Category Archives: Memphis Morning News

LOCAL | Three New Locations Announced By TacoNGanas
In addition to reopening its Olive Branch truck, TacoNGanas has opened another one in Bartlett and will shortly build a location in Southeast Memphis. The Bartlett location opened on Aug. 11, on Whitt...
Josh Rivera Aug 22, 2025

LOCAL | Rich Road Bridge Reopens After 3-Year Construction Closure
The Rich Road Bridge has undergone a thorough reconstruction after being closed for over three years owing to structural safety issues. The ribbon-cutting event was held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday. In or...
Josh Rivera Aug 22, 2025

LOCAL | $21K Reward For Information On Person Responsible For Mississippi Football Player's Shooting Death
Anyone who can provide information that leads to the arrest of the individual responsible for the death of University of Mississippi freshman football player Corey Adams will receive $21,000 from Crim...
Josh Rivera Aug 21, 2025

LOCAL | Sheriff Floyd Bonner And County Trustee Regina Newman File Separate Lawsuits On County Mayor Lee Harris
Due to salary constraints in the county's current budget, Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. and Shelby County Trustee Regina Newman are individually suing the administration of Shelby County Mayo...
Josh Rivera Aug 21, 2025

LOCAL | FedEx Logo To Be Displayed In End Zones Of Liberty Stadium
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium is among the first to use corporate branding in the form of displaying the FedEx logo in the end zones. The prior five-year $25 million NIL agreement between FedEx and the...
Josh Rivera Aug 20, 2025

LOCAL | MPD Searching For Suspect After Armed Robbery At Regions Bank on Union Avenue
Officers from the Memphis Police Department are looking into a report of an armed robbery at the Regions Bank on Union Avenue. According to officers, they were called to an armed robbery in the Union ...
Josh Rivera Aug 20, 2025

LOCAL | TN, MS, LA Governors Approve Sending National Guard Troops To DC
On Monday, three other Republican governors in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee approved the National Guard's troop deployment to Washington DC. The move is a component of President Donald Trump'...
Josh Rivera Aug 19, 2025 The Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., USA lit up in the early evening.

LOCAL | City Of Memphis And Memphis Grizzlies Announce Plan On $550M FedExForum Improvements
The Memphis Grizzlies and the City of Memphis have reached an agreement to extend the team's stay in Memphis past the 2028-2029 NBA season, and they intend to invest $550 million in FedExForum improve...
Josh Rivera Aug 19, 2025

LOCAL | Second Case Of West Nile Virus Of 2025 Confirmed By SCHD
According to health officials on Monday, Shelby County reported a second human case of the West Nile virus of 2025 last week. The first case was reported in March by the Shelby County Health Departmen...
Josh Rivera Aug 18, 2025

LOCAL | Hernandez Govan Stands Trial In First Day Of The Young Dolph Murder Case
On Monday morning, Hernandez Govan, the man suspected of being responsible for the killing of rapper Young Dolph, went on trial. Govan faces a three-count indictment for murder, murder conspiracy, and...
Josh Rivera Aug 18, 2025