The arrival of xAI’s “gigafactory of compute” could pose new challenges and opportunities for the region’s electric grid. 

“My son is a skater,” RowVaughn Wells said of her son Tyre Nichols, who would have been 31 on Wednesday, June 5. “That was his passion. Anytime the skating community wants to honor my son, I’ll be there.”

As candidates can begin pulling petitions later this month, the incumbents in six Bartlett offices on the Nov. 5 ballot intend to run to retain their seats.

When a workout nut and a golf addict got together in Memphis, they created one of the city’s biggest fundraisers for youth golf in the city. 

Reaction to word of an AI supercomputer coming to southwest Memphis drew bipartisan support from elected and other officials in the city and the region.

It is the largest increase in eight years, a reflection of rising costs, decreases in state funding and a precipitous drop in the number of freshmen expected this fall.

The facility could be worth billions of dollars and be one of the most advanced computing sites in the world.

Crosstown Mound is sold, Bob’s Barksdale is closed and our readers tell us where to find the best pizza in Memphis.

In addition to delaying the budget, Memphis City Council approved the sale of the Crosstown Mound. And it approved a management agreement for four city museums.

An anonymous caller recently threatened Memphis-Shelby County Schools' new superintendent through phone calls to her brother, according to a police report.

Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Eads, spoke at Collierville’s Rotary Club Tuesday, saying if Memphis doesn’t handle its crime issue, it will become an “example of a failed American city.”

The Memphis City Council once again expressed broad skepticism of adding voting suburban seats to the Memphis, Light, Gas and Water board. 

The 60 and older prom was a groovy way to get Shelby County seniors out of the house and onto the dance floor. “One of my favorite things I ever heard was that this is the best party that they’ve ever been to on a Monday.”

The Interstate 55 Bridge over the Mississippi River will close Sunday, June 9, for two weeks. 

“This is a 100-year deal ... The city has to stop doing bad deals,” said Memphis City Councilman Chase Carlisle about development at Liberty Park.

Memphis dips into rainy day fund for FedExForum, airport giant Larry Cox remembered and Tiger coaches talk.

Shelby County’s syphilis rates have increased since 2018 — more than 100% overall and more than 150% among people ages 15-19. 

Commissioner Mick Wright said the sheriff and Juvenile Court judge need to talk about who will run the juvenile detention center. But his nonbinding resolution suggesting arbitration got voted down Monday.

The County Commission delayed final votes Monday on every part of the budget process including setting the tax rate. Several commissioners are saying the three big capital projects in the budget might have to be prioritized.

Related story:

Commission votes down call for mediation in juvenile detention center dispute

The council will take a final vote on increasing the solid-waste fee by nearly $7 a month — and it will vote on management for four Memphis museums, including the Pink Palace.

Carl Turner, one of the original defendants indicted last year for his involvement in a citywide theft ring, pleaded guilty. 

The trial was initially scheduled to begin June 3, but Luke Evans, Justin Johnson’s attorney, filed a motion May 14 to reschedule it to allow for expert testimony and hearing.

On Tuesday, the Memphis City Council is scheduled to amend the existing budget so the city can pay the Grizzlies; the payment was not part of the budget when it passed last summer. 

A new law expands GPS monitors as a bail condition, Showboats end with a win and a final pizza duel. 

Proponents of the GPS monitoring devices would like to see Shelby County fund them again but say that financial and logistical challenges stand in the way.