Rep. Mark White (R-Memphis) cited prolonged frustration with the board’s locally elected leadership when explaining his plans to Chalkbeat on Tuesday.

“Less is more. If coach Hardaway can find a way to make fewer substitutions the Tigers may be able to get back on a long winning streak.”

In other action Tuesday, the council approved the reappointment of Robert Knecht as the city’s public-works director.

Rev. Dorothy Wells came to Memphis to attend Rhodes College in the late 1970s. She practiced law 18 years before entering the ministry. 

The latest Daily Memphis Tigers Podcast with Greg Gaston covers coach Penny Hardaway’s rotation, Memphis’ NCAA Tournament path after snapping its losing streak and some football recruiting talk.

Half of the state’s wetlands — often described as “earth’s kidneys — could be deregulated under a new proposal, but lawmakers are looking at a compromise that would take wetlands’ size and quality into account.

Beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington discuss the trade that sent Steven Adams to the Houston Rockets. 

The Tennessee General Assembly passed a law in 2023 taking the power away from local DAs in collateral review of death penalty convictions and instead putting the authority in the hands of the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office. 

Both of Gibson’s Donuts’ large standing mixers broke this past weekend, and no mixers means no quintessential, fluffy, yeast-raised doughnuts. 

The archive of 60 years of Ernest Withers’ photographs joins the national set of historic places as the Beale Street entertainment district marks 10 years of operation and management by the Downtown Memphis Commission.

Redbirds announce promotions, 901 FC playing local college teams, hall of fame schedules induction, rodeo comes to town.

Penny Hardaway knows what he has to do with the Tigers’ rotation. Will he do it?

A look at recent transfer portal activity for the Memphis Tigers, including gains and losses, heading into the 2024 season.

A Memphis resident has filed an ethics complaint against a Memphis City Council member over an alleged conflict of interest.

After dealing with both internal and external distractions during their four-game losing streak, the Tigers are optimistic for what the rest of the season holds.

Today’s sudoku is a hard one.

The bankruptcy case involving The Lake District mixed-use development in Lakeland began Monday with developer Yehuda Netanel among those taking the stand to defend his financial status.

The DA’s office will now receive $991,178 for the remainder of the fiscal year 2024, which comes out of the general fund balance. Each following fiscal year, the DA’s office will receive $2.98 million.

“The state of our state is strong, resilient and ready for the future,” Gov. Bill Lee told the audience of state lawmakers and other officials within the House chamber at the Tennessee State Capitol in Downtown Nashville.

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The assessment of Shelby County’s requirements for solar farms stemmed, in part, from the pushback against a 1,500-acre project planned in Millington.

Gene Dewayne Saulsberry was arrested by Shelby County Sheriff’s Office’s Fugitive Apprehension Team around 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 5, in Hickory Hill.

Funds will be divided between three local airports, with the lion’s share going to Memphis International Airport’s terminal modernization project.

Principle Toyota is considering relocating to west Collierville, but the suburb’s Planning Commission was not favorable to the move.

Briarcrest and Douglass are also top-ranked in their divisions.

Sting and Middle College are still the only Memphis-area girls teams ranked in AP state basketball rankings.