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Metro
Will Memphis close 2 more schools this year? Futures of last state-run ASD schools in limbo.
Two schools will exit the nearly defunct, state-run Achievement School District this summer. Their fates lie with MSCS officials, who have yet to decide if the schools will remain open or be closed.
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Business
From New Canada Road to The Lake District, 2026 set to be a big build year for Lakeland and Bartlett
Officials in Bartlett and Lakeland have plans for the coming year, some that include the directions for their suburbs, but also whether they intend to seek new terms.
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Sports
Coward injured as Lakers complete comeback vs. Grizzlies
The season sweep by the Lakers will sting, but the immediate worry for Memphis is the health of its budding rookie Cedric Coward.Related content:
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Food
Table Talk: A year-end roundtable ... minus the table
As the year closes, the table remains what it has always been — a place to gather, to recalibrate, to keep going.
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Suburbs
From New Canada Road to The Lake District, 2026 set to be a big build year for Lakeland and Bartlett
Officials in Bartlett and Lakeland have plans for the coming year, some that include the directions for their suburbs, but also whether they intend to seek new terms.
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Arts & Culture
‘Crazy amazing:’ How an artist painted one of the city’s largest murals at Le Bonheur
“We wanted it to look like, no matter what your background is or where you’re from, come to Le Bonheur, and you’ll be at home,” said the artist. “If you’re from outer space and you need to come to Le Bonheur, be from outer space. Or, if you live in a cactus or if you live in a boot, come on by.”
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Opinion
Echols: A friendship 84 years in the making
“In a world where loneliness is an epidemic, I wondered what could possibly go into cultivating a friendship like this one.”
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Podcasts
Grizzlies podcast: Morant returns; trade deadline approaches
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss Ja Morant’s return, Jaren Jackson Jr.’s positive trajectory and the options on the table for the Grizzlies this trade deadline.
Behind The Headlines Two of the biggest Memphis stories of 2025 have a surprising connection
Games
Daily Jigsaw: A ‘crazy amazing’ mural
Today’s puzzle is of the mural outside of Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and was taken by Mark Weber.