“The history of this institution is pivotal to the Black history of Memphis,” Michaela Thomas, a graduating senior who serves as the current Miss LeMoyne-Owen College, said of Memphis’ only HBCU.

Pinkel served as CEO and director of St. Jude until 1973.

International Paper declined to comment further about its plans for operating in Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 

The Memphis area saw a 15.5% increase in average sales price last month compared to a year ago, and Whitehaven’s increase was 80%.

Memphis Black Lives Matter activist Pamela Moses and her legal team called Friday, March 11, for charges against her over alleged voter fraud to be dismissed. 

After a successful career in the big leagues, Christian Brothers’ new baseball coach Jason Motte is ready to impart his wisdom, win games and have fun.

What will be the biggest challenge in reintegrating Dillon Brooks into the Grizzlies’ starting lineup? Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss. 

If there’s anything we can take away from this last week, it’s that the Cooper-Young neighborhood, although it has its stable businesses and celebrations, is constantly evolving while maintaining its unique character.

Several promising newcomers and the eagerly awaited return of keeper John Berner mark the club’s fourth season.

Lakeland leaders have voted to take over all sewer operations in the suburbs and to buy more Flock Security cameras. 

Tamra Patterson, better known as Chef Tam, is a contestant on ‘Chopped’ in April, has a new restaurant in Texas, and has found a happy life in Memphis.

Accidents are common on the interchange, where drivers have to slow down and take an exit in order to stay on the highway.

Studies show that poor indoor air quality hurts the health, academic performance, behavior and morale of students and teachers. And yet, there are no federal laws or regulations that govern indoor air quality in schools, not even in a pandemic.

His month-long absence because of a back injury showed just how important he is to Memphis.

The Knights are missing one of their top scorers, and Memphis knows who it needs to neutralize in the AAC Tournament matchup.

Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich, seeking a second eight-year term, has resisted creating a conviction review unit. 

Never mind all the talk about bubbles and brackets. Just win the conference tournament, and get the banner y’all deserve. 

The former sheriff and county mayor was the choice of Republicans in the Shelby County delegation to the Tennessee Legislature. The recommendation still must be ratified by the Tennessee Election Commission.

Richard W. Smith will become president and CEO-elect of FedEx Express following the announcement Thursday, March 10, that Donald F. Colleran will retire effective Dec. 31, 2022.

Winners of the Hamilton Eye Institute Race for Sight 5K at Shelby Farms. 

Ford now needs to secure an environmental permit before moving forward with site work at its planned $5.6 billion electric vehicle plant in West Tennessee.

Dr. Michelle Taylor, Shelby County Health Department director, said the decision to end the regularly scheduled meetings is a result of improvement over the last few weeks. 

“I think it’s really important to memorialize these events because human nature is to try to cover up painful parts of our history,” Lynching Sites Project of Memphis board member Laura Faith Kebede tells Eric Barnes. 

This week, PXLS covers video game music at Crosstown Arts, Stax opens an exhibition of 1970s nightclub photography and Alton Brown Live stops at the Orpheum Theatre.

The Grizzlies know that the shooting must improve to win in the playoffs. “Maybe there are some things schematic-wise and spacing that I can work with,” Coach Taylor Jenkins said.