There are 81 article(s) tagged South Memphis:

• September 2019

  • Carver High School alumni celebrate with picnic in the park

    Although George Washington Carver High School was closed and replaced with a similarly named charter school, alumni congregate each year to celebrate at a massive picnic in the park.

    By Jared Boyd September 01, 2019

• May 2019

  • Mission accomplished: LeMoyne-Owen student, 59, earns three degrees

    After a 41-year journey to earn her college degree, 59-year-old Alison Turner has earned an associate degree and two bachelor’s degrees from LeMoyne-Owen College.

    By Jared Boyd May 12, 2019

• March 2019

  • Pay-what-you-can juice bar fuels South Memphis

    The juice bar is operated by the same nonprofit as the gym, following the pay-as-you-can model so it’s never beyond the means of the people it is meant to serve.

    By Kim and Jim Coleman March 24, 2019

• November 2018

  • To combat investment property swarm, Frayser CDC empowers residents to buy their homes

    It's not often that a South Memphis native boasts about planting roots in North Memphis. But, Mike Daniels is an exception. Daniels is a new first-time homeowner, thanks to Frayser Community Development Corporation's new Home Ownership Campaign.

    By Ashlei Williams November 28, 2018

  • Sears places Southland Mall store on the chopping block

    Sears Holdings will shutter the doors of its Southland Mall store, the company announced Thursday, Nov. 8.

    By Patrick Lantrip November 09, 2018

  • South Memphis is an incubator for pedestrian improvements under national initiative

    Much of the conversation about improvements in South Memphis centers on building better spaces for residents to learn, work and play.

    By Ashlei Williams November 09, 2018