Flight co-owner Russ Graham said in a statement to The Daily Memphian: "We have learned of accusations of discriminatory behavior at Flight. These accusations were posted online, and we are committed to determine their validity."
The call to "defund" police during three weeks of daily protests in Memphis has grown as action moves from marches to specific issues. The terms doesn't always mean the same thing to everyone, however.
The Republican-controlled state Senate, attempting to stop a potential wave of COVID-19 lawsuits, passed legislation this week giving businesses and schools greater protection from liability.
Laird Veatch, Tigers athletic director, announced this week that crowds at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium will be limited to 50% capacity this season. The move means single-game ticket sales are unlikely and could lead to a significant financial hit for the University of Memphis.
Bryce is able to produce almost 150 million packaging pouches on seven production lines annually, but that may increase over time.
The ministers who signed the letter include two who have been meeting with Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland in a review of police procedures. They specifically questioned the law enforcement response to the first local protest over the death of George Floyd that ended with five arrests.
Surge testing for the coronavirus among inmates and employees at Shelby County Correctional Center has been completed, and results show six inmates and 13 employees tested positive.
To date, the committee has awarded $377,500 to 67 businesses through the NEED grant program; 53, or 79% of those are minority- and women-owned businesses.
Odoms is from Paris, Tennessee and attends Henry County High School while Edmonson attends Ensworth Academy in Nashville.
Former Arlington standout Gentry goes to Royals while Boston drafts DeSoto Central graduate Jordan.
A few important decisions in the coming months could play a major role in the future of the program.
The 98 new cases come from 743 tests, a positivity rate of 13.2%.
Let us not use the death of George Floyd as an opportunity to scapegoat and launch an unfair assault on an entire profession. I’ve spoken to police officers. They too are disturbed and hurt by that tragic event.
I ran from the cops, people. I was driving drunk. The driveway I was parked in belonged to a prominent Memphian, then and now. Then and now, there’s every reason to believe if I’d been black in that driveway, I might never have left that driveway.
A 16th night of protesting over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis concluded peacefully Downtown Thursday evening.
The Lakeland Board of Commissioners approved on second and final reading Thursday night, June 11, a $78.7 million annual budget and $1.24 property tax rate for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
Dr. Jon McCullers, head of the task force to open the University of Tennessee, remains skeptical that there will be large fan gatherings at football games this fall.
Dr. Jon McCullers thinks we'll have 5Ks before the year is out. He's OK with the beach (and the protests!) too.
No Memphis players tested positive for coronavirus during phase zero of the Tigers’ reopening plan.
The state Senate approved a $40 billion budget for fiscal 2021, using a chunk of reserve funds to cover about $1 billion in tax shortfalls caused by the COVID-19 crisis, but refused to restore money for education and postpartum health care.
State Rep. John DeBerry has a chance to run in District 90 as an independent after the Senate approved a House-passed bill Thursday enabling to get back on the ballot after Democrats removed him.
Rice hopes the Frayser Exchange Club resumes in-person meetings in the next month or two at Impact Baptist Church and Ministries on Clifton Avenue. That’s almost entirely dependent on how the pandemic’s status locally.
The school board planned to vote on the purchase of take-home laptops and tablets for students.
Chris Herrington and Drew Hill talk about the questions the NBA and the Grizzlies do still have to answer in this week’s Daily Memphian Grizzlies Podcast, as well as about Hill’s feature this week on rookie forward Brandon Clarke.
A Davidson County chancellor chastised the state Thursday for not following a court order on mail-in absentee voting during the COVID-19 pandemic and ordered it to put up a new form by Friday and tell county election officials to comply.