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Struggling CBU loses a third of its student population in one year

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 05:38:08 -0500

Beleaguered CBU lost a third of its student population from last year while other local colleges saw modest declines or, in the case of LeMoyne-Owen, a small increase.

DNA links Texas murders to the 1997 rape of a Memphis girl

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 20:11:22 -0500

A Memphis rape kit from 1997 links to an assault in Dyersburg, Tennessee, plus the 1991 murder of four girls at an Austin, Texas, yogurt shop.

Back for its 29th year, Wifflestock lets adults be kids for a good cause

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 18:46:56 -0500

While its cause is serious, Wifflestock isn’t. Welcome to the world of Wiffle ball for adults, where the players talk trash while raising money for the Ronald McDonald House.

Memphis police shoot, kill man

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 11:08:43 -0500

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed that Memphis Police Department officers responding to a report of gunfire in the Parkway Village area shot a man Saturday.

MacKenzie Scott donation to benefit LeMoyne-Owen College, officials say

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 18:05:23 -0500

Scott’s donation is part of a larger campaign by the United Negro College Fund to raise $370 million to fund a pooled endowment for each of the country’s 37 HBCUs.

New police shift targets speeding, reckless driving and drag racing

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 05:39:18 -0500

The Memphis Police Department has created a permanent traffic enforcement shift as part of an effort that is targeting four of the city’s main traffic arteries.

Bond set on day two of hearing for DeAndre, Vinessa Brown

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:22:50 -0500

“I’m absolutely befuddled why the city government, why the county government and why the state of Tennessee would give money to a person to run a nonprofit organization when they had been convicted of stealing money from a nonprofit organization in the past,” said Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee.

Ask the Memphian: The lizards have invaded Memphis! But it's not really a bad thing

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:50:59 -0500

Two species of geckos can now be found in Memphis, part of an “invasion” from Florida. But not to worry: they aren’t causing any trouble.

Grandpa and the National Guard: A Memphis comedian goes viral

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:44:12 -0500

Zach Williams has hit comedy gold with his online clips about Grandpa, a National Guard veteran remembering his time in the Bluff City, and a bunch of Memphis-centric inside jokes.

When NICU patients, parents and medical staff meet again, the reunion has all the emotions

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:41:30 -0500

Nurses, patients and more gathered at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Saturday, Sept. 20, for a neonatal intensive care reunion.

FedEx reports positive first quarter results

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:13:34 -0500

However, FedEx Freight segment operating results fell.

Mellencamp, McBride, Gales to honor Memphis Music Hall of Fame inductees

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:34:27 -0500

John Mellencamp, Martina McBride and Eric Gales will honor inductees at the Memphis Music Hall of Fame ceremony on Sept. 25.

Businessman, entrepreneur Walker Uhlhorn dies at 88

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 06:06:10 -0500

Walker and Ann Uhlhorn had a love that endured for 65 years, even though he often found himself making the bed because she beat him — again — on the golf course.

Memphis task force 'evolving,' local leaders say

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 10:40:48 -0500

The state National Guard is also being sent to Memphis, although exactly what its job will be and where they will be deployed remain some of the biggest unanswered questions.

Cooper-Young Fest, Pride Fest (again) and the co-creator of the Ninja Turtles

bphillips@dailymemphian.com (Bianca Phillips) — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:47:07 -0500

This week, Southaven launches its hummingbird fest, the Halloran Centre celebrates 10 years and Beale Street throws a 100th birthday party for B.B. King.

City to install 30 new traffic cameras — but enforcement efforts lack real teeth

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:21:06 -0500

Beginning Sept. 30, the cameras will be used to issue warnings to drivers who are speeding in those 15 areas, officials said. On Oct. 30, the grace period will end, and citations will begin with violators being mailed a ticket for $50.

Total enrollment at U of M declines by 3%, but school officials find positives in the numbers

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:27:58 -0500

University officials said the school’s incoming freshmen averaged a 3.63 GPA, which officials said was the highest since the school began tracking that data in 2004.

West Tennessee ICE facility receives first detainees

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:24:48 -0500

The Mason, Tennessee, ICE detainment center was approved in August. However, the second vote was contentious and confusing, causing pushback from the ACLU.

At Germantown Festival, it's all about weenies

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Sat, 6 Sep 2025 15:13:43 -0500

Miniature dachshunds took over the Germantown Festival on Saturday, as they do most every year with the Running of the Weenies race.

Judge in police union vs. city case recuses herself

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Fri, 5 Sep 2025 19:09:34 -0500

The case involves a battle over the rank of second lieutenant, which city officials created for the Memphis Police Department in an effort to get more front-line supervisors in the field.