Federal judge temporarily halts Tennessee’s ‘drag ban’ law The law, which criminalizes some drag performances, was set to take effect Saturday. Hayley Williams and a Nashville Drag Queen performs for a benefit concert in Nashville, Tenn., on March 20, 2023. Ed Rode / Invision/AP file March 31, 2023, 9:46 PM […]
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Gun Control Activists Storm Tennessee State Capitol In Nashville
By ALEX HAMMER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 14:34 EDT, 30 March 2023 | UPDATED: 17:40 EDT, 30 MARCH 2023 Gun control activists were seen storming Tennessee‘s State Capitol Thursday amid rising fears of a left-wing uprising at a rumored protest in Washington, DC. Footage of the insurrection shows progressive protesters battling with cops as they attempted to gain access to the […]
Shooting at Yo Gotti’s Restaurant Leaves 2 Dead and 5 Injured
YO GOTTI MASS SHOOTING AT HIS MEMPHIS RESTAURANT …2 Dead, 5 Injured 2043/30/2023 6:38 AM PT A Tennessee restaurant owned by hip hop star Yo Gotti is the site of a mass shooting that’s killed 2 people, and left at least 5 others injured. Law enforcement officials tell TMZ … cops were […]
Tennessee Republican Rep. Tim Burchett responds to school shooting: ‘We’re not gonna fix it’
Candy Woodall WASHINGTON–Rep. Tim Burchett, a Tennessee Republican, described the school shooting in his home state as “a horrible, horrible situation,” but it’s not something he thinks Congress needs to address. “We’re not gonna fix it,” he told reporters Tuesday. “Criminals are gonna be criminals.” Burchett said Congress doesn’t have a real […]
Results of county’s first cancer cluster study to be released
By Keely Brewer, Daily MemphianUpdated: March 20, 2023 10:50 PM CT | Published: March 20, 2023 6:09 PM CT A study from the Tennessee Department of Health should soon answer a looming question: Does a South Memphis community near a known polluter have higher-than-expected cancer rates? The Shelby County Health Department […]
Tennessee House Votes Humanity
By Ian Round, Daily Memphian Updated: March 20, 2023 7:52 PM CT | Published: March 20, 2023 7:52 PM CT The Tennessee House of Representatives on Monday, March 20, passed a bill that allows abortion in certain circumstances to save the life of the patient. The amended bill is narrower in scope […]
Lady Tigers Advance To The Dance
by Don Mooney 3-20-2022 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Playing in the Second Round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament, the Memphis Tiger women’s basketball team welcomed the Cardinals from Ball State Tonight. A fast start from the Tigers would fuel them to the 79-62 win and a trip to the Round of […]
Police stopped a couple in Tennessee. Then they took their children away
Bianca Clayborne and Deonte Williams were stopped for a citation and arrested for a misdemeanor, then their family was separated. Sat 18 Mar 2023 04.00 EDT Nearly a month ago, Bianca Clayborne, Deonte Williams, and their five children were on their way from Georgia to Chicago for Clayborne’s uncle’s funeral […]
Tigers Still Dancing. Beat Jackson State
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – In front a capacity crowd of over 1,800 fans, the Memphis Tiger women’s basketball team played in their first postseason tournament game for the first time in seven seasons. Memphis would come away with the 79-68 win over Jackson State to move on to the second round of […]
Floyd Bonner Jr. contests residency requirement in Memphis mayor’s race
By Bill Dries, Daily MemphianUpdated: March 14, 2023 7:26 PM CT | Published: March 14, 2023 2:23 PM CT Memphis mayoral contender and Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. has filed suit in Chancery Court to contest the Shelby County Election Commission’s five-year residency requirement for the race on the October […]