During the Project Green Fork fundraiser, local chefs will turn surplus ingredients into delicious dishes. 

The unofficial election results released Nov. 6 show the presidential general election drew a majority of voters in Shelby County, but not by much. President-elect Donald Trump won fewer local votes this year than in 2020.

 The fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has recruited Samantha Maltin of Sesame Workshop as its new chief marketing and brand officer, while Ankur Jain of Amazon-owned Whole Foods will become the nonprofit’s first chief data and analytics officer. 

The Memphis City Council’s passage of a gun-control ordinance is the next step now that voters have approved the ballot referendum.

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Penny Hardaway addresses how the Memphis Tigers’ frontcourt rotation is impacted by the departure of Tyreek Smith, a transfer from SMU who left the team due to a dispute about NIL payments.

Memphis Grizzlies rookie Jaylen Wells is excited he no longer has homework, but he’s showing his intelligence as Marcus Smart’s understudy.

The 2021 decision to rebrand to the Memphis Museums of Science & History was met with some blowback from longtime citizens. Now, Memphis Museums Inc. leaders are trying to manage confusion about its brand and locations.

A day after earning another term in office, Don Lowry said Tuesday’s win will be his last race for the office. Meanwhile, Larry Dagen prepares to take over as the city’s mayor.

“I think that he’s made a name for himself in the Legislature in a way that voters are fairly excited about some of the issues, particularly about crime,” a political consultant said.

After the presidential general election, those on the prevailing side already moving on plans that were made as voters were casting ballots. Those on the losing side were weighing close margins between the ideologies.

On Tuesday, Memphis voters also approved giving the City Council the ability to set its own salaries. Previously, the council’s salaries were indexed to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners.

The Stratford Memphis venue sold, ProHealth Wellness Clinic to open its sixth location in Arlington, Horn Lake shopping center sold for $2.3 million and an Olive Branch warehouse also sold. 

The governor said he looks forward to delivering on his promise for more education choices for parents.

Donald Trump’s victory marks an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago. 

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Fifth Third Bank, Memphis Music Initiative announce an addition and promotions. 

With his earlier win in North Carolina, Donald Trump narrowed Kamala Harris’ pathways to victory and expanded his routes to reaching the 270 electoral votes needed to become the next president.

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Larry Dagen has earned the victory in the Millington mayor’s race as incumbent alderman won reelection.

Tom Bailey took the open school board seat. Wanda Gibbs earned a second four-year term.

Incumbents sailed to victory Tuesday night. The only contested race in Germantown was between Andy Ellis and Vicki Gandee.

Kevin Quinn won a second term as Bartlett alderman, defeating two challengers. School board races in the suburb were decided without opposition.

The Tennessee Republican supermajority did not crack in Memphis on Tuesday with Rep. John Gillespie beating Democratic challenger Jesse Huseth and retaining the state House of Representatives District 97 seat. 

Election results for DeSoto County, Mississippi including the U.S. Senate Race; Mississippi’s 1st Congressional District; Mississippi Supreme Court; DeSoto County Election Commission, and DeSoto County School Board.

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Incumbents kept 14 of 15 Shelby County statehouse seats Tuesday, Nov. 5, according to election results. 

Memphians remade how future mayors are elected Tuesday night, where they must live and how salaries are set for key members of city government.