The holiday’s most extensive outage was caused when part of a high-voltage transmission tower broke, triggering a safety response. 

Today’s sudoku is rated medium, so it might be a little bit of a challenge but not one you can’t solve. 

The Lipscomb & Pitts Building sold, Kukuruku Chicken is coming to the Bartlett Town Center and warehouse distribution company Foxridge is expanding.

Today’s word search was inspired by the ceremony and the transition from the Jim Strickland administration to the Paul Young administration. 

The Crone Law Firm, Adams Keegan, and Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South announce additions. 

Two rare talents, and two of the league’s most compelling young stars, met on the floor of FedExForum Tuesday night.

Ja Morant dunked on Victor Wembanyama, starting a sequence that put the Spurs away in the fourth quarter on Tuesday.

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Graceland will host its four days of events beginning Friday, Jan. 5, and finishing on The King’s Monday, Jan. 8, birthday, with a fan meetup, stories, tours, music and, of course, cake. 

Let it Fly, the sports bar Mike Miller opened in 2019, closed its Germantown location.

He came to Memphis in 1964 without a job but four interviews with architectural firms. Each offered him a job.

Jaren Jackson Jr. said former assistant coach Darko Rajakovic, now with the Raptors, always knew how to motivate him. 

Memphis ended the year 2023 with 397 homicides, breaking the city’s previous homicide record by more than 50 additional killings. 

Fouché served in city government for years, succeeding Ursula Madden for the top communications job in September 2022.

In an NPR interview in 2018, Elmore Nickelberry said, “I knew I wasn’t no garbage man. I just worked in garbage.”

From David Jones’ play for the No. 15 Tigers to Seth Henigan’s in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, there’s plenty to discuss on the first 2024 edition of The Daily Memphian Tigers Podcast with Greg Gaston.

The donation includes 75 works created by Black local, national and international artists. Mediums represented include painting, photography, video and sculpture.

This year promises to be a big election year not only on the national level, but also in the northeastern suburbs of Shelby County.

The Tennessee Supreme Court has appointed a senior judge to fill in for Shelby County Criminal Court Division 9 Judge Melissa Boyd while she is suspended. 

College basketball analytics website Bart Torvik shows just how up and down the Tigers have been so far this season.

At shootaround, Marcus Smart’s peeled back the bandage on his left hand exposing a gnarly wound. He’s playing through it, and setting an example for Grizzlies teammates.

Philadelphia Eagles kicker Jake Elliott is 14-of-15 on field-goal attempts of 40 yards or more. He’s only missed two of his 31 total field goal tries all season. 

Memphis Mayor Paul Young offered fresh “hope” at his swearing-in ceremony. And while that won’t solve the city’s many problems, it is at least a good start. 

Here’s a good New Year’s Resolution: Play more. 

Chicken and waffles and cheesecake are now all together at Fannie Lou’s.

After a bit of trouble getting materials for the infrastructure, developers of Union Depot in Bartlett expect to pick up the pace on the mixed-use project in the coming months.