Also in the political roundup, Charlie Hatcher on KWAM, Chaz Molder’s fish fry in North Memphis and the art of canvassing and phone banking.

During several counts each spring and summer, volunteers check on the health of the state’s butterfly population — “a proxy for everything.” 

Trump’s trip to Knoxville comes as U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn campaigns for Tennessee governor. Meanwhile, Democratic nominee Jerri Green posted that she is the only “VFL” in the race.

SpaceXAI offers to buy real estate from some Southaven residents if they pledge not to join a class-action lawsuit filed in June over the company’s North Mississippi power plant.

Dozens of volunteers took part in an “Adventure Day on the Greenway” in North Memphis Saturday to not only help clean up the area but also to discover what the trail was all about.

Joseph Wells filled out the application, but he kept it a secret. Now, thanks to the unlikely P.E. teacher, the students at his school have an outdoor exercise area. 

Two women are teaming up on an affordable-housing development in North Memphis, another move in the momentum to bring more new homes to the city.

Almost a month into his four-year term, Shelby County Mayor Mickell Lowery said his top priority is the county’s financial stability.

Northeast Prep Academy students celebrated the unveiling of a vibrant new Memphis Grizzlies and FedEx Dream Court featuring a hand-painted mural by local artist Siphne Sylve.

DeSoto County’s Lindsey Whiteside saga is almost officially over.

Elon Musk confirmed on X that additional graphics processing units are coming, and his company said Colossus II will be America’s largest grid-connected battery pack to support the computing power.

A Hickory Hill club has been shut down, Lee Harris gets a street sign and Millington needs ideas for an old building.

This weekend brings us both Gonerfest and the Pink Palace Crafts Fair and, as different as those two events are, they both hold a special place in Memphis’ annual event calendar.

As the ceremony honoring the former county mayor got underway, demolition work continued at the former Commercial Appeal building less than half a mile west.

Two law firms filed a federal class action lawsuit against SpaceXAI over noise and vibration from its Whitehaven and Southaven facilities.

A Hickory Hill nightclub that was recently the scene of a Memphis Safe Task Force raid has been forced to shutter. 

A federal judge heard arguments about whether to temporarily block the Task Force from enforcing a Tennessee buffer law and retaliating against citizens who film police operations.

A judge denied a pause on ICE ridealongs, two Grizzlies helped the homeless and you can eat at Ronnie Grisanti’s on a budget.

The site is slated to become the home of a new Regional One hospital, which could cost more than $900 million. 

The Federal Duck Stamp Contest is taking place in Memphis on Thursday and Friday. Pick the winner, and Geoff Calkins will buy you lunch.

A federal judge will not temporarily restrict how the Tennessee Highway Patrol works with federal immigration authorities, ruling the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition had not shown enough evidence to justify immediate court intervention.

The teenager was apprehended by Memphis Safe Task Force agents who were eating lunch nearby. 

Memphis Tourism announced that Shelby County drew 10.3 million visitors in 2025 — less than 2024 — but industry experts share a positive outlook for the years to come.

Lauren Pinkston and David Hatley are drawing the attention of the Democratic and Republican nominees for Tennessee Governor. Pinkston and Hatley are better funded than independent candidates usually are in the statewide race.

A federal court heard arguments in a lawsuit that seeks to block Tennessee Highway Patrol collaboration with ICE for immigration enforcement.