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<strong><span class="c-media-item__caption">Memphis board Vice Chair Sable Otey, left, and Chair Tamarques Porter say they&rsquo;re focusing on teacher development and rebuilding trust amid the state takeover.&nbsp;</span></strong><span class="c-media-item__credit">(Courtesy of Sable Otey and Tamarques Porter)</span>City of Memphis

New MSCS board leaders say they won’t let the state takeover overshadow student needs

Tamarques Porter and Sable Otey, two MSCS board members recently elected as this year’s chair and vice chair respectively, say they’re confident they can weather the storm.

By Bri Hatch 11 hours ago
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Opinion: What’s to become of old-school moderate Democrats?

“The obvious rift between Steve Cohen and Justin Pearson reflects a larger national divide between an older Democratic tradition and a rising — and increasingly radicalized — progressive movement.”

By John Covington 11 hours ago
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Local CEOs build houses for Memphis Habitat

Like all Memphis Habitat homes, the homes built during the CEO Build event will be sold to local homebuyers through the nonprofit’s affordable mortgage program.

By Andy Ashby 5 hours ago
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Tennessee’s Teacher of the Year is from Sycamore Elementary in Collierville

When Collierville High teacher Brandi De La Cruz was named Tennessee Teacher of the Year in 2025, it was a first for the municipal school system. Now a second Collierville educator has claimed the honor.

By Abigail Warren 11 hours ago

  • Shelby County

    County Commission will take up data center moratorium of its own

    The Shelby County Commission will take a first vote on a data center moratorium. It comes as the Memphis City Council is considering a similar proposal.

    By Bill Dries 7 minutes ago
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    The path was slow and frustrating. But a new American citizen says it was worth it.

    Now Carmen Hunter works at Latino Memphis, helping others overcome the challenges she once faced. “I always think, ‘What could have been if we’d stayed in Mexico?’ I don’t think I would have lived as well as I have here.”

    By John Klyce 5 hours ago
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    Memphis ‘mega docket’ immigration court is booming

    The scale of the Memphis Immigration Court’s “mega master docket” is clear right away — and it’s part of a national shift in immigration policy.

    By Mary Evans 4 hours ago
  • State Government

    Christa Pike is released from hospital after surviving execution attempt, attorneys say

    Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection, has been moved back to prison, her attorneys said Saturday.

    By The Associated Press October 10, 2026
  • Public Safety

    MPD officers shoot, critically injure man during chase

    Officials said two officers returned fire after a suspect shot at them during a foot chase.

    By Jody Callahan 5 hours ago
  • Metro

    MLGW ‘standing down’ as threat of severe weather wanes

    The utility had kept 65 crews ready to go in case of severe weather from the remnants of Hurricane Isaias, but most of those are being released.

    By Jody Callahan 23 hours ago
  • Behind The Headlines

    Kuhn says Kustoff is vulnerable in reelection bid

    Heidi Kuhn, 8th Congressional District Democratic nominee, discusses her challenge of Republican incumbent David Kustoff on ‘Behind The Headlines.’ 

    By Bill Dries October 10, 2026
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    Flat Stanley gets to tour Memphis with a Grizzlies star

    An Arkansas special education teacher needed help with a class project. Memphis Grizzlies guard Jaylen Wells answered the call.

    By Drew Hill October 10, 2026
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    Millington recommends candidate for police chief

    After a search to replace Chief Chris Stokes, Millington has chosen a former deputy chief with the Memphis Police Department.

    By Michael Waddell October 09, 2026
  • Public Safety

    Wrongful-conviction case of alleged killer delayed

    When Andrew Hayes returns to court in November, Judge Lee Coffee will hear a motion asking the judge to remove himself from the case.

    By Mary Evans October 09, 2026
  • City of Memphis

    Young orders 90-day data center review

    Memphis Mayor Paul Young issued an executive order Friday, Oct. 9, calling for a 90-day working group to develop guidelines for data centers in the city.

    By Bill Dries October 09, 2026
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Midtown water guy and takeover board are back to work

    City Council’s data-center debate will be continued, and a new restaurant serves elevated comfort food for when you’re hungry AF.

    By Bianca Phillips October 09, 2026
  • The AM/DM

    The AM/DM podcast: Jazz, opera, EDM and Widespread Panic

    This weekend ups the ante on music — all kinds — in a music town. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 09, 2026
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    Germantown’s Scott Sanders runs unopposed, pushes term limits and commercial growth

    Sanders hadn’t planned to run again. With Mayor Mike Palazzolo retiring, he says the board needs continuity and wants to revisit the sanitation contract and boost school funding.

    By Abigail Warren October 09, 2026
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    Opinion: GOP hopefuls in Tennessee remain in the driver’s seat. But some are failing the likability test.

    “A clean Republican sweep in Tennessee, while still likely, is no longer an automatic slam dunk.”

    By Otis Sanford October 09, 2026
  • Premium Health Care

    UTHSC, elected officials break ground on new $350M College of Medicine building

    UTHSC and elected officials broke ground Thursday on a new College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building that aims to recruit prospective students and address a physician shortage.

    By Steve Bohnel October 09, 2026
  • Education

    Donor-funded consultant helped ready Memphis school takeover board during pause

    A consulting firm that worked with Houston’s school system during its takeover has quietly played a key role in readying the state-appointed board to resume control of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. 

    By Laura Testino October 09, 2026
  • City of Memphis

    City Council passes tentative zoning for data centers

    Council members are still debating whether there should be a moratorium on new data centers to get public buy-in or at least an understanding of what the rules will do and what they won’t do.

    By Bill Dries October 09, 2026
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    East Parkway water guy back selling drinks to thirsty drivers

    After an arrest that outraged many Memphians, Demarcus Dickerson was back selling cold drinks at the corner of Poplar Avenue and East Parkway.

    By Jody Callahan October 08, 2026
  • Public Safety

    Inmate accused of killing cellmate waives bond hearing

    Jonathan Griffin, 19, is charged with first-degree murder of his cellmate, Erick Jones, 23. 

    By Mary Evans October 08, 2026
  • Public Safety

    Jail East inmate died by suicide

    The autopsy report said Beverly Turnage was found unresponsive in her cell Sept. 12.

    By Mary Evans October 08, 2026
  • Update Metro

    Hurricane remnants expected to smack Memphis

    Mempho Fest, the Memphis Jazz Festival, University of Memphis football and more are keeping a close eye on the weather Saturday.

    By Jody Callahan October 08, 2026
  • Education

    MSCS asks another court to halt takeover in new suit

    Attorneys for Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Shelby County government filed a new lawsuit in Shelby County Chancery Court

    By Laura Testino October 08, 2026
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Midtown water guy was jailed, and Alchemy will transform

    Your MLGW bill may go up, a robot works at Kroger and we remember Joel Hobson III.

    By Bianca Phillips October 08, 2026
  • Metro

    The AM/DM podcast: Helping the environment in your own backyard

    As the cutting gardens manager at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Adam Queen’s day job is rooting plants and growing flowers. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 08, 2026

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