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After a motion to move all board elections to the 2026 ballot failed on a tie vote, the commission voted to try again in two weeks on a proposal for the 2030 ballot. 

The vote came after harsh words were exchanged between Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr.

“The biggest thing I’ve learned since I’ve gotten out (of coaching) is that right now, there’s about 10 or 12 (teams) that have a chance to win,” the 2005 national championship winner told the Memphis Touchdown Club. “And those are the ones that are putting big money into it. Everybody else? They’re trying to survive.”

Five different receivers have three catches or more after the first two games. That receivers’ room is producing by committee, and Ryan Silverfield says the variety is a positive. 

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City Council members will talk about next steps for the city’s bus system as one member calls for talks with County government on Regional One Health’s campus rebuild.

Four children were shot in a shooting late Sunday night in the Hickory Hill area of Memphis.

Two interns are from Memphis while the other is from Nashville.

The new food truck park is expected to bring new energy to the northern edge of Shelby Farms Park. 

MSCS is required by state law to screen every student for signs of dyslexia, but Tennessee allows only an outside provider, such as a licensed psychologist, to give an official dyslexia diagnosis.

Arkansas is off to a 2-0 start after defeating Alabama A&M and Arkansas State.

There’s a new way to sample the food and music of Soulsville in Memphis. 

Standouts from Arlington, Collierville, Lakeland Prep, Melrose, MUS and Tipton-Rosemark are up for consideration this week. 

The Tigers generated 17 shots to UT Martin’s 1 and dominated play, but could not add to their early goal.

When the Tennessee Oilers — expected to play in Memphis for two years before relocating to Nashville — held their final home game of the 1997 NFL season, it didn’t feel like much of a home game. Most of the 50,000 fans in attendance were rooting for Pittsburgh. 

The Genre is the kind of spot where folks may come to hear live music or sing karaoke. But they’re missing out on the complete experience if they don’t indulge in the kitchen’s offerings.

Time after time, proposals have stalled for the Arthur property land along Poplar Avenue. Now, a new plan is on the table, and “it’s an opportunity to give Germantown the town square it’s been looking for.”

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The Memphis Zoo is identifying pregnant animals and using innovative techniques to bring endangered species back from the brink of extinction.

The three former Memphis police officers convicted in the 2023 death of Tyré Nichols will be getting a new trial in federal court. But it could look different this time around. 

Today’s jigsaw puzzle features a photo Holly Whitfield snapped of the barbecue pizza at Coletta’s Italian Restaurant.

This puzzle follows some of the conventions of Wordle. You get six tries to guess each individual word.

The 6-foot-9 forward recently was granted an eligibility waiver from the NCAA to play an additional season.

Redbirds score 12 runs over final four frames in whacky finale versus Red Wings.