When the Tigers tip off against the Rebels on Saturday, they will open the most difficult stretch of their season — non-conference or conference.

Brother Terence McLaughlin changed the timbre of life in Memphis by admitting the first Black student to the Brothers’ local high school before being sent away by church leaders incensed with his independent thinking.

An examination, conducted by the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis, found the district likely had overspent millions of federal dollars on HVAC upgrades that benefited one company in particular.

The deadline for MSCS to find an agreement or lose ownership of the schools is Jan. 1.

Shelby County’s two U.S. congressmen made statements after former President Donald Trump’s dinner with the rapper Ye and the white supremacist/ Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes.

Here’s how the city’s representatives in Washington D.C. voted on the two major issues and what they had to say about it on social media.

University of Memphis women’s basketball heads to South Carolina to play top-ranked Gamecocks.

Commissioner Connie McCarter was also sworn in at the Board of Commissioners meeting, and the Economic Development Commission was disbanded.

Among the Shelby County District Attorney’s new hires is Nelia Dempsey, a government affairs and nonprofit professional with ties to local Republicans. “There’s no Democratic or Republican monopoly on wanting to reduce crime,” Mulroy said.

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The sentiment among almost anyone who can read a balance sheet is developments that couldn’t get off the ground in the past three years are going to need a lot more than luck in the inflation the Federal Reserve is trying to control with interest rates.

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“No river in America’s maritime history has seen greater tragedy. And no drama on the Mississippi has been as dramatic, no tragedy as tragic, as what occurred right here.”

Thursday’s observance included a World AIDS Day 2022 proclamation from Mayor Lee Harris and a balloon release to pay tribute to all who are living with HIV/AIDS and remember those who’ve died in the past year. 

Orgill went back before the Planning Commission for approval of a planned development.

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Memphis-Shelby County Schools bumps up the timeline for a new district superintendent as the board seeks a search firm to aid in the process. 

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Tom Intrator is developing a number of Downtown properties with the help of PILOTs. 

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Here’s what we loved, liked and hated about Memphis’ blowout of North Alabama.

U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker presided over a four-hour hearing Thursday concerning the legality of TVA’s long-term contract. 

K.J. Tenner, Crysti’anna Whitehead are the fans’ pick for first week of the season.

American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco also expressed a vote of confidence in Silverfield when he spoke to The Daily Memphian on Thursday.

Panda Garden on Summer has a large menu of $10 Deals, whether you order from the lunch special or elsewhere from the large menu.

St. Jude Memphis Marathon weekend kicked off Thursday, Dec. 1, with the unveiling of a St. Jude patient art display at the Renasant Convention Center where it completely covers two walls on the center’s second floor.

Melton will make his first visit to FedExForum since the trade on Friday night, when his new team, the Philadelphia 76ers, are in town.

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The Memphis Sports & Events Center formally opens Dec. 10 with amateur sports leagues and tournaments following in January.

Davis has been a key player in the latest changes to the city’s solid waste division. His nomination goes to the Memphis City Council next week.

Their first state championship — and an undefeated season — was a long time coming and quite a celebration for the Whitehaven football community.