Young: ‘Turn down the drama and the foolishness’
Memphis Mayor Paul Young marked the first year of his four-year term as mayor at a New Year’s Day prayer breakfast where he talked about “turmoil” in schools and other “drama” locally.
Memphis Mayor Paul Young marked the first year of his four-year term as mayor at a New Year’s Day prayer breakfast where he talked about “turmoil” in schools and other “drama” locally.
In honor of the Grizzlies flipping the calendar with a burst of good vibes, here are four Grizzlies things of late that Chris Herrington liked.
Fine dining, fried chicken and a new deli are among the types of restaurants opening or expanding in the coming year.
Memphis’ game against FAU represents one of only three remaining Quad 2 or better opportunities on the Tigers’ schedule.
With the win, the Tigers (3-9, 1-0 AAC) are 1-0 in conference play for the first time since the 2011-12 season and the first time as a member of the AAC.
Juvenile Court filed a lawsuit Tuesday requesting the Shelby County Chancery Court stop the Sheriff’s Office from terminating its oversight of Shelby County’s juvenile-detention center.
Welcome to the end of 2024. As it relates to the Memphis sports scene, this was a tough year. But there’s hope. Next year could be bountiful for the local teams.
The Memphis Tigers need another scoring option. No. 3 snapped out of a two-game slump to show he can be that guy.
A lauded multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter comes to Germantown Performing Arts Center, two Memphis songbirds play a joint bill at Crosstown Arts and more for music in Memphis this month.
Simpson’s hiring comes after former deputy head coach and safeties coach Charles Clark left to be the defensive backs coach at Purdue.
Ole Miss, which is trying to reach double-digit wins in consecutive years for the second time in school history and the first time since 1959-60, faces Duke in Thursday night’s Gator Bowl.
Police arrested two suspects in a string of 13 armed robberies in the last two weeks, officials said. Police are likely looking for additional suspects but wouldn’t confirm.
The Grizzlies’ two available stars, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane, combined for 69 points as Memphis improved to 2-1 on its road trip.
Read the year’s top stories from The Daily Memphian’s staff of award-winning journalists.
Spina bifida won’t hold back two-sport St. Mary’s standout
High school junior Mary Quay Wilson is a competitive swimmer and an accomplished power-lifter. She says sports “have helped me learn a lot of good values” such as reaching for dreams, despite challenges. “There’s never just one way to get where you’re trying to go. If you have a goal, there are a lot of different ways to go about it.” Read more.
Lindsey Aldy Whiteside, 26, is accused of engaging in a sexual act with an underage female victim in May.
The state is capping the E-Plex landfill south of Wolf River Boulevard, west of Bray Station Road and north of Frank Road. Officials want to make sure its existence as a landfill has ended for good.
A new Arlington retail strip is planned, Timber Creek Plaza will have a new tenant and the mobile tire-repair shop Tire Installation will have a new corporate headquarters.
Abbi Nichols began baking on her own around age 12 on a whim. A few years later, she had an idea that would eventually lead to a profitable business.
Are you ready for today’s puzzles?
The City of Memphis could move next year to examine Beale Street’s governing structure, potentially creating a new entity to oversee the street.
Memphis entrepreneur Sam Nelson, 41, owns a company that supplies the staff for corporate wellness programs in all 50 U.S. states.
The Memphis Grizzlies received good news Monday after categorizing Ja Morant as week-to-week with a shoulder injury. But can they survive a tough 10-game stretch ahead?
Increase your chances for luck in the New Year with this hearty soup.
“We don’t want to prevent people from reasonable use of their property,” Collierville’s town administrator said after a noisy neighborhood event Saturday. “It’s when it affects other people’s enjoyable use of their property — that’s where we draw the line.”
David Lusk simultaneously hosts the same artist at its Nashville and Memphis galleries, and two St. Mary’s alumna reunite for the Buckman Center’s ‘Spirit of 74’ show.
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This week’s jigsaw features a photo from the Memphis Tigers baseball team’s win.
Nonprofit ShowerUp will help give “a little boost” to those who need it at the Hospitality Hub.