Big changes are coming to Frayser schools, an ex-Memphis cop is sentenced for murder and the DA’s office remembers lives lost.

The changes could be an example of what’s to come for other families as Memphis-Shelby County Schools makes plans to close, consolidate, repurpose and build new campuses.

The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office honored 178 victims of violence Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, at the 15th annual “Season of Remembrance” event.

“The whole world is watching Tennessee right now, and they’re watching your district,” the president said.

The council also gets an update on the Memphis Area Transit Authority’s three-month, no-fare experiment.

High school students can get a taste of higher education, expand their horizons and maybe shave off a semester of their college career with help from the Mississippi University for Women.

Sometimes a La Nina winter can produce a decent snow event, but Monday’s forecast calls for a mix of sleet and rain. 

Patric Ferguson was sentenced in the January 2021 death of Robert Howard, whom he killed while on duty.

The two sides have fought in court since early 2024.

In advance of GivingTuesday, editorial director Mary Cashiola and Sarah Leach, The Daily Memphian’s director of fundraising and development, talk about the news site’s role as a nonprofit, the free content the site provides and goals for the day. 

The road to American citizenship is very long, Belly Acres isn’t going belly up and the Grizzlies give us something to be thankful for.

What’s the deal with the once-popular Mexican restaurant in East Memphis? Why is the giant sign still glowing even though the place has been closed for eight years?

“There’s so much positive news out there, and I’m blessed to be able to see it firsthand and be actually involved in it,” said the new chairman, who plans to help make Downtown a thriving area for residents — and visitors. 

The process of becoming a U.S. citizen is extremely complex, taking years — sometimes decades — and thousands of dollars. Here’s how people do it. 

Also happening this week: Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Porter-Leath are hosting drives for holiday gifts and winter wear.

Today, almost all Americans can trace their lineage back to another part of the world. The Daily Memphian recently talked to 16 locals — including business owners and a former mayor — about their families’ journeys to America.

UMRF Ventures, a private, for-profit subsidiary of the University of Memphis Research Foundation, has been creating IT jobs and other service positions for college students since 2017. 

The Wolf River Conservancy and Ducks Unlimited partnered to protect 700+ acres of wetlands in Collierville, Piperton and Rossville.

Need ideas for gifts this season? We’ve got you covered. 

Students currently enrolled in the program can renew beginning on Dec. 9.

“There’s so many people in this world who didn’t know we touched their lives because it didn’t happen to them,” Karolina Duda said of potential crime victims. The Daily Memphian rode along with Supervisory Deputy Duda to observe the on-the-ground work of the Memphis Safe Task Force.

Memphians across the city spend part of their Thanksgiving holiday helping to feed the hungry.

Lauren Rogers, head of the Upper School at St. Mary’s said the school has a “moral obligation” to staunch the widening gender gap in STEM education.

Defense attorneys for Lindsey Whiteside have offered a counterargument against the prosecution claims the former coach and youth pastor should be resentenced.

The company will pay a $150,000 fine and enter a probation program that subjects it to unannounced inspections by Environmental Protection Agency personnel.