Friday football report: Houston advances to Class 6A semifinals
Ethan Burns throws for 304 yards; Lincoln Pare runs for two touchdowns as Houston stays unbeaten.
Let it snow?
FedEx volunteers and Operation Warm, a Philadelphia nonprofit that gives coats to needy children, combined for coat giveaways at Bruce and LaRose elementary schools in Memphis this week.
Jimmy Gentry’s restaurant group takes helm of Interim Restaurant
Jimmy Gentry and Chris Thorn of P.O. Press are headed to Interim Restaurant and Bar in East Memphis beginning Saturday.
NCAA levels penalties against Christian Brothers University tennis program
The NCAA Division II Committee on infractions says CBU head tennis coach MJ Garnett provided impermissible benefits to an international prospect on two occasions.
Smiley emerges from campaign to new role as one of 13 on new City Council
On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, incoming City Council member J.B. Smiley Jr. said he would like to have a voice in the current council's decision about residency requirements. But he said he accepts if the referendum on the matter is approved by the current council before members leave office. He also said concerns about reliability if MLGW breaks ties with TVA might be a "scare tactic."
Tigers Podcast: Tigers without Wiseman; Tigers take on USF
Tigers beat reporters Jonah Jordan and Drew Hill discuss the Tigers playing without James Wiseman, basketball recruiting and the rest of the football season.
Metro
Lindsey Whiteside’s sentence is illegal, DeSoto County DA says
DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton said his office is challenging the sentence, arguing sexual battery committed by a person in a position of trust is classified as a violent crime and is specifically ineligible for the house arrest program under Mississippi law.
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says county could take Memphis Safe Task Force to court
Spirit of Memphis Historic-photo exhibit exports Memphis soul to Seoul
Premium City of Memphis About 1,500 feds working in Memphis, US Marshals director says
Business
Hardware-store supplier opens Collierville showroom larger than Wrigley Field
Orgill’s massive new building on Bailey Station Road in Collierville began hosting hundreds of dealers Tuesday, Oct. 14, a day after the company celebrated the facility’s opening.
Real Estate Hotel developer plans to buy Downtown property
Business The AM/DM podcast: A liquor store without liquor
Premium Transportation & Logistics Long pause for laughter: FedEx commercials poke fun at office power moves
Sports
Dandy Dozen: MASE joins as Lausanne jumps into top five
MASE earns a spot in the Dandy Dozen this week following a victory over region rival Bluff City.
High School Sports Arlington tops Houston for Region 8-AAA volleyball crown
Premium Memphis Tigers Football Hill: Memphis wants GameDay. But will GameDay want Memphis?
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball American conference plans to introduce basketball player availability reports
Food
Table Talk: On today’s menu, surplus ingredients
“Chefs who find ways to reduce food waste are the ones who inspire me the most. They’re not just resourceful; they’re spectacularly imaginative.”
Suburbs
Lindsey Whiteside’s sentence is illegal, DeSoto County DA says
DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton said his office is challenging the sentence, arguing sexual battery committed by a person in a position of trust is classified as a violent crime and is specifically ineligible for the house arrest program under Mississippi law.
Arts & Culture
Historic-photo exhibit exports Memphis soul to Seoul
The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art and Arts Council Korea are also planning a three-year partnership that would bring emerging Korean curators to the American Southeast.
Opinion
Hill: Memphis wants GameDay. But will GameDay want Memphis?
ESPN College GameDay may have interest in the Memphis Tigers, but much depends on what happens in other games this weekend.
Podcasts
Grizzlies podcast: Three losses, Coward hits the court
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington react to the Grizzlies’ preseason losses and discuss what they have seen from Cedric Coward this month.