Memphis Light, Gas & Water's new contract with University of Memphis on a five-year aquifer study adds data and reporting requirements designed to keep the utility abreast of research activity.

Republican Gov. Bill Lee recently announced a package of legislation designed to ban abortion in Tennessee.

The Tigers are still focused on winning the conference even after a 40-point loss at Tulsa. 

Good morning, all. It’s Thursday, Jan. 23, and we're talking FedEx's strategy, bipartisanship at its best, and how one group likes to swoop in and bring old restaurants back to life. 

The Weekly Memphian is a guide to some of the things happening in Memphis Jan. 23-29.

About 80% of Susser’s practice is helping startups, including those owned by foreign nationals, get off the ground. 

Megan Lane with Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh also will be installed as the 2020 president of the Association of Women Attorneys.

Republicans for the Rule of Law is advertising in Tennessee to drum up support for a fair Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump. The group hopes to put pressure on Sen. Lamar Alexander to vote to have witnesses during the trial.

The embarrassing loss is a big hit to the Tigers' tournament resume. 

The Grizzlies return to the road got off to a rough start with a 24-point loss in Boston. 

Keel Avenue runs west through Uptown, crosses what will be the future Snuff District mixed-use development and dead ends at a floodgate immediately west of where Keel goes under a small CN Railroad bridge.

An ordinance that would put the question of residency requirements for employees to Shelby County voters failed in committee Wednesday.

A public transportation ad hoc committee will try to come up with a way to raise about $9 million in county funds for the Memphis Area Transit Authority.

Germantown will benefit from the MLGW rate hike approved this week. J.T. Young says cable repairs are a part of the company's improvement plan.

Shelby County Commissioner Michael Whaley may have framed the debate on a new voting system that is about to land at the county building.

The dispute involves the city's effort to catch up on a backlog of autumn leaves that include weekend work and the use of private contractors to clear the backlog by the end of the month. 

Tandem Restaurant Partners will reopen Robilio’s Side Car Cafe within a couple of months.

State Rep. G.A. Hardaway of Memphis is renewing a push for legislation creating a felony offense for police officers who misuse body cameras and dash cams and preventing the collection of evidence.

A sprawling, blighted building in the heart of the Edge District has been purchased by some of the same people who have improved other properties in the neighborhood.

Getting high-quality private schools to sign on is viewed as crucial to the success of the education savings account program, which will launch with up to 5,000 students zoned for Shelby County Schools, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, and the state-run Achievement School District.

FedEx said its Sunday deliveries are off to a good start, paced by seven-day delivery's 'critical' role in a record 2019 peak shipping season.

It's Jan. 22, and The Early Word is talking about brands, beignets, chess, beauty pageants and bugs. It's a banner day. 

The retired lead singer of the local funk band was told his wife would be honored at Tuesday's City Council meeting. Instead, he was given an honorary street in Whitehaven, ahead of his 69th birthday.

Halfway through his rookie season, Ja Morant looks like an instant star. Perhaps nobody has seen him more and understood him better than Grizzlies broadcasters Elliot Perry and Brevin, both former NBA point guards. 

A City Council committee took no action on Lorenzo Williams' $600,000 plan and wants to have further discussions on the proposal before doing so.