What’s closed in Memphis for the 2026 ice storm? We keep you up-to-date here, including school closings for Thursday, Jan. 29. 

The City of Memphis will host a news conference at 9:15 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at the Office of Emergency Management.

Craig Brewer’s new film gets an Oscar nom, more affordable housing is coming and there’s a vegan restaurant for sale.

Arlington and Bartlett officials are preparing for the anticipated winter storm this weekend, running through the checklist of emergency necessities.

With the uncertainty of just what type of precipitation will move into North Mississippi this weekend, cities across DeSoto County are gearing up for a tough time.

The vacant lot is one of 43 in North Memphis and Binghampton assembled for construction of new homes to own and rent in an attempt for the city to fix its shortage of quality affordable housing.

For the past three weeks, nearly 35 MSCS schools have been without janitorial services because of the stalled contract.

Conditions over the weekend could be as bad as the 1994 ice storm that crippled Memphis.

When Oscar nominations were announced Thursday, Jan. 22, one relative surprise was a Best Actress nomination for Kate Hudson, who plays Milwaukee tribute singer Claire Sardina in “Song Sung Blue.”

Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel says 100 state troopers will remain in Memphis full-time after the federal Task Force leaves.

Memphis probably won’t get 2 feet of snow this weekend. But meteorologists agree it’s too soon to be sure what we are getting. 

Funeral home drops Brent Taylor’s name, Chef Jimmy Gentry gets his flowers and the Tigers don’t know what happened.

Last week, the Memphis Grizzlies organization — the players, members of the front office, the entertainment team, the mascot — traveled to Europe. So did The Daily Memphian. 

On Wednesday, Jan. 21, grocery-store parking lots were busy, shelves were picked over and checkout lines were backed up down aisles. Eggs, bread and milk were already scarce.

Races on the May and August ballots continue to take shape ahead of filing deadlines in February and March.

The policy changes, submitted by the DMC Policy Committee in December, align with the newly adopted Downtown Action Plan, which focuses resources on Main Street, invests in activation, infill and blight remediation and to maximize walkability. 

As the federal government loses cases about deploying troops to cities across the country, the U.S. government has weighed in on whether the Tennessee National Guard should remain in Memphis. 

MLGW is working to ensure its water-pumping infrastructure is insulated and they encourage homeowners and residents to do the same for their pipes. 

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Collierville funeral home plans to remove Brent Taylor’s name from the facility, saying that recent comments from Taylor “do not reflect the values, mission or beliefs of our current leadership.”

Temperatures will drop below freezing Friday evening and likely not return to 32 degrees until the middle of next week.

MSCS board expands its lawsuit, the Republican party has a new leader and Oscar hopefuls are coming to Memphis screens.

In 1933, just as Franklin D. Roosevelt was about to assume the presidency for the first time, the U.S. economy was in shambles. That set off a chain of events that led to one of the world’s most valuable coins being hunted in Memphis. 

The MSCS board’s new complaint makes a special case for board member Tamarques Porter of District 4 who “will suffer a unique harm.”

Rachel Wall the new chair of the Shelby County Republican Party, says the GOP should have a name contender for county mayor soon.