“Eclectic” is an overused term, but it’s a good word for when hamachi crudo, chicken liver pate, spinach dip and a double cheeseburger all appear on the same menu.

With the change, Southaven residents will begin paying $17.64 for sanitation services, compared to the $12 a month they paid with Waste Connections. Some will also see their collection dates shift.

A crooner comes to Midtown’s Minglewood Hall, two FedExForum concert include star music acts with Memphis roots, a Black country music revue graces the Overton Park Shell and the Shell gets its first electronic-dance event.

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The $17 million renovation is the first public library in Orange Mound. Mayor Paul Young said the project is an answer to the gunfight last week in the community that killed two and wounded seven.

When Laird Veatch was introduced as the new athletic director at the University of Missouri, he acknowledged those at his most-recent stop.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has identified the man who was fatally shot by Shelby County Sheriff’s Office deputies Friday, April 26, as James Q. Hampton, 30.

Thirty-eight teams featuring some of the country’s top high school basketball prospects will compete this weekend as the annual Nike Elite Youth Basketball League comes to Liberty Park’s Memphis Sports & Events Center. 

Local education officials, from both private and public schools, continue to express skepticism about the “armed teachers” law. 

The Tony-winning musical “Your Arms Too Short to Box with God” hasn’t been officially produced since 1982 but will return to the stage in Memphis.

Billy Richmond III, a 2024 five-star prospect, initially committed to Kentucky in December after announcing a list of four finalists in October that included the Memphis Tigers, Alabama and LSU.

Rebecca Distuhl, owner and president of Dinstuhl’s Fine Candy Company, is a longtime board member and volunteer with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. 

Eric Barnes and Holly Whitfield riff on Memphis barbecue and hot slaw as the Tennessee state foods, wine menus and water pet peeves.

Joel Bowman, 33, now has a combined $200,000 bail for two separate cases: the shooting and an aggravated burglary that occurred the same day. Each case has a $100,000 bail set.

The UFL’s Memphis Showboats will hold a halftime ceremony Sunday to honor late Showboat legends Reggie White and Pepper Rodgers.

With help from state funds, Bartlett’s school district will give teachers an increase in pay for the coming fiscal year.

A look at players from the Memphis Tigers football program who’ve entered the NCAA transfer portal prior to the 2024 season and the Tigers’ latest portal pickups.

The lawsuit ─ a counterclaim filed after the city filed its lawsuit to vacate an arbitrator’s ruling ─ stems from the ongoing dispute over second lieutenants. 

The first Buc-ee’s in West Tennessee could be headed to the Gallaway exit of Interstate 40, close enough to make a run for some brisket, jerky and sparkling restrooms.

Scott Hauss, a graduate of the University of Memphis, spent more than three decades in senior management in the banking industry and has been involved with ECS for more than 20 years, including serving as a member of the ECS Board of Trustees for 14 years.

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Mike Miller believes Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant will show the world he’s a top five NBA player, the former Grizz-turned-NBA agent said in the wake of Morant hiring Miller and his agency to represent him.

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Caleb Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner kicked off a historic NFL Draft Thursday night that had five other teams selecting quarterbacks among the top 12 picks, setting a record with five in the top 10 and tying a record for the most in the first round.

The state champion in 2023 at Overton is betting on himself at his destination job.