Quarterback Brady White to return to Memphis for final season
Quarterback Brady White will return for the 2020 season after flirting with a jump to the NFL.
MPD detective who had sex with suspect gets $43K pension
Criminal charges possible against Memphis homicide detective Eric Kelly, who retired with pension amid questions about his sexual relationship with a murder suspect.
Priscilla Presley, Jerry Schilling recount stories on Elvis’ 85th birthday
Hundreds of fans visited Graceland to celebrate the King of Rock 'n' Roll's birthday, a celebration that will continue with events through Friday, Jan. 11.
Germantown Parks Commission voices support for proposed land swap with school district
The Germantown Parks Commission Wednesday evening endorsed a proposed land swap between the city and Germantown Municipal School District.
Calkins: Jimmy Hayslip — who died at the age of 85 — just wanted to pitch in
Jimmy Hayslip was the official scorer at the University of Memphis for 53 years. He did it out of gratitude.
Wheel tax increase squeaks through committee
Members of the committee spent hours hearing from MATA supporters Wednesday and will vote Monday on a $20 wheel tax increase for the transit authority.
Economist: Iran crisis won’t cause recession without ‘major military escalation’
A University of Tennessee economist says warlike events between the United States and Iran could “dampen” the state’s economy but won’t cause a recession without a full-scale military conflict or other shock to the economic system.
Medtronic sells its Memphis campus, leases back about half of it
Medtronic has sold its Memphis office campus to a Chicago real estate firm, and leased back just more than half the space. The rest will be marketed to other office tenants.
901 FC’s Tim Howard: ‘I want to be an executive and I want to be a great one’
New 901 FC sporting director Tim Howard is aiming for a playoff spot in team's second United Soccer League season.
Metro
Tennessee lawmakers consider cutting sales tax on groceries
A couple of bills that would completely eliminate the 4% sales tax on groceries were introduced to the 114th General Assembly — and they have bipartisan support.
Premium Metro Ford family’s Memphis history extends back to Reconstruction era
Premium Metro After 17 years in elected office, Edmund Ford Jr. is at a crossroads
Transportation & Logistics Interim CEO: MATA lied about missing bus routes for nearly a year
Business
Hutchinson: When replacing your roof, do your research
Consumers pull more Better Business Bureau reports on roofers than other kinds of businesses. Some who don’t later wish they had.
Arlington Why some suburban home projects have stalled
Transportation & Logistics Interim CEO: MATA lied about missing bus routes for nearly a year
Health Care Memphis company develops vaccine nano-tech to be used by US military
Sports
The Memphis Tigers’ road to an AAC regular-season title
The path Coach Penny Hardaway and his Tigers took to get to this point is one that featured plenty of twists and turns and ups and downs along the way and began nearly a year ago.
Premium Spirit of Memphis Why ‘Skip’ is more than a nickname to Tigers baseball coach Matt Riser
High School Sports Fourth-quarter run lifts Knoxville Webb over Briarcrest in D2-AA title game
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball Banged-up Tigers open AAC women’s tournament Sunday vs. East Carolina
Food
Sound Bites: Stacey Greenberg talks Edible Memphis, restaurant advice
Greenberg is editor-in-chief of Edible Memphis magazine and has been chronicling the best places to eat in town for decades. On the podcast, she joins Holly Whitfield to talk about her career in food writing and taking the reins of Edible Memphis in 2018.
Suburbs
Why some suburban home projects have stalled
A couple of new-home developments in Lakeland and Arlington have run into unexpected delays that are setting back completion by more than a year.
Arts & Culture
Women in the Arts speakers have a word of advice: Stay ready
Being prepared was the theme of the day at the Women in the Arts event, which was held Saturday at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, and at Theatre Memphis.
Opinion
Guest Column: ‘The arts are not a side note — they are a foundation’
“If Memphis is serious about its future, we need to stop treating arts education like an afterthought.”
Podcasts
Sound Bites: Stacey Greenberg talks Edible Memphis, restaurant advice
Greenberg is editor-in-chief of Edible Memphis magazine and has been chronicling the best places to eat in town for decades. On the podcast, she joins Holly Whitfield to talk about her career in food writing and taking the reins of Edible Memphis in 2018.