Meanwhile, librarians seeking union recognition got a promise from the Memphis City Council. 

The NCRM’s 2025 Keeper of the Dream awards winners — Carlos Watkins, Pragna Rajashekar and Christian Love — answered questions from The Daily Memphian, from what the museum means for Memphis to where they’ll travel with their prize.

A group of parents is leading the charge against DeSoto County school leaders with a protest after a former coach pleaded guilty to sexual battery with a minor.

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Judge who presided over Lindsey Whiteside case recuses himself, blasts DA

In his recusal, Judge Andrew Howorth added a severe warning about the implications of pressure tactics on the judicial system, stating this “approximates the manner in which courts operate in authoritarian regimes, such as North Korea and Iran.”

Youth Connect has provided free therapy outside of school to 345 young people in the Memphis area since starting in May 2024. Those who work with youths say it fills a need.

The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals has denied the appeal of Cleotha Abston’s rape conviction last year.

No Kings protest organizer addresses Cohen controversy, Frayser students can name their own high school and Ja Morant is back just in time.

Amid a surge in arrests from the Memphis Task Force, the federal public defender’s office is “straining.” 

Voters will have a say in naming the new high school, which will open in 2027. A mix of old and new names are on the ballot.

Who got to speak at Saturday’s “No Kings” protest in East Memphis and who didn’t was still a lively topic two days after the event.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and leaders of other groups seeking to stop the National Guard deployment in Memphis say the city was never offered an option to join their lawsuit.

The administration is “confident” it will win in court. 

Through TIPS, eligible Tennessee families can get up to $1,500 to help pay for college.

For a year, Memphis City Council has delayed a final vote on an ordinance that would formalize a significant change to city sewer policy made by former Mayor Jim Strickland in 2017.

U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman dismissed 17 of 36 charges against a local gynecologist, court records show.

Memphis gets proactive about potholes, county may have a plan to pay Halbert’s rent and we look at Coach Cal’s most memorable games.

This week, Ask the Memphian investigates reported sightings of ghosts at the South Main district bar. Oh, and we’ll also tell you about the abandoned cemetery right across the street.

Also in the political roundup, Harris endorses Green in the race for Governor as Blackburn calls out Green by name. And a close encounter at “No Kings” between Cohen and Pearson.

Also happening this week: The Memphis Tigers play a big-deal game against South Florida, and The Daily Memphian is hosting two panel discussions.

Director of Development and Infrastructure John Zeanah and Public Works Director Scott Morgan hatch a schedule to patch teeth-rattling roadways and clean stormwater inlets.

Saturday’s protest was a serious event for many of those involved, yet it also involved more than a bit of whimsy. The getups included characters such as Shrek, Kenny and Cartman from “South Park,” Gizmo from “Gremlins.”

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been asked to review an Oct. 7 dispute between the general sessions clerk and Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies outside the county courthouse.

Memphis Mayor Paul Young said on “Behind The Headlines” the city’s $22 million purchase of the 600-room hotel helps protect the city’s $200 million investment in the Renasant Convention Center.

U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are calling for an investigation into an investigation. Also, U.S. Rep. David Kustoff’s talks to Fox News about Memphis Safe Task Force, and U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen’s “Trump Score” is an F.

U.S. District Judge Mark Norris wrote that he recused himself “because of the apparent bias of others against the Court.”