Samuel Hardiman

Metro National Guard numbers swelled in mid-November, documents show In the days before a Nashville judge ruled on the legality of Gov. Bill Lee’s deployment of the Tennessee National Guard to Memphis, hundreds more guardsmen surged into the city, accordi... See more

Business What a years’ worth of xAI power bills tell us When xAI’s first Memphis data center was unveiled to the public, projections had the facility consuming more than 1 million gallons of water per day. In its nearly two years of existence, the Colossu... See more

City of Memphis City still spending on Liberty Park debt, consultants, but construction remains stalled The City of Memphis has spent $13.7 million over the past five years to bring a hotel, apartments and an entertainment venue to Liberty Park, as part o... See more

Education Thousands of Memphis-area kids could lose pre-K in January Up to 3,000 young children who receive needs-based prekindergarten in Memphis and Shelby County might not have pre-K centers to go to in January amid a funding crunch. First 8 Memphis, t... See more

Public Safety Before Task Force, there was Operation Viper — and nearly 500 arrests. This spring, FBI Director Kash Patel singled out Memphis’ violent crime rate during an interview with Fox News. “We have a problem (in Memphis). We are now addressing it,... See more