As the Lakeland School System adds a senior class, the district’s budget reflects the increase for the coming fiscal year.

An amended site plan was filed for the East Memphis mall site as part of the investors’ efforts to rezone the 31-acre property.

A group of citizens marched on BlueOval SK’s offices in Arlington this week seeking some concessions for the area as Ford begins its move into area east of Shelby County.

The company plans to nearly double its annual transformer output in the U.S. to over 250 units in two years, according to The Korea Economic Daily. 

“A vital program for seniors faces elimination in a preliminary federal budget — a decision that, if approved by Congress, would leave our most vulnerable elders without advocates during their most critical time of need.”

“If middle school students are having unprotected sex and contracting sexually transmitted infections, do we really think they are going to log onto a website and order a test?”

A vacant, 6,700-square-foot medical office building in Midtown will also go to auction in June. 

Memphis may have ranked No. 4 on Yelp’s list of top BBQ cities, but local pitmasters and barbecue restaurateurs have thoughts. 

Dr. Michelle Taylor, the head of the Shelby County Health Department, said her organization was jolted by how abruptly the funding was rescinded. 

Two concert bookers from Growlers join Minglewood Hall, precipitating changes at both venues. 

Tom Lee’s story endures because it has avoided the racial trip wires and political calculations of his time. It appeals to Memphians as part of a larger undercurrent in the city’s history.

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Saint Francis Medical Partners announces an addition.

The hard-working ECS Eagles defeat St. George’s, as Lausanne scores early and often against Westminster.

For the first time this season, Memphis lost a game after holding an eighth-inning lead. The Redbirds gave up the tying run in the bottom of the 8th, and two more in the bottom of the 11th. 

Ollie Liddell, the director of bands at Central High, wasn’t sure how his jazz band would get to the Essentially Ellington contest at Lincoln Center. Then Memphians came through for him.

The City Council tries to regulate Downtown parking garages and short-term rentals. 

An operation, led by the Mississippi Attorney General’s office, has led to the rescue of five victims.

XAI has operated the turbines currently running without an air-emissions permit — using a temporary-use exemption that allows the machines to run for the first 364 days without a permit.

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Rose’s addition comes as two prominent Memphis names leave the board of directors.

The Memphis Grizzlies have a lot on their plate before NBA free agency arrives July 1. Here’s a look at the key offseason dates.

Coach Alex Simmons’ Memphis Tigers basketball team has signed four players out of the NCAA transfer portal this week.

Also notable, “Shadow Force,” an action thriller about an estranged couple who are former special ops soldiers who go on the run with their son, is a new release this week.

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss why they believe the Grizzlies ultimately hired Tuomas Iisalo as the head coach. 

The $111 million roundabout near Downtown separates Interstate 55 traffic from local traffic and has been discussed for more than 15 years.