Blackburn’s announcement makes official what had been expected for some time from the ally of President Donald Trump. 

Today on The AM/DM podcast, editorial director Mary Cashiola and enterprise reporter Samuel Hardiman talk about a mayoral retreat, complete with bowling, at Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid. 

The city will soon own a Downtown hotel, a former Tiger is fighting for his life and a new cafe offers Juiced What You Needed.

UT Martin passed its first hurdle to open a local campus, where it plans to expand its equestrian, veterinary and agricultural offerings.

Memphis City Council members are weighing whether there is an easy and quick way to make the change or whether the change will take a charter amendment voters would have to approve.

MATA’s interim leader told the council all the buses are ready but only for a pared-down system and that former leadership spent more than a million dollars in federal funds it hadn’t secured.

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The $900,000 intended for “integrity in policing” could instead fund several different projects across this city. 

Julian Bolton, an attorney who also mentored younger politicians in the community after leaving the County Commission in 2006, died Monday. He was 75.

After closing, Carlisle Development Corp. will take over running the hotel that’s attached to Renasant Convention Center and start the process for redeveloping it.

Editorial director Mary Cashiola and public safety reporter Aarron Fleming talk about the challenges the Shelby County Jail is facing.

More xAI could mean more pollution, Memphis’ golf history is set in stone and the Tigers don’t crack the Top 25.

Overton Park has completed a project to recognize locals who have made an impact on the game of golf. 

The Daily Memphian reported July 21 that the city paid a Memphis consulting firm $10,000 to facilitate the one-and-a-half-day retreat. Here’s what it cost taxpayers. 

New documents shed some light on xAI’s long-term plans for the former Duke Energy Plant in Southaven that it bought last month.

This first day of school, Memphis-Shelby County Schools third grader Willie Perry felt “nervous and excited at the same time.” Adults interested in the school system have reasons to feel the same about the new academic year.

The funding — generated from $2.8 million interest income on federal grant money — would support a police reform task force appointed in late 2024. The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis, Children and Youth Wellness Crisis Center and PURE Academy are also proposed to receive a piece.

In this episode of The AM/DM podcast, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips talk about what’s on the horizon this week for the Memphis area. 

Musselwhite gushes over xAI, some inmates will get out of jail free and Bartlett isn’t losing its Mojo.

For that matter, what is a viaduct, anyway?

This Political Roundup dives into what the Southaven mayor said about Elon Musk’s xAI buying a former energy plant, MLGW customers who could be cut off skyrocket, TVA’s demand highs and more.

Also happening this week: Neighborhood groups across the county host police meet-and-greets for National Night Out.

MSCS board members start another academic year with a temporary district leader, as state takeovers loom, school closures are expected, and new policies could take hold.

Each year, teachers from all seven Germantown Municipal School District schools gather at Houston High for a party and inspirational speech from Jason Manuel, the superintendent.

The Alcy Ball neighborhood in South Memphis sits beside industrial lots with a known history of contamination, most notably the former Memphis Defense Depot.

When Tennessee State Board of Education Chairman Bob Eby mentioned at a May board meeting that he wanted to launch a study of the state’s language graduation requirement, he kicked off a firestorm of public response.