Memphis Community Against Pollution announced plans for its own air-quality sensors after doubting testing carried out by the City of Memphis.

When officers came to arrest Dedrick Patterson at his home, they only found his father, who told officers his son had just left with his mother.

When searching for a new leader of the Tennessee Department of Transportation, Gov. Bill Lee didn’t have to look far. 

Memphian Stacy Bautista will compete with the Fuego Latino Roller Derby team at the Roller Derby World Cup in Innsbruck, Austria, which takes place July 3 to 6.

This week the Hi-Tone Cafe hosts a market with queer vendors and free hot dogs. Plus a couple of guys named Lee join forces with a Sheikholeslami for an art show at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens.

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The new director previously served as the department’s health officer and led vaccination efforts at the Shelby County Division of Corrections during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Students’ prior enrollment is a frequently asked question in other state voucher programs and was a required question on the application for Tennessee’s first voucher initiative.

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington react to the Grizzlies’ free agency agreements that were reported on Monday night.

An Asian restaurant leased out the former King of Spuds location at 5376 Knight Arnold Road, and the new tenant plans to start work on the site in the coming months. 

News of xAI securing more funding also comes as the company looks to move ahead on one of its key promises to Memphis — a water recycling plant that could cut long-term usage of the Memphis Sand Aquifer by about 9%. 

Bartlett was the last of the six suburbs to leave the Memphis Public Libraries system. Eighteen months later, the building has been improved and programs upgraded.

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Premium Guard Inc., Obsidian Public Relations, and Pickering Firm Inc. announce promotions and additions.

Second baseman Bryan Torres, center fielder Michael Siani and first baseman Luken Baker each smacked a home run.

Germantown’s Planning Commission looked at a third plan to round out a mixed-use development. 

The Grizzlies provided a medical update on Jaren Jackson Jr. one day after it was reported the star forward would sign a major contract extension. 

“While the data tells one part of the story, what matters is that people in our neighborhoods are starting to feel the difference in their homes,” Memphis Police Department Chief C.J. Davis said.

Filipino fried chicken franchise Kukuruku — pronounced koo-koo-roo-koo — marinates its chicken in lechon, a spice blend traditionally used for roasting whole hogs. 

And “Spinal Tap” goes to 41.

A soul/punk trio from Baltimore, a Texas country singer-songwriter and top-selling rock acts from the late 1990s and early 2000s are coming to a stage near you in July.

Memphis International Airport expects more than 59,000 travelers to pass through its TSA checkpoint during the July Fourth holiday travel period from July 1-7. 

The D.C. Scorecard tracks the votes of Tennessee’s two U.S. senators on the spending bill and its several dozen amendments now bound for a House reconciliation process. 

Memphis-Shelby County Schools had abruptly lost access to leftover pandemic-era federal funding in March.

The Tigers have now filled 10 of the 13 spots on their 2025-26 nonconference schedule.