University of Memphis president Bill Hardgrave said there were many who believed the renovation wasn’t going to happen.

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Founding executive director Tina Sullivan announced in June she was leaving the leadership role she has held since 2012.

The thief was caught on camera swiping packages from Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway’s home Aug. 8. 

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The change of plea comes after a federal judge ruled Tyre Nichols’ young son must be represented by someone besides his grandmother’s attorneys in the civil rights lawsuit against the City of Memphis. 

Escaped DeSoto inmate was arrested 500-plus miles away, a restaurateur couple has been keeping a secret and we’ve got the perfect spot for your next Instagram profile pic.

“This was a winnable race. This was a ridiculously winnable race,” Lisa Arnold told Shelby County Republicans of her loss.

For about 25 years, Agricenter International has offered visitors the chance to say cheese in a 3-acre field teeming with sunflowers.

After months on the lam, DeSoto County escapee Joshua Zimmerman was found barricaded in a Chicago restaurant. 

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As part of work it will do for the U.S. Office of Naval Research, the university will also build a 400-foot rain chamber. 

The unit has taken 18 cases to trial this year, resulting in 15 guilty verdicts. It’s seen an additional 12 guilty pleas from defendants. 

A thief stole multiple pairs of Nike shoes from Coach Penny Hardaway.

The final vote on the referendum allowing the County Commission to hire its own independent attorney failed by one vote.

A teenager has been charged with aggravated assault, evading arrest with vehicle pursuit and possession of a machine gun.

Joshua Zimmerman, the subject of a manhunt for more than two months, is in custody Wednesday after a standoff in Chicago.

A stalled Whitehaven High project can move ahead, a Downtown hotel bar nods to the Press-Scimitar and we’ve got a look at what’s planned for Liza Wellford Fletcher Stadium.

The new structure, outlined in a resolution sponsored by all nine board members, is a return to a precedent of the legacy Memphis City Schools district.

COVID, inflation and missing funding had some supporters doubting the project would ever be finished.

The issue for the multi-use development is adding another set of drive-thru lanes to an area already dominated by fast-food restaurants.

“Our plan is to start extradition, and we’re praying that ... he’s captured, and we can bring him back here,” DeSoto County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Justin Smith said.

Memphis police made 14,399 total arrests in 2023. Most of those, 90%, were adults.

New Memphis Area Transit Authority documents detail which jobs the transit system plans to cut as it attempts to right-size its operations.

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No Tennessee school system has indicated it’s working to train teachers or staff to be armed under the new law, according to dozens of school and law enforcement officials contacted by Chalkbeat.

The Aug. 20 meeting became contentious as Memphis City Council members responded to a presentation from MATA’s Interim CEO. 

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Police situation brings new light to an unsigned contract, the BCBS building may soon have new owners and we’ve got your guide to every single Grizz game on the schedule.

It’s the perfect way to honor Fletcher’s legacy — and to continue to spread her light.