Good morning, Memphis.

An Ohio-based developer submitted a $575M permit for the fourth phase of a Memphis data center on Monday, Oct.

5 — one day before the City Council scheduled a vote on a data-center moratorium ordinance. The permit may affect future development in the area.

Critics say companies use customer data to set varying prices—prompting calls for government action on surveillance pricing; local experts note shoppers like Trena Neal now pay nearly $8 for soap compared to $4.

The Educational Oversight Board of Memphis-Shelby County Schools is holding its first public meeting since June today — the board resumes its oversight role after months without a public session.

Memphis Light, Gas, and Water's CEO Doug McGowen said the upcoming budget may require a 3% increase that could add about $18 a month for gas and $10 for water over the next three years, as the utility manages rising costs while keeping bills among the lowest in the nation.

A stretch of S. Main Street in downtown Memphis is closed to all thru traffic while city engineers repair falling concrete under a rail bridge between East Carolina Ave & E.H.

Crump Blvd. Drivers are advised to use alternate routes until work is complete.

In Memphis, doctors warn that concentrated kratom products—such as gummies and capsules—can be dangerous and quickly lead to withdrawal, even as some say they help with pain or anxiety; Greg Kiesow, founder of Kratom Anonymous, urges anyone struggling to seek medical help.

A Southaven mother with four children must find a new home within 60 days after her landlord accepted Elon Musk's buyout offer to purchase her Colonial Hills property near xAI.

She now faces the challenge of securing affordable housing in her children's school zone.