Memphis vs. DeSoto sewer decision heads to judge
“That’s an entitled bunch there,” Bruce McMullen said to U.S. District Judge Mark Norris. “That holds no credibility at all. One person is on Earth, and the other is on another planet.”
“That’s an entitled bunch there,” Bruce McMullen said to U.S. District Judge Mark Norris. “That holds no credibility at all. One person is on Earth, and the other is on another planet.”
Board members were to vote to rebid the current cleaning contract and award it to four vendors instead of one, or bring cleaning services in house. They didn’t.
Five activists are currently banned from attending Memphis-Shelby County Schools board meetings; the school district says it is trying to set up a meeting with the activists to come to some sort of resolution.
Earlier this month, the FedEx ALPA Master Executive Council, the union which represents the pilots, announced its members had voted to strike if necessary to achieve a new labor agreement.
For the first time, taxpayers can redirect up to $1,700 ($3400 married couples filing jointly) of federal taxes to fund scholarships at the school of their choice.
Those who died this weekend were a man at a Downtown Exxon gas station and a man in North Memphis. Two children, a 2-year-old and a 15-year-old, were among those wounded.
Memphis Police officers were responding to a call about a carjacking of a Chevrolet Trailblazer in the 700 block of Eastern Drive.
The original service zone of Downtown and New Chicago was expanded to include Presidents Island and areas of South Memphis.
The City of Memphis pushed back the opening of its public pools a week this summer, partly due to a nationwide lifeguard shortage.
Tigers coach Penny Hardaway and his staff are looking to get ahead of the game this season when it comes to building team chemistry.
Two neighborhoods in northeast Germantown are the first to see a new traffic calming measure. If successful, the city could implement it in other neighborhoods.
The new center honors the legacy of internationally known nurse theorist Margaret A. Newman, a native Memphian and UTHSC alumna and former faculty member who died in 2018.
As Memphis embarks on the NBA offseason, it does so with once-unexpected notes of both certainty and uncertainty.
Memphis has been identified as a target of the Big 12, but it has plenty of competition. Several factors would have to fall into place for the Tigers to make a move from the Group of Five to a Power 5 conference.
Downtown Memphis has a new rooftop party series and a crystal skull may or may not be involved.
Folk singers who have lived around the country will take the Hernando’s Hide-A-Way stage, local hip hop and R&B acts will perform in a Green Room showcase and Drake comes home to the FedExForum.
“I always use an analogy when people say this is not a ‘real college.' If your air conditioning unit stops working in the middle of the summer, are you going to call someone with a doctorate degree or are you going to call someone with an HVAC license?”
The council scorecard looks at two key votes at the May 16 council session, both on issues connected to the October Memphis ballot.
Cameras installed across Memphis and Shelby County can identify and alert law enforcement to vehicles connected to crimes, like missing person cases. Critics say the cameras, which are tied into a national network of surveillance, threaten the privacy of citizens.
Cherie Canelas, a native of Miami, said her interest in baking was sparked in January 2021 when she stumbled upon a basic bread baking recipe.
Mandy Gunasekara’s effort to be on the August ballot for public service commissioner in Mississippi’s Northern District could be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
This week should start with a good meal.
A canoe excursion company is the third new business at the Mud Island River Park in the last two years, giving Memphians a new view of the city from the water.
Memphis athletic director Ed Scott on why he is so optimistic about the basketball program, the job rumors already swirling around Charles Huff, chances Memphis will get into a power conference — and the reason Scott has already turned down another job to stick around.
This week should start with a good meal.
“A teacher advocate all the way — teacher and student,” John Aitken, the first superintendent of Collierville Schools, said.
Temple Israel’s former home at Poplar and Montgomery, which opened in 1916, is being torn down. Here’s a look at the building’s history and the plans to preserve part of the facade.
“Memphis or Minnesota? Who should move to the Eastern Conference in a realigned NBA? Here are four arguments in what I think are escalating levels of persuasion.”
Memphis athletic director Ed Scott on why he is so optimistic about the basketball program, the job rumors already swirling around Charles Huff, chances Memphis will get into a power conference — and the reason Scott has already turned down another job to stick around.
Today’s puzzle features a scene at the Mekong Memphis Festival. Sophia Surrett took the photo.