According to the City of Memphis, Riverside Drive will be closed until August of this year for “light construction,” which will add more public parking along the river.… MORE
Category Archives: Memphis Morning News
LOCAL | Memphis Fire Department Says Clayborn Temple Fire Was Set Intentionally
In a social media post, the Memphis Fire Department stated that the fire that destroyed the Clayborn Temple on April 28, was set deliberately.… MORE
LOCAL | Lausanne Collegiate School Announces New Branch Campus In South Korea
In the fall of 2025, Lausanne Collegiate School will open its first branch campus in Incheon, South Korea.… MORE
LOCAL | Department Of Justice Drops Civil Rights Investigation Into MPD & City Of Memphis
Today, the U.S. Department of Justice stated that it was rescinding its … MORE
LOCAL | Bartlett Officially Opens New $12M Emergency Communications Center
The new City of Bartlett Emergency Communications Center on Appling Road was officially opened on Monday with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony.… MORE
LOCAL JAIL | When Was The Last Known Jail Escape
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
TIGERS | LSU Transfer Guard From Memphis Commits To The Tigers
Curtis Givens III, a transfer guard from LSU, declared on social media Tuesday that he has committed to Memphis.… MORE
BREAKING | $10B Google Campus Expected To Be Built In West Memphis
West Memphis, Arkansas will be the new location of a development that Google intends to build a 580-acre campus, according to our Business News partner, The Memphis Business Journal.… MORE
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 | Thousands Of Residents Without Power In The Mid-South, DeSoto County Declared State Of Emergency
Severe thunderstorms ripped over Mississippi and Tennessee overnight, leaving thousands of residents in the Mid-South to wake up in the dark on Monday morning.… MORE
