Local crime, high school sports, county politics, events tonight, and business closings — the daily West Tennessee / Mid-South report from HEREMemphis.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former South Carolina wide receiver Sidney Rice, who starred in Columbia, has been named to the 2026 SEC Football Legends class presented by T-Mobile, the league office announced Thursday. Rice, who play
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MILWAUKEE — Major League Baseball released the schedule for the 2026 National League Championship Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers, a rematch for a second stra
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INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division I Cabinet on Wednesday approved a rule that will prohibit men's basketball coaches and their team-specific staffs from attending games involving other Div
Education
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis leaders and University of Tennessee Health Science Center officials broke ground Oct. 8 on a new $350 million College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building at 901 Madison Ave., a campus expansion aimed at growing Tennessee health care workforce pipeline. Photo coverage of the ceremony showed University of…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A state-appointed oversight board unanimously approved key contract and staffing rules under state law on Oct. 8 as it prepares to take control of Tennessee's largest scho
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Education has opened a preliminary interest form for Scholarship Granting Organizations as the state advances participation in the federal educ
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Columbia Italian Festival has been postponed to Saturday, Oct. 17, at Finlay Park after organizers cited a rainy weekend forecast tied to Hurricane Isaias. The festival was originally scheduled for S
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Lee directed Tennessee state departments to suspend enforcement of dyed diesel restrictions through October, offering harvest-season relief for farmers and fores
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee employers can now apply for grant-supported workforce training through the newly launched TNWorks Talent Accelerator, including help covering costs in nuclear en
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Davidson County court ordered Tennessee officials to preserve all evidence from Christa Pike's failed lethal injection as Gov. Bill Lee's statewide execution pause and t
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Lee has granted death row inmate Gary Wayne Sutton a reprieve that delays his execution until Oct. 7, 2027, after pausing all Tennessee executions following two
Politics
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis City Council members on Thursday passed two ordinances regulating data centers on first reading, advancing zoning changes while leaving a proposed temporary moratorium on new data centers for a later vote. The measures must pass two more readings to be enacted, and the council agenda packet…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's top gubernatorial candidates are split on public-private partnerships for roads and other infrastructure, including I-24 Choice Lanes and the Music City Loop,
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Republican leaders in the General Assembly say they will investigate lethal injection's reliability and consider other execution methods after Tennessee failed to execute
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