Venerable Plough Foundation to close, will be missed
The Plough Foundation will turn its remaining assets over to local nonprofits. It will outline the process this spring.
Memphis basketball Bahamas mailbag
A Q&A from the Bahamas trip, including if Memphis could potentially use a 12-man rotation this season?
City Council motors through car-centric agenda items Tuesday
The council agenda Tuesday includes discussions about selling the old Cordova auto inspection station, allowing temporary closure of an Overton Square street and expanding a program that helps those with suspended drivers licenses pay fines and fees once they have met other terms.
Grizzlies Notebook: Dwight Howard’s future, Grizz Day on NBA TV and more
Dwight Howard gets permission to look for a new hoops home, NBA TV dedicates the day to the Grizzlies and Jonas Valanciunas is a Lithuanian pitch-man.
U of M celebrating new, iconic bridge and much more
The University of Memphis finally bridges a divided campus, and in a soaring way.
Sawyer blazes five-year path from protest to mayor’s race
Memphis Mayoral contender and Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer is mounting a complex challenge of incumbent mayor Jim Strickland. The challenge combines promises of disruption with national issues as Sawyer seeks to fuse activism with electoral politics.
Metro
Tennessee GOP advances bill to relax voucher testing rules for private schools
Schools that participate in the voucher program could choose to give students a different test than the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program, or TCAP.
Premium Health Care Most of UTHSC occupational therapy faculty resign amid abuse allegations
Elections Democratic contenders for sheriff call for big changes
Education MSCS board makes Richmond ‘interim’ again, punts on takeover alternative plan
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Business
Most of UTHSC occupational therapy faculty resign amid abuse allegations
Five of the seven members of UTHSC’s occupational therapy faculty resign, allegedly over school’s handling of a professor accused of mistreating students.
Real Estate Downtown board backs incentives for law firm, church and former Puck Food Hall
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Movers and Shakers Movers & Shakers
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Sports
Tigers could begin roster rebuild with familiar faces
Eight Memphis players from this past season have until Friday to let Penny Hardaway know if they’d like to return to the Tigers in 2026-27.
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High School Sports Alcoa slams Fayette-Ware in Class 3A quarterfinals
Memphis Grizzlies Box score: Grizzlies 125, Nuggets 118
Memphis Grizzlies Ty Jerome gets ‘clinical’ in Grizzlies win over Nuggets
Food
Table Talk: Patio season, please!
As warmer days make another attempt to dominate the calendar, it’s time to focus on patio season.
Premium Food From crops to cattle, erratic weather is disrupting how Tennessee farms do business
Suburbs
‘He is our hero’: DeSoto captain honored after rescuing teens from submerged car
A DeSoto County sheriff’s deputy jumped into a swollen ravine last fall to save two teenage girls and was recognized for the rescue.
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Arts & Culture
Buckley: Painter. Air Force reservist. Bride-to-be. Rachel Heck isn’t just a star golfer from Memphis anymore.
With the sport Heck has loved since she was 4 on the back burner, her art, military service and wedding plans are what keep the former Memphian busy these days.
Arts & Culture Immersive museum on Mud Island sets new May opening date
Opinion
Buckley: Hardaway, Tigers concerned about fans in the stands. What’s the plan to fix it?
Two days after deciding to retain coach Penny Hardaway, Memphis athletic director Ed Scott and Hardaway himself address dwindling basketball attendance.
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball Calkins: Penny Hardaway is back. It will take real change — from him — to bring back Memphis basketball.
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: On Jerry Lee Lewis’ home tour
For the past year and a half, Jerry Lee Lewis’ Nesbit ranch has been open to tourists.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: Take a break and wear green
Games
Sudoku: March 17
Ready for today’s sudokus?