Last days of early voting could bring ballots cast to 80,000
Almost 65,000 had voted early or absentee through Thursday according to the latest figures from the state. The next-to-last day of the voting period on Fridays is usually the highest.
Kevin Ritz nominated as new U.S. Attorney for West Tennessee
Ritz’s nomination by President Joe Biden goes to the U.S. Senate for confirmation.
Former Whitehaven standout Johnson sets the pace at Ed Murphey Classic
Class of 2022 grad willing to lend a hand, while getting a chance to compete alongside the pros.
Gov. Bill Lee says 2,000 families in Memphis, Nashville have applied for school vouchers
Lee said Friday, July 29, at Knowledge Quest’s Teen Tech Center that more than 2,000 families in Memphis and Nashville have applied for school vouchers and 40 schools have expressed interest in accepting those vouchers.
Memphis Area Legal Services announces ‘1980s Glam’ gala as it opens new offices
MALS is a 501(C)(3) organization providing civil legal services to individuals facing critical situations in the Memphis area including domestic violence, mortgage foreclosure and wrongful denial of healthcare.
Joris Ray supervised second employee named as alleged affair
This marks the second connection made through records obtained by The Daily Memphian through open records requests to show Ray supervised a woman named in divorce filings as having had alleged affairs.
Shelby Literacy Center denied $68k grant, could close by September
The Shelby Literacy Council grant denial will force the organization to pause its services in August, leaving nonprofit at risk of permanently closing.
Conflict of interest? Weirich’s election-season interview with ‘shock jock’ raises questions
In the middle of an election campaign, District Attorney Amy Weirich appears on Thaddeus Matthews’ show as her office simultaneously prosecutes him on several misdemeanor allegations. Legal experts say it appears to be a conflict of interest.
County Clerk says license plate backlog cleared, blames Harris administration
“In the four years that we have been here, something suddenly happened in May,” Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert said during a Thursday press conference.
AutoZone Liberty Bowl tickets on sale Aug. 1
This year’s game will be played on Dec. 28 and kicks off at 4:30 p.m.
Why the Grizzlies should, and should not, start Brandon Clarke to begin the season
Off the bench last season, Clarke averaged more than 10 points per game on 64.5% shooting – one of the best percentages in the league.
High school football 2022: Central QB to lead final season with father as coach
Law Wright says he’s approaching his final high school season with the same kind of approach he did the backyard games with his brothers Hays, a sophomore who is the backup at Central, and Brooks, a seventh grader at Bellevue Middle.
Keri Blair to run for open Collierville school board seat
A Collierville High alumna and Collierville Elementary parent is seeking a seat on the town’s board of education.
British med tech delegation tours Memphis
A delegation from the Association of British HealthTech Industries just completed a two-day tour of Memphis to establish stronger relationships with local health care organizations.
Good news, bad news: Daunting schedule says Memphis Tigers basketball is back
It’s a formidable schedule. It’s also one that, in all likelihood, Memphis wouldn’t have been able to assemble if not for its return to relevance in the last few years under coach Penny Hardaway.Related story:
Social Club: Memphis rap veteran contributes to Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance’
Network channel TLC captures local visiting Manhattan-based Kleinfeld Bridal salon and rapper Tommy Wright III is on the first track of Beyonce’s newly released album, “Renaissance.”
Adventure tourism in Lakeland?
Lakeland was designated an adventure tourism district for the state of Tennessee in 2017.
Election 2022
Your comprehensive guides to this year’s ‘big ballot’
Sanford: With the election in the home stretch, here are the races to watch
Electing the clerks: A voter’s guide to the middle of the big ballot
Memphis hires director of basketball operations
Penny Hardaway has selected a replacement for Rodney Hamilton as director of basketball operations.
Tennessee Innocence Project director talks wrongful convictions at NAACP meeting
Of the roughly 3,000 Americans who have been exonerated since the late 1980s, only 30 have been from Tennessee, Jessica Van Dyke said at the meeting.
Old-style dairy bar expands in Arlington
Miccos serves milkshakes, sno cones — which are actually New Orleans-style “snowballs” — sundaes and more.
Conaway: Around here, if you look closely, you’ll find a connection
“In that wonderful Memphis sort of way of zero degrees of separation from anybody and anything in the rest of the world, I’m related to Teddy Roosevelt.”
Calkins: It’s Memphis football media day! So let’s talk ... Tiger hoops?
Thursday was media day for Memphis football! Until Memphis basketball broke in. Thoughts on the 2022 hoop schedule. And on Tiger football, too.
Inside the $72M plan to turn Northside High into Northside Square
Plans include affordable housing, office and retail tenants, and a Northside High Hall of Fame.
Metro
The Early Word: Task Force crams up a crowded jail; Memphis beer’s as good as gold
Millington is asking for Wanda Halbert’s rent check, Mayor Paul Young wants the Memphis Safe Task Force “laser-focused” on violent crime and Little Petals brings big flavor for those on the go.
Premium City of Memphis Civil Rights Museum looks to future with expansion of ‘sacred ground’
Education Tennessee should fully fund special education pre-K, districts say
Business
Cordova apartments sold for $41.6 million
The Cordova property is the Alabama-based real estate firm’s first investment in the Memphis area, but the CEO said more are planned.
Premium Real Estate Palladio closing for good ... or is it?
Real Estate Uptown brewery to add beer garden, dog park and playground
Sports
Calkins: It was a surreal night on Beale Street — and everything Penny Hardaway dreamed
What do you get when you combine Penny Hardaway, Beale Street, Memphis Pom, the FBI and the National Guard? A night of Memphis basketball that seemed like a dream.
Memphis Tigers Basketball Ballin’ on Beale allows new Tigers to ‘experience Memphis’
Premium Memphis Tigers Football Dodging cows? Making big blocks? Touchdown catch? From farm to football field, Tigers tight end does it all.
Food
Table Talk: From city streets to coffee cups, Memphis brews up a buzz
The third annual Grind City Coffee Tour is about to have Memphis buzzing for all the right reasons.
Premium Food From barbecue to baking: Memphis vegetarian competes on the national stage
Suburbs
West Collierville student representing Team USA at world roller skating competition
Jeremy Liu is 13 and the only Tennesseean representing Team USA in the World Artistic Roller Skating Championship. The sport is similar to figure skating but on wheels, and there’s no ice.
Neighborhoods
Hotel developer plans to buy Downtown property
A Knoxville-based real estate firm plans to buy the 205,000-square-foot Prospero Place Tower at 50 S. B.B. King Blvd. and the neighboring 756-space parking garage.
Arts & Culture
The hard, block-by-block work to improve Klondike, Smokey City
Klondike Smokey City CDC is working to mow and maintain yards, build a pocket park and turn 150 vacant lots and empty homes into assets in the community.
Opinion
Hill: Memphis wants GameDay. But will GameDay want Memphis?
ESPN College GameDay may have interest in the Memphis Tigers, but much depends on what happens in other games this weekend.
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Happy Grizz Week! Plus, art on the river, beer in CY
This weekend, there are lots of chances to score Memphis Grizzlies swag ahead of Wednesday’s home opener. Plus RiverArts Fest and Repair Days bring art to the riverside, and beer fest brings lots of beer to Cooper Young.