Growing out-of-state enrollment and declining in-state enrollment are due in part to the looming “enrollment cliff” and the university’s improved prestige and R1 status.

The Daily Memphian readers chime in to share their experiences, which sometimes involve mail delivery issues. But County Clerk Wanda Halbert says there are other problems within county government. 

MLK PrayWalk: An Interfaith Prayer Service and Walk of Hope started with a gathering at St. Peter’s Church and concluded on the grounds of the National Civil Rights Museum.

The leaders of the group “$450M For Memphis” talk on Behind The Headlines about their problems with the ongoing RFP process and why they are phasing out the group.

Spring colors and spring spirit were on full display Friday, April 1, as patrons gathered at Agricenter International for the start of the annual Spring Market shopping event.

The Memphis Branch NAACP, along with two other organizations, has filed a lawsuit against the Shelby County Election Commission.

Jordan Hinders is challenging incumbent alderman Oscar Brooks for the Position 4 seat later this year.

The University of Memphis offers free post-trauma care for young patients at Le Bonheur, former Mid-South Food Bank president Susan H. Sanford passes and we make a case for Grizzlies league awards. 

The former development director for the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Sanford served as president and CEO of the Mid-South Food Bank for nearly two decades.

White House budget proposal includes money for Memphis buses, Action News 5 gets a makeover and Memphis Area Transit Authority offers free shuttle service for Beale Street Music Festival attendees.

Some four years after its opening, Collierville High already is facing some growing pains and has plans for a new 29,500-square-foot expansion.

On The Daily Memphian’s On The Record podcast, Rep. Steve Cohen talks about the proposed system, in which buses would have their own lanes and would be timed to hit green lights. 

The National Weather Service said that tornado would be rated “at least EF-2,” which would mean wind speeds reached 111-135 mph (178-217 kph).

Arianna Poindexter will now co-anchor the morning newscasts alongside Andrew Douglas, Kelli Cook will serve as the weekend anchor and Joy Redmond will join Joe Birch in the early and late newscasts as co-anchor.

The event will be held Sat, April 2 at 10 a.m. at the Holiday Inn located at 3700 Central Avenue. 

The Orpheum Theatre is now under private ownership after the Orpheum Theatre Group officially signed the deed Monday, March 28.

To accommodate Beale Street Music Festival fans used to staying in Downtown hotels, a free rapid bus shuttle from Downtown to Liberty Park will be offered for this year’s festival.

Memphis-area school systems are releasing students early due to hazardous weather conditions predicted for this afternoon. 

Today’s forecast includes the possibility of severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and hail. 

Germantown says “yes” to new homes and “no” to new rentals, former Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell is named chair of the Election Commission and Dixon Gallery & Gardens extends free admission through 2024.

On The Daily Memphian’s On The Record Podcast, the three Democratic primary contenders for Shelby County District Attorney General discussed what happens in the prosecutor’s office on day one if they upset incumbent Amy Weirich in August.

Each of the three Democratic primary candidates for Shelby County District Attorney General pledge to make deep reforms in the prosecutor’s office.

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What change in the DA’s office could look like on first day

The Haven, in partnership with Dixon Gallery & Gardens, will host a panel of Mid-South LGBTQIA leaders in honor of International Transgender Day of Visibility March 31. 

The budget amendment also includes $10 million for the National Civil Rights Museum, $2.5 million each for the Brooks Museum of Art and the Leftwich Tennis Center and $100,000 for the Southern Heritage Classic.

Former Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell is the new chairman of the Shelby County Election Commission.