• Harris announces 'Move with the Mayor' events 
• Collierville officer retires after 25 years with police department
• $2.3M building permit filed for FedEx hub expansion 

Verizon announced Thursday Memphis is one of 20 cities across the country that will receive 5G Ultra Wideband service this year. Mayor Jim Strickland has been hinting at the announcement for several months as he’s talked about road and utility work underway across the city.

The state Senate passed Gov. Bill Lee's education savings account bill Thursday after a 20-13 vote, enabling public dollars to be used for private education.

The 75-unit Highland Street Townhomes are expected to extend the University District's revitalization further south of the railroad tracks along Highland. 

Memphis basketball legend Johnny Neumann died Tuesday. His life was one of glory and regret. 

The state House of Representatives approved a nearly $38.6 billion budget Wednesday, including $27.3 million to fund a TennCare program for severely disabled children and $18 million in pork barrel money, which could be a hurdle in Senate budget talks.

Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. and Mayor Lee Harris’ administration disagree about the intent of a phone call between a Nashville lobbyist and a special assistant to the mayor last month regarding filling school board vacancies.

Families and friends attended the 14th annual Garden of Lights Celebration at the Memphis Botanic Garden to honor loved ones they lost to homicide.

Longtime Memphian and native Nigerian John Amaefula has supported the Africa in April Cultural Awareness Festival for years. This year, he decided to do more by helping and promoting an organization assisting his native country.

Omar Higgins, leader of reggae band Chinese Connection Dub Embassy and hardcore punk band Negro Terror, died April 18 at the age of 37.

Tennessee's largest employer, FedEx Corp., may get a sales tax break from the state on the $1.3 billion overhaul of its hub at Memphis International Airport that will continue to 2026. 

About 100 volunteers from FedEx Corp.'s Memphis home base turned out Wednesday to plant trees and tidy up the Wolf River Conservancy's newest section of Wolf River Greenway.

The city of Memphis has hired Extreme Networks Inc. of San Jose, California, to provide support for city government’s use of cameras and routing systems for transportation and logistics as well as the security of the city’s digital and computer network.

• $2.3M building permit filed for FedEx hub expansion 
• $4.2M building permit filed for stand-alone classroom building at Macon Hall Elementary
• City giving away mulch this weekend at Liberty Bowl

The House pushed an online sports betting bill to the finish line Wednesday, enabling people to use a computer or phone app to wager on sporting events.

House of Sage is the signature cocktail at Sage on South Main and it contains whiskey named after the first African-American master distiller.

Johnny Neumann, whose high school career at Overton led to a record-setting career at Ole Miss, has died in Oxford, Mississippi.

A developer proposes to demolish a 99-year-old brick commercial building near Snowden School and erect a building with 12 apartments and 293 square feet of retail.

Distillers from the Tennessee Whiskey Trail come to town this weekend for a big party for Memphis' big birthday and you are invited.

Germantown's Financial Advisory Commission recommended unanimously Tuesday evening that the city move forward with purchasing Germantown Country Club.

A letter of intent signed Tuesday replaces one being pursued for a joint development by Loews and THM. THM wants to build the second convention center hotel at a restored 100 North Main Building.

LSI/LSI Graphics is the latest Bartlett company acquiring more space for an existing facility, adding 12,000 square feet as part of a rapid expansion effort.

Nothing can top the excitement of the first time you hear you're going to the big leagues. And nothing disappoints like getting sent back down after not getting to play, or playing so well that you actually made history. 

Tri-State Bank records a profitable year in 2018 and is targeting more residential mortgages and perhaps even new branch offices beyond its primary banking location in Whitehaven.

We head to one of Memphis’ favorite food streets for a taco tussle between two authentic Mexican eateries.