Local News & Features
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Jennifer ChandlerThis is the time of summer when zucchini, yellow squash, and eggplant are in abundance. -
On this week's episode of "Protecting Your Money," Randy Hutchinson, President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, discusses the rise in online vehicle scams—a trend that surged during the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to harm consumers.
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State leaders announced Monday that Elon Musk’s Boring Company plans to dig an 8-mile tunnel under Nashville, connecting downtown to the city’s airport. -
Bill Morris, a former Shelby County Mayor and Sheriff who is commemorated on a local parkway, died last Friday. He was 92.
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St. Louis Catholic Church presents an All-Bach Concert on Monday, July 28, at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary at 203 S. White Station Road. -
Kacky Walton spoke with musician Jeff Hulett and photographer Alex Smythe about their new collaborative art project, "Emotions Without People."
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TN Politics: Big Changes to School Board Elections Could Come from Superintendent Firing
The County Commission wants an all new board, elected all at once. Could this restore trust in the school system?
BTH: School Board Members Respond to State Pressure, Leadership Changes
This week on WKNO/Channel 10’s Behind the Headlines, Memphis-Shelby County Board of Education Members, Natalie McKinney and Michelle McKissack, join host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian reporter Laura Testino.
Arts Agenda: Lasers, photography, and theatre magic
Featured: The Wiz returns to Orpheum Theatre; The Walt Phelan Band and a laser show inside the MoSH Planetarium
Roy Brewer: An Evening of Flamenco Guitar
The Memphis Flamenco Trio presents an evening of solo flamenco guitar and ensemble arrangements on Saturday, July 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Green Room at Crosstown Arts.
Jubilee | Hattiloo Theatre
Hattiloo Theatre presents the regional premiere of "Jubilee" by Tazewell Thompson, running Friday, July 25 through Sunday, August 24.
Military bases in New Jersey and Indiana will be expanded to detain immigrants
NPR has learned that the Pentagon has also approved the expansion of the U.S. Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, for the same purpose.