Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner recalls the last known escape attempt from 201 Poplar- Shelby County Jail. The 89 pods at the jail are undergoing cell door replacements, new paint and plumbing repairs.… MORE
Category Archives: Memphis Morning News
EXCLUSIVE | Brent Taylor Responds To FBI Director
FBI Director Kash Patel says that Memphis is the homicide capital of the US and is addressing the problem with his new plans for the agency and how it fights crime.… MORE
LOCAL | Summer Drive-In Closing
In a statement from the owners of Summer Drive-in Malco Theaters, it’s the end of an era. This Saturday will be the last day of operations for the iconic drive-in theater on Summer Ave. … MORE
ENTITLEMENTS | “Sorry a** cousins living on the system and I’m fed up” – Alice
Do you support eliminating waste, fraud & abuse as a means of reducing spending in the entitlement programs? Alice is passionate about her stance on the issue and witnessed cousins “living on the system their entire lives”.… MORE
CRIME | Reward increased to $25,000 in murder case
David Wayne Brown and Dave Martello gave an update on Memphis Morning News this week with information about the reward increase for information that leads to solving a murder. … MORE
xAI | Worth Morgan
With the second largest corporate tax payer in Shelby County quickly developing it’s footprint in Southwest Memphis, facts over fears are the most important thing that local leaders can do to assure constituents that laws and regulations are not being broken by the xAI Supercomputer development.… MORE
ECONOMY | Blue Oval City, xAI and Buc-ee’s
Tennessee Economic & Community Development Commissioner, Stuart McWhorter delivered an update on Memphis Morning News with Ditch & Tim Van Horn about West Tennessee companies big and small. xAI’s future impact in the region, Ford’s EV production plans and where does Tennessee sit on the national business climate map?… MORE
CRIME | Quit claim deed scam almost worked
So how did a Memphis man get 2 Memphis homes for $10? The quit deed scheme was foiled after Stuart Breakstone 34 was seen in video recordings withdrawing money from an ATM. The money withdrawn came from a bank account set up using ID theft and the sale of two home in Memphis. Real Estate…… MORE
LOCAL | Collierville Chief Of Police Dale Lane
Toxicology results have come back negative for drugs and the cause of death of Kristin Fundo is acute intoxication as a contributing factor. The investigation into allegations of drink tampering has also been completed by Collierville PD. The Chief of Police, Dale Lane called Memphis Morning News to discuss results… MORE
LOCAL | Mick Wright On Advisory Board For MSCS
As Memphis Shelby County Schools face a state intervention because of how they made the decision to remove the wildly popular superintendent, Dr. Marie Feagins, County Commissioner Mick Wright called in to Memphis Morning News to discuss creating an advisory group. … MORE
