Monroe County hires Memphis pre-K director as superintendent
DeAnna McClendon oversaw the expansion of preschool classrooms as Shelby County seeks to make early childhood education available to all low-income families.
DeAnna McClendon oversaw the expansion of preschool classrooms as Shelby County seeks to make early childhood education available to all low-income families.
Memphis has become a mecca for medical training and medical device development partially due to the number of readily available human cadavers in the Medical District.
Memphis Democrat calls criticism “hog wash” from fellow Democrats for voting with Republicans on education and abortion legislation.
The Memphis River Parks Partnership's Tom Lee Park plan has prompted many questions about maintenance, funding, oversight and another road diet for Riverside Drive. Here are some answers.
After input from 5,300 people and 65 meetings, a Tom Lee Park transformation plan has drawn opposition from 4,000 petitioners and 2,200 Facebook followers. Will mediation settle hard feelings?
Shelby County government officials will spend Monday afternoon fine-tuning the 2020 budget ahead of the July 1 beginning of the fiscal year.
Church Health is funding a new position in partnership with the School of Social Work at the University of Memphis to enhance behavioral health services to the underserved and largely uninsured Latino community in Memphis.
Negroni Hunt runs through next Sunday; drink all five and you get cool prizes.
Nick Vergos of the Rendezvous was diagnosed with metastatic cancer last December. It has made him even more determined to raise money for Make-A-Wish.
Rawk'n Grub is opening its second location inside Growlers in Midtown on July 1.
Residents near the former Germantown Country Club property worry about the future of the site after the city announced its $2.49 million bid was unsuccessful. The successful bidder has not been identified.
The annual political picnic in southwest Memphis might be considered an enclave of old guard Memphis politics. But picnic host Sidney Chism warns veteran politicians have to make their case to win support from the new generation of activists and voters.
Six teams competed Saturday in the Downtown Olympics, with proceeds benefiting Memphis' Urban Bicycle Food Ministry.
DJ Jeffries has been competitive all his life. Now, he's wanting to demonstrate it while he works his way towards his NBA dream.
The first graduates of a new family medicine residency are taking a Memphis-based, whole-person approach to primary care out to rural communities and across the country.
The drafting of Ja Morant, and Memphis' proximity to Murray State, should expand the Grizzlies' fan base in western Kentucky.
A review of weather statistics, electricity usage and health records for the past 50 years shows that Memphians are increasingly paying more for electricity, and experiencing more emergency department visits and deaths due to heat.
Despite the 6-1 score, the visit from Mexican power Pachuca is a success for Memphis 901 FC.
An elderly French woman may travel to Olive Branch for a second reunion with her World War II sweetheart.
If you’re lucky enough to have a pool – even a kiddie pool – this playlist should provide the perfect accompaniment for an afternoon lounge in your floaties.
Brandon Webber was an honor student, a rapper and a young father. But he was also accused in a violent carjacking where a Hernando man was shot five times. The duality of Webber is what some young people in Memphis face.
Tiger Woods has never played the PGA Tour stop in Memphis. But the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational could provide a perfect match for fans to see Tiger play in person.
Tami Sawyer talks about the Brandon Webber shooting, MATA funding and other issues on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast.
A planned, three-story building will house a restaurant or offices on the ground floor and three studio apartments on each of the top two levels.
The plodding, short-sighted Grizzlies have suddenly become both electric and visionary. For Memphis fans everywhere, it's a welcome transformation.