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OUTMemphis is building a $12M Midtown headquarters at 340 N. Cleveland St. to expand drop‑in services, youth programming and advocacy across the Mid‑South.
Historic Mason Temple will receive $1.2M in federal funds for long-term repairs and technology upgrades as part of a broader package that also backs Clayborn Temple.
Ted Townsend, president and CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber, was placed on leave April 10; local reporting says reasons for the leave remain unclear.
A Cordova couple says a sinkhole has hollowed their backyard and swallowed fence panels while they await a city inspection to determine responsibility.
A vendor switch has left about $1.6 billion in child support payments unprocessed, leaving Memphis families short on essentials.
Federal data show U.S. hires fell to a 3.1% rate in February, the weakest since April 2020. Memphis residents and counselors say openings are getting harder to find.
Visitors poured nearly $3.93 billion into Sevier County in 2024. Local leaders say the sales-tax windfall pays for police, schools and roads — keeping property levies down.
Jeff Webb, the Memphis founder of Varsity Spirit and a leading figure in modern competitive cheer, has died at 75. His death closes a half-century that built an industry now facing both acclaim and legal scrutiny.
Five faculty in UTHSC’s occupational-therapy program resigned after students raised complaints of verbal abuse; the university has hired search firms to find replacements.
A temporary warming center opens Monday night at First Baptist Church in Midtown to shelter people during a cold snap. MATA will provide rides and volunteers will hand out meals and blankets.
Society Memphis opened a 10,000‑sq‑ft skatepark, coffee bar and event space at 583 Scott St in Binghampton, offering lessons, contests and a Sunday farmers' market.
Shelby County students compiled nearly 20 policy asks and are urging city and county officials to add funding for school counselors and mental-health services.
Germantown’s Houston High removed two baseball coaches this week; the district says the investigations into each coach were separate.
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