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Campaigns are anticipating a voter turnout of around 100,000 voters when all of the votes are counted Oct. 5. Some candidates believe one of them could win the mayors race with as few as 25,000 votes.
Jaren Jackson Jr. had 12 points, four rebounds and a block in his FIBA World Cup debut as Team USA defeated New Zealand, 99-72, in their opening game of the competition in Manila, Philippines.
New Memphis hosted “Spillit: Baggage Claim,” an event honoring local teachers with its 2023 Educators of Excellence awards and providing them with an open forum to share their stories.
The Germantown employee responsible for the refueling leak that caused the suburb’s water crisis last month was away from the generator for more than a half hour, according to records of the internal investigation released Friday.
After starting the season with a shutout loss, Bartlett quarterback Kam Alexander and a strong defense led the Panthers over the Lynx.
Germantown will begin work on improvements to Wolf River Boulevard and Germantown Road next week. The intersection is one of the busiest in Shelby County.
The videos show some of what occurred the day of the encounter, but they don’t answer a number of key questions.
Makhi Shaw scored twice to lead his team to a second straight victory over a Dandy Dozen opponent.
The board of the Tennessee Valley Authority, which provides MLGW with electricity, approved a 4.5% rate hike Thursday. The increase will equal about $3.50 more each month for TVA’s 10 million customers across seven states.
Brad Loos will manage the Memphis Athletics Fund and lead the strategic planning of major gifts for the athletic department.
Horton Jr. will bring “a wealth of experience” to his new role, according to MSCS interim superintendent Toni Williams.
The Memphis in May International Festival was founded to promote foreign business investment in the city. The tradition will continue with the Greater Memphis Chamber announcing the 2024 honored country next week.
Citizens at the meeting said issues they face include lack of accessibility, long wait times, lack of communication and broken-down buses.
“However, knowing STEM’s impact is only half the battle. Demographic trends around how specific groups are able to seamlessly integrate into these careers indicate we still have work to do.”
“To wear my son’s cremated ashes around my neck this morning, I want justice for my son. My son was murdered. He wasn’t killed,” said Charlotte Haggett, Jarveon Hudspeth’s mother.
DeSoto County officials celebrated the groundbreaking of the $19 million Agri-Education Center Friday, Aug. 25.
On this week’s Sound Bites, Holly Whitfield and Chris Herrington pore over the week’s food news for items of particular interest, including the University District’s Belltower Coffeehouse taking over the empty snack-shop space at Shelby Farms, and the return of a south-of-Downtown dive bar.
Nevertheless, state law requires Tennessee districts with D and F schools appear before the Tennessee State Board of Education for hearings. Such reviews could result in corrective-action plans or audits for districts or charter operators.
Analysts say FedEx Freight, worth $30 billion, should be traded against its peers, not locked up inside.
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University of Tennessee drum major Christian Carroll, of Collierville, is only the third Black drum major in the school’s history.
There have only been three Black drum majors in the more than 150 years since the University of Tennessee marching band was founded.
“Whether too much or not enough or just the right amount, time is the thread running through every last tidbit of our human existence. ... And time is what this season of Advent is all about.”
Memphis football writer Frank Bonner II, basketball writer Parth Upadhyaya and columnist John Martin discuss this year’s football season and the raised level of expectations for Memphis basketball as it prepares for its final two non-conference games.
Memphis rapper GloRilla’s visit to an Orange Mound high school inspired this week’s crossword puzzle.