MLGW President and CEO Doug McGowen said the roughly 30,000 customers still without power Wednesday could be without power for days, as triple-digit temperatures sweep the region.

For a time, Doris Bradshaw walked miles around the neighborhood nearly every day, telling her neighbors about the toxins at the Defense Depot — arsenic, lead, mercury and a host of other chemicals — that seeped into their soil and water. Within the first year, Doris had organized a group of about 1,500 people. 

Morris participated in spring practices and was expected to battle for one of the open starting tackle positions. 

The wheel-tax hike’s approval on a 9-4 vote ends the county’s budget season with the financing in place for three landmark capital projects.

A self-service wine bar is coming to Southaven’s mixed-use development, Silo Square.

Brown’s commitment is also the latest reminder that Memphis Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway might take up until the last second in recruiting, but he can never be counted out before that last second.

The 18,000-square-foot center’s redesign — its first since its inception 20 years ago — focuses on patient comfort, convenience and added privacy. 

The top-line findings suggest how those living in Memphis and Shelby County feel about crime, but the data also suggests differences based on age, race, income and gender.

Admissions came during discovery after state appeals court allowed the case to move forward.

Epstein Becker Green national law firm announces two additions to its Memphis office.

The school board voted to approve a contract extension for Interim Superintendent Toni William, with the stipulation that Williams has to give up her quest to be a permanent superintendent for MSCS. 

Bartlett Aldermen Bobby Simmons will end his career in public service at the end of next month when he steps down from is position due to health concerns.

The council ultimately approved a new set of district lines because of the closeness of October city elections. The council also took the race for City Court Clerk off the same ballot.

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Brown becomes coach Penny Hardaway’s seventh transfer portal pickup of the offseason.

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Collierville Schools adopted a policy that could help recruit teachers by waiving tuition in situations where hiring is a challenge.

MPD Deputy Chief Samuel Hines provided data on drag racing and reckless driving Tuesday during a Memphis City Council Public Safety Committee. 

While visiting the Bluff City, the “Rich Flex” rapper was honored with a key to Shelby County by Commissioner Mickell Lowery.

“A lot of people in Collierville don’t care for apartments, but this development was granted those entitlements long before any of us were ever elected,” Alderwoman Maureen Fraser said. 

The change is a reversal on previous plans for the city’s police department to run the center instead. 

The 50,000 customers still waiting on power to be restored can cool down at Baker Community Center as temperatures approach triple digits.

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Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said his office would file a request to raise Jaylon Hobson’s bail and the case is assigned to his office’s special victims unit.

Memphis receiver Derrick Dillon scored touchdowns on a 109-yard missed field goal return and a 90-yard kickoff return. He led the league in kick returns, averaging 32.8 yards. 

In the fall, Lauren Kennedy plans to open a new contemporary art gallery in the Edge District called Sheet Cake.

As the offseason continues to roll on for Memphis, one of the most frequently asked questions among fans has been: “Who’s even on this team?”

The council voted down the tax hike Tuesday.