The story of Memphis’ role in Tennessee ratifying the 19th Amendment has become the story of the Memphis woman who has worked tirelessly to make sure people know how that victory was won.
Stunt actor Carrie Bernans and reality TV star Candace Rice, both native to Memphis, staged a shopping spree for local children who needed extra help this Christmas. Among them were 10 children who lost their mother in a shooting earlier in December.
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office and the Order of the Boll Weevils delivered Christmas gifts to students at Vollentine Optional Elementary School Thursday.
The Memphis Bar Association gave its Judge Jerome Turner Lawyer's Lawyer Award to Charlie Newman, the conservationist-minded lawyer at Burch, Porter & Johnson whose work has changed the city's landscape.
Mike Norvell is leaving for Florida State but not before he and his Tigers won a championship for Memphis.
More than 26,000 runners participated in the St. Jude Memphis Marathon races, but few generated the kind of outpouring that occurred when Rhodes College senior and former St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital patient Adam Cruthirds took his final steps of the full marathon.
Entertainment lawyer Bruce Newman’s annual benefit concert will support Protect Our Aquifer. Musicians Maria Muldaur, Ruthie Foster and Dom Flemons are among the performers.
Longtime marketer Cynthia Ham took a chance on youth development in 2012, when she became CEO of BRIDGES. As she retired from the job this week, she said she learned an investment in Memphis' youth is the most important investment in building community.
Southwest's foundation honored Fred Davis, Charles and Patra Temple, student scholarship recipients, sponsors and donors.
Methodist Le Bonheur employees will be eligible for up to $4,000 in tuition credits a year to advance their careers and earn more money.
All the makings for 2,000 Thanksgiving dinners were handed out to military veterans on Thursday at the Fairgrounds.
The public can vote on one of the 10 finalists through Friday, Nov. 15, at WomenofWorth.com.
The CEO of Moment AI will speak on artificial intelligence ethics at an NVIDIA technology conference on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
Reginald Porter Jr. has worked at some of the largest and most influential companies and organizations in Memphis, giving him unique perspectives as new board chairman of Leadership Memphis.
"Rising Out of Hatred" author Eli Saslow talked to Shelby County students Monday morning before his speaking engagement at a Facing History dinner Monday night.
ServiceMaster's young professionals group reaches out, draws in crowd of peers to talk shop, leadership styles.
Church Health sees church cooks as change agents.
Penny Hardaway can be the guest picker! This and nine other reasons ESPN's GameDay should come to the Liberty Bowl for Memphis vs. SMU.
Memphis is the fifth hottest market in the U.S. for investors seeking to flip homes, behind Tampa, Miami, Birmingham and St. Louis, according to a new report from Realtor.com.
Memphian Lisa Gwatney is leading her category at World Food Championships in Dallas.
Hundreds of homeless Memphians attended Project Homeless Connect 2019 Thursday at the Fairgrounds' Pipkin Building, seeking assistance from 40 city agencies, community partners and service providers.
A religion major as an undergraduate, Daniel Warner used a Memphis Teacher Residency to get his master’s degree in education and fell in love with the city. A 2019 fellow of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Warner is one of five educators New Memphis honored with this year's Educators of Excellence awards.
The Metal Museum's executive director Carissa Hussong calls the crowd-pleasing annual Repair Days “a reunion for the metalsmithing community.” The fundraising event is Oct. 17-20 this year.
The nine-member rap crew Wu-Tang Clan, a headliner at Mempho Festival, has a history of relying on Memphis soul for inspiration.
Justin Timberlake and other musicians collaborated for two days in August with students at Stax Music Academy and with help from the Levi’s Music Project – and a $100,000 donation from JT himself – have provided a huge boost to the academy’s work.
Currently in her 10th year as a Memphis educator, Alyssa Nucaro is a graduate of the New Memphis Embark program, one of five New Memphis honored this year with Educators of Excellence awards.
St. Jude asked to improve vaccine for the obese and other people with underlying health conditions.
The 47th annual Pink Palace Crafts Fair spotlights craftsmakers, allowing them to demonstrate the creation of their wares for guests.
From Keith Lee to equestrian Melanie Smith Taylor to the late duo of Larry Finch and Ronnie Robinson, the inaugural class of the Memphis Sports Experience and Hall of Fame was recognized Thursday night.
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