The effort, proposed by Chief John Selberg, will help recruit firefighters and keep the department salaries competitive among other suburbs.

“We keep both in our homes for personal use and figured it was time to share with others,” said third-generation restaurant owner Anna Vergos. “Honestly, we’re not sure why we didn’t do this earlier.”

The Election Commission’s decision could set up a legal battle a day after the state’s Republican leadership came out against Memphis’ vote on gun control.

The Grizzlies acquired Diakite in a trade that sent former No. 10 overall pick Ziaire Williams to the Brooklyn Nets.

The Memphis-based company is leaving Oak Court for space with room to grow where all employees could be on the same floor. 

“For almost 30 years, our community has benefited from its commitment to GPAC and the value it adds to our city’s culture, economy and quality of life,” City of Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo said.

An influential Memphian figures prominently into a new book examining the topsy-turvy world of college football.

An induction ceremony is scheduled for Oct. 16, 2024.

An updated ordinance now allows cannabis dispensary owners to choose how to secure their business. 

Silo Square and the relatively new restaurants along Getwell Road are drawing Memphis patrons. Shelby County auto tags are a common site on weekends.

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It’s the fourth time the brothers have worked together. The sixth-ranked Rebels open the season Saturday against Furman.

Commissioners approved a design contract for the proposed mental health center on a second vote. The commission also redistributed the 6% pay raise budgeted in June.

Jeff Mayo, the Arlington Community Schools superintendent who recently stepped aside from the post, had melanoma.

The airport is about to start on the largest modernization project in its history. But first, it needs to fill a little-known tunnel, 25 feet wide, 12 feet high and 1,500 feet long, under baggage claim. 

The former employee was terminated Friday, Aug. 23, according to the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office. 

The Memphis Tigers football depth chart is out and speculation about who will fill the offensive line or which quarterback will be the backup to starter Seth Henigan is finally over.

“Common sense says local governments can’t override state law to give a 12-year-old a driver’s license, and they can’t override other state laws either,” Hargett said in a statement emailed to The Daily Memphian.

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Coletta’s tenure running the group that manages 6 miles of the city’s riverfront saw the $61 million redesign of Tom Lee Park and a push to better connect the riverfront to the rest of Downtown.

Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced football rankings on Monday.

Standouts from Bartlett, Cordova, Covington, Fairley, Lakeland Prep and Whitehaven are up for consideration. 

Memphis football plays this weekend. And, with the release of the Maui Invitational bracket, the Memphis basketball schedule is nearly complete.

This week’s jigsaw features a photo of a sunflower from the 3-acre field at the Agricenter.

The complaint, filed in Shelby County Circuit Court in 2016, has yet to be settled. Vicki Gandee family’s complaint stems from an injury their son Jackson Gandee suffered while lifting weights at Houston High’s football practice.

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