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  • Music

    What’s next for Aretha Franklin’s birthplace after it was sold on courthouse steps

    Local preservationist Anasa Troutman purchased the house in a foreclosure sale. 

    By King Jemison July 17, 2024
  • Shelby County

    Car dealer services at Shelby Farms clerk’s office closed for rest of week

    The location at Mullins Station Road will continue to provide all other services.

    By Bill Dries July 17, 2024
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: An old phish tale surfaces; plus, a sneak peek of Ja 2s

    Tennessee leads the country in FAFSA completion, the old Abuelo’s site gets new life and BT Prime Steakhouse is closed — but it’s coming back.

    By Bianca Phillips July 17, 2024
  • Premium Education

    TN tops US in financial-aid forms, but many high schools lag behind

    Two Frayser high schools increased financial-aid application completion rates this year, bucking state and district trends. But more students still need to fill out the form for college.

    By Laura Testino July 17, 2024
  • Premium City of Memphis

    Phishing scam in 2022 cost Memphis taxpayers $773K

    Rumors about the scam abounded in Memphis City Hall for years and earned a passing mention during a Memphis City Council budget hearing this spring.

    By Samuel Hardiman July 17, 2024
  • Metro

    Gov. Lee touts ‘school choice’ at Republican convention

    Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, who is chairman of the Republican Governors Association, also endorsed Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump as he talked about political unity by the nation’s Republican Governors in resisting Democratic policies.

    By Bill Dries July 16, 2024
  • Premium Memphis Tigers Football

    Tigers team up with FedEx to help fill care packages for troops

    Quarterback Seth Henigan, running back Mario Anderson, linebacker Elijah Herring, defensive back Jordan Grier and offensive lineman Jaylen Nichols attended.

    By Frank Bonner II July 16, 2024
  • Premium Elections

    US Sen. Blackburn has $9.2M for reelection bid

    The specter of 85,000 new Internal Revenue Service employees hired specifically to go after taxpayers surfaced again Monday as U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., gave her second speech of the day to the Republican National Convention.

    By Bill Dries July 16, 2024
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    The Early Word: xAI powers up next month, and Evergreen eatery expands

    City’s bond rating is on shaky ground, Southwest hackers demanded ransom and Scotty Pippen Jr. is playing by the rules.

    By Bianca Phillips July 16, 2024
  • Metro

    Daily Memphian writers win Green Eyeshade awards

    Seven former and current Daily Memphian staffers were honored for their work. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 16, 2024
  • Premium Education

    Southwest hackers sought ransom in cyberattack

    This makes at least the fourth ransomware attack on a Tennessee public college or university in less than three years.

    By Jody Callahan July 16, 2024
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    Memphis budget woes spark worry from bond rating agency

    The outlook change signals that Fitch Ratings has concerns and could downgrade the City of Memphis’ bond rating.

    By Samuel Hardiman July 16, 2024
  • Education

    Luther McClellan, first Black graduate at Memphis State, dies at 83

    “Something that he made very clear is that once you make up your mind that this is your goal, you stick with it, and you don’t let anything deter you from it,” said Linda Hall, associate dean of multicultural affairs.

    By Jane Roberts July 16, 2024
  • Shelby County

    County Commission could override Mayor Harris veto on land bank reform

    The commission gave final approval to sweeping changes to the Shelby County Land Bank at its last meeting in June. Mayor Lee Harris vetoed the resolution saying it costs too much and is an unclear plan. The commission meets in special session Wednesday, July 17, to vote on overriding Harris’ veto.

    By Bill Dries July 15, 2024
  • Premium Business

    XAI supercomputer to turn on mid-August

    All 100,000 H100 Nvidia chips for the xAI supercomputer have been received.

    By Sophia Surrett, Samuel Hardiman July 16, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Police capture suspect in Church’s Chicken shooting

    Monica Williams, 45, is suspected of fatally shooting Church’s employee Anitra West.

    By Julia Baker July 15, 2024
  • Shelby County

    Political Roundup: Battleground rhetoric, Blackburn in Milwaukee, Cohen on Biden

    The roundup also looks at postponed plans for a Democratic fundraiser. 

    By Bill Dries July 15, 2024
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Rawgirls is closing, but Brooklyn Bridge is here to stay

    Crosstown Mound plans are moving along, Feagins’ cabinet is almost full and a new coffee shop is rolling into Memphis.

    By Bianca Phillips July 22, 2024
  • Elections

    Collierville’s November elections could go into December runoffs

    Three candidates have already pulled petitions to run for Collierville mayor while three others are planning to run for the seat being vacated by Alderman John Worley. 

    By Abigail Warren August 03, 2024
  • Premium Education

    Meet the MSCS senior leadership team

    Superintendent Marie Feagins’ group is significantly different from the cabinets of previous Memphis-Shelby County Schools administrations. 

    By King Jemison July 15, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    This Week in Memphis: Asian Night Market, Las Vegas Summer League

    Also happening this week: The Shelby County Commission holds first meeting after budget season, and Memphis Public Libraries hosts a senior health fair — with a dance-off.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 14, 2024
  • Education

    Southwest sold its Frayser campus. Here’s what a new location could offer.

    The college is considering a future location in Frayser or Raleigh with programming tailored to the neighborhoods’ needs and interests.

    By Laura Testino July 14, 2024
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Horses and people find solace in greener pastures at Southern Reins

    This nonprofit creates space for healing and second chances for people with autism, trauma or other diagnoses, and also for horses that had careers in the show ring, on the polo field or elsewhere.

    By Aisling Mäki July 14, 2024
  • Education

    Southwest to resume in-person classes

    After being closed due to a cybersecurity incident earlier this month, Southwest Tennessee Community College will resume in-person classes and work Monday, July 15.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 13, 2024
  • Metro

    Local leaders react to deadly shooting at Trump rally

    Former President Donald Trump was bloodied, but said he was “fine” Saturday after the most serious attempt to assassinate a president or presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981. The attack at a Pennsylvania political rally left at least two people dead and two critically injured.

    By The Associated Press July 14, 2024

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