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    The Early Word: Whata-nope for burgers and why the city wants a hotel

    Much is made of a Mercedes in the Young Dolph trial, the MSCS board has new leaders and we tell you about the greatest soul song that no one knows.

    By Bianca Phillips September 25, 2024
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    Why the City of Memphis is trying to buy a hotel

    Memphis Mayor Paul Young said he felt “very compelled” to purchase Downtown’s Sheraton because of the financial risks associated with not buying it. 

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    City of Memphis wants to buy Downtown Sheraton for $22M

    By Samuel Hardiman September 25, 2024
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    With more than 40 years in the homebuilding industry, Magnolia Homes is celebrating 15 years of its Showcase of Homes event, held the weekends of Sept. 19-21 and Sept. 26-28 in four of its communities.

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  • Education

    New MSCS board leader opposed school closures

    As leaders of the board, the new chair and vice chair will help steer a district that’s in transition, and on the precipice of major decisions about its long-term goals and plans.

    By Laura Testino September 25, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    City Council burns Whataburger, gives RaceTrac green light

    The Memphis City Council vetoed a fast-food restaurant development on Union Avenue, but allowed a hotel and townhomes to continue.

    By Bill Dries September 24, 2024
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Donated coats, skirts make suit of armor for U of M students headed to interviews

    In five hours, 755 students cleared out nearly 10,000 free jackets, blazers, blouses and ties.

    By Jane Roberts September 25, 2024
  • Education

    Southwest Tennessee concludes hacking investigation

    A forensic investigation led by the college’s IT team confirmed the school was the target of “a sophisticated ransomware attack.”

    By Stevie Paige September 25, 2024
  • Premium Public Safety

    DeSoto County sheriff’s town hall focuses on school safety after threats

    “We sit right next to one of the most dangerous cities in the country, but our crime rate has remained low,” Sheriff Thomas Tuggle said, referring to Memphis at DeSoto’s northern doorstep.

    By Rob Moore September 24, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Desmond Mills weeps on witness stand: ‘Sorry can’t bring him back’

    “I wish I could have stopped the punches,” Desmond Mills Jr. said. “It hurt to watch. … I felt bad every time his picture’s on the screen and to know I’m a part of that.”

    By Julia Baker September 25, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Desmond Mills begins testimony: ‘I just started spraying’

    Desmond Mills Jr., one of the cops who previously pleaded guilty in the death of Tyre Nichols, began his testimony Tuesday, Sept. 24, in the federal trial against the three former police officers.

    By Julia Baker September 24, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Third and final defendant pleads guilty in Whitehaven pastor’s slaying

    Eduard Rodriguez-Tabora, 23, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the July 18, 2022, carjacking and killing of Autura Eason-Williams in the driveway of her Whitehaven home.

    By Jody Callahan September 24, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    $5M in city funds will pay for AutoZone Park improvements

    Planned improvements at AutoZone Park will help the Memphis Redbirds meet Major League Baseball’s Professional Development Leagues standards.

    By Samuel Hardiman September 24, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    City: Liberty Stadium transfer will be done soon

    The City of Memphis has not yet transferred Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium to the University of Memphis.

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    $5M in city funds will pay for AutoZone Park improvements

    By Samuel Hardiman September 24, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Defendant’s half-brother testifies in Young Dolph murder trial

    On the second day of the trial for Justin Johnson, the jury was shown photos of the shooting and Johnson’s his half-brother Jemarcus Johnson took the stand.

    By Aarron Fleming September 25, 2024
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Derrick Rose is out, but the Memphis Tigers are staying in

    Young Dolph’s murder trial begins, the city plans to buy a Downtown hotel and we meet the woman who identified the DeSoto Jane Doe. 

    By Bianca Phillips September 24, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    City of Memphis wants to buy Downtown Sheraton for $22M

    Memphis Mayor Paul Young said the city wanted to find a creative way to redevelop the hotel in an interview Monday, Sept. 23. 

    By Samuel Hardiman, Sophia Surrett October 07, 2024
  • Shelby County

    County Commission approves $10M for jail repair

    Commissioners and county administration found $10 million of the $16.4 million Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said he needed, and said the rest will have to be paid out of the sheriff’s budget.

    By Bill Dries September 23, 2024
  • Premium North Mississippi

    DeSoto sheriff had tip Zimmerman was in Chicago before arrest

    Sheriff Thomas Tuggle’s statements Monday were his first on the case in over a month, a decision he compared to a game of chess with the media.

    By Rob Moore September 23, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Two additional witnesses testify Demetrius Haley sent them photos of Tyre Nichols

    Both witnesses said they deleted the Nichols photo. “I didn’t want that in my phone,” said one.

    By Julia Baker September 23, 2024
  • Premium North Mississippi

    ‘The unsung hero’: How a DeSoto County cold case was kept alive

    Lorie Ann Mealer Pennell would very likely still be a Jane Doe if it weren’t for Amber Edlin, a crime-scene technician with the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office. 

    By Rob Moore September 24, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    Traffic cameras, softball fields and big dollar figures on City Council agenda

    The council will review Tuesday, Sept. 24, a camera system for police to respond to traffic tie-ups and crimes in real-time as well as a plan for a family shelter on the old Manassas High School site.

    By Bill Dries September 23, 2024
  • Young Dolph Trial Public Safety

    Court coverage: Justin Johnson found guilty in Young Dolph murder

    The jury will begin deliberations soon. After three days of testimony in the trial for Justin Johnson, one of the men accused of killing rapper Young Dolph, the defense and the prosecution have officially rested their cases.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 15, 2025
  • Developing Public Safety

    Trial begins as second shooter takes the stand: ‘That’s the day we shot Young Dolph at Makeda’s’

    Justin Johnson’s trial began Monday in Memphis court. Johnson is one of the men accused of fatally shooting Memphis rapper Young Dolph. A second alleged shooter, Cornelius Smith, took the stand Monday afternoon. 

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    From diss tracks to gunshots: What to know before Young Dolph trial begins

    By Aarron Fleming September 24, 2024
  • Metro

    Gaines stepping down as leader of Bellevue Baptist Church

    Steve Gaines, who has served as senior pastor at Bellevue Baptist Church for 19 years, is stepping down from the role to travel and minister as an itinerant preacher.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 23, 2024
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Grizz caught in the gun fight? Plus, a Champion goes west

    AutoZone Park could get a refresh, Mini Claw (and places like it) may save the mall and you can get a taste of Montana in Germantown. 

    By Bianca Phillips September 23, 2024
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: Will Grizzlies be a casualty of gun referendum fight?

    “The future of the Grizzlies might be caught up in the ongoing fight over the gun referendum. For Memphis, it’s a dangerous game to play.”

    By Geoff Calkins September 23, 2024

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