ESPN crowns The King as guest picker for College GameDay on Beale Street
All of the speculation regarding the guest picker for college games on Saturday's ESPN broadcast. All hail the King of Prognosticating.
Calkins: It’s a blue-letter day in Memphis
It's "GameDay" in Memphis— a day many never thought they'd live to see.
EDGE to consider loans for Orange Mound grocery store, preschool day care
Stepherson Inc. plans to operate a new Superlo Foods grocery store and Constance Cherry wants to open her second Creative Home Academy location in Orange Mound.
House shifting budget hearings to pre-session schedule
New House Speaker Cameron Sexton is moving the House Finance, Ways & Means Committee's department budget hearings to a November-December schedule, away from the long practice of holding them during the regular session.
Rhodes receives $300,000 from DOJ for sexual assault prevention, programs
Rhodes will implement a strategic plan, including setting up training programs that will center on sexual assault prevention, victim support and responding to interpersonal violence and stalking.
Conaway: They took his balls; we’d like them back
When they were building FedExForum, they had to put up protective bollards around the plaza, and Andy Dolich came up with the idea of painted balls: basketballs, baseballs, tennis balls, soccer balls.
Metro
A block of Downtown Memphis inches toward new name
The Memphis City Council pushed forward with plans for Hyde Square and moved swiftly through a shortened agenda in its second online session in a row.
Education Gov. Bill Lee wants $155 million to fund 20,000 new vouchers
Update State Government New state budget proposes $80M for Memphis
Education Memphis releases funds to ease pre-K crisis — but the fight isn’t over
Elections New bill would bar some Tennesseans from running for Congress
Business
Uncovering the Legacy at 87 Adams: Downtown Memphis church will memorialize thousands
From 1855 to 1862, about 3,800 slaves were sold in what is now Calvary Episcopal Church’s parking lot. The church is shedding a light on this history, and it received a major grant for its effort.
Business Elon Musk joins his rocket and AI businesses into a single company
Movers and Shakers Movers & Shakers
Winter Weather Business From Cash Saver to Kroger, stores work to restock after winter storm
Premium Spirit of Memphis Seeds for lawyer’s success planted when she was a child
Sports
Grizzlies score 40 points in fourth quarter to beat Kings
Ty Jerome continued his run of efficient scoring for the Grizzlies despite his tight minutes restriction.
Memphis Grizzlies Trade Deadline Tracker: Waiting on a Ja Morant deal
Memphis Tigers Football Memphis coach Charles Huff wants 2026 recruiting class to dream big
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Hill: The Grizzlies are opting for a rebuild. Does tanking in the NBA work?
Memphis Tigers Football Tigers coach Huff says local high school recruiting is ‘50-50’ proposition
Food
With savory hand pies, Whisks of Doom whips up a different type of bakery
Founder Allie Trotter said Whisks of Doom was never meant to fit into traditional bakery culture, which she describes as too “cotton candy” for her taste.
Premium Spirit of Memphis Memphis caterer delivers all the way to Holly Springs — due to weather
Suburbs
Collierville looking at mixed-use for former Gus’s site
The project would replace the historic home that Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken once operated. The mixed-use development would offer a residential ownership option above retail and office space.
Premium Education Lakeland ‘renames’ its middle school for next school year
Arts & Culture
Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Send Help’ is a good time, and ‘Macbeth’ is at Crosstown
Stranded on a South Pacific island with Rachel McAdams? Be careful what you wish for in Sam Raimi’s “Send Help.”
The To-Do List Pro cornhole comes to town, and the Dixon celebrates 50 years
Opinion
Calkins: Jaren Jackson had to be traded. Because it’s time for the Grizzlies to start again.
The Grizzlies stunned the city by dealing Jaren Jackson Jr. Yes, it’s disappointing. But it’s time to start fresh.Related content:
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Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: A Ford era ends
Last year, Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. was charged with seven counts of federal bribery and tax evasion charges. This week, he pleaded guilty to five of them.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: The difference between Memphis and Minneapolis
Games
Sudoku: Feb. 4
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