Shelby County commissioners drew battle lines at their Monday, May 19, session as they go into the home stretch of their budget season.

Teachers with a bachelor’s degree will start with a salary of $51,000 annually and can top out at $76,296.

The new center should serve the community for at least the next decade, while replacing a facility the Bartlett Police Department had outgrown.

Site plans submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis office describe a 920-acre site with five large-scale data center buildings, office buildings, parking areas, internal access roads, a utility substation, stormwater management facilities, utilities and associated infrastructure.

With concessions curated by the chefs at Kinfolk, Hard Times Deli and Comeback Coffee, photo installations and a 40-foot screen, there’s a new club in town, and it’s all about bringing the community to the movies. 

Overnight thunderstorms led to issues in DeSoto County, causing the closing of schools and government offices.

The chefs behind the popular Marshall Avenue deli are putting their twist on a dive bar, with retro details and the return of their smashburger. 

It appears coach Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers will again get a shot at beating one of the nation’s top teams before beginning American Athletic Conference play.

The Tuesday council day at City Hall also features a full briefing on a 120-year old brick culvert beneath the fire department’s maintenance shop that is at risk of “catastrophic failure.”

Competition gets going in all sports at various sites in and around Murfreesboro.

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“Jimmy Moore was a good-natured and gentle man. ... Yet he understood what politics was all about. For Moore, politics was about helping people who needed help. Getting things done. “

Chandler announced last week that he was leaving his position as executive director of the Germantown Performing Arts Center.

This week’s puzzle features a photo from the 2025 Experience Memphis Gardens tour. 

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“XAI is creating hundreds of jobs — from skilled trades to advanced technical roles — offering higher wages and economic stability. These jobs can lift families out of poverty, boost local businesses, fund improvements to our schools and infrastructure.”

The renovated European-style boutique hotel has been through many iterations, including a bordello, a bar, a recording studio and a bathhouse. 

You know the Memphis NBA team is named the Grizzlies because they moved from Vancouver. But why did the Vancouver team have that name? 

Progress on xAI’s water-recycling facility has slowed to a bureaucratic trickle, but construction could come like a flood in a matter of weeks. 

The smoky, salty octopus pepperonata was a close second. 

Here are the stories behind the stats for the teams and individuals from the Shelby-Metro area taking part in Spring Fling.

Also happening this week: The city’s new arts office wants to hear from local artists about how it can help them thrive.

Memphis Redbirds manager Ben Johnson tied Chris Maloney for most wins all time as the club’s manager on Sunday afternoon. 

Forty-five different area schools will be represented in Murfreesboro this week.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has proposed a property tax rate for the new fiscal year that starts July 1 but the commission may leave the ordinance setting the new tax rate blank for now.

“I don’t think hope is what we need in Memphis right now. I don’t even think a disciplined hope is the answer. Rather we need hope joined to action and plain old stubbornness. We need courage.”