The new special adviser to Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert says she has some “concrete ideas” about how to end lines outside the office locations.

MSCS interim superintendent Toni Williams and district CFO Tito Langston presented the proposed $1.9 billion budget to the Shelby County Commission Wednesday, April 12.

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After losing 80% of his scoring from this past season, Penny Hardaway has been a busy man in the transfer portal. The Tigers have added four new players from there, and more are on the way.

Dillon Brooks said he “wouldn’t mind” playing LeBron James in a seven-game series. Well, duh. The Grizzlies have a chance to bounce James from the playoffs and redefine themselves in the process. Who wouldn’t mind doing that?

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It’s crawfish festival season in Memphis. Plus, if you remember a cookie called a Justine, we need your help.

The commission voted to return Pearson to the District 86 state House seat at a special meeting Wednesday, April 12.

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The Hernando Planning Commission has endorsed a variance to its regulations regarding a medical cannabis dispensary, allowing it in a strip center where a hemp supply store has operated.

New assistant coaches Larry Smith, Jeff Myers and Chris White will make a combined $640,000 this season. 

The four-time NBA All-Star turned the sneaker from simple athletic wear into a pop-culture fashion statement.

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The Memphis Zoo may put Asiatic bears in the day rooms that once housed the famous pandas that captivated crowds for 20 years.

In February, when rain and freezing temperatures layered trees and buildings in ice, more than 70 daytime airfield employees spent three nights at the airport — working and sleeping in shifts to keep the runways open.

Campbell Clinic, Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, P.C. and BLDG Memphis announce new additions. 

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are coming to Memphis. They’ll play the Grizzlies in Game 1 at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 16, at FedExForum. Game 2 will be Wednesday, April 19 at 6:30 p.m. at FedExForum. Game 3 will be in L.A. at 9 p.m., Saturday, April 22.

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On Tuesday, April 11, Parsons held a press conference at Bartlett City Hall to talk about accomplishments of the first few months of the year, along with new projects, partnerships and goals moving forward.

The Tigers will split in into a blue and gray team instead of the usual first-string offense against the first-string defense. 

The council vote was chaotic as activists pushing for the passage of the measure complained about the council banning those who spoke at previous council sessions for using profanity.

Given the activism that is being whipped up among younger voters and others who believe there should be some limits to gun rights, the Tennessee 3 incident could be the turning point away from GOP super-dominance in Tennessee.

Testimony continued in federal court on Tuesday regarding the cost of Memphis treating wastewater from northwest DeSoto County and when the Mississippi district would leave the Memphis service.

City Council members got their first look Tuesday, April 11, at the city’s ground lease with Capstone for the commercial and multi-family frontage along Central Avenue. The council votes on the 30-year lease in two weeks.

The Grizzlies provided status updates on Steven Adams (PCL sprain), Ja Morant (finger), Santi Aldama (elbow) and Desmond Bane (illness) on Tuesday after practice. 

However, it could take years for the proposed regulations, which would govern emissions of a cancer-causing chemical, to be finalized and enforced. 

Memphis coach Todd Haley said Brady White has “cemented himself as the starter” heading into Week 1.

City solid waste services are projected to be about $7 million in the red for the fiscal year that ends June 30.

An upcoming fundraiser for Room in the Inn aims to help support the group’s mission to help homeless people.

“The acoustics are fantastic in the planetarium,” said MoSH’s executive director.