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Memphis hires Virginia sports administrator Ed Scott as its athletic director
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis has hired Virginia sports administrator Ed Scott as its athletic director and senior vice president. The school announced the move Wednesday. Scott worked at Virginia since January 2022. He oversaw men's basketball, baseball, swimming and diving and...
Tennessee turns over probe into failed Graceland sale to federal authorities, report says
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee attorney general's office said Tuesday that it has turned over its investigation into the failed sale of Elvis Presley’s home Graceland at a foreclosure auction to federal authorities, a newspaper reported. The Commercial Appeal reported that...
FedEx: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — FedEx Corp. (FDX) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $1.47 billion. The Memphis, Tennessee-based company said it had profit of $5.94 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $5.41 per share. ...
Graceland steward Jack Soden and soul man Wilson Pickett among 9 named to Memphis Music Hall of Fame
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Music Hall of Fame inducted its inaugural class of 25 luminaries at a rousing ceremony 12 years ago, honoring legends spanning generations and genres, from Elvis Presley to ZZ Top to Three 6 Mafia. In later years, dozens of other musicians who...
A trial date has been set for a man charged in the kidnapping, killing of a Memphis school teacher
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge on Monday set a trial date for a man charged in the kidnapping and killing of a school teacher while she was on an early morning run in Memphis, Tennessee. Shelby County Judge Lee Coffee set Cleotha Abston's trial on first-degree murder, especially...
Moneybagg Yo's 'A Gangsta's Pain' went No. 1. He's back to soundtrack your summer with 'Speak Now.'
NEW YORK (AP) — In 2021, you heard it: Moneybagg Yo 's “Wokesha” blaring from cars and corner stores — an undeniable song of the summer that helped turn the Memphis rapper into a No. 1 artist. His fourth studio album, “A Gangsta's Pain” topped the Billboard 200 that year, all but...
The Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights leader who preached nonviolent protest, dies at 95
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction, has died, his family said Monday. He was 95. His family said Lawson died on...
Memphis, Tennessee, police checking if veteran charged with killing homeless man has targeted others
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis police are investigating whether a U.S. Army veteran charged with killing a homeless man has targeted other homeless people in the city, a spokesperson said. Karl P. Loucks, 41, was charged Friday with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Shaun...
Atlanta officials say water repairs are done after 5 days of outages and service is being restored
ATLANTA (AP) — City of Atlanta officials say workers finished repairs on a ruptured water main on Tuesday and that water problems in the city are coming to an end after five days. The city said Tuesday night that workers had placed new pipes after a leak that sent a gushing river...
Atlanta water woes extend into fourth day as city finally cuts off leak gushing into streets
ATLANTA (AP) — For at least some residents, Atlanta's water problems weren't over Monday. Milena Franco, who lives in the city's Midtown neighborhood, said she and her husband had water all weekend. But Monday morning, the flow was cut off, as Franco discovered when she tried to...
