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
This Week in Memphis: Trump is coming, and so is minor-league hockey
Also happening this week: Collierville leaders revisit Chick-fil-A, and a vacant Uptown lot hosts a food festival.
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Public Safety MPD investigating two back-to-back Downtown shootings
Business
Movers & Shakers
Regions Bank and Evans Petree PC announce promotions and additions.
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Health Care ‘Universe puts you where you’re supposed to be’: UTHSC students celebrate Match Day
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Sports
‘A Tiger for life’: Julius Thedford will return to Memphis for 2026-27 season. What’s next for the Tigers?
Julius Thedford, who averaged 8.4 points and a team-high five rebounds in 2025-26, is staying with Memphis. But the Tigers have more work to do.
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Update High School Sports Fast start propels Bartlett to Class 4A championship
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Memphis Grizzlies Road return stings in Grizzlies loss to Hornets
Food
From Pine Hill to Lamar Avenue and beyond, Hillboyz builds a Memphis success story
A Memphis-founded brand has global dreams. And it all started in Pine Hill, South Memphis.
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Suburbs
After high-stakes Olympics, figure skaters will celebrate their wins at Stars on Ice tour
After the intensity of the Winter Olympics, a crew of ice-skating performers will display their talents in an exhibition at the Landers Center.
Update High School Sports Fast start propels Bartlett to Class 4A championship
Arts & Culture
Embracing Memphis: Why an acclaimed poet shares his passion for writing in his adopted home
Award-winning poet and U of M professor Marcus Wicker has been in Memphis for nearly a decade. Here’s how he developed a passion for poetry, and why he’s sharing it with the community.
Arts & Culture Purple, pink, yellow, green and more colors of powder covered those celebrating Holi at Shelby Farms
Opinion
Opinion: ‘Justice, safety, solidarity, law and order — in Memphis, they have to be the same project’
“Amid the frustrating recruitment challenges facing the Memphis Police Department, I would like to turn our attention to a different critical element of our public safety architecture: the frontline civic organizations engaged in violence-reduction efforts.”
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Podcasts
Changes to how sales tax revenue is divvied up will take effect in July
The new formula and its links to the city’s quest to create 10,000 new and renovated units of housing by 2030 is among the topics discussed on “Behind The Headlines.”
The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Bill Townsend on Annesdale Mansion, ghosts and Always Memphis
Games
Daily Jigsaw: Regional One caution
This jigsaw puzzle is a photo of the outpatient center at Regional One Health and was taken by Patrick Lantrip.