Simmons Bank CEO ‘confident’ U of M, city government will agree on stadium funding
Simmons Bank CEO said the bank has offered to pay the full amount of the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium naming rights deal up front to expedite venue renovations.
Simmons Bank CEO said the bank has offered to pay the full amount of the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium naming rights deal up front to expedite venue renovations.
Developers Joseph Lewis and Tony Kuhn plan to begin $3.2 million restoration this fall.
Kelly’s attorney, Jennifer Case, also asked to subpoena juvenile records for the suspect in the shooting rampage last week that left six people shot, including three who died.
News from FedEx has left some wondering what the company’s cost-cutting measures could mean in Memphis. FedEx, the city’s largest employer, has around 30,000 employees here. Related story: FedEx closing offices, deferring hiring, reducing flights after weak quarter
Hassie Clare and Quinn Thurman have helped turn the Northpoint volleyball program into a Division 2-A state tournament contender.
Arkansas State hasn’t committed a turnover in the first two games but it’s going against a Memphis defense that already has five takeaways.
With some pertinent concerns smoothed, Glide Xpress Car Wash received an endorsement for a new location on U.S. 64 in Lakeland.
Through the project, the Memphis Medical District Collaborative is on a mission to “add some vibrancy” to the area.
The Carlisle name follows a $1.5 million donation by the developers to the $62 million Tom Lee Park redesign. It honors the late Gene Carlisle, the family patriarch who called the One Beale real estate “the best piece of dirt in Memphis.”
The two cases are also the first in Tennessee.
Crumpy’s Hot Wings celebrates 31 years, The Rock gives a toast to Memphis and rapper GloRilla gets nominated for a BET Award.
As always, the Red Devils make it interesting but Kion Threalkill and the defense come through.
Brock Vice scores three touchdowns for the second straight game.
The city announcement Tuesday, Sept. 8, cites “legitimate concerns” from Southwest Memphis residents near the planned extension of the road connected to a SpaceXAI data center.
What happens when a restaurateur, a group fitness coach and a potter walk into the Memphis Botanic Garden on Sept. 17? The Daily Memphian’s Small Business Seminar, of course.
Memphis will play at Boise State after the Broncos played a close road game against an Oregon team that was ranked preseason No. 2.
The University of Memphis was offering three new value meals at Saturday’s season home opener, and food writer Sophia Surrett was there to check them out.
The City of Hernando and DeSoto County governments have both passed their budgets for the coming fiscal year.
Interior designers Cameron Howell and Greg Baudoin are turning a Racine Street building into showroom, with plans to develop it into a resource center for the city’s design community.
John Covington says, “Beyond the incendiary rhetoric, the facts are straightforward: Tennessee Republicans wanted another Republican seat – and said so plainly.”
The big local news this week is probably the 90th anniversary of the Overton Park Shell.
Today’s puzzle features the crowd at the 901 Weekend Kickoff. Sean Davis took the photo.