Whaley selected as County Commission chair
The vote Monday, July 22, revealed some enduring gaps among the commission’s nine-vote Democratic majority.
The vote Monday, July 22, revealed some enduring gaps among the commission’s nine-vote Democratic majority.
The Shelby County Commission approved changes to the Shelby County Private Act, which governs how Shelby County hotel-motel tax dollars are allocated.
The Miami Heat notched a 120-118 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in the championship game of the Las Vegas Summer League, an annual showcase of new draftees and other young hopefuls.
A source close to xAI said it could share a greywater plant with the Tennessee Valley Authority. TVA did not dismiss the idea. Related story:
“They started knocking down Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Monday. The goal isn’t to have a nicer place to watch games. The goal is an invitation to a power conference. But is it too little, too late?”Related story:
The American Athletic Conference has been heavily involved in College Football Playoff talks this offseason. The players representing the league's top teams, however, aren’t talking postseason this early.
The Central Library will be closed until Monday, July 29.
Brad Thompson is the new executive director of DaySpring Conference Center, owned by the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida. He starts Sept. 1.
Beyond the pandemic, city leaders realized the need to regulate short-term parking spaces and associated signs.
A Circuit Court judge has issued a gag order to prevent DeSoto County’s Matthew Barton from speaking publicly about an inmate who escaped from custody and remains at large.
Council members also take the second of three votes Tuesday on a city referendum that would expand the Memphis Light, Gas and Water board by two seats, with the two new voting members coming from outside the City of Memphis.
MPD identified Benjamin Murrell as the victim who was shot around 11 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at Beale and South 4th streets, the same location where police initiated his arrest during Operation Saturday Night Live.
The Tennessee delegation’s Sunday online meeting wasn’t a quick vote to back Vice President Kamala Harris, but many of the delegates had endorsed her as President Joe Biden’s successor before the virtual vote.
Here’s the blueprint for making a truly sublime BLT as well as some other menu recommendations.
For Memphis River Parks Partnership, one question is: Can the amphitheater be repaired? The second is: Should it be?
The museum is slated to become an immersive experience built around the riverboat models that were its centerpiece. It began with some high-tech touches when it opened, and Sidney Shlenker had plans beyond those touches.
After Memphis Mayor Young won the election last year, he pledged a pandemic-like response to crime and that his administration would tame the chaos in the streets.
The original principal of Forest Hill Elementary is, in some ways, following in his father’s footsteps.
Political action committees have reported more than $73,000 in donations to candidates for the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board.
Local Democratic elected officials reacted to President Joe Biden’s decision to call off his reelection bid Sunday, July 21, and support Vice President Kamala Harris as the new Democratic nominee for president. Related content:
Alderman Don Lowry is asking the Millington Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors to take action against Chamber Executive Director Terry Roland because of a dispute with USA Stadium Directing Manager Kevin Kennedy.
Two Collierville officials plan to run for mayor. But, first, they’ll have to step down from their current elected positions.
The Memphis Police Department has attempted to increase its presence Downtown in response to concerns about crime in the district.
Davis’ new professional opportunity will take him to Australia to play for the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL).
Memphis will play in Monday’s Las Vegas Summer League championship game against Miami.
Also happening this week: Tigers fans can attend AAC Media Days for the first time. And 901 FC collects school supplies.
Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus.
This week’s jigsaw puzzle features an image from University of Memphis football teams visit to a Redbirds game taken by photography intern Benjamin Naylor for The Daily Memphian.
Dan Stidham, who’s now a judge, represented Jessie Misskelley, one of three suspects convicted in the May 1993 killings of three 8-year-old boys in West Memphis.
Demolition of Concourse A will take from eight to 10 months, but public disruption is expected to be minimal. Other work starting this fall will require rerouting traffic coming into the airport.
The wrestler who went by Devin “Wild Card” Taylor in the ring died in a drowning incident two years ago, but his memory lives on in the annual Memphis event.
With National Tequila Day coming up, Babalu shares the recipe for the restaurant’s signature pomegranate margarita.
Germantown’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen have long discussed rules for temporary-parking spaces and signage, but on Monday, the Memphis suburb’s leaders are scheduled to consider official guidelines.
The popular event relocated this year to Tiger Lane, where tempting aromas greeted visitors as more than 80 vendors representing 13 countries set up tents and food trucks to sell all manner of food, drink and knickknacks.
“If baseball is to truly be America’s game, it can only do so if it represents all Americans.”
During the farm’s annual event, Home Place Pastures challenges world-class chefs to use every part of the animal. Think oxtails, beef tongues, pig feet and lamb belly.
July 21 is National Ice Cream Day, and we’re celebrating with a sweet crossword puzzle.