FedEx at 50: Why Memphis? An answer through the fog
Fred Smith has given several reasons for moving his young company to Memphis: the city’s central location, help from the Memphis International Airport and the area’s operational weather.
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June 2025
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Redbirds recap: Memphis drops Game 5 to Norfolk, 7-3
The Redbirds play Game 6 of a six-game series against the Norfolk Tides on Sunday at AutoZone Park. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m.
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First-ever public fireworks show to light up Lakeland’s sky
Plus a list of fireworks shows coming to Memphis’ suburbs to celebrate Fourth of July.
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With state stretched thin, Memphis area pushes for local crime lab
Harris also told commissioners June 18 he is open to supporting a property tax increase to fund the lab.
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New venue aims to bring locals back to Beale
A restaurant and event space has opened in the former Jerry Lee Lewis’ Cafe and Honky Tonk location.
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Elon Musk talks xAI in Memphis and beyond
Billionaire Elon Musk shed new light last week on exactly what technology his artificial intelligence company has in Memphis, and what his plans are for the future of xAI.
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With summer on the way, here’s what to expect during hurricane season
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was one of the most active on record, featuring 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes and five major hurricanes.
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Redbirds recap: Norfolk scores two in the ninth to top Memphis
Left fielder Nathan Church scored the only Redbirds run in the bottom of the first with an inside-the-park home run.
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Tigers baseball assistant to become pitching coach at University of New Orleans
Connor Manola joined the Memphis staff ahead of the 2024 season and Memphis head coach Matt Riser said he played a significant role in developing the catchers in the past two years.
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Memphis AD Ed Scott: Tigers ‘don’t have an offer from the Pac-12’
Scott told reporters Friday that his “position” regarding a potential move for Memphis to the Pac-12 “hasn’t changed” from the time the university denied an invitation to the new-look league last September.
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Memphis AD Ed Scott: Now just two phases for Liberty Stadium renovations
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Memphis AD Ed Scott: Now just two phases for Liberty Stadium renovations
Some of the renovation highlights outlined by Ed Scott were a public area called the halo, a large-capacity tunnel and revenue streams created by owning the stadium.
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Memphis AD Ed Scott says Tigers’ revenue-sharing model in ‘really good place’
Though Scott wouldn’t disclose the exact figure when it came to how much revenue Memphis would share with its student-athletes, he’s confident that the Tigers are “gonna compete well in that space.”
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Food Files: Game bar makes next move
Also, the local Sakura chain, offering a selection of sushi and seafood, will share the new location with casual ramen and poké restaurant Subarashi.
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Grizzlies Insider: Why the Grizzlies could trade back in NBA Draft
The Grizzlies own the No. 16 pick in the NBA Draft. Will they take a player or use it to solve other roster complexities?
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The Early Word: xAI crosses the border, TV talker is Memphis-bound
A new Agri-Education center in North Mississippi, a board-game bar expands and we’re talking Tigers.
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Bailey: A developing tiff on chamber’s offerings and an alderman’s questions
A Bartlett alderman questioned whether the city’s chamber of commerce was providing proper support for the amount of money steered to the organization by the suburb.
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Conaway: Wide-eyed wonder, our town discovered
“He got out of the car knowing his grandfather better, and his grandfather found his own hope in the wide eyes beside him.”
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Fresh Millington administration approves budget
New city manager Frankie Dakin and Mayor Larry Dagen signed off on the suburb’s budget that included a bump in the city’s minimum wage, tax relief for certain residents and more.
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XAI stockpiling massive equipment at vacant Mississippi lot
Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission shed further light on xAI and Solaris Energy Infrastructure’s joint venture. They also offer further confirmation that xAI’s plans in the Memphis metro area will likely cross state lines.
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Redbirds recap: Memphis hammers Norfolk again
Catcher Jimmy Crooks slammed a three-run homer to cap off a six-run Memphis sixth inning in the victory.
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Tigers Talk: Realistic expectations for Memphis basketball in 2025-26
Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin weigh in on expectations for Memphis heading into the 2025-26 season.
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A long-awaited harvest: DeSoto County Agri-Education Center opens
The center, spanning 200 acres on Star Landing Road West, opened its doors with dignitaries, including Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
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Mayor Harris wants to add crime lab funding to budget
County commissioners wrestled with budget amendments Wednesday totaling well past the $100 million mark, including the county mayor’s proposal.
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Mayor to limit solitary confinement in Shelby County prisons
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris plans to sign an executive order that will adopt United Nations Minimum Standards for the Treatment of Prisoners, also known as the Mandela Rules, for county prisons.
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Barking up the right tree: Local animal rescuers praise nominee for MAS head
City officials made a rare move to nominate a new director of Memphis Animal Services with a background in grassroots animal-rescue work.
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