Also, the Carolina Watershed property has a new owner, and a Bartlett retail building sells for $1.4 million.

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Today’s puzzle is of strawberries at Jones Orchard and was taken by Patrick Lantrip.

Wanda Halbert, the current county clerk, lost the Democratic nomination for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk to state Rep. Joe Towns Jr. on Tuesday, May 5, by a 121-vote margin according to unofficial totals.

As a state takeover looms, voters retained two Memphis-Shelby County Schools incumbents seeking re-election, according to unofficial election results from the board’s first-ever partisan primaries held Tuesday, May 5.

“The more they tried to explain it, the worse it got,” said Patrick Lawton, former Germantown city administrator. 

Shante Avant, Karen Streeter and Lashanta Rudd won seats on the County Commission with their win in Tuesday’s Democratic primaries.

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Most in the 11-candidate field talked about specific changes to the office that issues new vehicle tags, car titles and collects registration fees in addition to issuing marriage licenses and business permits.

Four Shelby County Board of Commissioners races now have their final pairings for the August general election.

The Lynx get a big goal just before halftime before turning on the style in the second half to defeat a game ECS team.

Central Arkansas (27-22) took a 2-0 lead after the first two innings before the Tigers (19-28) scored a combined seven runs in the third and fourth innings. 

Six of the Shelby County Commission races were either decided or their general election match-ups were already set prior to Election Day.

The two women who were wounded were bystanders when one of those in the argument opened fire, Memphis police said.

“We’re trying to combat loneliness,” said the operator of Second Helpings Cafe. 

Hundreds flooded around the state capitol to protest a Republican plan to redraw the state’s congressional map, effectively removing the one Democratic voice Tennessee has in Washington D.C.

Chris Herrington: “‘Knives Out’ meets ‘Babe’ is an elevator pitch I would buy, and I suspect I’ll be buying in the form of a movie ticket soon.”

The route starts this summer. 

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch recently cleared the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office of wrongdoing in a fatal 2024 shooting. But the family of Jamarcus Brown is now suing in federal court over his death.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, May 8.

Arlington officials approved the first reading of the town’s budget for a new fiscal year, maintaining the $1.13 property tax rate.

Memphis’ fashionistas walked the red carpet at the Brooks Museum of Art for a Met Gala watch party. 

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Today’s puzzle is of early voters at New Bethel Baptist Church and was taken by Patrick Lantrip.

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