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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Memphis, Tennessee – Drivers across the Mid-South may need to prepare for hazardous travel conditions later this week as signs point toward a potential winter storm developing near Memphis. While details...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. What just happened? When Elon Musk's xAI designed its Colossus data centers in South Memphis, it chose an unconventional power strategy: generating electricity off-grid with gas-powered turbines. That setup – intended to meet the intensive computational needs of Grok,...

The new restaurants that opened in the Memphis area in 2025 brought something for all tastes. Fine dining options. A wildly popular chicken chain. Cuisines from around the world. If you're looking for a new spot to try, here are six of my favorite locally owned Memphis restaurants that opened in 2025. Bao Toan...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis Police are investigating an armed carjacking that happened early Friday morning. Officers responded to the Fast Trac on Shelby Drive near Tchulahoma Road. Investigators say a suspect, known as “J Mafia,” took a victim’s 2017 maroon Nissan Rogue at gunpoint. The vehicle...

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. (WMC) - Investigators have identified the two people killed in a plane crash in Marshall County, Mississippi, on Sunday. The two people killed in the crash are 29-year-old Wesley Bolden of Marshall County and 17-year-old Jordan Hall of Olive Branch. The plane went down around 5 p.m....

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Police are asking for help identifying a shoplifting suspect who fled a Walmart store Friday evening after attempting to steal steaks and laundry detergent. Officers responded to the Walmart on Raleigh LaGrange Road Friday evening. Investigators say an unknown man filled a shopping cart with...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Well, we have something to keep an eye on for next weekend. For several days now, the vast majority of model guidance has been showing signals of a large system working through the middle of the country, with a freezing line somewhere in the vicinity of the Mid-South. Sunday’s model runs have […]

Since opening in January 2013, Elwood’s Shack has been serving Memphis barbecue alongside New York-style deli sandwiches in a hole-in-the-wall location that locals call one of the city’s best-kept secrets. 🍖. Owned by Tim B., this East Memphis eatery combines a smokehouse and deli under one roof, offering...

A Memphis building is getting a new life and a new purpose in 2026. Theron Davis is hoping to turn his Rare & Splendid space from a retail store into a restaurant serving all meals and all demographics. The would-be eatery is aiming to set up shop at 943 Mississippi...

CORDOVA, Tenn. (WMC) - The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man accused of barricading himself inside his home with a weapon. On January 17, deputies responded to a domestic disturbance at a home on Dexter Road in the Cordova area. When deputies arrived, they discovered a woman...