A $271 million bond issuance from May helps cover funds needed for schools and hospital projects in Shelby County’s budget for the current fiscal year, Shelby County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Shante Avant said.
In September, Google confirmed plans for the data center through a joint statement with Entergy Arkansas, an electricity utility provider.
If Memphis fans had any concerns about a full-scale rebuild after Desmond Bane’s departure, two new Grizzlies should alleviate that concern.
The University of Memphis has announced new traffic flow patterns for the Tigers’ home football games.
This week, eat mooncakes at Crosstown, taste your way around the Medical District and show your commitment to Sparkle Motion at the Pink Palace.
The Liquor Store team is having fun in the kitchen while trying to stay within a certain price point for customers.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee met with local, state and federal law enforcement in Shelby Farms Park yesterday. The visit was the first presence by federal leaders in the city since the task force was formed in September.
Losing access to bonds could jeopardize funding needed to improve schools, a trauma hospital and upgrade 201 Poplar.
“We’re coming in with all of our federal agents, and we are going to charge them federally whenever possible. We’re going to keep them in federal custody,” U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said.
Studios and one- and two-bedroom units are coming to a site right off of Union Avenue.
The restaurant’s owner said he wanted Social Desiii to represent as much of the subcontinent as possible.
Both Gussied Up and Bar Limina are a part of Cnct. design’s goal to make the Edge District a Memphis destination.
Bartlett City Schools has selected Lakisha Mitchell as the district’s new chief financial officer.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ty Jerome don’t need to be Desmond Bane, but they need to give Memphis a fresh look.
Click here to read our full coverage on Trump’s Memphis Safe Task Force. This special report will be regularly updated.
This is now a new iteration of the Ja & Jaren era. What will it bring? And how much longer will it last?
“Full steam ahead .... shake the tree and see what falls out …” — William Mark Younger about Bondi in Memphis: Trump wants ‘cops to be cops again’
“Judging from the comment no one seems to have heard Stephen Miller’s speech. …(He) repeated the command to Memphis Cops, the THP and Municipal cops that they were ‘unleashed’ to use whatever force is necessary. … Most normal people were repelled by the Tyre Nichols video and more recent video of people being slammed to the floor…. Miller is baiting the community and we should not rise to the bait. Officers should follow their training and the community should unite and reject this horrible message just as we collectively did in the Tyre Nichols case.” — Jim Mulroy about Bondi in Memphis: Trump wants ‘cops to be cops again’
“Ahh yes, Shelby Farms, the epicenter of crime in Shelby County. Everything about this is such a joke.” — Chris Wilson about Bondi in Memphis: Trump wants ‘cops to be cops again’
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The stark partisan lens that many Republicans have brought to President Trump’s crime-fighting efforts was on display during the Tuesday Senate hearing where state Sen. Brent Taylor spoke.
“They, evidently, have come to the decision that they’ll lose less money if they close than if they stay open,” said an area hotel consultant.
The Grizzlies want to play fast. But can they be fast to gel with a trio of frontcourt injuries?
Soul & Spirits is planning to bring “freaky fun” to the Great American Beer Festival this year in the form of gravy-flavored beer.
Another McDonald’s is proposed for Collierville. The company still owns the vacant location that closed in 2017.
The new courtyard will complement and blend with the existing building.
Larry Rea didn’t write about mayors or city council members or NBA stars. He wrote your neighbors and friends. Rea, who covered high school sports and the outdoors for nearly 60 years, died Saturday at the age of 82.
Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips talk about the week ahead, including Richard Smith joining the FedEx board and new plans for Whitehaven’s Peppertree Apartments.