And if “Young Rock” shooting is moved to another city, NBC can use the local tax incentive for a different television production. 

Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis said she hoped yesterday’s event would spread awareness that car theft is up more than 90%. 

Jerry Lawler beat up Frankie Dudley at the Mid-South Coliseum in the 1970s. Five decades later, Lawler went to see Dudley again. In hospice. It’s a story about heroes and the passage of time.

Coach Ryan Silverfield said he isn’t “oblivious” to the disappointment about the team’s three-game losing streak, but he challenged his guys to stay dialed in. 

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An MLGW board member questioned the $299 million capital spend in the utility’s budget. Utility officials say the five-year, $1 billion plan was slowed by supply chain problems and labor problems.

The expansion will include renovated classrooms, new art gallery areas and a refreshed auditorium among other upgrades. 

Napa Café hosts its annual Heart Full of Soul wine dinner to benefit Stax Music Academy. A year ago at this time, we were hearing rumors that Pancho’s was going to close. 

The Mustangs will face Murfreesboro Siegel Thursday at 3 p.m. CST.

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss Ja Morant’s historic start for the Memphis Grizzlies. Morant is averaging 35.3 points through the first four games of the season. 

While the Tigers use this week to reset for the final four-game stretch of the season, other AAC teams will be competing this weekend. Memphis is tied for the sixth-best conference record in the league.

In the new age of college basketball, odds are stacked against the Tigers’ latest commitment, Carl Cherenfant, turning into a real contributor at Memphis.

Events include storytelling contests, “haunted community centers,” classic films, parties and even a Halloween-themed hike.

State Rep. Barbara Cooper, a Memphis Democrat first elected to the General Assembly in 1996, died Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 93.

A new app, called backrs, started a year ago to connect under-resourced students to scholarships, internships, business connections and information — as well as a seed investment and monthly contributions. 

WLOK Radio, DT design studio and Baptist Memorial Health Care announce additions and promotions. 

The push for a new memorandum of understanding from the association comes as the Memphis-Shelby County Education Association, the district’s other union, has been clashing with the board over its own MOU.

Collierville is sticking to its policy to charge tuition for teachers living outside Shelby County and out of state.

How to handle crime in Memphis will dominate Bonner’s mayoral platform. Meanwhile, another contender in the race told supporters Tuesday the next mayor shouldn’t be someone who will “keep us steady”

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Drought conditions across much of the country continue to push the Mississippi River lower in Memphis, and weather officials say drier and hotter-than-average conditions will continue in the Southern U.S. this winter. 

For years, Flight Restaurant & Wine Bar didn’t ever close, even on Thanksgiving and Christmas. But the Downtown restaurant has been shuttered since Oct. 1 due to a water main break. 

Memphis is trying to stop the bleeding that is currently a three-game losing streak after blowing double-digit leads in two of those games.

For the first time ever, FedEx has generated its own economic impact study, which looks at the company’s revenue, labor and GDP. 

Memphis will honor its 1972-73 basketball team, which was runner-up in the 1973 NCAA Tournament, and is promoting the game with a three-game ticket package that includes a special bobblehead set.

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While the Kendric Davis and Alex Lomax partnership appears to have a long way to go before a Nov. 7 season-opener at Vanderbilt, Davis doesn’t have a doubt in his mind they’ll iron out the kinks.

Memphis activist Pamela Moses is suing the state of Tennessee, former Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich and current Shelby County DA Steve Mulroy.