Barry Fuller blessed us, everyone, as Scrooge, consummate theater man
He made his largest mark as Scrooge, which he performed at Theatre Memphis 11 times, more than any other actor in the city.
He made his largest mark as Scrooge, which he performed at Theatre Memphis 11 times, more than any other actor in the city.
The day after the special prosecutor from Chattanooga came to Memphis to hear from the public, Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright has drafted a formal complaint against Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert.
Chandell Ryan will run DMC, the Liberty Bowl offers redemption and if you’re hoping for snow this month, well, too bad, so sad.
Here’s a look at the five referendums Memphis voters will decide in 2024 that, if approved, would change future elections.
Memphis Mayor-elect Paul Young’s administration continued to take shape this week with the incoming mayor announcing most of his remaining appointments.
The family of a teenager who died after a physical altercation at a Youth Villages facility discussed video footage of the encounter with members of the media Wednesday, Dec. 27.
Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright said Wednesday, Dec. 27, he is in the process of drafting a formal complaint against Wanda Halbert for the special prosecutor’s office in Chattanooga to consider.
At most, there could be some light flurries, but even then, forecaster Andy Chiuppi said the conditions aren’t right for it to stick around.
Bernice Donald was selected as the mediator in confidential discussions that could lead to a potential settlement or set the stage for trial if no resolution is reached, according to court documents.
A $25 wheel-tax hike tops the annual list of significant votes by the Shelby County Commission. The vote had a ripple effect on the 13-member body from electing a new chair to a special prosecutor investigating County Clerk Wanda Halbert.
The MPD is always watching, Renasant Bank cancels its PILOT and Staks stacks up its Memphis-area locations.
The four-year term of the Memphis City Council is at an end. The Daily Memphian’s Council Scorecard has chronicled 158 critical decisions by the body over that term. Here are the most critical decisions ones.
The last City Council Scorecard of the year includes a pay raise for the new mayor, another ballot question for 2024 and several items for the new council to decide.
The past few years have brought wild fluctuations between flooding and drought, bringing more stress to the communities nestled along the Mississippi’s 2,350 miles.
“It’s really gonna change the way we’re able to do our job,” said Lt. Jason Valentine, who leads the Sheriff’s Office’s Homeland Security department.
“This is 21st-century policing at its finest,” said MPD’s deputy chief of information technology. “We may not have an officer on every street corner in the city, but we can have a camera.”
After taking time off air this year due to a chronic health condition, Joyce Peterson is back at WMC-TV Action News 5, marking her 30th year reporting the good — and the bad — to Memphians.
Unlike last year, when more than half the service area lost power during an ice storm, these outages were mostly isolated in the southeastern parts of Shelby County on an unseasonably warm holiday weekend.
The governor called DeAndre Brown earlier this month and Brown said, “I just lost it — I mean, tears, snot, I couldn’t even talk. ... To have that be removed with a phone call was mind-blowing.”
Sunshine & Daisy, a nonprofit founded by two Memphis women, runs a free, rolling grocery 12 months a year. In December, they add Christmas gifts and special food boxes.
Twenty-seven years and two state girls soccer titles later, the veteran St. Agnes coach is closing one chapter of a life well-lived.
Memphians who’ve lost power for a long stretch can tell you: It doesn’t matter if it was last December or decades ago, they remember it vividly.
The most recent decertifications came during the December meeting of the Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Commission.
The economic development chief of the Greater Memphis Chamber says on “Behind The Headlines” that a replacement bridge is a much faster path forward. Plus, she talks about actively courting another automaker to the region.
The logs were requested to verify that nine officers indicted for Freeman’s death are no longer working at the jail, also known simply as 201 Poplar.