Category Archives: Top Stories

UofM | New Campus Police Chief Keith Humphrey Announced
There will be a new chief of campus police at the University of Memphis. Keith Humphrey, former Little Rock police chief, was announced this week as the new head of the campus police after serving 34 ...
Syndicated Author Feb 13, 2024

POP CULTURE | New Movie Written By Former Grizzlies Player Set To Film In Memphis
Former Memphis Grizzlies forward Jarnell Stokes is in the headlines for reasons outside of the basketball court now with a new movie written by him set to begin production in Memphis in 2024. Filming ...
Syndicated Author Feb 12, 2024

CRIME SPREE UPDATE | SUSPECT IDENTIFIED
Memphis Police identified the man they say is responsible for Sunday's crime spree that left one teen dead and others injured.Courdarion Craft, 20, has been charged with the following: First-Degree Mu...
Syndicated Author Feb 11, 2024

POP CULTURE | Justin Timberlake Announces Concert At FedEx Forum During World Tour
Just weeks after his sudden and free concert in January at the Orpheum, Justin Timberlake has announced that he will have another stop in Memphis during his “The Forget Tomorrow World Tour”...
Syndicated Author Feb 09, 2024

MSCS | Board To Meet And Select New Superintendent
Tennessee’s largest school district, Memphis-Shelby County Schools, will have a new superintendent Friday. A special meeting will be held half past noon on February 9, to decide between three fi...
Syndicated Author Feb 09, 2024

JUSTICE | Alleged Teenage ‘Watermelon Man’ Killer To Be Tried As An Adult
The teenager charged with the killing of John Materna, or the ‘Watermelon Man’, in May 2023, will be tried as an adult. Demarion Tackett has been transferred to 201 Poplar after a hearing ...
Syndicated Author Feb 08, 2024

READ | State Senator Demands Answers For No Arrests In Bridge Protest Shutdown
Tennessee State Senator Brent Taylor is demanding answers as to why there were no arrests made during the weekend from the Anti-Israel protests that shut down the I-40 bridge in and out of Memphis. No...
Syndicated Author Feb 05, 2024

King Charles Diagnosed With Cancer, No Announcement On Which Kind
Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and receiving the proper treatments. King Charles did announce that he had an enlarged prostate in mid-January but pala...
Syndicated Author Feb 05, 2024

GERMANTOWN ALERT | City Announces ‘Malicious Cybersecurity Incident”, Many Systems Offline
A “malicious cybersecurity incident” is how the Germantown described the situation they found themselves in Friday morning. While 911 services still remain intact, several systems in the c...
Syndicated Author Feb 02, 2024

MEMPHIS IN MAY | Mack Weaver Named CEO
Mack Weaver, former CFO for Memphis in May (MIM), has taken up the position as the new CEO and president of MIM. He will be replacing Jim Holt, who retired on January 31. Weaver has been a barbecue co...
Syndicated Author Feb 01, 2024