Metro Administrators walked with students, and students walked with city residents in a show of peaceful force that ended with speeches and the crowd kneeling for 8 minutes and 46 seconds.
As Juneteenth arrives, city prosecutor Errol Harmon traces his family’s history. His ancestors, formerly enslaved, founded Brown Missionary Baptist Church, one of the Memphis area’s largest and most prominent black churches.
Memphis basketball has added several non-conference games to its 2020-21 schedule.
The gains include new collaborations, technology devices for all SCS students and the speed at which the crisis has forced people to adapt.
Construction on Herff addition could begin in 18 months. The U of M wants to increase STEM major graduates as part of its push to be ranked a Carnegie-level R1 university.
Grizzlies star Justice Winslow said he doesn't think bubble is a good idea.
Both domestic and international air freight showed strong gains at Memphis International Airport in May, reflecting a surge in shipping activity related to COVID-19.
The consent decree hearing in which the city is pushing to update a 42-year-old document continued into its third day Friday with testimony from the head of the Multi-agency Gang Unit.
A bid by the developer of Lakeland Commons to add more than 100 apartments to the project will go to the city’s Board of Commissioners without a recommendation from planners after they failed to reach a consensus on the request.
A non-cash asset impairment charge related to FedEx Office's difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic has depleted the remaining goodwill value of $2.2 billion, 2004 acquisition.
Restaurants have accounted for 21% of COVID-19 emergency grants for small businesses in economically distressed Memphis neighborhoods. Whitehaven eatery Trap Fusion joined the group on Friday, June 19.
The House voted to let the Memphis Zoo serve alcoholic beverages this week, but not without hearing lawmakers raise worries about drunken people falling into cages with “man-eating” animals.
For educators, the retreat marked a disappointing end to a budget process that was so promising in February when Gov. Bill Lee asked the legislature for nearly $650 million in new dollars for K-12 education.
When the pandemic began, Memphis football had exactly one commit. Somehow, in the last two months, new coach Ryan Silverfield has put together the best recruiting class in the history of the school.
As 120 people were added to the case count, 107 were also deemed to have recovered between yesterday and today.
Two years after opening the first grocery in Binghampton, the Save-A-Lot at Tillman and Sam Cooper is closing at the end of the month.
Upper Deck Sports, LLC, out of Huntsville, Alabama, is buying GameDay Baseball in Cordova and USA Stadium in Millington and making a $5 million investment, when including renovations to the facilities.
Four Heisman Trophy winners highlight AutoZone Liberty Bowl's all-decade teams.
Shelby County commissioners will get opinions from the county’s other elected officials as they work through problems with the county’s hiring freeze resolution.
FedEx shareholders shot down activist proposals on corporate governance, political and lobbying spending disclosure and other matters during a virtual annual meeting Monday.
It will have been a month between games when the Tigers face SMU on Oct. 3.
During the past six months, business at Waffle Mania on Peres Avenue has continued to remain strong and for the co-franchisee, that’s a “blessing.”
Teachers voiced their frustration with the current back to school plan at Collierville School Board’s meeting Tuesday night.
The Business Hub will use a donated warehouse to provide paid on-the-job training for Binghampton-area job seekers. The BDC also plans to offer employment opportunities.
GonerFest, the internationally known purveyor of one of Memphis’ most famous exports, rock music, takes a step beyond livestreaming to replicate the intangibles that make each year’s event feel like a meeting place.
The pandemic has forced innovation. Schools should be sharing best practices, whether in-person or all-remote. We should be learning from one another’s failings, and successes, and accelerate progress.
The sports columnist joins Eric Barnes on The Extra Podcast.