“This event is a great community outreach,” said local artist David Yancy III as he led an art workshop at the Ravine in Memphis’ Edge District. 

Those who have known St. John’s transfer David Jones from the time he arrived in the U.S. in 2017 feel he can be a piece that’s just as important as any on next season’s Tigers. 

The FTC recommends that users of health apps look for a privacy notice that explains in simple terms what information the app collects, how it’s used, and if it’s shared with third parties and how they use it.

For the first time since 1993, the Southern Heritage Classic will not include Jackson State University for its annual football showdown against the Tennessee State Tigers. 

A year after William Cox became police chief, it appears his strategies for keeping polices officers from leaving are successful. Olive Branch has achieved a higher rate of retaining officers than nearly all of its sister cities.

Owner Kate Ashby said the new Public Bistro in Midtown will be as if Houston’s and Huey’s had a baby.

City of Memphis Chief Communications Officer Allison Fouche confirmed the city isn’t collecting data on the number of youths detained: “Our focus has been on enforcing the curfew when necessary.”

It can take a victim of domestic violence seven or eight times to even report victimization. Yet law enforcement will see the same suspects or victims multiple times over the span of months or years, either within the same relationship or in new relationships.

“People in our city are considering a lot right now. We are thinking through family histories that are long, friendships that are time-tested, and roots that run deep. “

Central High School and Whitehaven High School went toe-to-toe at the Whitehaven Classic Saturday night with Whitehaven winning the season opener for both teams, 40-13.

Mayoral contender Van Turner also said Saturday the city’s “crime wave” has to be “met where it is.” Also, the special legislative session in Nashville could influence the Memphis mayor’s race.

Memphians rally two days before the Tennessee General Assembly will begin its Aug. 21 special session to consider gun safety legislation, mental health initiatives and other public safety measures.

Memphis football players spent an afternoon hanging out with patients at the Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital before enjoying Fan Fest with Tiger fans. 

On this week’s Sound Bites, Holly Whitfield and Chris Herrington pore over the week’s food news for items of particular interest, including the University District’s Belltower Coffeehouse taking over the empty snack-shop space at Shelby Farms, and the return of a south-of-Downtown dive bar. 

Steve Selvidge joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about the album he recorded with Luther Dickinson and Paul Taylor during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The director of the Brooks says on “Behind The Headlines” the controversy over the bluffwalk on the river side of the museum being built Downtown depends on your definition of the public walkway atop much of the riverbluff.

It’s easy to see that SCO2, which is opening a location in Nashville this year, is a special occasion destination: Couples and small groups dressed up in tight dresses, shiny skirts, button downs and loafers.

The unofficial local holiday falls on Friday, Sept. 1, a date that corresponds to the city’s 901 phone area code. It’s a chance for groups to show off their civic pride and celebrate all things Memphis.

Collierville Schools Superintendent Gary Lilly will leave the suburban district effective Dec. 31, to become the executive director of Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents (TOSS)

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Undergraduate enrollment at the University of Memphis, for example, had fallen about 11% between 2016 and last fall when it reported having 14,366 students.

Working with three companies, an effort to bring Internet service to underserved areas of DeSoto County continues to move forward.

From the College of Medicine to the College of Pharmacy to the College of Dentistry, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has new leaders in several key positions.

Activists and family members gathered in front of Memphis Police Department headquarters, 170 N. Main Street, shortly after lunchtime Friday to demand information and video about the death of Courtney Ross.