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POP CULTURE | Justin Timberlake Announces Concert At FedEx Forum During World Tour

POP CULTURE | Justin Timberlake Announces Concert At FedEx Forum During World Tour

Just weeks after his sudden and free concert in January at the Orpheum, Justin Timberlake has announced that he will have another stop in Memphis during his “The Forget Tomorrow World Tour”. His hometown stop won’t be until November 23, and tickets will be available for purchase on February 15. His Orpheum performance was to…MORE

MSCS | Board To Meet And Select New Superintendent

MSCS | Board To Meet And Select New Superintendent

Tennessee’s largest school district, Memphis-Shelby County Schools, will have a new superintendent Friday. A special meeting will be held half past noon on February 9, to decide between three finalists picked last December. Dr. Cheryl Proctor, Deputy Superintendent for Portland Public Schools, Dr. Marie N. Feagins, Chief of High Schools and Leadership Development with Detroit…MORE

JUSTICE | Alleged Teenage ‘Watermelon Man’ Killer To Be Tried As An Adult

JUSTICE | Alleged Teenage ‘Watermelon Man’ Killer To Be Tried As An Adult

The teenager charged with the killing of John Materna, or the ‘Watermelon Man’, in May 2023, will be tried as an adult. Demarion Tackett has been transferred to 201 Poplar after a hearing Wednesday morning.. Tackett was 15 when he arrested after an attempted robbery turned into the death of a beloved watermelon vendor. He…MORE

SCOTUS | Fox’s Shannon Bream

SCOTUS | Fox’s Shannon Bream

The Supreme Court has heard oral arguments in the Colorado case to remove President Trump from the ballot by using the 14th Amendment. It was a tough day for Jason Murray, the lawyer representing voters in Colorado as the justices hammered them repeatedly with questions about allowing a single state to decided who should be…MORE

201 TROUBLE | SCSO Corrections Deputy Charged For Sex With Inmate

201 TROUBLE | SCSO Corrections Deputy Charged For Sex With Inmate

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has charged an employee Tuesday after an alleged sexual encounter with an inmate at the county jail. An investigation was launched after they recieved word that there may be an inmate having relations with a corrections officer. After an investigation, they identified and arrested Corrections Deputy Akira Jones. She was…MORE

CRIME | Woman Found Shot At Target Parking Lot, Later Pronounced Dead

CRIME | Woman Found Shot At Target Parking Lot, Later Pronounced Dead

Target on U.S. Highway 64 had a massive police presence Tuesday night, with one woman shot and later pronounced dead. Memphis police say the woman was driven to the parking lot after she was shot inside her car, although authorities are still not clear on who shot her.  Initially, the woman was in critical condition…MORE

POP CULTURE | Former Star Wars Star Gina Carano Announces Lawsuit On Disney

POP CULTURE | Former Star Wars Star Gina Carano Announces Lawsuit On Disney

Former Star Wars star and MMA fighter Gina Carano is moving forward on a lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm for discrimination when she was let go in 2021. X CEO Elon Musk is footing the lawsuit bill which stemmed from the vow he made to back people who have been discriminated against on the social…MORE

COUNTRY STAR PASSES | Toby Keith Dies At 62

COUNTRY STAR PASSES | Toby Keith Dies At 62

Country music star, Toby Keith, has passed away at 62 from his battle with stomach cancer. In 2022, Keith announced his cancer. On his website in a statement, it was announced he died in peace around his family. Keith proceeded to record and even perform through the cancer. Some of his last performances were three…MORE