MLGW sues tree-trimming contractor
Memphis Light, Gas and Water took one of its former tree-trimming contractors to court, alleging the company’s failure to perform put Memphis at risk of power outages.
MSCS email: More than 1,000 positions will be eliminated
According to the email, about 41% of those 1,100 positions, or around 450, are already vacant.
Election on gun control in Memphis delayed to November
The five ballot questions to go on the Aug. 1 ballot didn’t make the deadline for public notice. There was no City Council vote to move them to November.
Amid population growth surge, Southaven preps to redistrict wards
From 2010 to 2020, the DeSoto County city’s population grew from less than 49,000 residents to almost 55,000. In 2000, Southaven’s population was around 29,000.
Collierville approves budget, beer permit
The budget is one of the most pivotal annual decisions by the suburb’s leaders as it funds the town’s day-to-day operations and outlines priorities for the coming year.
The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says
Lawson organized the sanitation workers strike that fatefully drew Martin Luther King Jr. to Memphis. Lawson said he was at first paralyzed and forever saddened by King’s assassination.
Behind the Musk deal: the largest economic investment in Memphis history
“The vision that (Elon Musk) shared, knowing that vision includes Memphis in the winning equation, that for me was a goose bump moment,” Greater Memphis Chamber President and CEO Ted Townsend said.
Calkins: Elon Musk is great news for Memphis. (Don’t believe what you read on Nextdoor.)
Ted Townsend had to answer some questions about Elon Musk and xAI on Sunday. And he couldn’t very well duck them. They were from his mom.
Autopsy for man who died in police custody cites drugs, heat exhaustion
Courtney Ross, 19, died from complications of cocaine, methamphetamines and alcohol mixed with heat exhaustion, a medical examiner determined.
Daily Memphian sports staff take top TSWA honors
“I’m blessed to work with a talented group of writers who continue to be recognized on the national and state level,” Daily Memphian sports editor David Boyd said.
Former mayor’s son to seek Germantown alderman position
The seat is open after Jon McCreery decided not to seek reelection. Candidates can begin pulling petitions for the November election next week.
Memphis Made to close Cooper-Young location
“We’ve needed a larger brewery for years and this one will allow us to grow and produce even more styles of beer,” said Andy Ashby, one of Memphis Made’s co-owners.
Baron Von Opperbean is coming back — this time to Mud Island
With new ‘BVO,’ artist Chris Reyes aims to bring ‘immersive entertainment’ to former Mud Island museum
Martin: What will Memphis basketball look like next year? Here’s an idea.
For the Tigers, there’s still one big void to fill, and that’s the one that David Jones left when he opted to keep his name in the NBA Draft. Who could that be, and what dominoes does Penny Hardaway need to fall for it to be a reality?
Future of Center for Southern Folklore uncertain
Memphis’ Center for Southern Folklore isn’t much more than a name at this point. But the worst thing about the situation for historians and music afficionados is the possible loss of the center’s voluminous archives.
Southern Folklore cofounder battling illness
Judy Peiser, who cofounded the Center for Southern Folklore with Bill Ferris in 1972, stepped down from the organization in 2021 due to illness.
FedEx combines back shops, sets table to integrate ground, express
Flattening a network built over decades for two different lanes of traffic means FedEx almost certainly will close hubs and sell real estate.
State Supreme Court rules against Henri Brooks in adoption scandal suit
The Shelby County commissioner sued the state after learning, at age 72, that she was among the children adopted through the old Tennessee Children’s Home Society led by Georgia Tann.
Sudoku: June 10
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Jigsaw: Germantown Charity Horse Show
This week’s jigsaw puzzle features an image from The Germantown Charity Horse Show taken by The Daily Memphian’s photography intern Benjamin Naylor.
Metro
This Week in Memphis: ‘Old bridge’ is closed; South City ribbon is cut
Also happening this week: Collierville votes on its budget, and the NAACP holds its biggest fundraiser of the year.
Premium City of Memphis City plans zoning update, looks to plan new growth
Business
St. Mary’s students get robotics training from Saint Francis surgeons
Meagan Michael, the STEM teacher who launched St. Mary’s robotics program in 2017, said a visit to the hospital was the perfect opportunity for her students to see how what they learn in her classroom can be applied in the real world.
Real Estate Orange Mound Tower $40M redevelopment entering design phase
Sports
Can Tigers get into College Football Playoffs?
With much preseason talk surrounding the Tigers and the College Football Playoff, we looked at indicators that helped each Group of Five representative advance to a New Year Six Bowl in the last five years.
Memphis Tigers Basketball Former Tiger Carl Cherenfant commits to New Mexico State
Food
Food for the soil: Memphis restaurants brew up eco-friendly eats
“If we can remove some food waste from the landfill, then we can make a big impact on climate change,” Project Green Fork’s program manager said about the organization’s annual Loving Local event.
Suburbs
Ed Haley to retire after more than 50 years in public service
At age 86, after more than five decades in state and county positions, he is retiring from his job as Millington’s city manager. This time, he says it’s real.
Arts & Culture
Memphis theater company’s seventh season includes three firsts
Quark Theatre is known for thoughtful and provocative shows that challenge the audience. But one thing the company has not done is a musical.
Opinion
Calkins: A mayoral basketball game won’t save us. But the spirit behind it just might.
It was Mayor Paul Young vs. Mayor Lee Harris on the basketball court Saturday. And it was not always a pretty sight. But the impulse behind it was beautiful. Isn’t that what really counts?
Podcasts
Sound Bites: How to celebrate National Cheese Day in Memphis
In honor of National Cheese Day, June 4, this week’s Sound Bites is about that most exquisite of human inventions: cheese.
Games
Crossword: Sweet eats
Recent articles about Memphis area restaurants inspired this week’s crossword puzzle about some of our favorite treats.