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The City of Hernando and DeSoto County governments have both passed their budgets for the coming fiscal year.

The University of Memphis was offering three new value meals at Saturday’s season home opener, and food writer Sophia Surrett was there to check them out. 

The city announcement Tuesday, Sept. 8, cites “legitimate concerns” from Southwest Memphis residents near the planned extension of the road connected to a SpaceXAI data center.

Zoo veterinary staff members were in for a surprise when an unexpected pair of twins was born Saturday, Sept. 5. Now, residents are in for a treat: the chance to vote on a pair of names.

Memphis will play at Boise State after the Broncos played a close road game against an Oregon team that was ranked preseason No. 2. 

A top committee of Tennessee educators wants lawmakers to include special education prekindergarten students in the state’s public school funding formula.

Germantown Municipal School District settled a lawsuit with a mother who wants to be elected to the system’s Board of Education.

The undefeated Memphis Tigers football team moved up among “Others Receiving Votes” in both the AP Top 25 and the coaches poll.

An impressive victory over Nashville Ensworth bumps up the Saints. Southwind remains No. 1; Bartlett returns.

The Grizzlies helped New Orleans clear cap space to sign a free agent and received a future second-round pick swap from the Pelicans in the process. 

Chili’s announced it is donating $150 million over 15 years to support a new clinical center on St. Jude Children Research Hospital’s campus.

John Covington says, “Beyond the incendiary rhetoric, the facts are straightforward: Tennessee Republicans wanted another Republican seat – and said so plainly.”

The U.S. attorney for the Western District of Tennessee and the assistant U.S. attorney general dive into the ongoing efforts by the Justice Department to end street gangs with racketeering cases.

Today’s puzzle features the crowd at the 901 Weekend Kickoff. Sean Davis took the photo. 

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The Daily Memphian has welcomed a new cohort of interns for the fall 2026 semester.

Germantown will have a new mayor, and two candidates with history in the city are seeking the open seat.

There were years worth of complaints before Molly Mehner told former Fire Chief John Selberg that she wanted to pursue different leadership, but it’s still unclear why.

Last spring, an Idlewild student was hit by a car as he biked to school. He wasn’t injured, but parents were angry and concerned. So they came up with an answer.

The Four Way’s cornbread dressing is an old-school Southern version of this comfort food, served at one of Memphis’ oldest restaurants.

“We have been extremely busy. The warehousing business is booming. The trucking has been pretty d--- busy. It’s about the busiest we’ve ever been in the past 15 years.”