Willie Kemp’s boys and Lynn Smith’s girls earn No. 1 seeds for the upcoming Region 8-4A tournament.

On Thursday, xAI’s plans to use natural gas turbines in the long term became public after The Daily Memphian received the company’s recent application to the Shelby County Health Department for an air-emissions permit.

CTC Property, a subsidiary of xAI, applied for air-emissions permits for its fleet of natural gas turbines in January.

Two county officials told the Shelby County Commission last week that the xAI supercomputer could generate at least $13.5 million in tax revenue. 

Jason Gardner’s Whitehaven restaurant, Trap Fusion, had a line of people waiting to order food, while visitors filled most of the tables inside the dining room.

The criminal case against the woman accused of trying to sell Graceland in a fraudulent auction could end in April.

The Business Blitz goal is to bring businesses, residents and community stakeholders “in a celebration of local commerce.”

The owners of Envision Fitness and Sherika Fitness offer advice on how to put your best foot forward when you’re ready to get fit. 

The event included a cake cutting and the annual proclamation of Elvis Presley Day.

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.

Defensive lineman Taylor Burton is headed back to his hometown after spending two years at UT Martin.

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.

Last week, xAI, the startup founded by Elon Musk, announced plans to expand its supercomputer. Now, environmental groups want to know what it will cost Memphis. 

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.

Onlookers at the Memphis Christmas Parade on Saturday talked about how the parade was a nice chance to show off their community spirit, an event to shine a positive light on the vast South Memphis area.

Mayor Paul Young hears of concerns regarding a road infrastructure project, as well as blight and crime, during his final One Memphis event of the year.

The annual celebration of Whitehaven continues this week culminating with the community’s Christmas Parade on Saturday. 

Multiple TVA board members asked questions about the impact xAI has had on surrounding neighborhoods in Westwood and Boxtown.

LeMoyne-Owen’s new permanent president wanted a mascot to enhance the school’s culture. 

Memphis Mayor Paul Young talked about the overhaul of the Memphis Area Transit Authority during a Thursday, Oct. 31, “One Memphis” forum at LeMoyne-Owen College.

The sheriff’s office began an operation focused on McLemore Avenue’s Club Insight in February 2023. Over the more than year-long investigation, sheriff’s detectives found that the drug-trafficking operation spread throughout Memphis and Shelby County.

Greater Memphis Chamber launched the event three years ago, and this was the biggest yet, with vendors including insurance companies, dessert shops and a representative of Whitehaven Plaza Shopping Center.

The old school building is undergoing a renovation to an early childhood center run by Porter-Leath, with a museum dealing with the rich history of the area to come in a later phase.

During the Scoundrels and Scandals tour Saturday, Oct. 19, attendees were introduced to some of the infamous gravesites in the city’s oldest active cemetery.

“I believe it’s a beautiful way to merge the arts and give us a day to show something positive because there is so much love and talent in the Mound,” said one of the participating artists.