Hospitalized Bolton football player dies
Henderson had been at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital since collapsing at practice three weeks ago.
This Week in Memphis: MSCS board election vote, back-to-school parties
Also happening this week: Memphis Tigers start football camp, and Memphis City Council members want to hear your blight concerns.
County Commission to vote on putting all school board seats on 2026 ballot
A resolution on the Monday, July 28, County Commission agenda would cut in half the four-year terms of five elected Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members.
Redbirds recap: Gwinnett ends Memphis’ four-game winning streak
The Redbirds lose Sunday, but the team wins a six-game series with Gwinnett, 4-2.
TDOT: Paver of roads, saver of butterflies?
With Project Milkweed, the Tennessee Department of Transportation is trying to stem one pollinator’s declining population by shipping free seeds to state residents.
It’s a buyer’s market for residential real estate
Mortgage rates are good compared to 30 years ago, and homebuyers no longer have to offer over the listing price for houses, real estate experts say.
Footwear fans tread in, with bulging wallets and dreams of lacing up the latest kicks
‘Sneakerheads’ willing to buy, trade or sell their soles descend on the Agricenter International for SneakFest Sneaker Expo.
Lausanne’s campus boom to include spaces for AI, STEAM, even small business
Founded as a boarding academy, Lausanne Collegiate School now serves roughly 900 students from kindergarten through 12th grade on its 30-acre East Memphis campus.
From Como with crunch: Pecan brand is rooted in family
“My dad bought the orchard in 1995, but the trees themselves were planted around 1887,” said the owner of the new Como Pecan Co.
Epstein files fight draws a Tennessee politico into the ring, while another stays on the ropes
U.S. Rep. John Rose, who’s running for governor, blames turmoil on “liberal media.” Possible GOP primary challenger U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is silent on the topic.
Redbirds recap: Memphis wins in walk-off fashion with two runs in bottom of the ninth
Memphis was down 3-2 entering the bottom of the ninth, but rallies to defeat Gwinnett 4-3 Saturday night at AutoZone Park.
Opinion: History is a useful teacher for present and future
“Telling the truth about what we’ve done, how we’ve hurt, what we’ve built and where we are going is always hard and troublesome work.”
Movers & Shakers
Choice Health Network; Burch, Porter & Johnson PLLC., and Alliance Healthcare Services announce promotions and additions.
Sudoku: July 27
Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus.
Metro
Former mayor, sheriff Bill Morris dies at 92
Former Shelby County Sheriff and Mayor Bill Morris, who died July 25 after a fall suffered several weeks before, shaped the lives of Memphians through his work over the past 50 years.
Premium Business U of M sets fundraising record, officials say
Public Safety New sentencing dates set for former cops charged in Tyré Nichols death
Elections Commissioners consider cutting terms of MSCS board members
Premium Education A Feagins return to MSCS leader would be ‘short-lived,’ attorneys argue
Business
Canadian company buys former Kellogg facility
The Greater Memphis Chamber announced a multimillion-dollar investment by Silver Hills Bakery, marking the Canadian company’s first U.S. manufacturing location.
Premium Transportation & Logistics As airport works to ease parking issues, it finds new management company
Premium Ford Megasite BlueOval City megasite authority plans to protect Memphis aquifer
Premium Spirit of Memphis Dr. Marion Dugdale championed hemophilia patients in clinics and classrooms
Update Business XAI’s second data center to come online within weeks
Sports
Buckley: The Memphis-UTSA mess is a shame. But there’s a bigger shame.
Nothing to see here — that’s what the American Conference commissioner suggested when he was asked about reports revealing a former Memphis football player shared intel with UTSA’s quarterback before the Roadrunners beat the Tigers last season. Tigers’ defensive details shared with rival quarterback downplayedRelated article:
Memphis Tigers Basketball ESPN’s Finebaum says Big 12’s rejection of Memphis is ‘an absolute disgrace’
Premium Sports Buckley: Another Memphis minor-league football franchise in the wind? Don’t be shocked.
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis is itching to get into a power conference. Basketball attendance shows why.
Premium High School Sports Prep football 2025: Challenging schedule will test Lausanne early and often
Food
Food Files: The mushroom queen is back to support local chefs
The mushroom queen returns with a selection of guest chefs at her Artist Table. Plus, Horn Lake gets a Chipotle.
Business New East Memphis restaurant to open on Poplar Avenue
Premium Table Talk Table Talk: Easing on down the road
Suburbs
‘Adventure’ begins as new Hernando High opens
The new $90 million Hernando High has more than 200,000 square feet and is situated on an expansive 94-acre lot.
Arlington Great Oaks to plant new church in Arlington
Premium Real Estate Baby Jack’s closes in Bartlett, building for sale
Arts & Culture
Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Fantastic Four’ arrives, ‘Eddington’ remains
This latest Marvel Comics movie finally opens this weekend and marks the third attempt in the past 20 years to launch Marvel’s foundational comic-book hero team on the big screen.
Music B.B. King lives on in Stax photo exhibit
Premium Music Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76, but his wild Memphis night will live on forever
Opinion
Opinion: ‘When federal support vanishes, the community needs to step in’
“This isn’t about panic, blame or partisan finger-pointing. It’s about a community resource we’ve all invested in — through our time, our talent, our listening — and what it will take to keep it vibrant.”
Premium Dan Conaway Conaway: I’m willing to let this masterpiece slide
Podcasts
School board members say lawsuit possible if terms shortened
Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members Natalie McKinney and Michelle McKissack talked on “Behind The Headlines” about a coming Shelby County Board of Commissioners vote that could shorten the terms of five elected board members.
Sports The AM/DM podcast: How a Collierville man, and non-professional baseball player, found his way to the Home Run Derby
Games
Word Search: Mynders Hall
Can you solve this week’s word search?
Games Word Flower: July 26
Neighborhoods
The Old Daisy has been centerstage for the messy history of Beale Street control. Here’s the story.
Disputes over who controls Beale Street revolve around the Historical Daisy. The old theater is home to the Beale Street Development Corp. and has witnessed more than a century of intrigue and politics on the street that gave birth to the blues.