AutoZone Park’s Deck the Diamond Holiday Spectacular features archways, reindeers, presents and trains lighting up the ballpark, glowing gold, white and purple.

Also happening: Bartlett could get food trucks, a star-studded holiday tribute to Elvis Presley airs and Collierville parents can speak their mind on school rezoning.

Dr. Martin Croce, Regional One Health’s senior vice president and chief medical officer, and Dr. Andrew James Kerwin, chief of trauma, trained at the Elvis Presley Trauma Center, then left to pursue roles elsewhere. 

“Each of the last two years, we’ve had 1,400 patients come in from gun violence, and this year, we’re on pace to break that, which is really unthinkable,” said the chief of trauma at Regional One Health. 

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After one of its guards allegedly shot and killed a man at a Kroger gas station in Memphis, the State of Tennessee found the company employed 309 unlicensed guards during a six-month period.

Wearing medieval warrior gear and wielding longswords, members of Memphis Armored Fight Club thrash and clash with panache.

In the second part of his end-of-term interview on “Behind The Headlines,” Mayor Jim Strickland also talked about the upcoming transition to Mayor-elect Paul Young and why he is fond of asphalt.

The plan being discussed includes FedEx guaranteeing a set amount of cargo. 

A delayed grant for Tom Lee Park’s redesign, the Beale Street Landing dock expansion and a pool of money cobbled together years ago to jumpstart a renovation of Mud Island led to a City Council showdown.

At least 11 judges have been referred for removal dating back to the 1800s for a variety of offenses, from aiding in a duel to writing a letter to Hustler magazine on official stationery.

Rose Lubin lost her life, at age 20, defending the homeland in Israel as a member of the border police. It was long enough to leave a legacy. 

A three-judge panel ruled that the state Senate map is unconstitutional because the districts in Nashville are not consecutively numbered. The state House map will remain unchanged, and the redrawn Senate map is unlikely to change the body’s partisan or racial composition.

Some City Council members say crime data spotlighting those arrested several times could help Memphians better assess their risks. Others say the lack of data isn’t what’s driving fear of crime in the city.

“When they have trauma, they’re going to bring the trauma to the streets,” said Damon Curry Morris, who’s leading a group of local activists in drafting a plan to address youth violence.

Millington wants the Shelby County Clerk to pay for use of the building owned by the suburb. However, after 18 months, no agreement has been met.

The producers planning a May music festival in Tom Lee Park announced they are planning a barbecue contest there the same month — and at the same time as Memphis in May’s barbecue contest at Liberty Park.

The high school graduation rate for MSCS students rose to 81.5 % in 2022-23, according to the Tennessee Department of Education, continuing a rebound from the pandemic years.

More troopers are coming (again), AutoZone isn’t happy and a family member remembers those allegedly killed by Mavis Christian Jr.

The complex deal clears the path to focus on FedExForum improvements.

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JB Smiley is the new council chairman for 2024. And the council approved a $20 million loan to MATA as its federal funding is delaying by short-term funding resolutions in Washington, D.C.

The newest ballot questions would allow the City Council to set its own pay, allow partisan primary city elections and bringing back a runoff requirement. There are already three other charter change referendums on the 2024 ballot.

Outgoing Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland responds to a lengthy statement from team president Craig Unger after Triple-A baseball team gets no money for stadium “in desperate need of standard updates.”

“Once my grandma passed, every interaction with him was a red flag,” Selise Manuel said of her uncle Mavis Christian Jr. “Every time we’d see him, it was a red flag. It was violent.”

Stephen Robinson, who was charged with killing Marcus Donald, 38, in November 2022, also pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in another killing. 

MLGW’s CEO said the utility has operated with a “run to fail” mindset, meaning it only fixes what’s broken, and there haven’t been regular investments in MLGW’s infrastructure for decades.