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WLOK names Drew McCraven assistant program director
Andrew L. (Drew) McCraven III has been named assistant program director for WLOK radio. He is responsible for assisting in the planning and implementing WLOK’s programs and projects. “Drew’s longtime…
Sports
Georgia Southern’s Hana Haden hired as Memphis women’s basketball coach
Memphis has hired Hana Haden from Georgia Southern as the 14th women’s basketball coach in program history. Athletic director Ed Scott announced the hiring Thursday. Haden will be introduced at…
Melrose hires former NFLer Cedrick Wilson as head football coach
Melrose High School has named alumnus Cedrick C. Wilson Sr. as the new head football coach of the Golden Wildcats, Memphis-Shelby County Schools announced in a news release on Wednesday,…
Arlington native Kenneth Walker III makes rushes to victory in Super Bowl LX
On the sport’s biggest stage, with the eyes of the football world watching, running back Kenneth Walker III delivered a moment that will live in NFL history. The Memphis-area native…
Lifestyle & Culture
The War Within a War examines Black soldiers’ fight abroad and at home during Vietnam
“The War Within a War: The Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home” by Wil Haygood, c.2026, Knopf, $35.00 362 pages Uncle Sam needs you. He has work for you,…
Entertainment
RiverBeat delivers: Wale and T-Pain headline unforgettable night
The Mississippi River provided a fitting backdrop Sunday evening as thousands gathered for the final night of the RiverBeat Music Festival, where a blend of soul, hip-hop and timeless showmanship…
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‘He never sat down’: The final session and lasting legacy of Rep. G.A. Hardaway
The last week of the Tennessee legislative session is always loud. Tempers run short. Votes get called on bills that members…
Funeral services announced for longtime Tennessee Rep. G.A. Hardaway
Memphis and state leaders will have multiple opportunities in the coming days to honor the life and legacy of longtime state…
Lowery resolution to fund MSCS lawsuit against takeover falls short in county commission
A resolution funding a lawsuit opposed to the state takeover of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools was knocked off the Shelby County…
Tennessee Republicans vote to take over Memphis-Shelby County schools
By Melissa Brown Tennessee Republicans have passed an unprecedented intervention of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools system that gives political appointees sweeping…