Historic Collins Chapel thankful for ‘monumental’ preservation awards

Dr. Thomas E. Motley Sr., the first African-American Internal Medicine physician to serve in Memphis, died Jan. 11 at Methodist University Hospital. The 83-year-old Dr. Motley was honored by the Memphis City Council when he retired in October 2021. Former Memphis City Councilwoman Jamita Swearengen posted on social media:. “Dr....

At 29, Tyre D. Nichols was a bit old for skateboarding, his stepfather Rodney Wells said he told him. But you don’t stop doing something that you loved as much as Nichols. And, added Wells at a Monday (Jan. 23) rally for Nichols, not something you were that good at.

Voters in Tennessee House of Representatives District 86 Tuesday overwhelmingly chose a new generation of leadership over a veteran politician. Environmental activist Justin Pearson trounced nine opponents, including lawyer and former Shelby County Commissioner Julian Bolton, garnering 52.3 percent of the votes cast in a special election primary to replace the late Barbara Cooper.

Criminal justice and local elected officials urged patience this week as they investigated the fatal bludgeoning of Tyre D. Nichols, 29, during a Jan. 7 encounter with police officers near his Hickory Hill home. During a news conference Wednesday (Jan. 25), Kevin G. Ritz, U.S. Attorney for the Western District...

That’s what Tyre D. Nichols is heard saying on video that shows the savage beating he took from Memphis Police Department officers on Jan. 7, said Benjamin Crump, the attorney that Nichols’ family hired as they seek justice for his death three days later. “That was his question,”...

Two Novembers ago, a specialized Memphis Police Department unit was put on the streets to identify surges in motor vehicle thefts and violent crime. The Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods — dubbed the SCORPION unit — now is under a “complete review,” Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis revealed in a video released late Wednesday night.

Heading into the midway point of their American Athletic Conference schedule, the University of Memphis Tigers are in one of the better positions they have been in since hometown hero Penny Hardaway stepped into the head coaching spot. The Tigers (15-5, 5-2 AAC), are in third place, only one game...