Memphis Mayor Paul Young said Wednesday, May 22, he plans to seek permanent status for Interim Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis and two other key executives after budget season. 

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington share their top prospects for the Grizzlies in the upcoming NBA draft. Will Donovan Clingan slide to No. 9?

Lausanne boys also defeat University School of Jackson to win the state title.

Beginning July 1, drag racing goes from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony. Those convicted of the crime will now face up to six years in prison and a $3,000 fine.

The Memphis Grizzlies’ Taylor Jenkins won’t show up to training camp wearing a “Hot Seat” cap, but the label is applied frequently to NBA head coaches.

Cox has served on Collierville School Board since the district’s inception. He was selected as chairman in late 2020.

Naussany Investments, the company trying to foreclose on and sell Graceland, is dropping its effort. 

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The MSCS school board passed a resolution April 30 that prohibits employees from carrying firearms on campus. Some suburban districts have also said they won’t allow teachers to concealed carry on their campuses.

The lineup includes Queens of the Stone Age, The Roots, Sublime with Rome, Marcus King, Charles Wesley Godwin, Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors and Digable Planets.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell joined Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday to celebrate Tennessee’s new law requiring all high schools to keep an automated external defibrillator available during classes, athletic practices and games.

ABES Engineering Inc., Allen & Hoshall and Offbeat Stays announce additions. 

Jorja Wheeler allowed just four hits while striking out 15 in a complete-game victory. The Eagles (23-9-1) will next play Chattanooga Baylor in a winners’ bracket game Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at McKnight No. 2.

Division 2 track and field championships and boys and girls team tennis championships headline Wednesday’s schedule of events. 

East relay teams win all six sprint relays in boys and girls state meet. Also, Crosstown High’s Austin McCall wins two state titles, taking the 200- and 400-meter championships.

The Memphis City Council looked at alternatives to Mayor Paul Young’s proposed 75-cent city property-tax hike Tuesday, as well as an assortment of other issues.

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An internal investigation by the Collierville Schools district states that none of its employees were involved in hurling racial slurs during a dispute over an athletic field earlier this month.

Designated as the third phase of Top of the ’Sipp, the pickleball facility will be called Bangers Pickleball and, if approved by the city, could open as soon as fall 2025. 

US Biologic, located in the Memphis Medical District, said its partnership with JP McHale will help the company grow its local workforce. 

“That was the rite of passage from what we call a man of Morehouse to a Morehouse Man,” said Ekundayo Bandele, founder and CEO of Hattiloo Theatre.

The Memphis Grizzlies debuted its “Raise the Rim” celebration with a gift to Fox Meadows Elementary. Plus coach Taylor Jenkins donated $20,000 to Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

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As part of the zoo’s new comprehensive plan, they want to focus on “a naturalistic and immersive” experience for guests and a good one for animals, too. 

Graceland might have been used by Lisa Marie Presley as collateral for a loan, but there’s no deed of trust on file locally identifying the property as such. 

“Huge increase in April sales from last year,” said Memphis Area Association of Realtors President Scott Bettis in the report. “There was also a sizable jump from March, and we’re now up more than 10% in sales for the calendar year.” 

The Tennessee Highway safety office said fatalities are down 26% in Shelby County as well. 

“I’m most proud that I carry myself as a young man and don’t stoop down to the level they see me as, coming from Frayser,” Hampton said.