A study from the Shelby County assessor of property shows Memphis property values and rent have been unaffected by data centers, lining up with national trends.

Top offenses collide in a top-of-the-standings battle in Region 8-6A.

Middle College’s LeNorris Staples and Wooddale’s Aries Nelson are head coaches for the 24th annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game.

Desmond Bane was once the Grizzlies player with a chip on his shoulder, insisting the team was better than people expected. Now, it’s Cedric Coward carrying a similar message. 

Lakeland school leaders are voicing their opposition to open enrollment and making sure district and city employees can still send their kids to the suburban system.

Alchemy Memphis closed in June 2025 after serving tapas and cocktails in Cooper-Young for almost 15 years.

The hopes of resurrecting Memphis Motorsports Park drove into the ditch, as the former auto racing venue south of Millington is back on the market.

Living Spaces looked at a Cordova site in 2021 but didn’t build there. Now it has bought the former IKEA store in the Wolfchase area.

Also in this week’s roundup: a new investment banker at Red Door Wealth Management and a new communications manager in the Shelby County Assessor’s Office.

“The Tigers and Blazers play Saturday night at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. A big American game for both programs. A sweet bronze trophy — shaped like a rack of ribs — at stake.”

This jigsaw puzzle features a rendering of the new rec room planned for the Bodine School that was provided by Archimania.

Are you a Wordle fan? Try WordRow, a similar game. It’s free to play.

Are you ready for these puzzles?

Billboard magazine has highlighted two college music programs in Memphis, each with its own unique approach to music industry education.

For Memphis’ early 2000s’ film scene, Commercial Appeal writer John Beifuss was perhaps the right person at the right time, benefiting from local activity and helping spur it.

The award-winning comedy that reimagines Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks before her husband’s assassination will stop in Memphis. 

Also, Keystone Capital makes first commercial real estate purchase, and a mixed-use building is opening in the South Main District.

Memphis City Council member Chase Carlisle warned his colleagues: “It’s going to get pretty hot down there,” he said. That was before the council voted to postpone the data center moratorium. And then chaos broke out.

The Memphis City Council abruptly stopped business during its regular meeting after the hundreds gathered at Memphis City Hall erupted in displeasure.

New Shelby County Assessor Javier Bailey said he and other county assessors are working on legislation to tax data centers differently than they’re currently assessed.

It was the first item on the agenda of more than 30, but the rest of the meeting was canceled after police and City Hall security cleared the Memphis City Council chamber, those on the scene said.

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Seven Republican members of the U.S. House’s Finance Ways and Means Committee held a historic hearing in Collierville on Tuesday, focusing on the benefits of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Living Spaces explored Memphis in 2021, filing a site plan with the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development for a large furniture store.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is launching a homicide investigation after an inmate’s death on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 201 Poplar. 

Christa Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital as Tennessee officials attempted to put her to death.