FedEx invests in Indigo Ag

<strong>Indigo Ag board member Ann Simonds leads a panel discussion during the 2019 BeneficialAG conference at The Peabody hotel in Memphis June 12, 2019. The ag tech company recently received another $200 million in capital, with a large investment from FedEx.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

Indigo Ag announces that FedEx has invested in the startup's latest round of capital fundraising.

By Tom Bailey January 07, 2020

MPD detective retires after admitting sexual contact with murder defendant

A Memphis Police Department homicide detective who was sleeping with a murder defendant retired last fall amid an internal investigation into his conduct, effectively allowing him to escape disciplinary action.

By Marc Perrusquia January 06, 2020

Education

All 30 schools in Tennessee turnaround district would exit by 2022 under plan

According to a copy of the proposal obtained by Chalkbeat, the transition is part of a massive reset for the embattled turnaround model known as the Achievement School District, which has fallen woefully short of its goal to improve student performance since launching in 2012.

By Caroline Bauman, Marta W. Aldrich January 06, 2020

Education

St. Mary’s opens athletic and wellness center

The 60,000-square-foot, $21.5 million facility completes the final phase of a 17-year master plan to improve the campus.

By K. Denise Jennings January 07, 2020

Financial Services

Phillip May returns; named Pinnacle’s Memphis market president

Former Metropolitan Bank CEO Phillip May comes out of consulting to take post as Memphis president of Pinnacle Financial Partners.

By Christin Yates January 06, 2020

Memphis Tigers Basketball

Penny Hardaway tired of ‘disrespect’ for Memphis basketball

Penny Hardaway said the polls have been disrespecting the Tigers all year.

By Drew Hill January 06, 2020

State Government

Dunn objects to renaming Cordell Hull Office Building for him

Former governor Winfield Dunn put a dent in a proposal to rename the Cordell Hull Office Building for him, saying he has “reservations” about the plan. He said he asked state Rep. Ron Gant not to push the idea.

By Sam Stockard January 06, 2020

Memphis Grizzlies

Grizz Week: Taylor Jenkins’ ‘Milwaukee model’ is taking hold

First-year head coach Taylor Jenkins talked about bringing a "pace and space" offense to the once ground-bound Grizzlies this season. In recent weeks, it's taken flight.

By Chris Herrington January 06, 2020

Education

State leader backs Southwest Early College High closure

At stake is the education of 133 students who could need to find a new high school after May.

By Caroline Bauman January 06, 2020

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MUS names next head of school

Hart Roper will succeed Pete Sanders, who announced in January that he would retire at the end of the 2026-2027 school year.

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Hart Roper will succeed Pete Sanders, who announced in January that he would retire at the end of the 2026-2027 school year.

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