Mayor Jim Strickland is proposing at least partial demolition of the Mid-South Coliseum to make way for a new soccer stadium. It’s part of a $684 million package of renovations and new construction at the city’s major sports venues. The city will seek roughly half of that total from the state.
Three witnesses testified about what they saw the September morning Dewayne Tunstall was killed.
Council member JB Smiley Jr. proposed that Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland appoint his pick, Doug McGowen, as interim leader of MLGW while a national search is conducted. City Council sends curfew enforcement proposal goes back to committeeRelated story:
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education debated a proposed policy for use of pepper spray by school security officers. Tuesday night’s meeting was the first for new board member Frank Johnson.
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Lorna McClusky has nearly three decades of experience practicing criminal law, including extensive work on capital cases.
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Glenn Rogers Sr. will be an honorary captain for Memphis at the game, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 10 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
Shortly after Marvin White took over as Memphis Rebounders president in August 2021, Penny Hardaway told him he didn’t “feel the support” from Tigers boosters. Now, though, following $25,000 raised for the Tigers men’s basketball team, those days are long gone.
Memphis safety Quindell Johnson has always played alongside his best friend and twin brother Kendell. That bond remains strong today.
Angels can be adopted off physical Christmas “Angel Trees” at the Kroc Center, the Purdue Center of Hope and the Salvation Army store on Kirby-Whitten Road.
The commission’s unanimous vote covers staffing, a job study and the opening of the clerk’s new Riverdale Road location by Halloween. But Clerk Wanda Halbert and County HR director Gerald Thornton clashed on some of the basic details of what the office has and what it needs. County Commission delays final vote on how chief ethics officer is pickedRelated story:
Celebrity’s Soul Food on Highland is staffed with friendly people and serves the biggest chicken wings you’ve seen.
The girls soccer team, composed of freshmen and eighth-graders, is two victories away from a state tournament trip.
Rams running back Darrell Henderson Jr. scored his second touchdown of the season while Eagles kicker Jake Elliott kicked his longest field goal of the year.
Collierville Alderwoman Missy Marshall faces a challenge from Emily Fulmer, a University of Memphis professor.
St. George’s freshman Riley Stooksbury made a decisive save in the region semifinal girls soccer victory over ECS on Oct. 11.
If the Mississippi River near Memphis is below the five-foot marker, the National Weather Service considers the river low. Now, the river is more than 15 feet lower than “low.”
A total of nine Memphis-area teams ranked in Associated Press' high school football poll.
That squabble spilled into court documents Jan. 10 with Nichols’ attorneys attempting to compel the city to turn over key documents for the ongoing civil rights lawsuit. The lawsuit is set for trial in July 2026.
FedEx released a service alert Thursday saying delays and disruptions for inbound and outbound shipments are possible “due to local conditions and restrictions.”
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Pair your burger with a beer, cue up a Patsy Cline song on the jukebox and let yourself be charmed by the misshapen magic of this Midtown institution.
The horses are back in Shelby County for the first time in more than a decade, appearing at several area Kroger locations this week
Sam Moore, one half of the legendary duo Sam & Dave, died Friday at age 89. Memphis musicians and fellow Stax alumni eulogized Moore on Saturday.Related content:
“Aside from the obvious point that we could all suggest better than we’re going to get, the larger point is that we’re all going to need each other as things shake out in Washington.”
Todd Richardson, the CEO of Crosstown Concourse, joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk not just the new venue but also all kinds of new happenings in and around Crosstown.
If snow is falling, you definitely have time for a quick crossword.