Contractors, plumbers ‘booked up’ after deep-freeze damage
Local contractors are seeing and saying similar things: They’re all busy, and they’re all working as quickly as they can.
Suspect in critical condition after shooting
A suspect is in critical condition after a struggle and shootout with Memphis Police Department officers Friday, Dec. 30.
U of M sustains damage from winter storm
The U of M spring semester starts Jan. 17 but campus reopens for business Jan. 3. It is the second local university to announce damages from the recent winter weather.
MLGW reminds public of existing text alert system
“During the storm, we used text alerts to communicate to 86,940 of our customers,” an MLGW press release said.
City Council Scorecard: End of the year unanimity and a punt to 2023
The last Memphis City Council Scorecard of 2022 finds the 13-member body unanimous on Klondike revitalization and a tourism surcharge for the city’s convention center hotel. A negotiated settlement of the damage deposit for Memphis In May’s use of the redesigned Tom Lee Park is another matter for another year.
‘I felt the love’ — Tyler Harris’ return to FedExForum was bittersweet
The 5-foot-9 South Florida guard from Cordova High School never thought he’d be on the other bench inside FedExForum.
CBU delays semester start after campus damaged in winter storm
Most Christian Brothers University students — with the exception of those in the nursing and physician’s assistant programs — are affected by the semester delay.
Tigers name replacement for fired receivers coach
New Memphis assistant coach comes from UAB and is a former starting quarterback at Vanderbilt.Related story:
State prison officials failed to follow lethal injection protocol, report finds
Gov. Bill Lee granted Oscar Smith a reprieve after finding TDOC failed to properly test lethal injection chemicals, then retained a former federal prosecutor to investigate why it happened.
Calkins: Tyler Harris returned to Memphis. And everybody won.
Tyler Harris made one last trip to FedExForum Thursday. He may not have gotten the revenge he wanted — but he and the Memphis Tigers got what they needed from the night.
Leonard’s Pit Barbecue expands to new location
As Leonard’s Pit Barbecue celebrates 100 years in business, the iconic pork palace is looking at a new location in Bartlett.
2022’S MOST INSPIRING STORIES
‘Memphis’ novelist celebrates fiction debut — and Black women
From the beginning, Tara M. Stringfellow knew she wanted the protagonist to be an artist.
By Elle Perry
Conaway: A messy desk, a mess of memories
This column was prompted by the sale of Oak Court on the courthouse steps, and by last week’s announcement of the pandas leaving Memphis. But this isn’t about loss. This is about redemption. This is about celebration.
North, south Shelby County see worst water problems
While these areas might bear the brunt of that area’s aging infrastructure, it’s not limited to them. Related story:
Letters to the Editor
“I have not forgotten last February’s ice storm where many of us were without power, including me for 8 days.” — Karen Morrison, Letter to the Editor: Poor communication from MLGW
“What ruins the appearance of the countryside more than a field of solar energy panels or a bunch of windmills sticking up all over the countryside, unless, of course, you are financially gaining by their use?” — Lee Todd, Letter to the Editor: After power outages, are solar and wind the right answer?
New Daisy under new management and preparing for 2023 shows
The Downtown Memphis Commission is working on bringing the historic New Daisy Theatre back online next year after being vacant since 2018. The venue will host its first event on Jan. 12.
Metro
Ahead of special session, Democrats want G.A. Hardaway’s vacant seat filled
The House Democratic Caucus chair is calling for the late G.A. Hardaway’s seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives to be filled before the special session on Tuesday.
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2026 Elections Elections Special session bid to ‘Flip Memphis’ becomes tip of political iceberg
Spirit of Memphis NASCAR greats Kyle and Richard Petty are rolling toward Graceland
Business
Fueling a crisis: How war with Iran is impacting airlines, trucking industries in Memphis
“All you have to do is come to the gas station. And the reality at the gas station is the same reality that the airlines are having to deal with.”
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Transportation & Logistics Spirit Airlines shutting down immediately. How will it impact Memphis?
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Sports
NASCAR greats Kyle and Richard Petty are rolling toward Graceland
One hundred fifty bikers will rumble through Memphis this week on the way to raising money for a kids camp. They’ll stop at Graceland and remember when NASCAR great Richard Petty was cast in an Elvis movie.
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Food
U of M research is fighting the pit-falls of peach production
A new research project done by the University of Memphis scientists could save West Tennessee farmers by helping identify when a disease outbreak threatens their peach crop.
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Suburbs
Collierville sues over unfinished hotel near Carriage Crossing
The proposed Holiday Inn Express — visible to more than 3,200 drivers from State Route 385 — was approved in 2019.
2026 Elections Elections Germantown has low voter turnout despite mayoral referendum
Arts & Culture
Photo Gallery: Wu-Tang Clan closes out Riverbeat Music Fest, Day 2
The Daily Memphian photographer Patrick Lantrip was on hand Saturday at Tom Lee Park to capture the Riverbeat Music Festival action.
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Opinion
Buckley: Kyle Petty on Memphis racing, Elvis, barbecue and more
If IHRA plans materialize, racing will be back at a track where stock cars, trucks, hot rods and dragsters once ruled. But Kyle Petty tips his hat to the Memphis area’s sprint car roots.
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Podcasts
Congressional redistricting joins busy political horizon
A landmark Supreme Court ruling has put the boundaries for Tennessee’s nine congressional districts in play, especially the Memphis-centric district now represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen.
The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more For local Fashion Week, ‘Memphis is the host’
Games
Daily Jigsaw: Office tower sells
Today’s puzzle is of an office tower on Union Avenue Extended and was taken by Andy Ashby.