Pat Halloran’s life was celebrated in grand style Monday. There was music! There was laughter! There were stories about a larger-than-life character who fell in love with Memphis — and then made it a better place.
A key fourth-quarter stretch gives the Panthers a No. 1 seed for the region tournament.
Crosstown Concourse might get an indoor event center on an unused surface parking lot following approval from the Land Use Control Board meeting on March 14.
“Memphis and Shelby County have, in some respects, truly become more threatening in recent years; traffic fatalities have risen, especially since 2020; fewer people are able to legally drive; and people of color face more discrimination on the road and in court,” Decarcerate Memphis’ new report said.
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.
In a season where his team has gone from being ranked No. 10 in the AP Top 25 poll to out of the NCAA Tournament picture entirely in a span of a month, the Tigers’ coach feels he’s been a punching bag of sorts. Their season off the rails, there is no telling where the Tigers go from here Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s newest AP Top 25 ballotRelated stories:
The current council inherited the controversial extension of health insurance coverage for itself from the previous group.
Federal tax filings show Memphis Tourism spent about 85% of the money it received over the past five years as it sits on a cash pile. Convention and visitor bureaus promoting larger cities — Atlanta, Nashville and San Diego — have different spending habits.
First installment of a three-part series on the journey of Memphis Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr., affectionately known as “Trip.”
After rescheduling his upcoming Memphis concert from March to April, rapper Drake has canceled the date altogether.
The Memphis-based piano player took home his win but not before playing a rendition of Jerry Lee Lewis’ “Great Balls of Fire.”
What once was the most promising season of Hardaway’s era has turned into the most miserable one – one that fans and players alike seem to be counting down the days on.
Standouts from Memphis Business Academy, St. Benedict and St. George’s are up for consideration this week.
Hattiloo Theatre will host the regional premiere of “Succession” Feb. 23 - March 24. In the production, a promising young Black actor, uses his charm and cunning to outsmart his mentor. It’s the penultimate show of the Black theater’s 17th season.
Standouts from Briarcrest, Douglass, FACS, Hillcrest and Ridgeway are up for consideration.
“My philosophy was always to be a resource. I always wanted to be the person that you go to solve the thing. And that’s how I positioned myself throughout my career,” said Chandell Ryan.
A Nashville facility has cut recidivism among the mentally ill from 90% to 20%. Shelby County leaders are hoping to build a similar mental health center here.
Germantown Municipal School District’s Board of Education is ready to move forward with Houston High’s renovations. It said doing nothing, creates a bigger expense later.
This sudoku is a killer, but you got this.
Valentine’s Day is over, but the messages on these wooden hearts are timeless. This week’s jigsaw puzzle features an image by The Daily Memphian photographer Patrick Lantrip.
Also happening this week: Some schools are closed for Veterans Day, and the new Sultana Disaster Museum opens.
Local doctors say it’s important to see if you qualify to get screened.
“After following up a season-opening upset win over preseason No. 18 Iowa State with Saturday’s home-opening win over VCU, however, the days of laying low are about done for the Memphis Tigers.”
Under new federal rules, states with SNAP payment error rates over 6% will be liable for the costs of those mistakes. As Tennessee grows more cautious, families feel the pinch.
Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race remains undecided as Democrat Scott Colom’s lead continues to grow. Outstanding affidavit and absentee ballots in DeSoto County and across the state are a key reason why.
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.
“The hiccup is not the presence of sin in our local news – we all see that. Rather, it is the presence of cunningly subversive sin in my own life, and frankly, in yours.”
The Nov. 3 election and its results were discussed on “Behind The Headlines” in a reporters’ roundtable that examined Shelby County’s role as the bluest county in a red state that may not be that simple.
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