Trending in 2019: Cross country growing beyond the traditional power programs
The continued growth of cross country will be one of Memphis' trending high school sports topics in 2019.
Commissioners want more Juvenile Court reforms after DOJ report discussion
The Shelby County Commission discussed a Department of Justice report criticizing Juvenile Court's due process procedures.
Opposition buries proposed gravel mine for Rosemark
A proposed, 173-acre stone and gravel mine in Rosemark was unanimously rejected Thursday, Jan. 10, by the Land Use Control Board.
Tigers overcome slow start, defeat ECU 78-72
Starting five seniors didn't have the desired effect for Penny Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers, but they wiped out a 15-point deficit for a 78-72 win over ECU.
Charges dismissed in hoodie incident at Wolfchase Galleria
Charges have been dropped in a "hoodie arrest" incident at Wolfchase Galleria last year, with the two men charged ordered to pay court costs.
Calkins: Grizzlies win! And like each other! (According to team source)
Grizzlies right their teetering ship as Gasol snaps out of slump in leading Memphis to a win over the San Antonio Spurs
Metro
Short agenda Monday as new Shelby County Commission settles in
Commissioners will vote on committee chairs, including a first-term budget chair, after putting off an ethics commission revival and a data center moratorium in committee.
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Public Safety Maxey: ‘Whatever the reasons for addiction, the voices of those impacted need to be heard’
Business
Tim Duncan’s family history pushed him to get tested. Now he wants other Memphis men to do the same.
Duncan watched his father survive prostate cancer and saw a close friend lose his dad to it. Then came his own diagnosis in January.
Business Highland Strip’s getting a ‘high-end honky-tonk’
Business SpaceXAI offers to buy out some Southaven residents over lawsuit
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Sports
Tim Duncan’s family history pushed him to get tested. Now he wants other Memphis men to do the same.
Duncan watched his father survive prostate cancer and saw a close friend lose his dad to it. Then came his own diagnosis in January.
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Food
Highland Strip’s getting a ‘high-end honky-tonk’
“Take a honky-tonk, sweep up all the sawdust, replace a couple of shots with a couple of glasses of wine, with some cool Memphis music and Western memorabilia,” said one of the three owners.
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Suburbs
What is Love? If you live in DeSoto County, it might mean home.
Residents of the little community south of Hernando don’t have a whole lotta love for all the changes coming their way, but they like the town of Love anyway.
Business SpaceXAI offers to buy out some Southaven residents over lawsuit
Arts & Culture
Hattiloo Theatre raises the curtain on city’s cultural identity for 20 years
This year’s Spirit of Memphis award recipient Ekundayo Bandele discusses how a self-described introvert went from rap battles in Brooklyn to running one the nation’s four freestanding Black theaters.
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Opinion
Herrington: Nine storylines for Grizzlies training camp and preseason
The Grizzlies will hit the Music Highway for a Nashville training camp, and head coach Tuomas Iisalo will get his first full chance to build his own thing.
Public Safety Maxey: ‘Whatever the reasons for addiction, the voices of those impacted need to be heard’
Podcasts
Sound Bites: ‘Donut’ overlook this Midtown bakery
There’s at least one treat that people say they’ve driven hours for — and even shed a few tears over — at Jacques Louise Bakery.
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Games
Sudoku: Sept. 27
Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus.