Environmental and community groups appealed xAI’s air emissions permit for its Mississippi power plant, saying the process was rushed. 

Briarcrest standout Fred Smith Jr. commits to the Memphis Tigers.

Briarcrest standout Fred Smith Jr. commits to the Memphis Tigers.

Billionaire Elon Musk addressed xAI’s stalled water recycling plant, saying the company needs to finish its second Memphis data center before building the plant.

Billionaire Elon Musk addressed xAI’s stalled water recycling plant, saying the company needs to finish its second Memphis data center before building the plant.

With Cajun delicacies from crawfish to shrimp, the second-annual Bayou Bash is slated to return to to W.J. Freeman Park.

The Downtown Memphis Commission’s Center City Development Corp. will consider several grants for Downtown projects at its April 15 meeting.

A Middle College freshman and a Bartlett coach were also saluted as we honor the best of the 2025-26 boys basketball season.

Tigers to wear FedEx sponsorship jersey patches

Amongst nearly 2,000 players who have entered the transfer portal, Penny Hardaway will likely need to find 11 to assemble his make-or-break team. So who might they be? 

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More than 8,000 people are expected to attend Art in the Loop.

XAI promised it would save billions of gallons of fresh drinking water every year by recycling wastewater. Now, that's in doubt.

This jigsaw puzzle is a photo of baby ducks at Metzer Farms and was taken by Patrick Lantrip.

At the international expo for coffee purveyors, Memphis’ Cxffeeblack plans to pose a question: What would happen to the coffee industry if farmers were paid each time their beans were sold?

About 30% of the MLGW’s customers live outside the city limits, and new legislation in Nashville could give them a say on the board. 

Cedric Coward nears a season high as the Grizzlies fall to the Nuggets.

This is the box score for the basketball game played between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Denver Nuggets on April 8, 2026.

The Memphis Redbirds dropped Game 2 at the Charlotte Knights.

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The Second Line opened on Wednesday, April 8, once again serving Cajun-Creole cuisine next to Iris at 4550 Poplar Ave., including the fan favorites: po'boys, gumbo, red beans, crawfish, and pimento cheese fries. 

KIPP Memphis Public Schools has plans for an old office building in Cordova, including a “cafetorium.”

A bipartisan effort to launch a dedicated cold case unit within the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation could help cut down on the ever-growing number of missing persons in Tennessee. 

At least four pairs of specialty eyeglasses for viewing eclipses traveled from Bartlett to the moon and back as part of NASA’s manned Artemis II mission.

Wanda Halbert’s office did not provide the auditing firm reviewing county finances with an annual financial statement or a reconciliation of funds collected by the clerk and deposited into the county’s bank account.

FedEx Freight leadership made their pitch to investors in New York, highlighting their push into new markets, sales team nationwide, website and technology.

Built in 1875, the building is across the street from the under-construction Memphis Art Museum.

Despite being loved by foodies the world over, soul food also has a reputation for being salt-laden, artery-clogging, butter-soaked cuisine. But a Memphis-born chef wants to prove that’s not all soul food has to be.

District Attorney Matthew Barton told the Olive Branch Chamber of Commerce that DeSoto County has seen a 38% drop in overall crime, crediting aggressive prosecution and strong law enforcement.

AIA Memphis, Adams & Reese LLP and Lausanne Collegiate School announce new hires. 

Construction of xAI’s planned and promised water-recycling facility appears to have been paused.

Without the plant’s completion, xAI and TVA could continue drawing billions of gallons of freshwater from the aquifer, which also supplies the region’s drinking water.

Sylvia Martinez, the president and CEO of Girls Inc., joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar.”

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Ballet Memphis' executive director Adam Goldberg joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar.”

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Today’s puzzle is of the Memphis Redbirds opening game at AutoZone Park and was taken by Brad Vest. 

Let’s return to a moment, repeated regularly over Randolph’s eight years in Memphis, to perhaps the most romantic sight through 25 years of Grizzlies basketball: Z-Bo on the block.

In November of last year, two DeSoto County teenagers in an SUV found themselves in a fast-moving ravine. But they survived thanks to one of the accident's witnesses. 

Little Diggers is coming to East Memphis and a Cooper Street building sells. 

Today’s puzzle is of the interior of the Tennessee House of Representatives chamber and was taken by Noah McLane.

Tennessee House Republicans dropped the immigrant-tracking provision of the voucher-expansion bill, which is poised for final votes within days.

The Memphis Light, Gas and Water building in Millington will remain closed for remodeling, with work starting April 13 and finishing up by early summer.

The Redbirds slugged three homers to score nine to defeat the Knights.

Sen. Bill Hagerty talked with The Daily Memphian about the Memphis Safe Task Force and President Trump’s pledge to destroy Iran’s 'whole civilization.'

The Grounds+ plan comes after FESJC fans shared feedback on how to improve the experience at the PGA’s annual Memphis stop.

In addition to the throwbacks, screenings this week include a set-in-Italy romantic comedy, “You, Me and Tuscany,” and the new horror movie “Faces of Death.”