City Council questions another MLGW rate hike ahead of vote
As the City Council nears the end of another term, they’re being asked to increase power rates — again.
As the City Council nears the end of another term, they’re being asked to increase power rates — again.
Wanda Halbert addressed the sudden closing of the County Clerk’s Poplar Plaza office at a press conference Thursday, Nov. 9. She maintains the exit was not an “eviction” but acknowledged her office missed paying two months’ rent and called it “trivial.”
Riverside Drive will reopen to traffic on Monday, Nov. 13, with some restrictions.
Both those for and against the proposal for two gated entrances to the Midtown neighborhood gathered at City Hall for the vote Thursday, Nov. 9.
Madison Griggs and Raven Sims combine for 34 points in a dominant performance.
The restaurant would be on a 1.37-acre lot in Uptown near St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. There are plans for a dual-lane drive-thru, outdoor seating and parking.
Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy have filed an accounting of the funds that were received while they were conservators of retired NFL star Michael Oher, whose life story rose to prominence with the 2009 film, “The Blind Side.”
That information was revealed in documents officially referring Shelby County Criminal Court Division 9 Judge Melissa Boyd to the Tennessee General Assembly for “further action,” including potential removal.
The Tigers’ matchup Friday with Mizzou marks the first of several tough tests they’ll face in the upcoming weeks.
After dealing with crime and other unwanted activities at a Lakeland hotel, city officials helped start the demolition of the Econo Lodge, a step in reinventing the area around Canada Road and Interstate 40.
The $31.5 million complex — a public-private partnership — will include 12 indoor courts, serve as the home for the Tigers’ men’s and women’s tennis teams and be open to the paying public.
“It’s never over until it’s over,” Desmond Bane said. “I have a lot of faith in our guys and a lot of faith in our process. … This is nothing to fret about. We will start to win games.”
The authors of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book on George Floyd had to give their presentation to Whitehaven High students without going too deep into the book’s main theme of systemic racism.
This week, single folks share their stories, Friends of George’s kicks off the holiday season and we learn to move past the trauma of those sad children’s movies from the 1990s. (“All Dogs Go to Heaven,” we’re looking at you.)
Besides Blue Suede Vintage, there will be six Memphis-area vintage resellers, as well as ones from Chattanooga, Birmingham, and Water Valley, Mississippi.
The aperitivo is quintessentially Italian, a celebration of food and drink but also a time to relax with friends and family before dinner.
The voters have spoken, and they have chosen McCoy Pugh as The Daily Memphian high school football player of the week for Week 12.
Hernando’s festival with a nod to the Victorian Era will kick off Friday with a Christmas tree lighting.
Disappointment over a third-place finish at the state meet can’t overshadow the fact that the 2023 team made remarkable strides.
Both Bartlett and Germantown and Collierville and Houston renew acquaintances with a berth in the quarterfinals on the line.
In 1991, U.S. District Judge Jerome Turner said runoffs in Memphis elections were designed to keep Black candidates from becoming mayor. And he was correct at the time.
Shelby County Sheriff Bonner said he hopes the center will allow the expansion of educational opportunities provided to the juvenile facility by Hope Academy. Bonner beefs up security in jail, courts after fatal stabbingRelated story:
The County Commission Scorecard catches up to a trio of police-reform ordinances — two approved and a third falling one vote short. Also, the 10 rounds of balloting to elect a new leader demonstrated ongoing divisions on the commission.
In two years, the University of Memphis has gone from a high of $48 million in external funding to $101 million, with faculty “thinking bigger and applying for bigger grants.”
Behind the scenes, Herff College of Engineering leaders are working against time and odds to improve enrollment.
Coach Ryan Silverfield’s Memphis Tigers football team is doing some good things, but its success seems lost in the distraction of a basketball program in disarray.
Here’s a roundup of food news from around the Mid-South, including Amelia Gene’s reopening after two-week culinary vacation and a popular taco stand plans to open its ninth location in southeast Memphis.
The folks in Millington know the International Goat Days Festival is “a little weird” and they’re OK with that. This year it drew about 5,000 attendees to the Ed Haley Sports Complex.
Through Morales' lens, viewers will meet drag queens, people working at restaurants, people worshipping at church, neighborhood football players, cheerleaders and majorettes.
After my oldest brother died, my other brother and I began really talking and laughing.
During the farm’s annual event, Home Place Pastures challenges world-class chefs to use every part of the animal. Think oxtails, beef tongues, pig feet and lamb belly.