Two prisoners walked off from a DeSoto County nonprofit where they were working Tuesday, leading to a manhunt and an associated arrest.

A nationally ranked team with plenty of issues to resolve give Parth Upadhyaya, Tim Buckley and host Greg Gaston plenty to dissect on The Daily Memphian Tigers Podcast with Greg Gaston.

It’s time for change as No. 19 Memphis tries to bounce back from a two-game skid.

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Memphis Police Department Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis would continue to serve in an interim capacity.

Eight Memphis-area boys basketball teams ranked in the latest AP state polls.

Northpoint also picks up votes in Division 2-A.

MLGW’s water samples have come back clear. 

“To say that that first year was a challenging one would be an understatement,” Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said.

Students were dismissed at 10:30 a.m., according to the school district.

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The team bus was stuck at a construction site and the coach lost his voice, but the Grizzlies found a way to beat the Raptors on Monday night in Toronto. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 108, Raptors 100

Two Germantown restaurants were caught selling beer to minors during a routine sting operation by the Germantown Police Department.

“Today is a wonderful day for Mississippi,” state Gov. Tate Reeves said. “We’re here to celebrate a historic investment in our state, the single largest payroll commitment of any major project in Mississippi history.”

If the state attorney general says Gov. Bill Lee has the power to temporarily assign judges from around Tennessee to handle criminal cases in Shelby County, Taylor will request he do so “immediately.”

“Normally, we can handle 3 to 5 inches of rain for several days, but the ground is almost frozen in a lot of places,” forecaster Caitlin Dirkes said. 

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Lizzette Reynolds has no teacher’s license or experience leading a classroom, in apparent violation of a century-old state law outlining the job’s requirements, Democrats say.

MPD Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis was one vote short in a council test vote two weeks ago. The council also expects an update on winter storm recovery effort by MLGW during Tuesday, Jan. 23, committee sessions.

Vickers currently serves as the city’s deputy police chief. He has been with the Southaven Police Department for nearly 25 years. 

The Daily Memphian has acquired documents that contain pay rates for former Tigers Reggie Howard and Lou Esposito. 

The Tigers will keep their AP Top 25 status after two consecutive losses.

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The conservation order ended Monday, but the area’s boil-water advisory is still in effect. 

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Here’s part two of a mammoth Mid-Season Grizzlies Mailbag. Last week’s part one covered a lot of territory. 

Home sales are down for the third straight year. But with interest rates on the decline, some are hopeful the market stabilizes in 2024.

In a leaked recording, a FedEx vice president tells pilots a new contract with the U.S. Postal Service will eliminate daytime flights in 29 cities. 

Catholic education leaders believe the Jubilee Schools wouldn’t have closed if the state government had paid a portion of the families’ tuition. That’s why they support Gov. Bill Lee’s proposed Education Freedom Scholarship Act, which would make private school vouchers much more widely available.