Post Office supporters stage all-night vigil
Supporters of a robust U.S. Postal Service turned out Thursday night for an all-night vigil near the Main Post Office in Downtown Memphis.
As expected, Grizzlies lose first-round draft pick to Celtics
Because of the 2015 Jeff Green trade, Memphis will dispatch pick No. 14 for the 2020 draft to Boston.
Haushalter: ‘We are moving in the right direction’
Shelby County Health Department Health Officer Dr. Bruce Randolph: “We are looking at the data. It is looking good, but what we don't want to do is get so excited that we return back too soon."
Alex Grisanti is sober, slimmer, and headed to Southaven
Alex Grisanti is keeping his food truck but is headed back to the kitchen. He’s opening Elfo’s, the first Grisanti restaurant in DeSoto County, next month.
Cushy new seats will greet returning travelers
Passenger traffic at Memphis International Airport was about 125,000 in July, down 65% from a year ago but much improved from April when the pandemic crippled air travel.
Thursday prep report: Houston girls turn on the style in second half
Houston opens girls soccer season with a comfortable victory over ECS.
Germantown Alderman Rocky Janda will not seek reelection
CBHS coach McDaniel ‘cautiously optimistic’ heading into 2020
Size on both lines, good skill players have Brothers excited about an improved 2020.
Elected official recuperating after catching COVID-19
House Minority Leader Karen Camper is recuperating at her Memphis home under the care of a physician after contracting COVID-19.
Louisiana becoming a major priority for Ryan Silverfield, Tigers
Memphis has landed nine commitments from The Boot in the past two recruiting cycles.
UTHSC professor receives $4.5M for links in kidney, cardiovascular disease
The larger of the two NIH grants will fund the study of kidney injury in newborns. Much of the kidney failure people experience in midlife is caused by injuries when they were infants, research has shown.
Governor says he now wants to make school COVID figures public
Gov. Bill Lee is shifting positions on releasing COVID-19 figures in schools, saying he wants to make the information public and is seeking federal approval.
Kustoff talks CARES Act, PPP and USPS during Bartlett chamber speech
David Kustoff touts the CARES Act and Paycheck Protection Program, but says the most recent attempt at relief cost too much. He also says the postal service must adapt to new conditions.
Collierville board discusses replacement for Allen
Two long-time residents received strong support from the board to serve as interim alderman in Position 4 following the death of Tom Allen.
Police numbers still dominate city council’s debate over police reform
Council members Michalyn Easter-Thomas and Chase Carlisle were on opposite sides of the council's veto override vote on police residency this week. On "Behind The Headlines" they talked about how many police are enough and how to get to the bigger issues beyond the numbers in the ranks.
COVID hospitalizations continue to fall
The number of COVID-positive patients in area hospitals is 278, as of 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, according to Tennessee's Healthcare Resource Tracking System. Two weeks prior, that number was 359.
Owens pleads to federal heroin conspiracy charge
The son of onetime topless nightclub kingpin Danny Owens is one of five people charged last year with running a heroin and fentanyl dealing operation in the city as Owens allegedly was planning to open a Memphis nightclub.
CBHS golf standout looks to senior year, consecutive state tourneys and med school
From being the last kid picked to now the first on the course, the senior foresees a future away from the sport.
Municipal candidate list finalized
A list of candidates seeking office in November. Candidates have the opportunity to withdraw by Aug. 27 if they decide they do not want to run.
Grizzlies Insider: Hanging on a 2.4% chance for tonight’s NBA draft lottery
Remember last season’s NBA draft lottery? That was so much fun. But how much fun will tonight's lottery be?
Company that fits golfers for golf clubs may open in East Memphis
A new building permit shows plans for Club Champion Golf to build a putting green and two swing rooms in space at the shopping center at 6450 Poplar. But the company’s plans are not firm yet, a spokeswoman said.
Community volunteers to examine effects of pandemic on students
Stakeholders in the Collierville community are analyzing data specific to the suburban district. The data evaluation team will look at various affects the pandemic has on the suburban schools and
Memphis to require fans be seated 12 feet apart for season opener vs. Arkansas State
Only eligible season ticket holders will be able to attend the Liberty Bowl opener on Sept. 5.
Metro
The Early Word: Troopers don’t play by MPD’s rules; Palladio’s story may go on
JJJ makes a surprise return, an Uptown brewery patio goes to the dogs and we tell you where to get wired this weekend.
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says county could take Memphis Safe Task Force to court
Public Safety How Boss Crump stared down a governor’s threat to send the National Guard to Memphis
Premium City of Memphis About 1,500 feds working in Memphis, US Marshals director says
Business
Glasses that slow nearsightedness in children now FDA-approved
“For a long time, it’s been our desire to try to halt progression as nearsightedness develops, especially with it being on the rise,” said a local optometrist. It is estimated that more than 50% of the world population may become nearsighted by 2025.
Premium Real Estate Inked: Carhartt store opens in East Memphis
Movers and Shakers Movers & Shakers
Premium Real Estate Hardware-store supplier opens Collierville showroom larger than Wrigley Field
Sports
American conference plans to introduce basketball player availability reports
Basketball player availability reports for the American Conference are still in the preliminary phase. Football is currently in its first season of publishing reports two hours before each game.
High School Sports Dandy Dozen: MASE joins as Lausanne jumps into top five
Memphis Grizzlies Box score: Hornets 145, Grizzlies 116
Premium Memphis Tigers Football Hill: Memphis wants GameDay. But will GameDay want Memphis?
Food
Soybeans and coffee: How tariffs are impacting some in the Mid-South
“What it costs to produce a crop is at record numbers, and the price that (Tennessee farmers) get for that corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton … are almost at near-record lows,” said a Farm Bureau Federation staffer.
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
The hard, block-by-block work to improve Klondike, Smokey City
Klondike Smokey City CDC is working to mow and maintain yards, build a pocket park and turn 150 vacant lots and empty homes into assets in the community.
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: We don’t need military occupation. We need poverty eradication.
“That jail was already overcrowded; today it holds 800 people over capacity. Incarceration is not the solution.”
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: The birds and the bees, tigers and chimpanzees
To help animals reproduce — and species thrive — staffers at the Memphis Zoo study poop, freeze sperm at -196 degrees, and even help endangered species reproduce long after their deaths.