Veatch bids Memphis farewell: ‘We had a great run’
When Laird Veatch was introduced as the new athletic director at the University of Missouri, he acknowledged those at his most-recent stop.
When Laird Veatch was introduced as the new athletic director at the University of Missouri, he acknowledged those at his most-recent stop.
MPD said it responded to a shooting around 3:30 a.m. Saturday on Beale Street.
Mike Miller believes Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant will show the world he’s a top five NBA player, the former Grizz-turned-NBA agent said in the wake of Morant hiring Miller and his agency to represent him.Related story:
The Memphis Showboats have been outscored in the final two quarters of every game played this season by a combined margin of 45 points.
“Eclectic” is an overused term, but it’s a good word for when hamachi crudo, chicken liver pate, spinach dip and a double cheeseburger all appear on the same menu.
Local education officials, from both private and public schools, continue to express skepticism about the “armed teachers” law.
The cobblestone landing project got underway in 2017. It seeks to make the public and historic space on the city’s harbor more accessible with amenities like floating restaurants.
The $17 million renovation is the first public library in Orange Mound. Mayor Paul Young said the project is an answer to the gunfight last week in the community that killed two and wounded seven.
Gov. Bill Lee was able to secure a deal on the $1.9 billion tax cut and refund for businesses. The amount is almost 4% of the state’s $52.8 billion budget — which largely does not contain tax breaks for most Tennesseans.
Scott Hauss, a graduate of the University of Memphis, spent more than three decades in senior management in the banking industry and has been involved with ECS for more than 20 years, including serving as a member of the ECS Board of Trustees for 14 years.
Joel Bowman, 33, now has a combined $200,000 bail for two separate cases: the shooting and an aggravated burglary that occurred the same day. Each case has a $100,000 bail set.
The lawsuit ─ a counterclaim filed after the city filed its lawsuit to vacate an arbitrator’s ruling ─ stems from the ongoing dispute over second lieutenants.
The shooting occurred in the 3100 block of Barron Avenue near Orange Mound, where deputies were serving a high-risk narcotics search warrant, Sheriff Floyd Bonner said.
The Tony-winning musical “Your Arms Too Short to Box with God” hasn’t been officially produced since 1982 but will return to the stage in Memphis.
A crooner comes to Midtown’s Minglewood Hall, two FedExForum concert include star music acts with Memphis roots, a Black country music revue graces the Overton Park Shell and the Shell gets its first electronic-dance event.
Rebecca Distuhl, owner and president of Dinstuhl’s Fine Candy Company, is a longtime board member and volunteer with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
With help from state funds, Bartlett’s school district will give teachers an increase in pay for the coming fiscal year.
With the change, Southaven residents will begin paying $17.64 for sanitation services, compared to the $12 a month they paid with Waste Connections. Some will also see their collection dates shift.
“Glad the session is over. We’re all safe from their antics until next January.” — Richard Morrison about Tennessee legislative session ends, with changes to bail, biz taxes and barbecue
“I can’t believe that MLGW is giving away Bradford Pear trees!!!! These are invasive pests that crowd out native vegetation and are so weak that they drop branches as soon as they are 15 or so years old. South Carolina recently banned planting them.” — Van Harris about Keep the power on or keep it green? The paradox of tree trimming
“... Judges (and DA’s) who release criminals that reoffend should be publicly reprimanded and removed from their positions. Judges that run unproductive courtrooms should be compelled to do better with threat of removal.” — William Wilcox about County Commissioner calls for resignation of General Sessions juddge
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A look at players from the Memphis Tigers football program who have entered the NCAA transfer portal prior to the 2024 season.
Eric Barnes and Holly Whitfield riff on Memphis barbecue and hot slaw as the Tennessee state foods, wine menus and water pet peeves.
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“Keeping criminals off our streets and encouraging good parenting are crucial steps in improving public safety in Tennessee,” state Rep. John Gillespie, R-Memphis, writes. “This remains my priority.”
MPD said it responded to a shooting around 3:30 a.m. Saturday on Beale Street.
The undisclosed restaurant will have more than 2,700 square feet of indoor space.
The UFL’s Memphis Showboats will hold a halftime ceremony Sunday to honor late Showboat legends Reggie White and Pepper Rodgers.
Plus, Casarap is closing, and the Starbucks in Millington is remodeling.
Brody Winemiller was recognized by Daily Memphian readers after delivering a key hit in a victory against the nation’s No. 19 team.
This week, see Brittany Howard and Kingfish in Oxford, eat breakfast for dinner for a cause and get all the free stuff at Strangewaze Wednesdaze.
Lemmonds has a brain tumor and no health care. Why is she telling her story? “Someone reading this is going to get hit ... by a diagnosis that is going to bankrupt them,” she said.
A reporters roundtable on “Behind The Headlines” talks about Mayor Paul Young’s property tax hike proposal, new figures showing a drop in crime and first moves by the new MSCS superintendent.