Vietnamese food gets elevated at Bao Toan, Kirk Whalum honored a fallen astronaut and the Grizzlies have too many turnovers.

Kirk Whalum was stunned to receive a call from Cheryl McNair, the widow of astronaut Ron McNair who was killed in the Challenger disaster. The favor she asked of him still affects him today.

Gabby Salinas says she has been the beneficiary of support from all walks of life and both sides of the aisle. “That has really shaped me in my approach to the way I navigate politics.”

The St. Jude Memphis Marathon raised $15.7 million in 2024, the highest total in its 23-year history, with a little spice and a lot of love. 

The County Commission should have a replacement for retiring General Sessions Court Judge Bill Anderson by his March 1 retirement.

Germantown’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen appointed a member to the suburb’s school board. It’s the third time in the district’s history that city leaders have gone through the process.

There is a new plan for the construction of a new Regional One Health hospital at a site on Union near South Lauderdale.

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The governor and the legislature’s GOP leaders are seeking even more funding for the program’s first year than the legislative analysis identifies.

The city’s spending on private legal bills is rising, while MATA waits for more cash. Parks director Nick Walker says goodbye.

Last year, Memphis taxpayers paid $4.9 million in private legal bills, which have climbed each of the past four years.

With the discussion of school vouchers beginning this week, suburban leaders said they are watching the events in Nashville and hoping the special session doesn’t mean approval of the controversial approach.

Also happening this week: A Germantown school board vacancy will be filled.

At its Monday, Jan. 27, meeting, the Shelby County Commission set the process for filling the vacancy that comes with the March retirement of General Sessions Court Judge Bill Anderson. Also a test of the commission’s new budget subcommittee process.

In his hunt to see Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy removed from office, state Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Eads, has cited the creation of the DA’s Justice Review Unit as one justification for the ouster.

MATA’s interim chief financial officer urged Memphis Mayor Paul Young to find more funding for the bus system before it runs out of cash next month.

Worth Morgan and Naser Fazlullah vied in a hard-fought contest. The county GOP convention in Bartlett drew more than 400 people. 

Hundreds made crafts, ate and danced to celebrate the Lunar New Year at the Brooks Museum on Saturday.

A distemper outbreak at Memphis Animal Services has shut down the facility temporarily. Mayor Paul Young sent a letter to concerned citizens, outlining the situation and asking that people refrain from attacking the staff.

Mayor Lee Harris and Judge Tarik Sugarmon talk on “Behind The Headlines” about the compromise they have taken to Sheriff Floyd Bonner about administration of the county’s juvenile-detention center.

Real estate values in the recently completed countywide property reappraisal are up about 27% compared to in 2021.

Veterans Court gets a new judge, Memphis’ “mushroom queen” is moving and the Tigers earn an “embarrassing” win.

Memphis Mayor Paul Young was named Communicator of the Year, joining a roster of past honorees that includes Joe Birch, Otis Sanford, Dr. James Downing, Penny Hardaway, Ted Townsend and Beverly Robertson.

Speaking to reporters, President Donald Trump said, “everything will be revealed,” as he signed an executive order to declassify the remaining federal records relating to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and other officials. 

The one-day addition to the MIM barbecue contest at Liberty Park is tied in with the Fort Worth, Texas based Steak Cookout Association.

Interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond, a career education administrator in Memphis, said he has interest in the permanent role.