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LOCAL | Memphis Pastor Fights Food Deserts Through Family Farm
Food insecurities (or "food deserts") are an all-too-common problem in the Mid-South, but one local pastor is seeking to face this problem head-on, using the farmland he had inherited from his late father. Pastor Hosea Houston of Pleasant Chapel Missionary Baptist ...
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HISTORY | October 2, 1987: Happy Birthday, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Racing fans throughout the Mid-South have cause for celebration, as today marks the 39th birthday of Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who was born in Memphis, TN in 1987 but grew up in Olive Branch, Mississippi. While initially growing up watching his dad, Ricky Stenhouse Sr., race spri...
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LOCAL | 15 Grizzlies Games To Air On Local TV For Free
The NBA season starts in a matter of weeks, and Memphis Grizzlies fans have the opportunity to watch some of the team's games on local television this upcoming season. WATN Channel 24 and the Grizz announced a partnership with DAZN to air several games for free, beginning on...
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LOCAL | Shelby Co. DA's Office Targets Stores Selling Kratom, One Bust Took 30k Packages Off The Streets
The Shelby County DA's Office announced that almost 30,000 packages of synthetic kratom were taken off the streets from a business based in Memphis. Novelty King in Binghampton is allegedly the store that has been reported as a major supplier of illegal kratom. All across th...
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TIGERS | Kickoff Time Between Memphis & Charlotte Moved to 10 a.m.
Memphis Tiger football was scheduled to open conference play against Charlotte on October 3. That plan is still intact, but due to inclement weather, kickoff has now been moved to 10 a.m. CST. Kickoff was originally scheduled for 12:30pm. This will be Coach Charles Huff's fi...
Oct 1, 2026
LOCAL | Christa Pike Still Alive After 2 Lethal Doses To Execute Her
Christa Pike has not yet died from her execution attempt as of Thursday morning, despite two lethal doses of the drug. Just before 9 a.m. on Thursday, Pike was still heard sleeping, which is when she was taken away by an ambulance for evaluation. An outside review has been o...
Oct 1, 2026
National News
Silverchair Rules Out 2026 NRL Grand Final Reunion
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge involving the Trump administration's policy requiring certain immigrants to remain in detention ...
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Christa Pike Survives Tennessee Execution Attempt After Last-Minute Court Fight
Christa Gail Pike remains alive after Tennessee officials attempted to carry out her death sentence on September 30, bringing an extraordinary turn to...
Oct 1, 2026
U.S. Forces End Iraq Mission as Security Concerns Shift to Iraqi Forces
U.S. forces ended their military mission in Iraq on Wednesday, closing another chapter in more than two decades of American military involvement in th...
Sep 30, 2026
Trump Rejects Sanctions Relief Rumors While Iran Signals Openness to Talks
President Donald Trump says he has offered Iran nothing in exchange for ending the seven-month conflict, pushing back against reports that Washington ...
Sep 29, 2026
Sports News
Tigers Travel to New Haven for Yale Invitational
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The University of Memphis women's golf team travels to New Haven, Connecticut, for the Yale Invitational beginning Saturday, Oct. 3.
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Report: Vegas NBA expansion team debut may be delayed a year
The NBA's roll of the dice in Las Vegas could be delayed a year later than expected, with an expansion team potentially looking at a debut for the 2029-30 season, The Athletic reported Friday.Previous reports indicated a Las Vegas expansion team coul...
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Tigers Pick Up Wins at M15 Fayetteville
A trio of Memphis men's tennis student-athletes competed at the M15 Fayetteville event, combining for three wins in bracketed singles and doubles draws at the Billingsley Tennis Center.
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Memphis to Host No. 7 Missouri State Saturday Night
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The University of Memphis men's soccer team is set for its toughest task of the season up until this point, playing host to No. 7 Missouri State in an American Conference match Saturday night.
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