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<strong>Brittney Jenkins listens to music while visiting her brother, Army veteran Brian Jenkins, at the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2026</strong>. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)Spirit of Memphis

Photo Gallery: Memorial Day in Memphis

Memorial Day signals the beginning of summer.

By The Daily Memphian Staff 4 hours ago
Public Safety

MPD officer cited for Saturday crash that sent three to hospital

MPD said the officer had just received a suspicious vehicle call. 

By The Daily Memphian Staff 6 hours ago
Spirit of Memphis

Flags, headstones and hard truths: Memphis National Cemetery tells a different Civil War story

For row after row, many of the headstones bear no name. 

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Photo Gallery: Memorial Day in Memphis

By Samuel Hardiman 6 hours ago
State Government

Why a federal judge denied an injunction against TN’s new congressional map

A judge filed a legal memo a week after his May 14 decision to deny a motion for a temporary pause in implementing the state’s new congressional map. 

By Noah McLane May 24, 2026

  • Premium Arts & Culture

    Well versed: A Memphis wordsmith makes history with ‘little poems’

    “It’s just been amazing what we’ve done with just our sheer talent, just wanting to write and be heard,” Bria Saulsberry said.

    By Brandon LaGrone II 13 hours ago
  • Premium Elections

    Here’s where the cases against Tennessee’s new congressional map stand

    There are now a total of four lawsuits against Tennessee’s new congressional map. Here is a breakdown of where each case stands as the August primaries rapidly approach.

    By Hannah Carley 20 hours ago
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    Green acres: How one local couple is living and loving off-grid life

    “This lifestyle is about living in the moment,” Amy Pearson said. “You don’t have to have a big house to have a big life.”

    By Jane Schneider 15 hours ago
  • Premium Education

    Most suburban school districts seeing flat funding from municipalities despite rising property values

    A 13-year-old referendum is sparking a budget battle in some Memphis suburbs as school boards see flat funding despite higher property values. However, government officials say they can freeze the funding due to other ways they contribute.

    By Abigail Warren 14 hours ago
  • Premium Elections

    Democrats switch to campaign mode in new Congressional districts

    The political roundup looks at a shift in the fight over Congressional redistricting and what it says about the tactics of both parties in the state of Tennessee.

    By Bill Dries 15 hours ago
  • Metro

    This Week in Memphis: Memorial Day and Italian Fest

    Also happening this week: A new coffee shop opens on South Main, and The Lobbyist reopens its patio.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 24, 2026
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    Dries: CBS Radio News signs off for the last time, leaving one less network to hit at the top of the hour

    CBS Radio News ends broadcasting Friday, May 22, after nearly a century airing on hundreds of radio stations across the country. The end is another change in a way of reporting that is becoming harder to find and define.

    By Bill Dries May 24, 2026
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    Spelling star aims for top prize at third straight trip to national bee in DC

    Farmington Elementary student Josh Verma hopes to be the fourth Memphis-area student to win the whole thing.

    By Jody Callahan May 24, 2026
  • Downtown

    Storybook trail opens at Tom Lee Park

    Just in time for summer break, Memphis River Parks Partnership and Literacy Mid-South officially unveiled the city’s first free public storybook trail.

    By Brandon LaGrone II May 22, 2026
  • State Government

    Here’s who Gov. Lee tapped for Memphis schools takeover board

    Among Gov. Lee’s five appointments to a Memphis schools takeover board are a former Memphis superintendent and former president of the Memphis Chamber.

    By Laura Testino May 22, 2026
  • Music

    The AM/DM podcast: May traditions, old and new

    Two longtime Memphis events return this weekend, right in time for Memorial Day. 

    By Mary Cashiola May 22, 2026
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Redistricting goes to court, and fondue makes a comeback

    A planned execution is halted, a Cooper-Young restaurant building is for sale and the Tigers baseball team keeps winning.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 22, 2026
  • Elections

    County primary election results have been certified, but there may be a challenge

    The second-place finisher in one of the MSCS board Democratic primaries — the closest race in the May 5 county primaries — is reportedly weighing a recount.

    By Bill Dries May 21, 2026
  • State Government

    Chancery Court hears arguments for, against congressional maps

    A Chancery Court in Nashville heard arguments Thursday on a request for a temporary injunction in relation to Tennessee’s new congressional map.

    By Noah McLane, Hannah Carley May 21, 2026
  • Update Public Safety

    Memphis man granted 1-year stay after his execution was called off

    Tony Carruthers was granted a yearlong reprieve after his planned execution was halted on Thursday, May 21.

    By The Associated Press May 21, 2026
  • Public Safety

    TBI investigating second fatality involving Task Force in a week

    In the latest incident, task force agents responded to a call at a Memphis-area residence Wednesday evening.

    By Jody Callahan May 21, 2026
  • Health Care

    The AM/DM podcast: How Regional One saved a police sergeant’s leg

    More than a month ago, Marion police sergeant Darrell Prewitt became the victim of a high-speed collision on I-40. These days, however, he’s back on two healthy legs.

    By Mary Cashiola May 21, 2026
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Anthropic’s rent at xAI and how Mike Miller lets talent fly

    Novel workers vote to unionize, an immigrants-rights group sues state troopers and Memphis names its first poet laureate.

    By Bianca Phillips May 21, 2026
  • City of Memphis

    Rhyme and reason: City of Memphis inducts inaugural poet laureate

    Attendees gathered at Downtown’s Cossitt Library to honor the three finalists for the poet laureate role.

    By Brandon LaGrone II May 22, 2026
  • Public Safety

    Immigrant rights group sues Highway Patrol over traffic stops in Memphis, Nashville

    The suit challenges what it describes as an “increasingly commonplace” practice of THP troopers teaming up with federal immigration agents to stop Memphis and Nashville motorists in order to investigate their immigration status. 

    By Noah McLane May 21, 2026
  • State Government

    Tennessee prison officials won’t say if their lethal injection drugs are expired

    Medical experts say use of out-of-date chemicals and drugs for lethal injections raises risk of prolonged and painful death.

    By Steven Hale May 20, 2026
  • Premium Lakeland

    Lakeland School System approves 2026-27 budget

    With the completion of all levels of school campuses, Lakeland School System’s board concentrates growth in its $37.8 million budget on benefits for teachers and students.

    By Michael Waddell May 20, 2026
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Huff has a lot to say; Andrew Michael guys have a new place

    Redistricting fight brings out the big guns, the ex-MATA CEO wants her job back and Novel workers may form a union.

    By Bianca Phillips May 20, 2026
  • Metro

    The AM/DM podcast: Spotlight on a mini Memphis

    At Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South, fifth- and sixth-grade students get to practice #adulting. 

    By Mary Cashiola May 20, 2026
  • Premium Education

    Tic-tac-whoa: Rhodes professor to research combinatorial game theory in Slovenia

    Eric Gottlieb has been granted a Fulbright Scholar Award to teach and conduct research at the University of Primorska in Europe.

    By Brandon LaGrone II May 20, 2026

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