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Sep 17, 2018 06:31 AM EDT
Recently, I saw a complete stranger reading a printed edition of The Memphis News in a restaurant downtown. I have always loved to see people picking ...
Sep 13, 2018 10:02 PM EDT
Shelby Farms Park is gearing up for the second annual Mempho Music Festival and another chance to showcase the country’s largest urban park to a...
Renasant Bank Opens Branch In Bartlett, Completes Acquisition
Sep 13, 2018 10:02 PM EDT
Tupelo, Mississippi-based Renasant Bank (NASDAQ: RNST) officially opened its newest branch in Bartlett on Thursday, Sept. 12, as a strategic entry int...
City Balks at Forrest Descendants’ Proposed $30M Settlement
Sep 12, 2018 08:13 PM EDT
The city of Memphis is balking at a $30 million settlement demand by descendants of Nathan Bedford Forrest and Sons of Confederate Veterans in connect...
Anniversary of Yellow Fever Epidemic Shows Ongoing Need in Community
Sep 11, 2018 07:15 PM EDT
St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral dean Andy Andrews joked with Margery Wolcott over the weekend that her Constance Abbey street ministry has lasted...
Council Approves Conditional Return of Beale Street Cover
Sep 12, 2018 08:22 PM EDT
After much debate and consultation with attorneys, the Memphis City Council voted Tuesday, Sept. 11, to allow Memphis Police and the Downtown Memphis ...
In a Name, Piggly Wiggly Retains ‘First’ Moniker
Sep 11, 2018 04:57 PM EDT
Piggly Wiggly’s ceremonial grand opening was Sept. 6, 1916, but the real, construction-delayed opening did not happen until 102 years ago today,...
Gun Sense Ratings for Republicans Raise Questions for Challengers
Sep 10, 2018 09:38 PM EDT
Two Republican Shelby County legislators seeking re-election received “gun sense candidate” ratings this year from the weapons safety grou...
Kingsbury Teacher Finds Beauty in Memphis and Education
Sep 13, 2018 05:45 PM EDT
They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and for Taylor Cao, a teacher at Kingsbury High School, his love of Memphis is nothing short of be...
Grizzlies’ Mike Conley Bowling to Raise Sickle Cell Awareness
Sep 13, 2018 02:50 PM EDT
Mike Conley grew up around cousins who had sickle cell disease. He didn’t understand much about it then, but he saw the impact. Years later, he ...
Tigers Ready to Turn Page after Loss at Navy
Sep 11, 2018 07:47 PM EDT
Three days after losing 22-21 at Navy, University of Memphis quarterback Brady White and offensive lineman Dustin Woodard said they were eager to get ...
Unusual College Career Leads ETSU’s Gatewood to Neyland
Sep 13, 2018 09:31 PM EDT
Austin Gatewood was sold on nothing more than a vision. There were no uniforms to wear, no stadium to play in, no veteran teammates to guide him.East ...
Journeyman Tight End Still Awaiting Big Break
Sep 13, 2018 09:48 PM EDT
“Next man up” is an old football adage invoked after a key player’s injury. It must have come to mind Sunday evening for Titans prac...
Some Tennessee Lawmakers Living the Life
Sep 13, 2018 03:38 PM EDT
Early in his U.S. Senate campaign, former governor Phil Bredesen shied away from talking about his opponent, Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, pr...
Sep 13, 2018 04:13 PM EDT
(When Pete & Sam’s reopened, I saw Prince Mongo walk barefooted through the kitchen door from the parking lot. Seemed normal to me. Reminds ...
Sep 13, 2018 04:20 PM EDT
Ray’s Take: It is estimated that by 2020, more than 50 billion Internet-connected devices will be used by 7.8 billion people – doubling th...
Addressing Babies' Needs, One Diaper at a Time
Sep 12, 2018 05:46 PM EDT
For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the message w...
Embrace Fully Innovations Underway in K-12 Education
Sep 10, 2018 05:45 PM EDT
There are many changes taking place in education. As an outward sign of this change, schools are striving to make their environments more like the &ld...
Sep 10, 2018 05:53 PM EDT
“The future isn’t something that happens to you, it is something that you create with the decisions that you make today.” – Tr...
The Illegal Question in the Room
Sep 11, 2018 05:43 PM EDT
The title of this column is a reference to the big elephant in the room. It’s that thing that everybody knows, but nobody is talking about. I&rs...
Sep 11, 2018 05:35 PM EDT
If you haven’t seen Nike in the news lately, it’s time to catch up. Regardless of your stance on the controversial spokesperson of the bra...
Sep 13, 2018 09:56 PM EDT
The Levitt Shell’s Orion Free Music Concert Series continues its fall season this week with a lineup that includes Black Umfolosi (Thursday, Sep...
Veazey, Carr Promoted In City Hall Shuffle
Sep 13, 2018 10:51 PM EDT
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland announced Wednesday, Sept. 12, he is appointing Chandell Carr and Kyle Veazey to each serve as deputy chief operating off...
Harris to Make Proposals To New Commission Sept. 19
Sep 13, 2018 10:51 PM EDT
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris plans to present the first initial proposals of his administration to the County Commission during committee meetings W...
Crosstown Concourse To Get Saucy Chicken Soon
Sep 13, 2018 10:51 PM EDT
There are signs – only signs – that indicate a chicken-themed restaurant will fill the Crosstown Concourse spot where the vegetarian-theme...
Tigers RB Henderson Honored by AAC
Sep 13, 2018 10:51 PM EDT
Memphis junior running back Darrell Henderson has been named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll for his performance against Navy. H...
Memphis Grizzlies to Hold Training Camp Sept. 25-28
Sep 13, 2018 10:51 PM EDT
The Memphis Grizzlies announced that the team will hold its 2018 training camp Sept. 25-28 at its practice facility inside FedExForum. This marks the ...
J.M. Smucker Preparing To Expand Memphis Plant
Sep 13, 2018 10:51 PM EDT
Good news for lovers of biscuits and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and possibly job-seekers, too: J.M. Smucker plans to increase production at i...
Signature Flight Hosting Aviation Career Day
Sep 13, 2018 10:51 PM EDT
A fly-in and aviation career day is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, when Signature Flight Support and Alden Aviation Management pr...
Bulgarian Man Sentenced For Defrauding FedEx
Sep 13, 2018 10:51 PM EDT
A Bulgarian national has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for a mail fraud scheme involving FedEx Corp., according to U.S. Attorney for t...
Memphis Colleges Rank High for Avg. Grad Salary
Sep 13, 2018 10:51 PM EDT
Memphis colleges are among the top 10 in the state with the highest average salary for graduates. The ranking comes from SmartAsset, a New York-based ...
Tenn. Walmart Associates Receive $5.2M in Bonuses
Sep 13, 2018 10:51 PM EDT
Walmart associates in Tennessee received more than $5.2 million in second-quarter bonuses Sept. 5, the company announced. There are about 41,000 Walma...
AutoZone Among Most Reputable Retailers in US
Sep 13, 2018 10:51 PM EDT
Memphis-based AutoZone Inc. is one of the most reputable retailers in America, according to a new study. Reputation Institute’s 2018 US Retail R...
Key Biologics, BCA Partner To Advance Cell Therapy
Sep 13, 2018 10:51 PM EDT
Memphis-based Key Biologics LLC and the nation’s largest blood supply network have announced an agreement to formalize their existing business r...