberger: IKEA seems ‘committed to making the Memphis store work’
Despite creating fewer jobs and paying lower salaries than promised, EDGE CEO and president Reid Dulberger says IKEA is committed to its Memphis store.
St. Jude research leads to cure for bubble boy disease
Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have developed a novel treatment using HIV as a vector to deliver re-engineered blood cells that create an immune system for patients who are born without one.
Amendment shifts voucher funds from urban Shelby to rural districts with troubled schools
House Republicans amended Gov. Bill Lee’s education savings account bill to move money into rural districts with Priority schools before it was approved Wednesday night by the Finance Committee, shifting a portion of it from urban districts such as Shelby County Schools that might lose students to private schools.
White guides charter commission bill to passage in House
State Rep. Mark White pushed Gov. Bill Lee’s state charter commission through the House Wednesday, saying it will create a better system for overseeing charter schools in Tennessee.
Daily Briefs
Metro
Majority of MATA board quits as city flexes control over CEO search
The departing MATA board members appear to have been surprised by City Council members asserting a role in hiring the new permanent CEO. One former member called the move “insulting.”
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Public Safety Shelby County director indicted on a dozen felony charges
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Business
Cracker Barrel scraps logo change after backlash
Cracker Barrel in Lakeland wasn’t one of the locations that changed its logo and sign.
Premium Health Care Plans for new Regional One campus move forward as price moves up
Premium Transportation & Logistics FedEx lays off hundreds in Shelby County
Health Care With $12M grant, UTHSC to become Center of Excellence for rural health care
Sports
‘It’s all transactional’: Hardaway talks paying players on legal panel
Tigers coach Penny Hardaway and a few attorneys discussed the legal aspects of name, image and likeness and its impact on college athletics.
Premium Memphis Tigers Football Pressure to win the conference remains for Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield
High School Sports Week 2 high school football preview: Houston, Whitehaven looking to avoid 0-2 hole
High School Sports Dandy Dozen: Top four spots unchanged by plenty of shuffling below
Food
Table Talk: Memphis group picks up the shopping for those who need it
This grassroots organization of mostly friends, neighbors and church members grocery-shop for families who are unable to shop for themselves.
Suburbs
Bailey: Hints could be emerging about Walmart opening new grocery in Bartlett
Keith Grant has not identified the potential store for his Union Depot development, but he may have provided a clue towards solving the mystery.
Arts & Culture
Arts Beat: Listen to new Memphis music for 901 Day
Discover new Memphis music with the Arts Beat’s latest playlist, here just in time for 901 Day.
Opinion
Sanford: Republican assault on DEI exacts harsh toll at U of M
“In a way, I sympathize with the dilemma facing the U of M and other state colleges and universities. But, what’s next?”
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Fall starts with fairs, 901 Day
Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips help shepherd you through the Labor Day weekend and into 901 Day fun.
Games
Daily Jigsaw: Colorful Tigers
Today’s jigsaw puzzle is a photo of the tiger in front of Peabody Elementary and was taken by Daily Memphian photographer Mark Weber.