Numbers for Saturday’s final day of early voting aren’t out yet. But turnout is expected to top 80,000 for the two-week period. The final day also saw nonpartisan poll parties in two parts of town to boost overall turnout. Election Day is Aug. 4.

Residents tour the new $50 million Lakeland Preparatory High School, which is ready to welcome students for classes Aug. 8.

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.

A $30 million, mixed-use development featuring upscale shops, restaurants and boutiques, patterned in part after Silo Square in Southaven, is poised for approval in Hernando.

The theme of Freedom Fund Luncheon, “The State of Black America,” focused on discussing current issues facing Black and minority populations in the past, present and future.

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.

Class of 2022 grad willing to lend a hand, while getting a chance to compete alongside the pros.

Ritz’s nomination by President Joe Biden goes to the U.S. Senate for confirmation.

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. 

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.

“The cases in our region that we plan to investigate as part of the Civil Wrongs project were often trivialized by journalists at the time. Reporters often took officials’ statements without question while disregarding Black voices that dared to complicate the story.”

Penny Hardaway has selected a replacement for Rodney Hamilton as director of basketball operations.

The Shelby Literacy Council grant denial will force the organization to pause its services in August, leaving nonprofit at risk of permanently closing.

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.

Lakeland was designated an adventure tourism district for the state of Tennessee in 2017.

“The present Shelby County Clerk is running for reelection. This is her system and record after 3 1/2 years on the job with a record backlog of tags.”

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.

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.”

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.

A Collierville High alumna and Collierville Elementary parent is seeking a seat on the town’s board of education.

It’s all about work, this week. We’ve got entrepreneurs at Archer Malmo, Lucky Cowboy and Miccos Snow Cones & Shakes, plus some hard-working gardeners swapping plants in Cooper-Young.