The former president, the headliner at a conservative political conference on Saturday, offered a preview during a speech in Nashville of what he is likely to say.

The festival at the Pipkin Building celebrates Black-owned businesses.

A couple dozen Frayser stakeholders gathered at Pursuit of God Church Wednesday evening to hear plans for their neighborhood that they say do not include them. 

The research mobile exhibit, led by the National Institutes of Health, stops in Memphis this week. 

The Shelby County Election Commission has until Monday to complete the process for primary races that each got fewer than 3,000 votes.

“I couldn’t figure out why someone would put that in our neighborhood,” Steve Brown said of racist communcation left at his front door.

The City Council Scorecard examines a vote on a resolution to deny former President Donald Trump a police escort to his Saturday appearance in Southaven, Mississippi. 

At a meeting Tuesday, local residents in favor of a split from the Tennessee Valley Authority criticized MLGW’s bid process — and learned who submitted at least one of the power proposals. 

Rosalyn Willis was the first leader of the agency after it gained autonomy from the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development in 2018.

Code enforcement found 36 units with no air conditioning; 36 units had no hot water.

“I am cautiously optimistic about what we have seen so far,” said Memphis-Shelby County Schools superintendent Joris Ray. 

The inspections come amid reports of no air conditioning as summer temperatures reach dangerous levels this week.

The event returns with 11 businesses for its fourth annual celebration.

Republican U.S. Representative says it’s “a seat at the table on issues such as taxes, trade and healthcare” for constituents in West Tennessee and the Mid-South region.

Let’s not kid ourselves: Council’s effort to extend term limits is not about ensuring a better and more equitable government.

For years, advocates have said MLGW could save hundreds of millions of dollars annually by leaving TVA and buying electricity from someone else. But savings of “huge dollars” didn’t materialize in the latest proposals from other providers.

The requests are on the agenda for next week’s Center City Development Corp. meeting, including plans for a mixed-use development at the former Prince Hall Chapter of the Masonic Building Association.

A city council resolution calling for Memphis Police to not get involved in any escort of the former President if he comes through the city later this month didn’t make it to Tuesday’s council agenda.

The city charter change still has plenty of time to make the November ballot. The council has already approved another ballot question on extending term limits for the August ballot.

The program could provide low-cost loans to businesses wanting clean energy upgrades. 

The Thursday meeting will be the first look at some of the price quotes and other proposals to replace TVA as MLGW’s supplier of electric power. But there will probably still be some secrecy about who made what bid.

The Memphis City Council members could close out its 2022 budget season Tuesday, June 7, with a set of votes on a new property tax rate and operating and capital budgets.

A Tennessee State Parks employee used the materials to create a walking and biking trail at T.O. Fuller State Park. 

“The distinguished alumni awards are meant to give alumni a platform to share their stories and celebrate their success.”