Suburban school districts have come out swiftly and strongly against Gov. Lee’s expansion of the state’s education voucher program.

Rhodes College’s Health Professions Advising program students have acceptance rates to schools after graduating that outpace national averages.

While ascribing the gloomy climb to any one cause would be simplistic, one factor jumps out: relaxed gun laws.

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More than 50 vendors offered collectibles such as G.I. Joe, Star Wars, Transformers, Teenage Ninja Turtles, Masters of the Universe, Funko Pops and Squishmallows.

Despite having suffered a gunshot wound earlier this year, Brown capped an MVP performance with a short touchdown run as the Red team won the 21st AutoZone Liberty Bowl high school all-star game at MUS.

Coach Penny Hardaway’s Tigers head to College Station as sizable underdogs.

A data analysis by The Daily Memphian shows that homicides have increased since 2017 and breaks down the victims by gender, race and age. 

“It has been one heck of a year, and it’s culminated with this most recent decision by City Council,” MLGW President and CEO Doug McGowen said of this week’s vote to approve a 12% electricity rate hike. 

“It’s so many layers, so let’s fix some of these things so we can start seeing a change. As long as it stays like this, it’s sort of like the wild, wild west out there,” says Delvin Lane, executive director of 901 Bloc Squad.

The Minnesota Timberwolves brought the NBA’s best record and No. 1 defense into FedExForum, overpowering the smaller Grizzlies on the glass 54-28.

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Closed programs will end immediately, and the university said it will help the 15 students who are affected by the closures to get the classes they need. Faculty terminations will be final at end of the school year.

The 3.82-acre development for low-income seniors is at 981 Peach Ave. in the Medical District. It will include 99 apartments, with 7% reserved for veterans. The complex is expected to be completed in early 2025. 

The former Northside High School will contain 42 affordable residential units, two-court gymnasium by Dream Sports, performing arts center, food hall by AR Hospitality, LifeDoc health clinic and more.

The restaurant’s contract with the museum was terminated after it planned a dinner benefiting a Palestinian relief fund. Loaf will close the case inside the Brooks early next year.

County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. is seeking a court order of protection against fellow commissioner Mickell Lowery after the two exchanged words in August. Attorneys are seeking to seal the order and the details of Ford’s legal motion.

Penny Hardaway spoke to reporters Friday about the Tigers’ locker room dynamics, provided an update on Jordan Brown and discussed how he’ll handle his team’s rotation moving forward.

After a day of fretting Collierville Schools may not get holiday bonuses, the school board will consider the change on Tuesday.

More than 50 aspiring teen entrepreneurs will present their business concepts to the public Dec. 9 during LITE Memphis’ Pitch Night at the Renasant Convention Center Downtown.

Arlington officials met this week to provide some direction for a large residential project south of Interstate 40.

Germantown has made the decision to move its holiday parade due to the forecast of rain.

Here are the Daily Memphian postseason cross country awards for the 2023 season, featuring our runners of the year, coaches of the year and all-metro teams.

Publix brings back fond memories of the beach, Florida and vacations but a new name could bring local competition to Bartlett.

“The room embodied the artistic energy of our time — vibrant, diverse, dynamic and unexpected. It reminded me exactly why we are here and where we are going as a city.”