Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley ...

What do a hospital expansion, hotel glow-up, university modernization, apartment overhaul, and supercomputer have in common?

LocalMemphis.com reports that the 270,000-square-foot facility is being built on the site of the former MLK Prep High School, ...

Shelby County commissioners had planned to pay for an audit of MSCS after ex-Superintendent Marie Feagins' firing. Now the ...

Georgia Bulldogs running back Trevor Etienne's unexpected declaration for the NFL draft surprised fellow running back Nate Frazier and the Georgia fanbase. This decision thrusts Frazier into a ...

A native Texan, Foreman began his boxing career as an Olympic gold medalist who inspired fear and awe as he climbed to the peak of the heavyweight division by stopping Joe Frazier in 1973.

A native Texan, Foreman began his boxing career as an Olympic gold medalist who inspired fear as he climbed to the peak of the heavyweight division by stopping Joe Frazier in 1973. His formidable aura ...

Chester Frazier (@WVUCoachFrazier) March 21, 2025 West Virginia has wins over three teams who are in the second round, which is two more than Carolina and Xavier. They also had zero issues with ...

The following article was originally published on January 21, 2023, to mark the 50th anniversary of Foreman's phenomenal victory over Joe Frazier to win the world heavyweight title. In terms of a ...

Stories in Memphis tend to write themselves. He’s helped a few along. Two book collections of his columns have been published. “We have to get our act together. The city and county mayors need to sit ...

George Foreman, the fearsome heavyweight who lost the “Rumble in the Jungle” to Muhammad Ali before his inspiring second act as a 45-year-old champion and a successful businessman, died Friday ...

The legislation raises awareness of doulas as a solution to save more lives. Doulas are trained professionals who provide continuous support to their patients before, during and after childbirth. Like ...