There was an undeniable buzz inside the Memphis Zoo as attendees waited for the partial solar eclipse to hit its maximum percentage.

The Daily Memphian photographer Patrick Lantrip traveled to Sikeston, Missouri, to photograph the solar eclipse. From Missouri, the disk of the sun was covered 100% by the moon, as opposed to 97.7% in Memphis.

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A new deal has been struck to fund the FedExForum renovations, according to a draft agreement obtained The Daily Memphian.

Abston’s attorney previously tried to have jurors from Davidson County used in the trial, arguing that excessive media coverage of the Eliza Fletcher case would taint a potential local jury pool.

Daily Memphian photographer Mark Weber photographed the eclipse, and those watching the eclipse, on Monday, April 8, 2024, at the University of Memphis and Overton Park.

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The quarterly meetups will include expert guest speakers or panelists discussing the uses of AI in work and other settings. 

Participants will be able to learn more about more than 140 training programs for jobs in the Mid-South. 

The council move comes as Mayor Paul Young prepares to fill the newly created position of city public safety director. Meanwhile, Young takes some changes in the current city budget to the council Tuesday, April 9, which may be clues to his budget for the new fiscal year.

But first, the Memphis Police Association says the city needs to demote 120-plus newly promoted second lieutenants.

County elections administrator Linda Phillips said in a release that all petitioners should be aware of pending legislation that could remove Melissa Boyd’s former seat, making any petitions null and void. 

Pippen played more than 30 minutes on Saturday against Philadelphia just a few weeks after missing a month with an injury serious enough to keep him from moving at all. 

Shoot 360 Memphis will move to the 50,000-square-foot facility that previously housed Memphis Cheer and Reform Sports Training.

Former Memphis Tigers coach is in negotiations to potentially leave Kentucky and take the men’s basketball coaching job at Arkansas, multiple outlets reported late Sunday.

Standouts from Arlington, Briarcrest, Collierville, Houston, Lakeland Prep and St. Benedict are up for consideration this week. 

The U.S. Steel Building on Riverside Drive will be converted into a Hamilton Self Storage facility, including 400 climate-controlled self-storage units with a 100-space parking garage underneath. 

The Elvis Presley Trauma Center, one of the nation’s busiest trauma centers, is providing special kits to patients with bullet-related injuries while exploring a community-based clinic for Memphis to serve those patients after they’re discharged. 

A lack of solid, shared data across the local public safety system’s multiple agencies has led to plenty of discrepancies, and the Memphis Police Department’s homicide clearance rate stands as a stark example.

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The Memphis Tigers baseball team defeated Rice 2-1 Sunday, April 7 at Reckling Park in Houston to complete a three-game, road AAC sweep.

“I found that I’m always learning new things,” one of the master gardener tour guides said about the annual spring walk. “Even though I know about some of the plants out here, I always learn something new.”

Also happening this week: Memphis City Council member Michalyn Easter-Thomas’ ethics board hearing. Plus, there’s a free Brown v. Topeka Board of Education conference at the University of Memphis.

“We are focused on making our vision of bringing an academic medical center to Memphis a reality and transforming Memphis and the Mid-South into a healthier, more vibrant place to live and work.”

“In this Easter season, what could be more biblical than helping the poor who are almost blind to get their vision back? For Memphis to thrive as a community, we need to be healthy in body and spirit.”

“What started with truth, goodness and beauty has fallen into dissonance. That’s what I hear in the news, gunfire, sirens and gossip. ... I’ve heard the dissonance in the sound of my own complaining voice.”

For the third season of Stereo Sessions, WYXR is back to unveil a new crop of six rarities, including the story of a blind keyboardist, an all-female ensemble of roots-punk rockers and more.