The city will be at halfway point in its fiscal year, as the council discusses pay raises for firefighters, renovating a police precinct, relocating a Downtown MPD unit and “Hyde Square.” 

Gov. Lee turns down funds to feed hungry kids, Hardaway is “totally disappointed” in his Tigers and we get a deeper look a xAI’s power usage.

It’s a big week in politics and governance. 

The rarest and most valuable coin in history — the 1933 Double Eagle — was once owned by a coin collector in Memphis, until confiscated by the federal government.

Gov. Bill Lee declines to sign up for federal food assistance program, shifts focus to state-funded solutions.

Initial public records provided to The Daily Memphian showed only a fraction of xAI’s true electric consumption and almost none of its natural gas usage, prompting questions about incomplete disclosure.

Shelby County commissioners will vote on a resolution that would settle an ongoing dispute with the City of Millington for the $28,800 owed in rent for the County Clerk’s office on Navy Road.

Also in the political roundup, Jerri Green gets a new job and stays on the campaign trail. And meet the first Republican contender for County Mayor.

Jack Knight is one busy 11-year-old. He’s an athlete, actor and aspiring entrepreneur. 

Stephanie Creasy didn’t always want to go into law enforcement. Now the native Memphian is second in command of the U.S. Marshals Service, the agency at the helm of the Memphis Safe Task Force.

Standing outside Berean Missionary Baptist Church in the Whitehaven neighborhood of Memphis, the preachers led a series of prayers for an end to violent crime in the immediate area.

There are fewer than 120,000 orangutans left in the wild, and zoo breeding programs like the one at Memphis Zoo could be key to the species’ continued existence.

State Sen. Raumesh Akbari and County Commission Chair Shante Avant discussed the Memphis Safe Task Force’s immigration role on “Behind The Headlines” as well as legislation that would allow a state takeover of Memphis schools.

Mississippi leaders tout the new xAI data center, Gussied Up gives an update and the Tigers land a quarterback.

January is traditionally one of the slowest times of the year when it comes to social events. But it’s not the case this weekend.

Friday is the first day to check out and file qualifying petitions to get on the Aug. 6 ballot featuring state and federal primaries.

After a woman was fatally shot by an Immigrations and Custom Enforcement agent in Minneapolis, a score of Memphians gathered to remember her and call for action amid local ICE activity.

“This is an exciting day, not only in Mississippi’s future, but this is an exciting day for Mississippi’s kids and for Mississippi’s workforce and for Mississippi’s economy,” Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday about xAI’s new data center in Southaven.

A traveler who passed through Memphis International Airport recently has tested positive for measles, Shelby County health officials said Thursday, Jan. 8.

Gabby Salinas filed a bill to block ICE from schools and churches following a fatal shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Jan. 7.

A gyno was found guilty, Dillon Brooks runs his mouth and Calkins thinks you should be an Ole Miss fan tonight. 

As the Grizzlies look to rack up points in Berlin and London, Memphis business leaders are aiming for some wins of their own. 

Memphis Tourism president and CEO Kevin Kane said the Grizzlies’ international games provide a rare opportunity to get in front of influential international travel companies. 

The Shelby County Election Commission will stop issuing petitions for five MSCS seats in response to an order from a local judge.