Tight end Chris Carter on the receiving end of a 18-yard pass to put Tulane on the one-yard line from QB Michael Pratt with 4:32 left in the third quarter. photo by Don Mooney by Don Mooney 10-14-2023 Memphis, TN—The Green Wave (5-1, 2-0 AAC) ended a 25-year drought in Memphis (4-2, […]
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Memphis Gets Young As Mayor
Young, the current head of the Downtown Memphis Commission, will be the next mayor of Memphis. by Don Mooney Memphis, TN—Music blasted through Minglewood Hall as supporters of Paul Young held their phones, flashlights lit, in the air. “This is not about Paul Young. This is about the future of our city, […]
Kafe’ Kirk Stirs Musical Gumbo with Keiko Matsui
by Don Mooney 10-2-2023 Memphis, TN—Memphis native Kirk Whalum hasn’t forgotten his home-grown, home-spun musical roots. A musical wanderer between gospel and jazz Kirk has used his art to bridge cultures and forge meaningful relationships through music. Like many of the great Memphis musical legends before him Kirk bears the […]
Tigers Gain First Conference Win Against USF
by Don Mooney MEMPHIS, Tenn., September 24, 2023 –. The University of South Florida volleyball team (8-6, 2-1 AAC) fell to the Memphis Tigers (5-10, 1-2 AAC), 3-1, on Sunday afternoon in the Larry O. Finch Center. Memphis took the match with scores of 25-16, 23-25, 25-19, 25-21. Maria Clara Andrae […]
Tigers Brawl Midshipmen For 28-24 Win
Tigers defense batten down the hatches in the 2nd half for win over Navy Midshipmen 28-24 by Don Mooney MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Tough evening of grind-out football. Yet the University of Memphis Football Tigers continued their five-game winning streak against Navy, 28-24 Thursday night at Liberty Stadium. Tigers improved to 3-0 […]
Tennessee State Wins Against New Southern Heritage Foe
by Don Mooney Memphis, Tennessee—The 34th Southern Heritage Classic without their historic rival Jackson State University (JSU) for the first time since 1990 did not dampen the hype, hysteria and pageantry associated with this HBCU gridiron contest. For the last two season the addition of head coach Deion Sanders to […]
Protestors Show Up For Bonner HQ Opener
Daily Memphian Published: July 23, 2023 4:00 AM CT Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner opened his mayoral campaign headquarters in East Memphis Saturday, July 22, with a lot of emphasis on the city’s crime problem and a picket line of a dozen protesters. “If crime is the No. 1 issue, […]
A Tour To Heal America
by Don Mooney 7-14-2023 Memphis, TN—The great American Reconciler, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr paid the ultimate sacrifice in Memphis by peacefully attempting to reconcile the Black and White divide in America. Now 55-years later the completion of that work is more evidently needed as the political state of the […]
Millington Digs Out Of Dark
Millington, Tn resident Aaron Merritt takes on the task of clearing a big tree that landed perfectly away from his home. by Don Mooney Memphis, TENN—Millington was one of several locations that received significant damage during Sunday’s severe storms. Millington Fire Chief Mike Gill says several planes were tossed at […]
Stax Magic At The Overton Shell
by Don Mooney 6-24-2023 Memphis, TENN—As the sun slowly set on the Overton Shell the lawn filled with chairs and blankets of patrons of all ages, being teased by the Stax sound as they eagerly anticipated hearing familar sounds that created what the world has come to know as Soulville. […]