Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says the number of jail deaths calls for dramatic change that could include the county or the state taking over the county jail currently run by Sheriff Floyd Bonner.

Board members said the company recommended by MSCS leaders has a history of poor service. It’s not the first time custodian contracts have caused issues.

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This jigsaw puzzle is a photo is of Thanksgiving meals prepared at Christ Missionary Baptist Church and was taken by Patrick Lantrip.

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Forward Aaron Bradshaw never entered Memphis’ 86-70 win over New Orleans, while center Thierno Sylla only played two second-half minutes. 

There were some sparks and plenty of claims disputed Wednesday, Dec. 3, during the forum at LeMoyne-Owen College. The same five contenders who showed up last month for a Germantown forum took the stage in Soulsville.

Guard Quante Berry’s 17 points led the attack. Five other Tigers scored in double digits, including point guard Dug McDaniel, who had 11 points and 10 assists.

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Box score: Memphis 86, New Orleans 70

Box score for the NCAA basketball game between the University of Memphis Tigers and the New Orleans Privateers at FedExForum on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025.

The two Downtown Memphis structures will be renovated. And for one of the spaces, the new updates “places pedestrians first.”

The Downtown Memphis Commission’s Design Review Board approved facade designs and renovation plans for the restaurant and the brewery.

The Tigers entered the early signing period without a head coach, but Eric Perry and others stayed committed to Memphis.

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With his bushy mustache and a Stetson on his head, James Wallace didn’t exactly look like a man who literally willed a museum to life, then nurtured its continued existence for nearly three decades afterward.

After more than 25 years of serving authentic Chicago-style fare, Mr. Rusty’s Real Taste of Chicago closed its doors at 1859 Winchester Road the day before Thanksgiving.

A founding member of Booker T. and the MGs as well as a songwriter and producer, legendary guitarist Steve Cropper has been inducted into just about every music hall of fame imaginable.

The deal has been in the works for more than a year and came together as part of USPS’s 10-year Delivering for America plan — a more than $40 billion project.

Former soccer player Djidjou Bah headed to Wisconsin to play football as part of a big class at Germantown High. And West Virginia signs two of the Memphis area’s top running backs.

“What matters in the end is not the sizzle of the name. ... It’s the players. It’s always about the players.”

The Tigers are in the middle of a coaching search after former head football coach Ryan Silverfield left to fill the coaching vacancy at Arkansas.

The Memphis City Council addressed its YouTube stream not showing the entirety of the body’s Dec. 2 meeting where a council member compared a proposed firefighter pay raise to rape.

Here is a running list of recruits who have signed with Memphis during the early signing period. 

A TBI audit of MPD’s crime statistics yielded no real findings, TBI Director David Rausch wrote in a letter to two Memphis-area legislators. 

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating a shooting by a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper that occurred Wednesday morning, Dec. 3, in the Raleigh-Bartlett area of Memphis.

MSCS board members directed the district to expand bus access to immigrant students who may be staying home from school to avoid interactions with the Memphis Safe Task Force. 

The Collierville location will be the second Back Nine Golf planned for the Memphis area, and Herman expects to open another spot in Lakeland.