Future businesses like BlueOval and accompanying industry will provide opportunities for the local workforce, according to an executive with the Greater Memphis Chamber.

On Jan. 5, 2021, while Patric Ferguson while was on duty, he allegedly kidnapped and fatally shot Robert Howard in the head.

According to one analyst, it may make more sense for IP to explore selling its fluff pulp business to Suzano instead of the entire company. 

A law passed last year requires polling places to post warning signs stating that it’s a crime for someone to vote in a political party’s primary if they are not a bona fide member of that party.

After his heroic efforts to save 32 people from a capsized excursion boat on the Mississippi River, Tom Lee worked as a city sanitation worker and lived in the Klondike neighborhood.

Against a wall of windows facing a wind-swept Mississippi River, a small group of people at Beale Street Landing raised a toast to Tom Lee Wednesday, May 8, in the park named in his honor.

Memphis DB Julian Barnett credits his newfound passion for reading with helping him improve on the football field.

Bartlett officials have begun reviewing the Memphis suburb’s annual budget. And while there is no property-tax increase anticipated, there are some fee adjustments under consideration.

Former Virginia star Reece Beekman is the latest addition to Penny Hardaway’s training tree.

Area residents should be on the lookout for severe weather Wednesday, May 8. 

The plane, a Boeing 767, bumped in on the underside of its nose after the back wheels touched down.

Memphians Deanie Parker and William C. Rhodes III will receive honorary doctor of humanities degrees.

This game follows some of the conventions of Wordle. You get six tries to guess each individual word.

A Cordova strip mall is 100% leased, Boutique Magnolia is relocating to a bigger space in The Shops of Wolflake in Bartlett and two multifamily buildings have been sold.

The Campbell Companies, ServisFirst Bank, Saint Francis Medical Partners and Rhodes College’s Office of Academic Affairs announce promotions and additions. 

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MLS club FC Dallas edges the Memphis 901 FC, 1-0, Tuesday night in Frisco, Texas, in the Round of 32 of the national tournament.

Victories by the Lynx and the Trojans guarantee them a spot in the Division 2-A quarterfinals.

At one point an estimated 50 people were trapped in a FedEx building in Kalamazoo by downed power lines. All escaped, and a company spokesperson said there were no serious injuries despite the severe damage.

Adam Emerson replaces Judge Anthony Nowak, who served on the city bench for 25 years. Robert Morris will become the city judge pro tempore. 

The hike in the monthly solid-waste fee was passed on the first of three votes by the Memphis City Council. They heard there could be increases in the fee as they also weigh a property-tax hike.

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Mack Weaver, the new president and CEO of Memphis in May, was asked about “the competition” in BBQ contests this year. “There’s another contest going on?” he deadpanned. Yes, Memphis, there certainly is.

Mayor Mike Wissman — alongside 6-year-old “Mayor For a Day” Molly Grace Caldwell — ran a tight ship at Arlington’s annual budget review, keeping the suburb’s property-tax rate at $1.28 for the fourth consecutive year.

The Mississippi Legislature ended the 2024 session approving a $7 billion state budget. Part of that funding is designated for widening a portion of Interstate 55 in DeSoto County.

Director Delvin Lane told The Daily Memphian 901 Bloc Squad furloughs have been on and off since January and “went into ... full gear” three weeks ago.