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Memphis City Council approves data center zoning standards on first vote
New zoning standards to regulate data centers as a part of the Unified Development Code passed on its first vote, as the Memphis City Council continues to shape a lasting…
Sports
New clubhouse at The Links at Audubon golf course aims to open doors for Memphis youth
Children in Memphis can easily find a basketball court. Hoops are everywhere — schools, parks, driveways. But golf? Golf calls for acres of land, clubs, instruction and someone to actually…
Southern Heritage Classic lives up to its name in double-overtime thriller
In an unbiased media universe, Saturday’s Southern Heritage Classic would have been the lead story on major sports networks, rather than a brief mention in a football roundup for historically…
Friends and foes: Southern Heritage Classic coaches share bond and mission
Make no mistake: Head football coaches Alonzo Hampton, of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and Cedric Thomas, of Alcorn State University, whose teams will play Saturday, Sept. 12, …
Lifestyle & Culture
Malcolm Gladwell takes a closer look at gun violence epidemic in ‘The American Way of Killing’
“The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic” by Malcolm Gladwell, c.2026, Little, Brown, $34.00, 304 pages Lately, you’re almost afraid to check the news. You can’t bear…
Entertainment
Tay Keith Music Lab turns Grammy-nominated producer’s legacy into opportunity for young creators
The world knows Tay Keith as a native Memphian and hitmaking producer who worked with music industry luminaries such as Beyoncé and Drake. But Keith’s sister, Lisa Austin, remembers him…
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‘Do something’: NAACP town hall turns voting-rights concerns into a call to action
Register. Vote. Bring somebody with you. Then stay involved. For all the legal analysis, political history and warnings about threats to…
4 things to know as the Memphis schools state takeover lawsuit progresses
By Bri Hatch Who gets to control Memphis schools while a federal lawsuit over Tennessee’s new school takeover law plays out…
Lawyers for Nolan Wells’ family highlight cellphone data, autopsy report and push for investigation
By Sophie Bates JACKSON, Miss. — Civil rights attorney Ben Crump released information from a forensic examination of Nolan Wells’ cellphone…
Shelby County Health Department clears the air on SpaceXAI, data centers
Members of the Shelby County Commission are breathing easier following an air quality assessment delivered by the health department on Wednesday,…