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Information about candidates, issues could help get more voters to the polls, infrequent voters and experts say
For decades, Anna Everett, 45, only voted sporadically, usually in presidential elections. It was hard to learn about local races, she said. “The process itself was so overwhelming for me,” Everett said. “I wasn’t a voter because I didn’t know how to vote. … I didn’t know how to make a decision. I didn’t know how to find my voice. I didn’t know what to do. I don’t think that’s probably an uncommon story either.”
WREG
Demolition of Serenity Towers could cost taxpayers $6.5 million
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — More than a year after all 145 residents moved out, and some eight months after the high-rise on Highland was listed for sale, the future of Serenity Towers remains uncertain. However, what’s for sure is that you’re still footing the bill. WREG Investigators asked attorney Marcus Ward, “Are taxpayers still paying for […]
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WKNO Daily Newscast | Wednesday, October 28, 2026
— State Senator Brent Taylor, the Republican candidate for Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District, has acknowledged to sending unsolicited nude photos of himself to others. — The Shelby County Clerk’s office is adjusting its hours of operation by opening to the public a half-hour later, at 8:30 A.M., and closing...
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Mayor Paul Young, Operation HOPE's John Hope Bryant Set Cossitt Library Fireside Chat
Memphis Mayor Paul Young is teaming up again with Operation HOPE CEO and author John Hope Bryant for a fireside chat and book signing at Cossitt Library on Monday, November 9, 2026. The Downtown library at 33 S. Front St. will host a reception and workshops from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., followed by the fireside chat from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and a book signing from 5:30 to 6 p.m.
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DMC reports $6.4 billion in active downtown projects
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Downtown Memphis has billions of dollars in the development pipeline, and as officials work to make the area more welcoming to residents and visitors, they say they’re focused on bringing the downtown area to its full potential. Officials say Downtown Memphis is moving forward with strong investments. The Downtown Memphis Commission reports […]
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Rite-Hite expands manufacturing facility in Mississippi
Rite-Hite has expanded its loading dock equipment manufacturing facility in Horn Lake, Mississippi. The 427,595-square-foot facility employs 201 people and produces loading dock levelers and vehicle restraints. The seven-month expansion doubled the facility’s occupied space and added manufacturing and staging areas, remodeled offices and break areas, and new employee locker rooms.
WREG
Former Chamber CEO joins firm as public policy advisor
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Ted Townsend, the former president and CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber credited with attracting xAI to the area, has joined law firm Adams & Reese as a public policy advisor, the company announced. “Townsend joins the firm’s Intersection of Business & Government (IBG) practice, where he will advise clients on economic […]
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Bartlett Animal Shelter moves into temporary building, closes for several days
BARTLETT, Tenn. - The City of Bartlett Animal Shelter is moving into a temporary building and will be closed for several days, the shelter announced on Facebook. The move began Oct. 22. The temporary building is next to the shelter's existing facility. The shelter said it will announce one once...
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In Mason, A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Medicine Go Down.
Little signs along Highway 59 alerted me to something that sadly is fairly unusual these days, a new business opening in the small Tipton County, Tennessee town of Mason. Could it really be that a bakery was opening in that little town? A drive through there late on a Saturday proved disappointing, as the place was there, but closed. But on a weekday afternoon after a Bozo’s Bar-B-Q lunch, I found SugarSpoon Bakery and Pharmacy open, and walked in to see about it.
hoodline.com
Memphis Marks 50 Years Of Southeast Asian Roots With Mekong Festival Sunday
Fifty years after the first Southeast Asian refugee families began rebuilding their lives along Memphis's Cleveland Street corridor, the city is throwing them a party. The inaugural Mekong Memphis Festival takes over the Vietnamese Buddhist Association of Memphis at 1368 Jefferson Avenue on Sunday, running from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with food, music, vendors and performances meant to bridge generations.
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Mississippi News Report — Sunday, Oct 25: Senatobia Resignation
Here is the Mississippi News Report for Sunday evening, October 25, 2026 — the day’s biggest headlines from across the Mississippi News Group network, from a major law enforcement resignation in Senatobia to a state championship for an Olive Branch band and the latest Mississippi high school football scores.