The Shelby County Board of Commissioners pushed Mayor Lee Harris to send more than $10 million in funding to local prekindergarten classrooms in a vote Monday, Jan. 12.

Thousands of people have been arrested within the past three months in Memphis, and prosecutors in both state and federal courts are feeling the increased load. 

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The NBA wants Berlin (and London) to get an authentic Memphis experience, and what is a Grizzlies game without Grizz?

The commission initially planned to only pay the back rent for Wanda Halbert’s Shelby County Clerk’s Office, but decided Monday to approve money for future rent, too. 

“If I was asking you to give me 300 bucks a month every day for five years and get nothing — what would you do?” one of the property owners said.

A Nashville-based investor has spent 18 months looking “relentlessly” for properties to house his modular AI data centers.

Commissioners decided Monday they want a lawsuit to stay in place and a court to put an end to the dispute over MSCS elections one way or another.

Six of the 13 incumbent state House members representing Shelby County in Nashville checked out petitions on Friday’s opening day. Meanwhile, several judicial positions on the August ballot as special elections are also filling up.

Lakeland sees evidence that new home developments could increase in the suburb during 2026.

The city will be at halfway point in its fiscal year, as the council discusses pay raises for firefighters, renovating a police precinct, relocating a Downtown MPD unit and “Hyde Square.” 

Penny Hardaway is out of words to motivate his players to buy into principles he’s preached for weeks.

Desmond Bane acknowledged it won’t be the same when he finally gets his return game in FedExForum next season. 

It is time to vote for this week’s high school girls basketball player of the week. 

Standouts from Arlington, Bartlett, Bluff City, Fayette-Ware and Memphis Business Academy are up for consideration. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 15.

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Today’s puzzle is the Tennessee Capitol Building and was taken by George Walker IV.

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Germantown is considering amendments to its beer, wine and liquor sale rules — modernizing them and aligning with state law. 

The rarest and most valuable coin in history — the 1933 Double Eagle — was once owned by a coin collector in Memphis, until confiscated by the federal government.

The first Mid-South Stella’s Ice Cream opened a few months ago in Midtown Memphis. Co-owner Rebecca Schneider said it felt like “angels were bringing this into fruition.”

Down more than 160 pounds, Memphis native Reggie Morrow blends delicious with healthy, and his protein-packed chicken salad is flying off local shelves.

Initial public records provided to The Daily Memphian showed only a fraction of xAI’s true electric consumption and almost none of its natural gas usage, prompting questions about incomplete disclosure.

The Memphis Grizzlies rebounded from a loss to the Oklahoma City with a win over the Brooklyn Nets as the Ja Morant trade watch continues.

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Sunday may have been Ja Morant’s last appearance at FedExForum as a Grizzly. If so, it was a fittingly disappointing end.