Memphis improves to a half-game behind the Rochester Red Wings for first place in the International League standings. 

The $1.7 billion plan for Memphis-Shelby County Schools could be shaken up by a new board of state appointees during the 2026-27 academic year.

The NBA is quiet. The criticism is loud. The Grizzlies would be the only NBA team directly impacted by a proposed rule change next season, and the vote is right around the corner.

An ad hoc group will now work on another rewrite to overhaul the 48-year-old procedure for resolving impasses between the city administration and labor unions.

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn says President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund needs 'a revisit.'

At 11 years old, Josh Verma, a Memphis-area elementary student, has made it to the quarterfinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee being held this week in Washington, D.C.

A panel of judges delivered a setback for those wishing to preserve Tennessee’s only majority-Black congressional district.

Movies opening this week: horror movie ‘Backrooms’, literal dad movie 'The Breadwinner' and historical drama 'Pressure'.

AutoZone’s mega hub and commercial business strategy has it poised to continue growing in the summer months, officials said during an earnings call Tuesday, May 26.

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Long frustrated with his city’s test scores, Memphis Republican state Rep. Mark White proposed the Tennessee Legislature follow in Texas’ footsteps and model a takeover of its own largest school system after changes in Houston. Will it be effective? dailymemphian.com/subscriber/a...

With Memorial Day now behind us, you might think we’ve started summer. But not yet. 

Lt. Gov. McNally’s two Shelby County appointees will join five others selected last week by Gov. Bill Lee. House Speaker Cameron Sexton has yet to announce his appointments to the nine-member oversight board, which will have sweeping powers over Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

The hospital will restart its search after their top pediatric recruit decides to stay in Texas.

“We know we can do oysters. We want to make sure this new menu crushes,” said the co-owner of No Comment as it transitions to a restaurant with an Indian-Italian flavor. 

At its Tuesday, May 26 session, the City Council will also take up a hotel surcharge for the Hyatt Centric at Beale Street and Riverside Drive, along with a name change for part of Alston Avenue.

Just a few decades ago, the law school was in a rundown building with unreliable air conditioning and a flooding problem, and its future Downtown was an underutilized space far removed from its glory days. Here’s how that changed. 

Molly Mehner, town administrator, has repeatedly urged elected officials to focus on needs instead of wants, calling the financial plan a “plain Jane” budget.

This Memphis kid has toured the U.S. in productions of 'The Lion King' and 'MJ The Musical,' and he played young Marlon Jackson in 'Michael.'

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Today’s puzzle is from the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Robertson Family Aquatic Center at the Whitehaven YMCA and was taken by Brandon LaGrone II.

Memorial Day signals the beginning of summer.

Anchoring the Civil Rights Museum expansion is celebrated artist Derek Fordjour’s “Three Kings: Epilogue.” The massive artwork shows three sides of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel and it tethers Fordjour to his hometown. 

On the road near Shelby Forest, there’s a home of two teachers who, in retirement, took a remarkable leap of faith: They decided to live off the grid.

Officials said the officer had just received a suspicious vehicle call. 

For row after row, many of the headstones bear no name. 

The political roundup looks at a shift in the fight over Congressional redistricting and what it says about the tactics of both parties in the state of Tennessee.

A 13-year-old referendum is sparking a budget battle in some Memphis suburbs as school boards see flat funding despite higher property values. However, government officials say they can freeze the funding due to other ways they contribute.

This mailbag is full of questions on trades that have and haven’t happened and how exactly the Memphis Grizzlies are positioned entering the offseason.

There are now a total of four lawsuits against Tennessee’s new congressional map. Here is a breakdown of where each case stands as the August primaries rapidly approach.

“It’s just been amazing what we’ve done with just our sheer talent, just wanting to write and be heard,” Bria Saulsberry said.

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Today’s puzzle is the interior of Josephine Estelle, the new restaurant from chefs Andrew Ticer and Michael Hudman. It was taken by Mark Weber. 

This Week in Memphis: Memorial Day, Italian Fest, a new coffee shop opens on South Main and The Lobbyist reopens its patio.

With the loss, the Redbirds fell behind the Rochester Red Wings for first place in the International League standings for the first time in 2026. 

Farmington Elementary student Josh Verma hopes to be the fourth Memphis-area student to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.

CBS Radio News ends broadcasting Friday, May 22, after nearly a century airing on hundreds of radio stations across the country. The end is another change in a way of reporting that is becoming harder to find and define.

Oh, sip! Dr. Bean's Coffee is owned by an actual doctor, and his last name is really Bean.

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is clearing four buildings on its campus.

A franchise-altering decision could be on the horizon for the Memphis Grizzlies. How risky is the NBA team willing to be?

Back for its third year, Ghost River Brewing Co.’s Made to Wander Music Festival will expand to two weekends.

Opinion: 'Opposing such blatant gerrymandering isn’t a Republican or Democratic issue. It’s a democracy issue.'

Opinion by Erica May: 'I’m calling on the Democrats of Shelby County ... We know what you’re against ... But what are you for? What are you going to do for Memphis and Memphians?'

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Today’s puzzle is the meat display case at Buster’s Butcher and was taken by Greg Campbell.

Candace Echols, opinion: When master violinist (and Grizz Den podcaster) Will Walker stands in the spot where his heart and his song and his community and his God meet, he worships and invites the rest of us to come alongside and do the same.

With the loss, Memphis falls into a three-way tie with the Nashville Sounds (Triple-A, Milwaukee Brewers) and Rochester Red Wings (Triple-A, Washington Nationals) for first place in the International League standings.

Former Memphis Redbird Bryan Torres had considered retirement. But 11 years after his first minor league appearance, he made it to the major leagues at age 28 and homered for the St. Louis Cardinals in his debut Saturday.