“Poetry is one of Memphis’ best kept secrets,” said the director of a local arts organization.

Names, statistics and notes to know for Briarcrest, ECS and FACS as they prepare for state semifinals games.

Under its veteran coach in his first year at ECS, the Eagles have found their mojo after a so-so start and enter state tournament play with plenty of positive momentum.

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UTHSC’s College of Medicine, Colliers and the Soulsville Foundation announce promotions and additions.

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Speaking to a crowd of about 100 constituents, Mississippi State Rep. Dan Eubanks and retired Marine Corps Colonel Ghannon Burton squared off against incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker’s wife, Gayle Wicker. 

If Memphis Mayor Paul Young had any doubts that crime is the most prevalent issue with Memphians, those doubts didn’t last long Tuesday, Feb. 27, at his first in a series of “One Memphis” town hall meetings.

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The EDGE Small Business Incentives Advisory Committee — with members from Global Cafe, Crosstown Concourse, Trap Fusion and beyond — met for the first time to collaborate on how to help local business owners.

Ole Anderson was successful booking wrestling events in Memphis, Florida and the Carolinas when shows were held in the same cities and towns, week after week, and wrestlers were getting more exposure on television in the days before WrestleMania.

One neighbor compared the theft to the Mona Lisa being taken from the Louvre. 

The bill seeks transparency from progressive criminal-justice reform groups like the Vera Institute of Justice, Justice Innovation Lab and Memphis-based Just City, which local Republican lawmakers blame in part for crime in Memphis.

“It’s important that we take a look ahead, because the challenges are not going to get any easier,” MLGW President and CEO Doug McGowen said Tuesday, Feb. 27. 

The Memphis-based automotive parts retailer reported profit of $515 million, and earnings per share rose 17.2% to $28.89, beating analyst expectations. 

“(Overton’s) values align with ours: to help bring out the gift of music that lives within all students,” said a Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation representative.

This week’s column offers a fistful of quick observations on recent on-court trends that have at least some relevance going forward. 

Germantown rezoned two parcels Monday, that puts mostly residential zoning on its eastern border.

The preliminary hearing for Courdarion Craft, 20, was set during a Tuesday, Feb. 27, court date. Craft’s attorney Brandon Hall appeared on his behalf.

Memphis Mayor Paul Young convened a discussion with local gang members with the help of 901 Bloc Squad and Heal 901, two of the city’s violence intervention programs.

There was no place Josh Ashpole would’ve rather popped the question to his girlfriend of six years than at a Tigers game inside FedExForum.

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The Brothers have produced a host of decorated wrestlers over the years and Drake Bowers took his place alongside the very best in 2024.

“The evidence of incompetence and willful neglect by management in the Shelby County Clerk’s Office is overwhelming,” Tennessee Comptroller Jason Mumpower wrote in a letter to Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and the Shelby County Commission.

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