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City council pushes for plan on Mud Island monorail, amphitheater

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s been eight years since the last monorail car crossed Wolf River Harbor to Mud Island Park, and since concerts brought crowds to the riverfront amphitheater. Tuesday, several city council members asked Memphis River Parks Partnership’s leader for an update and pressed for a plan to get things moving at the park, […]

Memphis, TN · 13h

WREG

Memphis emerges as a top metro for growth in millionaire homeowners

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis is emerging as one of the nation’s fastest-growing metros for millionaire homeowners, according to RentCafe. From 2020 to 2024, Memphis increased 931%, ranking #20 on the list of in-demand metros for millionaire homeowners with 536 households earning at least $1 million a year in 2024, compared to just 52 households in […]

Memphis, TN · 14h

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Ooh, that smell: Weather event may explain odor over Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — What is that smell? We’ve been hearing your complaints and smelling it for ourselves the last few days in the city of Memphis — a foul odor lingering over parts of the city that some say smells like sewage or something rotten. Whatever it is, it has a whole lot of people […]

Memphis, TN · 7h

USA TODAY

Data center boom could leave Americans 'on the hook' for big costs

The reporting was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center . MEMPHIS, TN — More than three decades after serving in Operation Desert Storm, Loretta Young Thornton never expected the sounds of war to follow her home. Thornton, 66, spent nearly 25 years in the Tennessee Army National Guard, serving as a military police officer before retiring as a decorated sergeant in 2004. She also built a career with the U.S. Postal Service. After a lifetime of work, she poured her savings into a modest, four-bedroom home built in the 1920s on a secluded two-acre lot in Memphis, near the Mississippi state line. She named it Serenity. When Thornton bought the house in 2014, the surrounding woods were home to deer, squirrels, hawks and wild turkeys. At night, she listened to the calls of owls, including one she affectionately called her boyfriend. Then the trees came down, sending clouds of dust swirling toward Thornton's home. In their place rose Colossus 2, a massive data center built for billionaire Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI. The sprawling complex, designed to house thousands of powerful computer chips to train the next generation of AI models, sits just across the railroad tracks

Memphis, TN · 2d

thewynneprogress.com

Cross County city councils to meet Tuesday

CROSS COUNTY — The Wynne City Council, the Cherry Valley City Council and the Hickory Ridge City Council will all meet Tuesday night. Both the Wynne City Council and the Cherry Valley City Council will have full agendas before them. The Wynne City Council will consider several ordinances, including...

Wynne, AR · 1d

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Cross County Election Commission to meet today, Tuesday

WYNNE — The Cross County Board of Election Commissioners will meet twice over the next two days. The board will meet at 5:30 p.m. today and at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow. Both meetings will be held at the Cross County Courthouse Annex building in Wynne. During today’s meeting, commissioners will...

Wynne, AR · 1d

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Restaurant Inspection Scores: Nov. 3-Nov. 9

Newest Restaurant Report Card | If you want the latest Shelby County restaurant scores sent directly to your inbox, sign up for it today on WREG’s Newsletter here. Each week, WREG is rounding up the highest and lowest scores from Shelby County restaurant inspections. Find more restaurant scores from Shelby County and other Tennessee counties here. Lowest Scores: The Orleans […]

Shelby County, TN · 1d

WATN Local Memphis

25 voters allegedly voted outside of voting hours, which has the attention of the Secretary of State

Shelby County, TN · 13h

actionnews5.com

Sources confirm death of former Shelby Co. Judge Melissa Boyd

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Former Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Melissa Boyd has died, sources confirm. Her cause of death is currently unknown. Tennessee State Representative Torrey Harris wrote a social media post regarding her passing Saturday. In the post, Harris recounted a recent heartwarming reunion with Boyd while standing in line at the polls for Election Day.

Shelby County, TN · 3d

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Lanes reopen after semi-truck overturned on I-40 in Fayette County

FAYETTE COUNTY, Tenn. (WMC) - An overturned semi-truck closed eastbound and westbound lanes of Interstate 40 in Fayette County early Sunday morning. The Tennessee Department of Transportation reported the overturned vehicle at 5:18 a.m. on I-40 in Fayette County, near mile marker 39. According to Fayette County EMA, all lanes...

Fayette County, TN · 2d

Memphis Flyer

Transit Advocates Call for Updates On MATA Leadership

The Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) is expected to remain under a city trusteeship until the Spring of 2027. During a media availability on Monday, November 9th, Memphis Mayor Paul Young said Rodrick Holmes would remain as the agency’s city trustee — despite earlier plans for Holmes to exit the role at the end of this year.

Memphis, TN · 13h

Daily Helmsman

Tennessee Democrat breaks gerrymander and wins big in the polls

Tennessee Democratic Party broke a Republican gerrymander and flipped seven state legislative seats on Tuesday night during the midterm elections. Despite heavy partisan gerrymandering passed in May to have all nine of Tennessee’s congressional districts favor Republicans, Democrats broke the gerrymander with Victoria Broderick winning TN-4, which contains Nashville, Murfreesboro and Middle Tennessee, in a massive upset, according Tennessee Secretary of State.

Tennessee · 6d

Breitbart

Tennessee: Democrat State Rep. Justin Pearson Concedes to Republican While Decrying ‘Attacks on Democracy’

Tennessee State Rep. Justin J. Pearson (D) lost his race for the 9th Congressional District and conceded to State Sen. Brent Taylor (R) on Wednesday after the midterm elections on Tuesday. Taylor received about 2,500 more votes than his Democrat opponent, the Tennessee Outlook reported. “Pearson will continue to serve...

Tennessee · 4d

mtsunews.com

Two-time MTSU alum named state educator of the year, proceeds to national competition

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Two-time Middle Tennessee State University education alumna and STEM elementary teacher Jenna Burke was recently named Tennessee’s Teacher of the Year by the Tennessee Department of Education and will soon move on to the national stage of the competition. “Each time there has been an...

Murfreesboro, TN · 2d

WREG

East Memphis bank set to come down for new development

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An application for demolition was filed Monday for a four-story bank at Poplar and Mendenhall, as part of a major redevelopment plan at a major East Memphis corner. The demolition would take down the First Horizon Bank at 4990 Poplar. That site is next door to the old Houston’s restaurant, which has […]

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November Volunteer Opportunities in Memphis

November has a way of making everyone want to pitch in, and Memphis makes finding a spot easy 🙌 Every shift below comes from the good people at Volunteer Odyssey. A few single shifts and seasonal gigs, all pointed at getting neighbors ready for the holidays. Turkey Giveaway with...

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TN planning 2 large youth correctional facilities as other states take community-based approach

Tennessee Department of Children's Services is building two youth correctional facilities Woodland Hills will be in North Nashville. A second facility, the John S. Wilder Campus, will be located in Fayette County.

Tennessee · 1d

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Memphis Food Bank Scrambles as New SNAP Rules Squeeze Mid-South Families

At the Mid-South Food Bank warehouse on S. Perkins Road in Memphis, staff are watching federal SNAP changes ripple through the community in real time. New rules tightening eligibility and work requirements have already cut nearly 18,000 people from local food stamp rolls over the past year, and the region's main food bank is trying to absorb the fallout.

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City continues to hear concerns about data centers

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis City Council and some Memphis residents met Monday to discuss legislation over data centers. This comes just weeks after council members voted for a 135-day moratorium on new data centers, nearly two years after SpaceXAI’s arrival. City of Memphis’ Chief Operating Officer says he and his team spent weeks in […]