FedEx Ground to make sweeping cuts to Sunday deliveries
Before cuts beginning last August, FedEx made Sunday deliveries to more than 80% of the U.S. population; the changes bring that number down to more than 50%.
Before cuts beginning last August, FedEx made Sunday deliveries to more than 80% of the U.S. population; the changes bring that number down to more than 50%.
There were 302 homicides in Memphis in 2022, a 13% decrease from the record-breaking 347 homicides in 2021.
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education wants to hire a firm that has conducted searches for school districts before and, specifically, done searches for superintendents.
The review comes partly in response to Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division’s decision not to apply for $109 million worth of water infrastructure grants from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation.
The council vote comes the day after the Shelby County Commission approved the same resolution. The funding is spread across four projects, including new affordable housing in Uptown and rehab of existing homes for legacy homeowners.
The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, near Raines and Ross roads in southeast Memphis.
“I think the myth of TVA’s invincibility has been shown here, and I think we need to remember that as we try to figure out where we’re going to go as a system,” Memphis City Council member Jeff Warren said. Millions of gallons of water flooded empty buildings during extreme winter weatherRelated story:
Conrad Pearson will stay in Germantown but not move to a site as it had planned.
DeAngelo Williams became the first Memphis football player elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. He’s the best Tiger player in the history of the school. But looking back, you know the stat that really stands out? He stayed at Memphis for four spectacular years.
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The council approved the changes in the first of three votes on the ordinance Tuesday, Jan. 10. The changes are part of a larger group of animal ordinance amendments.
As Bartlett Mayor David Parsons transitions into his new role as the suburb’s mayor, he has nominated appointees for the city’s major departments.
Jones is a backup point guard, one of the better ones in the NBA. But he conceives himself as more, the Grizzlies now pay him as more, and over the past couple of seasons he’s been playing that way.
The annual induction ceremony will take place on Feb. 25 at the Penny Hardaway Hall of Fame building.
Ole Miss transfer and former Houston High School standout Jack Greer announced his commitment to Memphis on Twitter.
According to the CEO of Toronto-Dominion Bank, the deal has been delayed due to U.S. regulatory oversight as well as the drafting of a community benefits agreement.
The first-year coach instills belief in a team that struggled to find many positives the previous two seasons.
After consideration of a number of sites and growing cramped quarters at City Hall, the Lakeland School System has started the process of searching for a new district office.
The University of Memphis football program earned its second commitment of the day Tuesday, Jan. 10.
Once again, state dollars didn’t flow to Shelby County. But this time it wasn’t an example of the state disinvesting in Memphis. MLGW says it can complete all the needed infrastructure upgrades with the funding it already has.
Collierville’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen granted a rezoning request allowing for Orgill to expand in the suburb.
Philadelphia Eagles kicker Jake Elliott successfully kicked five field goals, including a 54-yard and 52-yard attempt. He scored 16 points in the 22-16 win over the Dallas Cowboys.
County Commissioners got their first look at two resolutions offering different responses to the coming deployment of National Guard troops to the city.
Four designs will be displayed on the Main Street Mall and will highlight and celebrate the city’s identity.
Teams get Week 5 kicked off with a Thursday night contest at Rhodes College.
Since its inception, Wiseacre’s Broad Avenue taproom has relied on a rotating cast of food trucks. But now the brewery is opening its own in-house sandwich shop.
Collierville Schools is hoping cell service is soon improved in the high school area. District leaders also heard an update on two sites they are purchasing.
John Mellencamp, Martina McBride and Eric Gales will honor inductees at the Memphis Music Hall of Fame ceremony on Sept. 25.
For almost exactly 60 years, SEC teams have been traveling to the Liberty Bowl to play Memphis in football. Saturday might be the beginning of the end.
In the wake of Tyré Nichols’ death, the Memphis Police Department decided it had an absence of supervision in the field, and set out to fix that problem by creating a new position — the second lieutenant. But that solution caused a string of other problems.