From stores to trailers and carts to coolers, Mempops has become an inseparable part of Memphis summers.

Arlington officials have adopted their budget for the fiscal year that starts in July, maintaining the town’s $1.28 property tax rate for the third straight year.

This couple, new to Memphis, got to know the city by visiting local coffee shops.

Hundreds of Memphians attended the birthday bash, where plans were announced for a new local skate park, which will be built in Nichols’ honor thanks to Tony Hawk’s the Skatepark Project.

The proposed wheel-tax hike, to fund the rebuilding of Regional One Health’s campus and new Frayser and Cordova high schools, fell two votes short of the nine votes needed. It was then one vote short in a late attempt to keep the funding option alive.

According to a Memphis Police Department information officer, at 5:35 p.m. officers found three juveniles with gunshot wounds in the 3000 block of Douglass Avenue. 

With a facility that is as long as the Empire State Building is high, Associated Wholesale Grocers has opened at the junction of Interstate 55 and Interstate 269 in DeSoto County.

The DeSoto County School District is seeking an ordinance that would make it a misdemeanor for people outside of the county to enroll a student in the school district.

Lee and a group of around 30 elected officials, TDOT employees and construction workers stood near the Crump Boulevard overpass, which is where a new roundabout is being built. The project has been talked about in some shape or another for more than 20 years. 

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Jaren Jackson Jr. said Morant is “good” and “people will come back around.”

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Sprite’s latest campaign honors the 50th anniversary of hip-hop and includes Memphis rapper Gloria “GloRilla” Woods. 

The multi-year project includes the construction of a new roundabout and is designed to allow I-55 traffic to avoid the “cloverleaf” at Crump. 

The 74th Germantown Charity Horse Show kicks off Tuesday. The equine veterinarians play a key role in the celebrations.

Thanks to baseball’s most baffling pitch, and a Major Leaguer’s kindness, Northpoint’s closer was able to make a special delivery.  

Halbert has talked of opening a new clerk’s office on Riverdale Road since late last year. The “soft opening” means the office won’t be fully staffed.

According to Collierville police, the child found the firearm inside of a vehicle.

A business that started out as a way to make extra money for medical expenses has turned into a full-time gig constructing chicken coops.

Memphis takes six-game series with the Storm Chasers 4-2 and sits third in the International League’s West Division.

Between DeAndre Williams’ recent eligibility battle with the NCAA, Mikey Williams’ ongoing legal situation, Malcolm Dandridge’s potential return and NIL concerns, it’s been a turbulent offseason for the Tigers.

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While the X’s and O’s of football are what reeled him into coaching, Matt Barnes became more interested in the interpersonal relationship side of it all as he got older.

Shelby County’s 201 Poplar is a jail, not a prison. It’s meant for short-term stays and pretrial detention, but there are some detainees who never get out. 

The list of previous winners for the Distinguished Citizen Award from the AutoZone Liberty Bowl includes Elvis and Priscilla Presley, Archie and Peyton Manning and Fred Smith.

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Memphis beat New Jersey in Canton, Ohio, to improve to 5-3 with two games remaining in the 2023 USFL regular season.

Tequila is one of fastest-growing spirit sectors in the U.S., and a Memphis entrepreneur has launched a new brand with a cause, not a mascot.