Lakeland leaders got word Thursday from the Department of Agriculture that the city's $60 million Community Facilities Loan for construction of a new high school has been approved.

University president David Rudd sends email to students, faculty declining raise he was given.

The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers Sept. 26-Oct. 2.

Navy and Memphis are two of the three undefeated teams in the American Athletic Conference.

Damion Baugh is the Tigers’ meanest player on the court, and the nicest off it. 

More mixed-use development could be on the way to Memphis suburbs like Bartlett and Arlington as the municipalities work to change and clarify ordinances to spur mixed-use growth.

Joe Ford and his son Justin Ford aren't running for office in the Oct. 3 election, but each man is putting out a list of endorsements. 

The Majestic Grille’s Apple Old-Fashioned will make you want to feel a nip in the air.

The Board of Adjustment approved variances for a proposed 3.8 million-square-foot warehouse in Frayser/Raleigh, but asked St. Jude to compromise on the design of a building the research hospital plans in the Pinch District. 

Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. says if a sales tax increase referendum passes in Memphis, the County Commission should go after the county's “fair share” of the funds.

Memphis got to see the best of James Wiseman in two photos from Tuesday's open practice. Here's how those photos came to be — and what they tell us about the player projected to be the first-pick in the NBA Draft.

The Tennessee Attorney General is asking the Supreme Court to set executions for nine people, including two Memphis men convicted of multiple murders. But the move will run into opposition from a federal public defender who called the situation a “request for mass executions.”

Superintendent Joris Ray said the district’s promise to allocate a 3% pay increase to all teachers and licensed school professionals in the Memphis district will go into effect next month and be retroactive to the beginning of the school year.

Two national retailers and three MEMShop locations will add to the retail momentum Whitehaven is seeing, but the community still has property challenges.

Penny Hardaway wants his team mentally and physically ready as the full practice schedule begins. 

The Clothier family has paid $6.1 million for the two-story, 37,000-square-foot office building at 1900 Exeter, in the heart of Germantown. It will be headquarters for their company, Memphis Invest, soon to be called REI Nation.

In the mid-1970s it was the final hit record of a Memphis soul empire. In 2019, it's an adored meme. But for Shirley Brown, "Woman to Woman" was the song that changed her life.

Is Ja Morant ready? Does head coach Taylor Jenkins have a plan? Will Josh Jackson be there at media day? Those and seven more questions as the Memphis Grizzlies get ready to begin again. 

Secretary of State Tre Hargett hasn’t decided whether to appeal a judge’s order blocking a new voter registration law. But he is conducting a statewide voter registration drive.

Several suburban school districts are rolling out and expanding programs, partnerships and positions this fall.

Medtronic plans to carry out a $5 million renovation of its large office campus in Memphis and to lease out excess space to a business tenant. 

James Wiseman punctuated the first official practice of the Memphis Tiger season with an emphatic jam. And, no, this is not going to get old. 

The Navy defense, under new coordinator Brian Newberry, has dominated the first two games of the season and poses a plenty of unknowns for Memphis.

John Barzizza reviewed election materials before a chancellor dismissed the contested Germantown mayoral election lawsuit late last week.

For the time being, Tennessee will stick with a framework that emphasizes academic growth for all students, regardless of whether those students are deemed proficient on state tests.