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Memphis Station’s Decision to Let Reporter Go Days After Pressing Marsha Blackburn About Black Residents Has Viewers Crying Foul

Outrage is growing after FOX13 Memphis let go of Black reporter Rob Sneed from his freelance position, shortly after he questioned Tennessee Gov.-elect Marsha Blackburn […] Memphis Station’s Decision to Let Reporter Go Days After Pressing Marsha Blackburn About Black Residents Has Viewers Crying Foul

Tennessee · 2d

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Dying Delta Towns Compare Notes on Data Centers

L to R: Tonya Calhoun, Senior Director, Community Engagement, EDF; Stacie Walters Fujii, Community and Local Government Advisor; Asia Guest, Program Coordinator, Community Engagement, Environmental Defense Fund. Stein Antiques, The Glory Grill and Davis Automotive repair shop are still up and running, surrounded by empty buildings shot through with roping...

Earle, AR · 2d

WREG

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Global Microsoft issues hit gov’t offices and businesses in Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Issues with Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft 365 led to a massive global outage. Daniel Vardy, the front desk manager at the Central Station Hotel on South Main, realized something was going on with their Microsoft email around noon on Thursday. “Instantly, yeah, so definitely,” Vardy said. The hotel is under new management. […]

Memphis, TN · 13h

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Financial literacy advocate sees ‘gold mine’ in Memphis, urges residents to seize it

As Mayor Paul Young works toward his goal of adding 10,000 housing units in Memphis by 2030, John Hope Bryant says he is ready to buy two homes himself. Bryant, founder of Atlanta-based financial literacy nonprofit Operation HOPE, sees promising investment opportunities in the city, and he wants Memphians to recognize the potential too.

Memphis, TN · 20h

WREG

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Ford Jr. must report to prison by Dec. 3

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Former Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. has exactly three weeks to surrender to federal prison to serve his tax evasion sentence. He’ll serve that two-year sentence at a minimum-security prison on the grounds of Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. Ford Jr. has until 2 in the afternoon on Dec. […]

Shelby County, TN · 18h

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Sultana Disaster Museum moves to Marion, Ark.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A dismal part of American history happened right here in the Mid-South, and it often goes forgotten. One local museum’s goal is to teach that history. In Marion, Arkansas, you’ll find the Sultana Disaster Museum. On Thursday, we got a preview of the museum’s...

Marion, AR · 18h

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Wynne, Cross County officials considering data center moratoriums

CROSS COUNTY — Both city and county leaders are considering ordinances calling for moratoriums on local data centers, with the Wynne City Council expected to vote on its proposal as early as tonight. Construction is underway on a major data center for Google in West Memphis, with concerns the...

Wynne, AR · 2d

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Entergy Arkansas, Google Announce $500 Million in New Savings

Entergy Arkansas says an expanded partnership with Google involving the company’s massive West Memphis data center campus is expected to deliver at least $500 million in additional savings to electric customers, bringing total projected customer benefits to more than $2.1 billion over 20 years. The agreement could benefit approximately...

Arkansas · 18h

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Collierville Holiday Inn Express Still Unfinished, Now Has Court-Ordered 2027 Deadline

Drivers passing the Shops at Carriage Crossing on Tenn. 385 have had years to wonder about the half-built Holiday Inn Express sitting along Collierville Road. The hotel, approved by town leaders back in 2019, still isn't finished — but it now has a new target completion date of April 1, 2027.

Collierville, TN · 2d

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Germantown, Collierville ranked among 30 best small cities to live in America

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two local suburbs have earned national recognition as some of the best small cities to live in the United States. Germantown and Collierville both ranked among the nation's top 30 small cities in Livability.com's inaugural 2026 ranking of the 50 Best Small Cities in America, released Wednesday, Nov. 11.

Collierville, TN · 22h

WKRN News 2

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Tennessee high schools closing at alarming rates

Tennessee · 1d

WREG

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Concerns over future of Fayette County land

PIPERTON, Tenn. — A large turnout of concerned citizens is expected at City Hall in Piperton on Tuesday evening to make their opposition heard to any proposed “data centers.” We’re told the issue of data centers is not on the agenda for the planning and zoning meeting, which got underway at 6 p.m. There is […]

Piperton, TN · 2d

WREG

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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 · 3d

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Neighbors protest data center developments in Fayette County

PIPERTON, Tenn. (WMC) - Residents in Fayette County packed a city meeting Tuesday night to push back against potential data center developments in their quiet, rural community. Neighbors in and around Piperton, Tennessee, gathered at city hall, turning a local planning commission meeting into an open town hall. While no...

Fayette County, TN · 2d

WREG

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Health department on possible cause of mystery stench in Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Health Department may have gotten to the bottom of a foul smell reported across parts of Memphis and Shelby County this week. For days, residents have been complaining online about a strong odor that smelled like sewage or something rotten. The health department said it has been working with […]

Memphis, TN · 1d

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Edmund Ford Jr. ordered to Alabama federal prison after tax evasion sentence

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Former Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. has been ordered to report to a federal prison in Alabama by Dec. 3 to begin serving his sentence for tax evasion. According to an order filed Nov. 5 by U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Parker, Ford must surrender...

Shelby County, TN · 20h

WREG

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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 · 2d

WREG

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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 · 3d

WREG

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McKissack takes helm as Tennessee School Boards Association president

Tennessee · 19h

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Pooh Shiesty's attorneys, federal prosecutors reach agreement over pretrial detention conditions

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Attorneys for Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty and federal prosecutors have reached an agreement concerning the conditions of his pretrial detention, according to newly filed federal court records. The rapper, whose legal name is Lontrell Williams Jr., appeared in proceedings before Senior U.S. District Judge David C....

Memphis, TN · 1d