Jason Martin declared victory on Thursday night before all the votes were counted, confident in how the remaining vote would break down. But the totals narrowed considerably as he gave his speech.
The back-to-school initiative takes place in multiple cities across the country and has been an annual tradition of the organizations for over a decade.
Since an injunction was lifted last month, the state has been working to make taxpayer-funded private school vouchers available by the time class starts — which in Shelby County is Monday, Aug. 8.
The Tigers ranked ninth in the AAC in interceptions last year after finishing first or second in that category for five consecutive seasons.
The unofficial voter turnout in Shelby County for the August 2022 election was the lowest for the election cycle since partisan county primaries began.
The local food truck will be moving into the former site of Regina’s Cajun Restaurant in a Downtown space near Court Square.
After a national search, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art’s board announced Friday, Aug. 5, it had selected the museum’s next executive director.
From January to June this year, there were 483 charges against violent juvenile offenders, compared to 298 in the first half last year.
“An overwhelming majority of local voters believe Republicans have allowed the inmates to run the asylum. And the local party is paying the price.”
For 20 years, Karen Carrier’s Beauty Shop has delivered bold and creative food in Cooper-Young, and she’s made a full comeback from the pandemic shutdown. Here’s our first starred dining review since 2020.
Democrat Steve Mulroy declared victory over incumbent Republican Amy Weirich late Thursday evening in the race for Shelby County District Attorney, but Weirich had not conceded defeat.
Harris, who campaigned as part of a “New Era” slate of Democratic candidates, led a Democratic sweep of countywide offices.
Several other judges, including two in General Sessions Criminal Court, were either upset in the incomplete results or were in danger of being upset. Meanwhile, voters filled eight court seats to which incumbents did not seek reelection this year, including four divisions of Criminal Court.
Editor’s note: Results of key races included below. For results on other races, click here.
A series of first-world deprivations has Dan Conaway in a mood. But thankfully he has tonic and limes.
Despite vocal complaints about her office’s delays in processing car tag and license plate renewals, County Clerk Wanda Halbert won re-election Thursday, Aug. 4. Here’s a rundown of the other clerk’s races on the ballot that saw a repeat of 2018’s Democratic sweep of the same offices.
The idea of a three-term limit for city council members and the Memphis mayor went down hard for the second time in four years.
The new commission appeared to have a nine-vote Democratic majority with some votes still to be counted into Friday morning in one of the closest races on the entire big ballot.
Hope springs eternal. And here are six teams with good reasons to think 2022 will be better.
A mom sues Shelby County over her son’s jail death, the Chelsea Greenline is finally moving along and Japan comes to Germantown.
Memphis is now one of six cities nationwide that is home to two public universities with the Carnegie R1 designation.
Morant’s floater with 1.4 seconds left in regulation tied the game at 137-all. Memphis closed the extra period with a 7-0 run to beat Phoenix.
Though Lucchesi’s used to sell its products in grocery stores, a USDA rule change several years ago forced the company to pull its casseroles from stores. But now they are back with a full line, new partners and plans for growth.
Germantown hasn’t had a large bookstore since 2011, when Borders closed in the Carrefour shopping center.
The affordable housing market in Memphis continues to show investors competing with first-time homebuyers for starter homes.
From Buffalo nickels that cost a dollar to a penny that costs nearly $60,000, the Memphis Coin Club’s annual show had it all.
“These people have no idea I’m writing about them. But they are using what they have in time, money, energy and ideas to bless the rest of us.”
“... They are not committing any other crime,” Worth Morgan said. “But they are being exploited and they are taking a job away from somebody here in Memphis that would want that job.”