Horn Lake Alderman Dave Young is now rethinking his call for a moratorium on gas stations, conveneince stores, car washes, and fast food restaurants. Now, Young says he’s concerned that it could be hard to recapture the city’s momentum for future development if a moratorium is in place. Young said he made the request two … Read more
Thursday, thedeadline for candidates to file to run for Memphis mayor. A long list of people have filed already. In fact, as many as 20 potential candidates. That means, it’s likely that the winner of the contest will likely advance with nowhere near a majority 50 plus 1 margin. The Bluff City’s city council races … Read more
As of early Thursday, more than 39-thousand MLGW customers were still in the dark, after what the company calls it’s third largest storm outage ever. At the height of the storms on Tuesday, more than 139-thousand homes and businesses lost power. MLGW reminds the public that avoiding contact with downed power lines is critical — … Read more
Grizzlies star Ja Morant’s best friend Davonte Pack was arrested in Memphis on Wednesday. The charge? Assault. The arrest comes more than a week after Morant and Pack are accused of assaulting 18 year old Joshua Holloway during ap ick up basketball game last summer at Morant’s house in Eads. The teenager has since filed … Read more
Yet another massive power outage in the MLGW grid. Tuesday storms knocked oput power to more than 138-thousand homes and businesses. After storms two weeks ago caused the utility’s second-largest outage ever, MLGW said Tuesday’s storms were the third largest. The largest outage ever was Feburray 2022’s ice storm. Widespread outages were also reported in … Read more
A judge on Friday set a trial date for two men charged in the killing of rapper Young Dolph in a daytime ambush at a bakery in Memphis, Tennessee. Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith are scheduled to stand trial March 11 in the fatal shooting of the Memphis-born rapper, Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Lee … Read more
A man charged with killing a hand surgeon at a Tennessee clinic was being held on $1.2 million bail Thursday as those who knew the doctor remembered him as a skilled and beloved medical professional who cared for his patients. Larry Pickens, 29, told a judge on Thursday that he could not afford the bail … Read more
The highest property valuation increases are being seen in Olive Branch. The city is leading all of DeSoto County for the second straight year, in property value increases. Total assessed property value in the city this year stands at just over 869 million dollars. That’s about 9.2 percent more than last year. All of Desoto … Read more
The case of a slain retired Memphis homicide detective continues to unfold, as we learn that a woman is now jailed for robbing the man before his death. Shuntae Daniels is charged with aggravated burglary, theft, and illegal computer access. Retired detective Mark LeSure was found dead in the 4200 block of Falcon Street. Polcie … Read more
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a man charged with kidnapping a Memphis, Tennessee, school teacher during an early-morning run and killing her, a district attorney said Thursday. Cleotha Abston, 39, is charged with snatching Eliza Fletcher from a street near the University of Memphis on Sept. 2 and forcing her into an SUV. … Read more