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30 years after Hershey arrived in Memphis, many people still don't know the factory exists. But one of the factory's leaders is hoping to change that. Today, features writer John Klyce is here to talk about his time inside the factory, what they make there and how the Hershey's plant is making itself known in the community . 

Leon Place, located in North Memphis, has the feel of both past prosperity and being a current work-in-progress. There's a new pocket park and playground but there are also older homes, built from 1912 into the 1930s, and at least one once-grand home stands vacant and boarded up.  Across the way, two brand new houses are going up, as part of the city's Essential Housing Program. And the people beh...

Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips is here to talk about the happenings this week , including Memphis City Council, a possible sentencing hearing and a food symposium.  Plus: Where the money stands on Regional One's new hospital The deadly police chases and little transparency in the Memphis Safe Task Force's first year Alpha-gal syndrome is spreading Blackburn sues and Hagerty seeks the disbarment...

Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips is here to shepherd us through the weekend . Plus: Family and friends are still wrestling with the death of a loved one after he was killed by the Memphis Safe Task Force Christa Pike is alive a day after Tennessee's failed attempt to execute her A Memphis warehouse raid nabs 30K packages of synthetic kratom A shuttered nightclub will remain closed for now Alo Yog...

As of Sept. 29, the Memphis Safe Task Force has been on the ground in the city for a year. Today, we're joined metro editor Jane Donahoe to talk about what's happened over the past year and what we expect to see in the future. Plus: The Sheriff's Office fills the role of chief inspector of jail Zach Edey is on the mend Huntington National Bank is investing $300,000 in Memphis for affordable housin...

The University of Memphis is in an interesting moment in athletics. Today, Frank Bonner II joins us to talk about more conference realignment, new/old coaches, the basketball team's predilection for 3-pointers and what it would take to get season ticket-holders back into seats. Plus: The IKEA building has sold Judges deny the state's request to throw out Chattanooga's lawsuit over the airport boar...

Collierville Town Administrator Molly Mehner recently left her position with the suburb. Her departure hasn't been classified as a termination or a resignation, but it did follow a conflict between Mehner and John Selberg, then-Collierville fire chief, that then spilled over to the town's Board of Mayor and Aldermen. Today, Collierville reporter Abigail Warren is here to discuss the ongoing impact...

This week brings us some specially designated days, starting with Memphis Grizzlies media day on Monday and continuing through Tom Lee Day on Saturday. Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips is here to talk about those events . Plus: SpaceXAI offers to buy out some Southaven residents over a lawsuit Collierville owes Molly Mehner more than $180K as part of an agreement Lindsey Whiteside pleads guilty i...

Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips is here to lead us through the weekend . Plus: A nightclub is shut down after a history of crime Lee Harris said he doesn't know how much Regional One has cost Tigers assistant Tony Madlock left his coaching job to come home The battle about The Station has finally ended There is more 'focused-time' in the County Clerk's Office to clear the car-title backlog AutoZ...

Earlier this summer, demolition began at the old Commercial Appeal building on Union Avenue. The site is slated to become the home of a new Regional One hospital, which could cost more than $900 million and would replace the hospital's existing campus, some of which dates back to 1943. Joining us today is reporter Sam Hardiman, who's been trying to figure out, as this project moves forward, who is...

In August, Robert Hodges, aka Prince Mongo, died. After his death, tributes poured in, with many people sharing strange stories. Many were positive, but some weren't . Joining us today is Jody Callahan, who dug into some of the more troubling stories surrounding Hodges, to talk about the story we ran, how we reported it and why we ran it.  Plus: A contractor files a $4.2M lien notice against a Spa...

Food and dining writer Sophia Surrett joins us today for our occasional roundup of recent restaurant news.  Plus: The University of Memphis breaks ground on the Liza Wellford Fletcher Stadium A Memphis poet wins a Tennessee Book Award Wing Wars hopes to showcase Memphis as more than barbecue SpaceXAI is sued over a worker death The second area Big Bad Breakfast is to open soon SpaceXAI posts more...

Arts and culture editor Elle Perry is back today to help us set up the week ahead .  Plus: MPD's monthly review shows the crime decline continues Gallaway is pumped for Buc-ee's to open next year The new Sultana Disaster Museum prepares to embark in Marion CBU plans to leave the NCAA and is applying to join the NAIA A Cordova Countrywood development gets $47M The Container Store puts a lid on Germ...

This weekend brings us a quintessential Memphis event: the Cooper-Young Festival and its accompanying run, the Cooper- Young 4-Miler.  You also have a chance this week to watch "The Matrix" on the big screen — the really big screen — at the Pink Palace, take a parking spot over as a pocket park and get your ballet on, very quickly.  Arts and culture editor Elle Perry is on the show today to talk a...

For years, the Memphis Zoo has worked to bring the Louisiana pine snake and the dusky gopher frog of the southeastern U.S. back from the brinks of extinction. But, recently, it began a project focused on the wildlife of West Tennessee using cameras, mounted at human knee height, to take pictures of animals in their natural habitats near parks, golf courses, cemeteries and other open spaces.  Featu...

After former Landers Center Executive Director Todd Mastry was fired in January of 2025, he filed a federal suit against DeSoto County and the county's Convention and Visitors Bureau for wrongful termination.  Mastry claims he was fired because members of the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors wanted him to stop booking Black artists and he refused to do so.  Last month, DeSoto County and the CVB...

When new Shelby County clerk La Sonya Hall got to her office on Sept. 1, she was greeted with 34 crates of unprocessed car title and registration packets. Separately, days into the new Shelby County Commission's four-year term, two commissioners have been formally charged with crimes. A third is under review because of a 2025 Memphis City Council grant her nonprofit received.  Today we're joined b...

Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips is back with us today to talk about the week ahead. Plus: SW Memphis residents react to SpaceXAI Cleaner streets aim to boost Downtown's appeal The Memphis Zoo is finding out which animals roam the city alongside us A county commissioner is jailed the day as the first commission meeting Wahlburgers takes over Pyramid dining options A French restaurant is set to op...

Today, newsletter editor Bianca Phillips joins us to help us decide  what we should do this weekend .  Plus: A former Tiger's case is dismissed and will not impact Memphis Twin Sumatran tiger cubs are born at the Memphis Zoo The city calls off an extension of a road into Pidgeon Industrial Park for now August home sales decrease while prices increase DeSoto deputies face a civil trial date for a 2...

Our friends at the Mississippi River Basin Ag and Water desk recently produced  a story about the growing bear populations in Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee — and how experts expect the bears to soon recolonize Middle and West Tennessee. The Ag and Water desk had art for the story, but when we ran it, Daily Memphian photographer Patrick Lantrip stepped in with more images...

Today, Steve Bohnel is here to talk about the state of the MATA system , including its new board and the trolley system, and where it hopes to go.  Plus: The Orange Mound land trust breaks ground on the first of a dozen new homes Tennessee's funding of special education pre-k programs A school board candidate settles a lawsuit with Germantown Trucking, transportation and warehouse hires are accele...

The big news this week is probably the 90th anniversary of the Overton Park Shell and the four days of concerts that are planned to celebrate it. We've also got the Southern Heritage Classic coming into town this upcoming weekend, an airport hotel under consideration, a burned-out gas station getting under construction and the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and the twin towers attack.  Newsletter editor...

It's a weekend for s ome very high-profile and big-dollar openings . Bianca Phillips is here to talk about it all. Plus: Tennessee Highway Patrol and TBI played a key role in a Memphis ICE raid Freedom Award honors civil rights leaders across generations A Memphis plant invests $35M to create 20 jobs MATA unveils new buses A date is set for Poplar and Highland gas station construction Hernando pas...

Earlier this year, 5C Data Centers bought the former Fred's Inc. headquarters at 4300 Getwell Road for $25 million. 5C is now operating in 200,000 square feet of the more than 1 million-square-foot former Fred's space. That means that 5C has plenty of room to expand . Today, business reporter Andy Ashby joins us to talk about Fred's, 5C and both distribution and data centers.   Plus: SpaceXAI is p...

After a coaching change last December and 71 new players on the roster, the Charles Huff era of Memphis Tigers football began last weekend with a 27-21 victory over UNLV in Las Vegas. The Daily Memphian's Tigers sports reporter Frank Bonner is here to talk about the game, what it could mean for the rest of the season and some very recent changes to the stadium's party patio .  Plus: MLGW says stor...