MPD officers involved in 251 crashes so far this year
Memphis Police Department officers are responsible for 36% of the vehicle crashes in which they are involved, according to data provided by the department.
Memphis Police Department officers are responsible for 36% of the vehicle crashes in which they are involved, according to data provided by the department.
“Let me just call it out. The money’s at South Hollywood,” said Commissioner Miska Clay Bibbs, in an apparent reference to the school board district offices at 160 S. Hollywood St.
The company will scale back production at its Memphis facility off of Airways Boulevard starting next year.
Schools in Arlington, Bartlett and Lakeland open their doors Thursday, Aug. 8, for the 2024-2025 academic year with new leadership on some campuses. Germantown Schools start a new year, a decade after christeningRelated story:
In some ways, Germantown’s first day of school was just like any other year. But this year also marks 10 years for the municipal school districts.
Students enrolled in the graduate program will use publicly available video, satellite imagery, social media networks, online databases and other data to add depth to reporting.
Experts will convene at the Stax Museum for a special two-day summit to fight Tennessee’s rising heart health conditions.
When he was 16, Seth Rider told his family he wanted to be an Olympian. It was an audacious thing to say. But that kid from Germantown now has a silver medal around his neck.
The DeSoto County city’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted Tuesday, Aug. 6, to approve right-of-way dedication for the connector just south of Church Road.
Kelvin Perkins, star defender Charles Sullins and several new faces look to keep the Jaguars in Class 5A title contention.
“We have made a concerted effort over the last 18 or so months to meet with the Frayser community regarding our expansion and community benefits proposal. We never wanted to ‘push it down’ anyone’s throats.”
“‘The Obsolete Man,’ which aired July 26, is a classic. ... it was as if Rod Serling, the show’s creator, was trying to warn us 63 years ago that our politics would one day devolve into chaos.”
As a popular musical adds performances, our August theater will keep you up-to-date on all the shows around town.
He directed the FedEx St. Jude Classic golf tournament for 13 years, starting in 1986 overseeing its move from Colonial Country Club to TPC Southwind. In 2000, St. Jude made him its first director of sports marketing, hoping to reinvigorate the flagging marathon. He died Aug. 5 at age 76.
CSC ServiceWorks is now at Shelby Distribution Center, an apartment building was sold for $1.55 million, nearly 11,000 square feet was leased to insurance broker firm McDaniel Whitley Inc. and more.
Chipotle received a unanimous endorsement for its final site plan from the Germantown Planning Commission on Tuesday. The Design Review Commission and Board of Mayor and Aldermen must still approve the plans.
The Arcade’s Fried Peanut Butter n’ Banana Sandwich isn’t just an ode to Elvis. In 2020, it was included on Food Network’s list of best sandwiches in America.
In addition to the injured officer, the Aug. 2 crash, which occurred Downtown near Danny Thomas and Mississippi boulevards, killed officer Demetrice Johnson and a civilian.
Antonio Adams and Walter Person have been working in the Young administration on an interim basis for seven months. That included being the point persons in a tense budget season.Related story:
For Greg Rubin, moving from cornerback to safety has been more than a change in position. “ … And now, I’m the vet,” he said. “I’m older, and I’m at safety. I have to talk to guys and just being able to control the defense and being a voice for the defense.”
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Liberty Park, formerly known as the Mid-South Fairgrounds, could see a broad transformation in the coming years with $112.5 million in private development now cleared for takeoff.
Massey was hired as EDGE vice president of operations in February 2023.
The 2023 Ed Murphey Classic pole vault champion wins his second Olympic medal.
The new owners said this project will help to define the future look of The Half Shell and should be open by early October.
Mason Jambon, formerly involved with Loflin Yard, Railgarten, and Bounty on Broad, gets tentative approval for a new residential development at the site of the old Bartlett Nursery.
“Not enough of us understand or respect what Memphis truly is. The Mississippi River is a confluence of 10 to 12 rivers that become one. Memphis is a confluence of cultures. Rich and poor. City and country. Religious and secular. Black and white.”
A study in Texas a few years ago concluded that on average, in a six-hour day, panhandlers “make” about $10 an hour. What is the right thing to do when someone on the street asks you for money? I believe the answer lies inside of you and has little to do with the person doing the asking.
The Memphis historian describes his new book as Mississippi Delta pool hall existentialism.
Clay Bailey goes down memory lane in a golf cart, celebrating a number of courses that have disappeared from the local landscape.