Memphis threw a celebration at FedExForum that was worthy of Fred Smith’s life. Of course, Smith himself might not have liked all the fuss. He would have told us to get back to work.
“He opened doors for generations of entrepreneurs to proudly go through in the Bluff City,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young said. “Fred Smith didn’t just build a company. He built belief.”
“This will be the first FedEx St. Jude Championship since the death of Fred Smith. Why did Smith embrace the tournament the way he did? It wasn’t about the golf.”
A powerful jet overhead made the earth at TPC Southwind tremble during a flyover honoring FedEx founder and former CEO Fred Smith, who died June 21 at the age of 80.
Longtime News Channel 3 sports videographer Jeff Woods is retiring after 40 years at the station. But first he’ll shoot one more FedEx St. Jude Championship.
A family from Sweden traveled 14 hours to watch Ludvig Aberg. They left with signed golf balls from the Swedish star and a new admiration for St. Jude.
“There’s one quintessential Memphis sports story that should make your heart smile, and it’s unfolding in Pittsburgh as we speak.”
John Larkin was a tireless advocate for the Overton Park Shell, and if not for him and those like him, the Shell might have been torn down and replaced by a parking lot years ago.
The grant from a $3 million pool of grant funds to 24 sites is the latest by the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund to several historic properties in Memphis.
Days after her sold-out Glo Bash at FedExForum, national and international brands are spotlighting the Memphis native.
The platinum-blonde professional wrestler born Terry Bollea died July 24, but Memphis was where he became Hulk.
She set up her lab in an empty room. With cobbled equipment and the blood of cows, dogs and humans, she set out to work on advances in hemophilia.
Crosstown’s Todd Richardson reflects on the first time he met Clark Ortkiese, the cofounder of Crosstown Brewing Co. who recently died after a yearlong battle with cancer.
Two weeks after Jarmond Johnson was shot and killed at Memphis Rox, the gym reopened with a joyful, mournful — and ultimately hopeful — ceremonial climb.
Funding will go toward three nonprofits with programs to support children dealing with trauma, death and stress through stage performances, art classes and instruments.
One day in late May 1977, a young Black man took a seat at a desk for his first day as a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
Screenwriter says the project is “proof and inspiration that you don’t have to go all the way to Los Angeles or New York to produce art or to work on a film set,”
One hundred and forty-one years ago, the first Sisters of Charity of Nazareth arrived in Memphis. On Monday, the last one left town. But Sister Trudy Foster left behind a legacy — and some words to live by.
“You go to other areas (of Memphis) and they have memorable sculptures and landmarks,” the artist Lorenzo Scruggs said. “Whitehaven? We build our own landmark.”
The Memphis and Shelby County Airport Authority will introduce plan to rename Memphis’ airport in honor of the aviator, businessman and hometown hero Fred Smith.
“It’s because of the love we had that I’m able to be here and be OK,” said Jim Neely, her husband of 45 years, Wednesday.
Memphis Mayor Paul Young and Shelby County commissioners met on the basketball court Saturday at Southwind High. Teams included city and county employees, as well as a few celebrity players. The event was a benefit for the Heal the Hood Foundation.
A decade ago, Dr. Jeffrey Towbin gave Le Bonheur a 30-page single-spaced plan for how he would build a world-class pediatric heart program in Memphis.
Mike Cook, fighting this weekend in Riverfront Rumble at Beale Street Landing, trains people from all different backgrounds — even some of the local NBA team.
Former Millington football player’s foundation is set to host a benefit golf tournament. It’s another small step in his mission to help those like himself.
One determined diner with a handmade sign helped bring all-day breakfast back to Barksdale.
Kyree, who competed for the U.S. at the 2024 Paris Olympics, captured the 200 title at the 2021 Ed Murphey Classic.
Actors Jasmine Guy and Dawnn Lewis spoke during Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis’ Women Build Luncheon.
Jes Shea leaned down to light the cookstove in her Sprinter van. Then the world went “BOOM.”