With additional investigators and fewer murders this year compared to last, MPD’s CJ Davis says the department is seeing improvements. 

Morris brings more than 30 years of experience to Lakeside, a 55-year-old hospital specializing in behavioral health care and addiction treatment for Mid-South patients. 

More turmoil at Memphis-Shelby County Schools could bring back proposals for state intervention in Tennessee’s largest school district, a state lawmaker told The Daily Memphian. 

One of the year’s best films mostly bypassed theaters and will be available on HBO’s streaming service, Max. It’s a little bit “12 Angry Men,” a little bit Alfred Hitchcock and a little bit John Grisham. 

Last year, there were 344 murders in Memphis as of Dec. 14. There were 235 this year during that same time period. 

Penny Hardaway doesn’t simply want to make the NCAA Tournament after missing it a season ago — he wants to earn a top-four seed.

On Monday, members of the Memphis Police Department and the Secret Order of the Boll Weevils visited families that have been affected by crime. 

The department said it has been working to secure the grant for four years. 

The Tigers will have an opportunity to pick up a Quadrant 2 win when they face the Cavaliers in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Wednesday.

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“I wanted to create a little neighborhood restaurant you would find in New Orleans or Baton Rouge,” said Mason Jambon. 

Seeding Success leadership has spent months pitching the Memphis City Council and Shelby County Commission on the antipoverty plan. 

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The new Memphis Area Transit Authority board heard a proposal to replace interim CEO Bacarra Mauldin temporarily with John Lewis of Transpro, the consultant who wrote a scathing report about the bus system just weeks ago.

In addition to the More for Memphis debate, the Shelby County Commission voted down redistributing county pay raises, and dealt with other fiscal matters.

On his weekly radio show, Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway said the crowd at FedExForum has been too small this season. “It’s not as packed as it has been in the past.”

There were no votes opposing the new Frayser high school, but word that the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board will vote on a possible ouster of Superintendent Marie Feagins cast a long shadow over the discussion.

Salvaggio took his oath Monday evening. Here’s a look at what he wants to bring to the suburb in his first term.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members are scheduled to meet Tuesday to consider terminating Superintendent Marie Feagins’ contract. 

The Warriors are coming to FedExForum on Thursday, so it felt like the appropriate time to explore which current team Grizzlies fans dislike the most?

The No. 25 Memphis Tigers hope to finish the 2024 season with their second Power Conference win of the year when they face West Virginia in Tuesday’s Frisco Bowl.

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The last City Council meeting of 2024 also includes the return of a pair of Chickasaw Gardens street closings to the agenda and the appointment of a new city public works director.

The star linebacker will have one year of eligibility remaining after this year concludes.

The Volunteers received 50 first-place votes from the national media panel after wins over Miami and Illinois pushed coach Rick Barnes' program to 10-0 for only the fifth time in school history.

The Tigers are back in the AP Top 25 after being bounced out of the rankings a week ago.

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