MSCS names interim superintendent
Tutonial Williams, the finance chief for MSCS, will lead the district while it searches for a permanent replacement for former superintendent Joris Ray.
Tutonial Williams, the finance chief for MSCS, will lead the district while it searches for a permanent replacement for former superintendent Joris Ray.
Bill Hardgrave wouldn’t be president of the University of Memphis — and wouldn’t have gone to college — without basketball. What impact will it have on the future of Tiger athletic programs? Memphis fans will soon find out. New Memphis president Bill Hardgrave discusses conference realignment, Simmons Bank Liberty StadiumRelated story:
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Stephen White played at Westwood High School before playing six years in the NFL and becoming a sports blogger.
The City of Memphis paid $600,000 for the high-visibility location at 61 S. McLean.
Another round of suburbs add their input Tuesday, Aug. 30, on the potential MLGW-TVA split.
Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner will declare he’s in the running for the new Memphis mayor Thursday, Sept. 1, at the former home to Confederate monuments.
Deborah Perron Tollefsen’s appointment follows other recent changes in leadership at the university.
The University of Memphis has established new traffic patterns for university schools, including the new University High School.
Several of the Grizzlies players have gone overseas this summer, including Santi Aldama, Brandon Clarke, Steven Adams and Jaren Jackson Jr. And, Morant is now neighbors with his parents.
Southwest Tennessee Community College celebrated its aviation program with an open house at the Olive Branch airport Tuesday, Aug. 30.
The one-month grocery tax holiday has helped people stretch their budgets, but it has not made a dent in the issue of food insecurity, the Mid-South Food Bank’s CEO says.
The governor recently provided an update to the school safety executive order he signed in June after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
This week’s Inked covers news on Gordon Food Service opening in Midtown; pending sale of 44 S. Front St., and plans for a Storage World at 1699 Airways Blvd.
For one day, movie tickets will be just $3 in the vast majority of American theaters —including in Memphis— as part of a newly launched “National Cinema Day” to lure moviegoers during a quiet spell at the box office.
Florida transfer Chris Howard is looking for a strong ending to his college career while the Tigers are hoping to improve from last year’s rough field-goal kicking.
Chipotle has opened on Summer Avenue, but don’t go there looking for authentic Mexican food. Whether headed east or west, drive a little farther if that’s what you want.
Data from the Department of Education show students receiving income-limited Education Savings Account vouchers performed slightly better in reading exams than their MSCS counterparts. Both sets of students made gains in math, but at the same clip.
“For a long time, it’s been our desire to try to halt progression as nearsightedness develops, especially with it being on the rise,” said a local optometrist. It is estimated that more than 50% of the world population may become nearsighted by 2025.
The Memphis Tigers and South Florida Bulls now know when their much-hyped Oct. 25 game will begin.
Hold the wasabi and ginger, because all the cake roll needs is warm syrup for dipping.
A former high school coach and youth minister at a DeSoto County church pleaded guilty to sexual battery with a minor, but her sentence was considered too lenient by District Attorney Matthew Barton.
“You’re just not going to see all of these artists together in this way any other time.”
You know the best way to solve the ills of a community? With hope. There will be plenty of that at Whitehaven High School Wednesday — where they’re cutting the ribbon on a new STEM center.
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington react to the Grizzlies’ preseason losses and discuss what they have seen from Cedric Coward this month.