Nikki Dildine and her team will work on a school-by-school basis supporting transportation safety programs.

The 2023-24 schedule includes country, bluegrass and gospel artists; a comedian; full-scale live theater productions; a ballet and even some ‘70s and ‘80s throwback musical tributes.

Welcome to Memphis, Carter Malone Group, Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Greater Memphis Medical Device Council, FedEx Employees Credit Association and Community Foundation of Greater Memphis announce promotions and additions. 

The Memphis Tigers spent the first night of their weeklong Dominican Republic trip on a golf range. Though they hadn’t even played one of their three scheduled exhibition games yet, Caleb Mills' competitive fire was already burning.

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The Zoom meeting was one of many meetings with individuals and groups the federal agencies will host in response to the U.S. DOJ’s pattern or practice investigation into the Memphis Police Department. 

The University of Memphis women’s soccer team plays the first of three exhibition games Aug. 7. Head Coach Brooks Monaghan expanded on the team’s new norm of being national contenders, due to last year’s postseason run. 

The suburb’s Board of Aldermen approved the design review for a two-story building that will someday house Southaven Police Department’s new east precinct. 

Most cases of West Nile virus, which is spread by infected mosquitos, cause no symptoms and go undetected. But it can cause serious illness and death.

Saint Francis Healthcare has named Scott Smith as CEO of Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis and market CEO for Tenet Healthcare’s Memphis market, which includes Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett. 

The Horn Lake Planning Commission declined to endorse a new zoning approach — brought by city aldermen — designed to specify the separation between medical marijuana dispensaries and schools.

The Tigers start fall camp on Wednesday, and here are three observations that weren’t completely answered during spring practices.

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Germantown has placed one employee on leave as it investigates how diesel entered its water system and contaminated 4.2 million gallons of water.

As always, questions were accepted on the Memphis Grizzlies, the wider NBA and “there’s more to life than basketball.”

“Given its prominence at the intersection of two busy thoroughfares (and) the neighborhood that it serves, it is an important park with a lot of amenities.”

The best player in school history has graduated, but the returning Knights are looking to “run their own race.”

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This year’s U.S. Open winner will be making his second appearance at TPC Southwind.

Hagerman has worked as the chief prosecutor for multiple high-profile cases, including the killings of Memphis rapper Young Dolph and school teacher Eliza Fletcher.

A New Albany, Mississippi-based interior design business is expanding to Silo Square in Southaven to provide better access for its Memphis-area clients.

“It’s gotten to be such a big deal where we’re going to put it that we’ve decided to put it somewhere else,” said Joe Lowery, market general manager for owner Northstar Memorial Group.

The new federal investigation puts Memphis in the company of other cities that have been the subject of scrutiny after high-profile instances of police violence. 

The nine Democratic commissioners voted for a resolution for “extreme-risk protection order” measures. Of the two Republican commissioners present for the vote, one recused himself and the other was not in the room for the vote.

Yellow has not formally announced its closure, but a representative of Teamsters Local No. 667, which represents 4,000 local workers, said the company going out of business would affect about 550 of its members.

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Baptist Medical Group plans to close its minor medical centers in East Memphis, Bartlett and Olive Branch. The Cordova location will remain open. 

Tigers coach Penny Hardaway says the team’s week-long Dominican Republic trip will be focused on “bonding, coming together, getting the camaraderie down and learning each other.”

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V. James Vena, who only served on FedEx’s board for one year, has resigned. Kimberly A. Jabal will not stand for reelection.