Developers want to turn the shuttered DoubleTree at 185 Union Ave into a four‑star boutique hotel. City financing officials will weigh a PILOT on July 14.

A fallen utility pole and downed power lines have blocked Main Street near Collierville Town Square; crews and MLGW are on scene and drivers are urged to use alternate routes.

A Fourth‑of‑July picnic at Olive Branch City Park turned dangerous when a fallen tree crashed into a pickup. A mother and her 13‑year‑old daughter were treated for minor injuries while crews clear the park.

A man and his dog were shot on the 100 block of W. Dison Avenue in South Memphis. The man was hospitalized and the dog was taken into Memphis Animal Services custody.

A Grand Junction man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after a jury found he transported a 14‑year‑old Mississippi girl for sex. Authorities say the FBI located the teen in August 2024.

A man died after an early-morning shooting at a Northeast Memphis apartment complex. Police detained several people while homicide detectives investigated.

Triple‑digit feels and a chance of late‑day storms could complicate Fourth‑of‑July plans in Memphis.

Memphis-based Waddell & Associates merged with Coastal Bridge Advisors and One Charles Private Wealth to form a combined firm with more than $10 billion under management.

A Shelby County judge sentenced Joshua Gossett to 150 years after his conviction in the 2022 killings of Shunish Baggett and Lyft driver Richard Skelskey.

The City of Memphis awarded nearly $6 million in FY27 grants for housing and neighborhood projects; Hope House was among the largest recipients with major HOPWA funding.

A DeSoto County judge revoked a suspended sentence for a Memphis man, ordering 19 years and 223 days after prosecutors moved to reactivate a term tied to a 2008 child‑sex conviction.

Coletta's said its Appling Road restaurant will close this Friday after 28 years; catering continues and the South Parkway location will remain open.

Collierville’s Independence Day plans land at H.W. Cox Park this Thursday with live music, food vendors and an 18‑minute fireworks finale. Library and town hours are set for the holiday weekend.