Williams was selected from a dozen hopefuls to finish the term of Bobby Simmons, who stepped down at the end of July because of ongoing health issues.

Christian Pardue hits a fairway when it counts the most to hold off Briarcrest freshman Hogan O’Keefe.

The Greater Memphis Chamber forum drew six of the seven major contenders for mayor.

Belz graduated from White Station High School in 1960. His classmates voted him most witty. 

The announcement follows the injuries of eight people during a shooting at South B.B. King Boulevard and Peabody Place at 2:33 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 13.

Jennifer Biggs wrote about food and people and angels and whiskey. When she died Wednesday of complications from cancer, Memphis lost one of its best friends.

Hernando residents could soon pay a higher sanitation fee under a newly negotiated contract, but Mayor Chip Johnston said the city could start enforcing penalties for shortfalls in the duties.

Ed Cabigao of SOB Hospitality, Cynthia Daniels of Cynthia Daniels & Co. Events and Josh Hammond of Buster’s Liquors and Wines will discuss business strategies during The Daily Memphian’s Small Business Seminar next week. 

To the degree Memphis fans care about national television attention, it could have been so much worse.

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The DA’s office reviewed about 100 cases the five officers worked. The office is dismissing at least 30 cases, and reducing charges in 12 more.

Joshua Carlucci reports he’s found a good reason to drive from his house all the way to southeast Memphis besides Costco, and that reason is ZamZamz Mediterranean Grill.

This week, celebrate Robert Raiford’s memory at an outdoor disco, eat your way around the globe at the Germantown International Festival and take a peek inside Ballet Memphis.

“Jennifer Biggs always managed to be in the vicinity during some of the brightest moments of my life and during some of the darkest.”

Attorneys for the City of Memphis are appealing the class-action status of a lawsuit against the city over its lack of testing of more than 12,000 rape kits.

Friday’s game against Bartlett is the first of several tough tests for the Owls.

Billy Richmond III — son of former Memphis Tiger Billy Richmond — is one of the fastest-rising basketball prospects in the Class of 2024.

Momma’s isn’t just a name. The chef is serving his mom’s chicken noodle soup and her chicken and dumplings as well as owner Aldo Dean’s mom’s lasagna. 

Returning talent, plus some good-looking transfers, has Gene Robinson’s squad looking formidable as the season begins.

Library of Things adds experiences, fun list of resources available with library card — starting with kits for camping, movie nights and karaoke. 

Biggs publicly announced her stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis in June. “I can’t begin to express the love and gratitude I’ve felt from and for all of you,” she wrote on Facebook.

Chris Morris signed with the Tigers in December and entered the NCAA transfer portal in July. 

Boyle has dramatically changed plans for Viridian in Germantown’s Forest Hill Heights. The proposal for 25 acres now is without apartments.

In the months since Gov. Bill Lee announced he would convene a special session, top lawmakers’ initial openness to a “red flag” law hardened into uncompromising opposition, and the focus of the special session shifted from guns to mental health and tough-on-crime legislation.

With a final ballot review conducted Wednesday night, Aug. 16, officials confirmed that Kimberly Remak maintained enough votes to avoid a runoff in the Republican Primary for the District 7 state House seat.