A young mother, a community educator and a new social development firm work to unpack and defy grim teen birth statistics, build healthy families and ‘redesign’ the community.

Tee Perry and Makhi Shaw each score twice while defense dominates.

Panthers’ offense was productive and now coach Lance Tucker wants to see how team responds with huge region contest looming.

In September 2021, a woman told police Cleotha Abston abducted and raped her at gunpoint, yet Abston remained free until he was arrested earlier this week for Eliza Fletcher’s murder.

Corteria Wright, who died in a shooting Wednesday night, was not killed by Ezekiel Kelly, the 19-year-old accused of going on a city-wide shooting spree.

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Medical assistant who lived in the community was a victim of daylong shooting spree across Memphis.

A special development grant for Malone Park Commons in Uptown is on the upcoming Sept. 14 Center City Development Corp. agenda. 

When Fred Jones asked the Tigers coach to give a keynote address, Hardaway wasn’t quite sure what to say. But at Friday’s Southern Heritage Classic luncheon, Hardaway sure said a lot.

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Hardaway praised his new coaching staff and said the team’s veteran leadership gives him hope they will be back in the NCAA Tournament this season. 

Former University of Memphis tennis star wins another Grand Slam.

Former Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich talked to The Daily Memphian about the 2020 plea deal for Ezekiel Kelly that Gov. Bill Lee called an example of “soft-on-crime plea deals.”

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Carlson characterized Lee as soft on crime in a monologue against criminal justice reform, which, he claimed, “means letting violent people out of prison early.”

After a tough week locally and with the remembrance of 9/11 approaching on Sunday, first responders in Bartlett were recognized Friday for their service to the community.

Richard Clark was a humble, quiet man, the youngest of seven, and, for him, family came first. 

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To qualify, developers would have to invest at least $1 million in energy efficiency improvements or projects to reduce lead in drinking water.

The new turf fields will allow league players more practice and playing time.

With Every Single Thing, we rank every single dish on the menu at Pantà, starting with our favorites and working down.

Jackson State and Tennessee State meet Saturday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m., at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, in what might be the final Southern Heritage Classic between the two Tigers teams.

The former principal court clerk was fired two years ago for taking nearly $62,000 in cash from evidence boxes starting in 2018. He was indicted on the criminal charges last month.

Area organizations are offering “safe spaces” and free admission for residents to process their thoughts.

Ezekiel Kelly was arrested late Wednesday after allegedly killing three and injuring three others in a day-long shooting spree, some of which was streamed to Facebook Live. 

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The Tigers are in jeopardy of starting with an 0-2 record for the first time in nine years. 

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They didn’t let fear stop them. Exactly one week after Eliza Fletcher’s abduction and death, more than a thousand Memphians turned out at 4:20 a.m. to finish the run that Eliza could not. 

Right now, in Memphis, we’re suffering — directly for some, psychologically for all — from a spate of unusual crimes. The fear for some is that the unusual is now morphing into usual. But it’s felt that way before. 

Ali Howard’s first-half goal stands up, thanks to some quality goalkeeping and missed opportunities.