Suspects on the run after car break-ins at TJ Mulligans restaurant, police say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Police Department is searching for suspects involved in a series of car burglaries at a local restaurant. On March 21, a white Nissan Altima pulled into the parking lot behind 2021 and 2027 Madison Avenue, where multiple vehicles were broken into and various items were stolen. At...
Man gets 12 years for selling fentanyl and firearms to undercover agents
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for selling fentanyl and firearms to undercover Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agents. Adrian Seymour, 38, was charged with possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing...
Second measles case in Tennessee confirmed in Shelby County
SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) — The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed Thursday that a second case of measles has been reported in the state. This second confirmed case was reported out of Shelby County. The individual is currently recovering at home while public health officials are working to identify any other...
Two in custody after repo man run over in Hyde Park, MPD says
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A man and woman were taken into custody for assaulting a repo man while he was attempting to repossess a car, the Memphis Police Department (MPD) said. Police said on Friday morning, officers arrived at the University Gardens Manor and took Brandi Revels, 27, into custody. They also identified...
Man, woman charged with running over repo man
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man and a woman were arrested this week after allegedly running over a repo man when he tried to tow their car. Both 27-year-old Brandi Revels and 34-year-old Nicholas Wray have been charged with aggravated assault for the March 26 incident. At 7:55 a.m., officers responded to an aggravated assault...
Cheers Restaurant & Bar to Open in MLGW Building in Downtown Memphis
A few weeks ago, What Now Memphis reported that Cheers Restaurant & Bar was planning an expansion. Now, owner Annie Jackson has revealed more details. The new location will open inside the Memphis Light Gas & Water building at 245 S Main St in Downtown Memphis, confirmed Jackson in a recent Facebook post announcing...
One person dead following vehicle crash in Tennessee
TENNESSEE — A Cookeville man was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash Friday evening that temporarily shut down all eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 near the I-440 junction. The Tennessee Department of Transportation reported the overturned vehicle at 6:37 p.m. near mile marker 213.2. According to a Metro Police...
MATA deputy CEO fired after investigation into spending
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Area Transit Authority has fired Deputy CEO Bacarra Mauldin after an internal investigation, the transit agency said Friday. Mauldin’s termination by Acting CEO John Lewis, with support from the MATA board, was effective Thursday. MATA said the investigation concluded Mauldin violated the...
‘What we should be striving for.’ Family, friends celebrate pastor Ricky Floyd at funeral
Pastor Ricky Floyd , a beloved minister, husband, father and friend, was laid to rest on Friday in Memphis. And while the service was at times tinged with sadness about the death of a man heralded as a community advocate, it was also a celebration of his life's work, work that many speakers encouraged those assembled...
Popeye’s worker punched with brass knuckles over food order, police say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A customer allegedly hit a Popeye’s worker in the face with brass knuckles multiple times over a food order on Monday. On Mar. 24, at 3:35 p.m., officers responded to an aggravated assault at Popeye’s at 2235 Lamar Avenue in South Memphis. The victim told police that he was working the drive-thru […]
