A private service was held for Young Dolph, whose real name was Adolph Robert Thornton Jr., at First Baptist Church — Broad. 

Some Tigers look for their Hawaiian shirts while another has “Effortles” style, an area restaurant and family celebrate 100 years and we have Holiday Wonders tickets to give away. 

With a few hundred guests, Jim’s Place celebrated 100 years. And the memories? Untold thousands.

The DA’s annual Season of Remembrance memorial service for homicide victims honored more than 300 people lost to violence this year. 

The Shelby County Health Department also issued a new health directive on Monday, Nov. 29.

The 69 symbolic figures represented the record number of walkers and bikers who were killed on Memphis streets last year.

“Friends” in sickness and in health, U of M football ends a somewhat rocky regular season with a win and Walls is/are going up in Mississippi. 

A firm that simplifies bill-paying for households around the country reports that Memphis is second only to Austin, Texas, for having the nation’s lowest average utility bills.

“It is surreal to think that I’m serving the community that made me,” Brandi Young said. “It’s humbling, it’s surreal to be in this position, this same spot where I grew up.”

Still trying to catch up from revenue and donations lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, area nonprofit leaders are hoping to finish the year strong.

Chancellor Anne Martin of the Davidson County Chancery Court ordered the Board of Parole to redetermine one man’s release eligibility date, writing the board’s actions were “inconsistent with all principles of due process.”

On Small Business Saturday, several entrepreneurs discuss the challenges and stresses they face, some of which have increased during the pandemic, and the reasons it’s important to support local shops.

State Representatives John Gillespie and Dwayne Thompson spoke on this week’s “Behind The Headlines.”

Ornaments shaped like snowmen, stars, poinsettias and snowflakes hang on light poles along Elvis Presley between East Brooks Road and East Shelby Drive. 

The annual meal giveaway feeds 5,000 on Thanksgiving, while other groups in the city also host holiday meals for hundreds more.

Su Casa gave boxes of turkey, produce and canned goods to families who attend the ministry’s adult English classes and bilingual preschool programs in Berclair. 

The University of Memphis is asking Gov. Bill Lee for $25 million to renovate its business school. Many say it would make the university more competitive with elite public universities.

Andre Mathis would replace on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Bernice Donald, who is taking senior status. 

Qualifying Shelby County residents can now receive double the amount of property tax relief, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris announced Wednesday, Nov. 24.

“Losing Adolph, Dolph, Man-Man, changes our lives forever. And while we will take each day as it comes, we are comforted in knowing that he leaves a legacy that reflects his heart. A heart that was for his family. A heart that was for the people,” the statement released Wednesday, Nov. 24, reads.

Police said no one was injured in the incident.

Chip Washington wanted to give his kidney to his ailing wife, but he wasn’t a match. “What else can I do?” he asked doctors.

Ford’s plans for a $5.6 billion auto plant campus with 6,000 workers has turned the spotlight on Haywood County property owners. 

TDEC spokeswoman Kim Schofinski said the plan to move the coal ash includes traffic management.

Over the past 20 months, the complex has been the scene of more than 1,600 calls for police services, ranging from violent crime to drugs.