Plea deal reached with last Young Dolph gunman, but sentencing delayed again
The case for the remaining defendant charged in the death of Young Dolph was delayed again.
The case for the remaining defendant charged in the death of Young Dolph was delayed again.
Jaren Jackson Jr., recently traded from Memphis to Utah, is expected to miss the remainder of the NBA season, including the Grizzlies’ upcoming game against the Jazz.
The new flight will join the airline’s 10 other nonstop routes from Memphis.
Advocacy days at Capitol Hill targeted maternal mortality, especially among Black women, and the lack of childcare providers.
In this week’s To-Do List, see new works from Ballet Memphis, swap seeds at Lichterman Nature Center and eat free king cake at Moxy.
Mayor Paul Young was heckled during his State of the City address. But here’s the thing about Young and those hecklers: They want the same thing.
“Eleven years after finishing my undergraduate degree at the University of Memphis, I couldn’t remember what I used to order at RP Tracks outside of cheap beer and lots of fries.”
With so much emotional discussion around the Memphis basketball program and its future, John Martin took to ChatGPT and asked it for its brutally honest and objective view of the Tigers and coach Penny Hardaway.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members scrapped a search in favor of appointing Roderick Richmond as superintendent. Threats of state takeover loom over its split decision to stabilize the district after years of leadership tumult.
As Rhodes College professor Stephen Haynes puts it, “If you met somebody coming out of prison, wouldn’t it impress you if they had a degree from Rhodes College?”
Though currently pivoting away from electric vehicles, Ford has lost more than $16 billion on its EV business since 2022.
For the Grizzlies, “tanking” worked the last time. This time they’re better set up for success.
As Indie Memphis bounces back from a year without its signature film festival, the group’s new co-executive director, Alicia George, joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about the organization’s future.
Four Memphis-area boys were named as finalists for the Mr. Basketball award and Hutchison’s Ava Jones is a finalist for Miss Basketball.
Four wrestlers from CBHS are seeded first in their respective weight classes for the Division 2 state wrestling tournament that begins Friday in Nashville.
Memphis Mayor Paul Young talked about housing goals during his State of the City address.
In the final couple of minutes, the Nuggets made a couple more plays than the Grizzlies did, and that was the difference. Related content:
“For about 26,000 Memphis students, access to school transportation is the difference between showing up ready to learn and not showing up at all.”
“I appreciate your calm, reasoned approach to a situation that was not going to change with our governor and president. Thrilled that crime has gone down so much. It creates more space to tackle other issues needing attention.” — Kim Halyak about Calkins: Mayor Young talked about crime, immigration and the future of the city. Of course it got loud.
“Until you make the neighborhood safe for single women and small children you are wasting money on new homes. There is not enough money or police to patrol every street so you have to turn over some of your control to the actual people who can drive the criminals out.” — Daniel Quinn about Memphis sets goal of 10,000 units of new or renovated housing by 2030
“What a great story and a wonderful program. This should be something duplicated across the country.” — Timothy Little about Rhodes’ prison program adds bachelor’s degree
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This jigsaw puzzle is a photo of the interior of The Pop Spot Bar & Grill and was provided by the restaurant.
Moms traditionally get a single day in May. The Tennessee General Assembly is spending a week on bills meant to help moms and kiddos in the Tri-Star State.
As a brand, Ikea has a large regional draw with people still driving in from out of town to shop there. And then there’s the question of what the building might become.Related content:
Memphis hasn’t qualified for its conference tournament in either of Matt Riser’s first two years as head coach, but the Tigers believe they can break through this season.
Memphis is the first in a multi-city food tour the popular Slutty Vegan brand is doing to gauge demand for franchise locations.
A special judge has ruled that while there were some missteps in the former youth pastor’s original sentencing, they did not warrant a harsher penalty as requested by prosecutors.
Here’s a selection of art exhibitions happening in the greater Memphis area this month.
“We ask the Shelby County administration to find a path forward with First 8 Memphis so that our school system and all other operators are not expected to fill a sudden budgetary gap that we cannot afford.”
The Grammy Awards were held at the beginning of the month, and though there weren’t any Memphians who won a Grammy this year, Memphis was a strong throughline at the ceremonies.