Grant Wells, a teacher, joined hundreds of others in support of Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins Tuesday night. His explanation for the entire fiasco? “This is Memphis stuff,” he said.
However, the termination proceedings will continue into the new year and be decided in the board’s business meeting at the end of January. Related content:
The Tigers held off the Mountaineers, 42-37, to capture the Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl. Box score: Memphis 42, West Virginia 37 Tigers coach has two friends, former co-workers in College Football PlayoffRelated content:
This is the box score for the NCAA football game between the University of Memphis Tigers and the University of West Virginia Mountaineers on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, at the Frisco Bowl in Frisco, Texas.
Even though the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board voted to postpone a final decision on Superintendent Marie Feagins until January, it’s unclear if the rowdy crowd’s anger had any effect on the board’s thinking.
The Memphis Area Transit Authority Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday, Dec. 17, to install three consultants at the top of the troubled bus system — at some future point.
The proposed gates have been met with opposition, with an attorney for those in surrounding neighborhoods saying it gives “at least the appearance of being elitist and exclusionary.”
Memphis Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield has two friends and former colleagues in the expanded 12-team playoff: Dan Lanning at Oregon, and Kenny Dillingham at Arizona State.
On Dec. 16, a grand jury indicted Stephen Russell Jr. on one charge of felony escape after he reportedly faked a medical emergency when authorities prepared to transport him from the Hernando courthouse Dec. 9.
A dish from The Lobbyist has made The New York Times’ list of “The 26 Best Dishes We Ate Across the U.S. in 2024.”
More turmoil at Memphis-Shelby County Schools could bring back proposals for state intervention in Tennessee’s largest school district, a state lawmaker told The Daily Memphian.
Last year, there were 344 murders in Memphis as of Dec. 14. There were 235 this year during that same time period.
Coach Alex Simmons and her Tigers basketball team will play 18th-ranked Tennessee on Wednesday before hosting Louisville on Saturday. Both games will be held at FedExForum.
With additional investigators and fewer murders this year compared to last, MPD’s CJ Davis says the department is seeing improvements.
BlueOval SK, a joint venture between Ford Motor Co. and a Korean EV battery maker, was created to supply batteries for Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles.
One of the year’s best films mostly bypassed theaters and will be available on HBO’s streaming service, Max. It’s a little bit “12 Angry Men,” a little bit Alfred Hitchcock and a little bit John Grisham.
On Monday, members of the Memphis Police Department and the Secret Order of the Boll Weevils visited families that have been affected by crime.
Morris brings more than 30 years of experience to Lakeside, a 55-year-old hospital specializing in behavioral health care and addiction treatment for Mid-South patients.
The saga of Willie Herenton’s 1979 selection by the school system has influenced the pick of every superintendent since.
“I wanted to create a little neighborhood restaurant you would find in New Orleans or Baton Rouge,” said Mason Jambon.
Penny Hardaway doesn’t simply want to make the NCAA Tournament after missing it a season ago — he wants to earn a top-four seed.
The department said it has been working to secure the grant for four years.
On his weekly radio show, Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway said the crowd at FedExForum has been too small this season. “It’s not as packed as it has been in the past.”
The Tigers will have an opportunity to pick up a Quadrant 2 win when they face the Cavaliers in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Wednesday.Related content:
Seeding Success leadership has spent months pitching the Memphis City Council and Shelby County Commission on the antipoverty plan. Related content:
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Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members are scheduled to meet Tuesday to consider terminating Superintendent Marie Feagins’ contract.
Last week, xAI, the startup founded by Elon Musk, announced plans to expand its supercomputer. Now, environmental groups want to know what it will cost Memphis.
The Warriors are coming to FedExForum on Thursday, so it felt like the appropriate time to explore which current team Grizzlies fans dislike the most?
The marketplace has taken root in a beloved landmark in the Uptown community — Roxie’s Grocery, a former corner store by the Greenlaw Community Center well-known for its burgers.
The suburb has several ways it could’ve changed the mayor’s duties. It chose a referendum.
“I just feel a tug to continue it somehow,” said Kristina Tubinis, an Arrow artist and retail and events associate.
Christmas is and must be within each of us lived out in our decisions, the daily decision to risk sharing of our life with another for the sake of our life together.
Paul Young offered more detail in a Behind The Headlines interview on what’s next for MPD after a scathing federal report into the department’s policies and practices.
This week’s puzzle features a photo of a new dish on City Silo’s expanded East Memphis menu.