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    The Essential Memphis Library: Elvis Presley’s ‘30 #1 Hits’

    Elvis’ Sun Records sessions might be his deepest music, but 2002’s “30 #1 Hits” may actually be a truer testament to Presley’s legacy. 

    By Chris Herrington January 08, 2025
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    Marchers call for justice, hold vigil in the cold for Tyre Nichols

    Groups huddled in the cold in view of the police Skycam that caught much of the grisly action on Castlegate Lane in Southeast Memphis on Jan. 7, 2023.

    By Jane Roberts January 08, 2025
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    Legendary Memphis musician, producer Don Nix dies at 83

    Don Nix, who played with the Mar-Keys, produced numerous records for famous acts and contributed “Going Down” to the rock lexicon, has died.

    By Jody Callahan January 02, 2025
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    Porter’s life spent devoted to people of Metropolitan Baptist, Memphis

    The Rev. Dr. Reginald Porter Sr., who was devoted to his faith and the South Memphis community he served, died on Christmas Eve at age 76.

    By Jane Roberts December 31, 2024
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    Traveling shower shows up for Memphis homeless community

    Nonprofit ShowerUp will help give “a little boost” to those who need it at the Hospitality Hub. 

    By Abigail Warren December 30, 2024
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    ‘What is Memphis?’ The winning answer for this local ‘Jeopardy!’ contestant

    It might be the clue every “Jeopardy!” contestant dreams of, one that’s tailored to that person and arrives at the perfect time. That’s what happened to Laura Faddah, a Germantown resident who appeared on the show.

    By Jody Callahan December 30, 2024
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    When Bishop Williamson saw a need, he rolled up his sleeves

    Prominent in the CME denomination on the national scene, as well as serving as bishop for Arkansas and Tennessee, Bishop Henry Williamson died on Christmas Day after a short illness. He was 76.

    By Jane Roberts December 30, 2024
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    Karat Place celebrates 25 years of helping women

    Melvena Leake leads Karat Place, a nonprofit that helps women recently released from prison find their way back into society through a residential program that provides job training.

    By Jody Callahan December 30, 2024
  • Neighborhoods

    Memphis Friends share ‘fruits of the spirit’ with gifted trees

    A Memphis Quaker group will give native fruit trees — mulberry, plum elderberry and more — to a community garden in honor of loved ones for Christmas.

    By Julia Baker December 26, 2024
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    On Christmas, everybody eats at Brother Juniper’s

    “We feel like it’s part of our job, especially on Christmas Day of all days, to get up and give back the way we know how, which is with a good meal and some company,” said owner Patrick Koplin at the restaurant’s 25th annual holiday community meal. 

    By Aarron Fleming December 26, 2024
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    Celebration planned for 100-year anniversary of Tom Lee’s heroism

    This coming May will mark 100 years since the 1925 river rescue, when Tom Lee saved 32 people from the Mississippi River south of Memphis after their boat capsized.

    By Bill Dries December 30, 2024
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    Thanks to her role in ‘Mufasa,’ Pilar is a star

    Hollywood sound designer Watson Wu spent a week in Memphis in 2022 recording sounds at the zoo for “Mufasa: The Lion King.”

    By Jody Callahan December 30, 2024
  • Sports

    Tigers AD remembers Marlon Dechausay, champion for student-athletes

    Memphis athletic director Ed Scott said he never imagined that on a work trip he’d lose his friend of 14 years. Tigers associate AD Marlon Dechausay suffered a heart attack while in Hawaii for the Maui Invitational. He died Dec. 4.

    By Frank Bonner II December 21, 2024
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    MASE celebrates football state championship win

    The Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering Phoenix football team brought home the Class 1A TSSAA High School BlueCross Bowl Football Championship, the first charter school to win the title, and had a parade to celebrate.

    By Patrick Lantrip December 21, 2024
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    GloRilla gives back to her alma mater Melrose High

    The rapper, whose real name is Gloria Woods, graduated from Orange Mound’s Melrose High in 2017. On Wednesday, Dec. 18, she returned with a $25,000 check towards a new media center for the school.

    By Julia Baker December 18, 2024
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    Team Max helps fill the stomachs of Memphis’ hungry people

    Aided by more than 130 volunteers, Team Max distributes 6,000 large food baskets to those in need, including 3,000 handed out on a chilly Saturday morning at the Mid-South Food Bank in South Memphis.

    By Jody Callahan December 14, 2024
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    Runners have robust showing at St. Jude Marathon

    Runners braved a chilly December morning to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

    By Patrick Lantrip December 07, 2024
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    St. Jude Memphis Marathon runners all had stories to tell

    An estimated 22,500 runners took part in Saturday’s St. Jude Memphis Marathon to raise money for the children’s hospital. Nearly every one of them had a story to tell about someone they know touched by illness.

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    By Jody Callahan December 08, 2024
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    Ready to run: Team meets for pasta, pride before St. Jude Memphis Marathon

    Southern College of Optometry’s 145-member team is ready to hit the pavement Saturday for the kids of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. But first, pasta. 

    By Aisling Mäki December 07, 2024
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    Calkins: The St. Jude Memphis Marathon isn’t just a race. It’s a lesson for us all.

    Some 22,500 people will be running through Downtown Memphis on Saturday. How did it happen? That’s a story worth telling all your friends.

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    By Geoff Calkins December 09, 2024
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    Hope ahead: St. Jude kicks off Marathon Weekend in Downtown Memphis

    Memphis will host 22,500 participants, including a record 1,800 patient family members, for this year’s St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend.

    By Aisling Mäki December 07, 2024
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    Memphians make the season bright with toy drive donations

    Thousands of residents are happy to give a present during Porter-Leath’s annual Tot Truck collection. But for Memphians who know what it’s like to grow up without toys, donating a gift is a chance to “return the favor.” 

    By Julia Baker December 05, 2024
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    Taste of community: Memphis cookbook will connect recipes to history

    Residents will a dash of neighborhood stories and a pinch of family recipes to create a cookbook that captures the “authentic voices” of South Memphis.

    By Julia Baker December 30, 2024
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    Grizzlies star Jaren Jackson Jr. gives $50K to National Civil Rights Museum

    For Giving Tuesday this year, Jaren Jackson Jr. went local with a gift in conjunction with his #MuchRequired philanthropy campaign, inspired by his grandmother.

    By Drew Hill December 03, 2024
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    Lions Clubs holiday pecans make a big community impact

    A holiday tradition as real as Christmas carols, the Lions Club pecans are available around town with the proceeds helping those in need with hearing and vision surgeries.

    By Michael Waddell December 08, 2024

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