Lausanne football team in quarantine after player tests positive
After one Lausanne Collegiate School football player tested positive for coronavirus, the rest of the team is in quarantine until Sept. 22.
Calkins: Shocking news! Memphis and Lausanne show it’s hard to play football during a pandemic!
Two local football programs were put on hold Friday because of COVID-19. But don’t blame the players. Blame us.
Van Turner: Reform vote ‘is not against law enforcement’
Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner has seen first hand the impact of violent crime on his commission district which includes Hickory Hill. But Turner says it’s possible to back law enforcement and be opposed to a militarization of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and Memphis Police Department.
Memphis lineman speaks at unity march hours after team’s COVID-19 statement
Obinna Eze said coaches knew he was at Friday’s on-campus rally.
Lakeland BOC delays Lakeland Commons vote, amends budget
The Lakeland Board of Commissioners has delayed consideration of an amendment on the Lakeland Commons, but the developer wants the city to take action soon.
‘We have a voice': Memphis athletes lead unity walk for social justice
“We don’t plan on keeping quiet anytime soon,” women’s basketball player Lanyce Williams, one of the march organizers, said.
Health Department refuses to release positive coronavirus cases in local private schools
Coronavirus data for public school systems is readily available, but that’s not the case with private schools.
Memphis Tigers pause all football operations after positive coronavirus tests
School’s news release says increased number of positive tests has been linked to “social events.”
Number of COVID-positive patients in area ICUs drops below 70
The seven-day moving average for new cases is hovering around 110 a day.
Gill Properties taking self-storage to the (Germantown) limit
Storage Towne of America-Germantown will comprise about a dozen buildings totaling 130,000 square feet just outside the city that doesn’t allow construction of self-storage businesses.
Memphis Grizzlies hire MIT’s Sonia Raman as assistant coach
Raman is the winningest coach in MIT women’s basketball history.
Memphis mailbag: Tigers basketball recruiting, scheduling and roster questions
Tigers beat writer Danielle Lerner tackles what to expect for the 2020-21 season.
TSSAA names high school football stat leaders
Briarcrest quarterback Michael Dallas tops area passing list.
Rhodes plans to open for spring semester
Campus leaders had hoped it would be possible to have freshmen on campus during fall term, but a letter from the college president lays out hopes for the spring.
Revamp of Links at Davy Crockett could be Frayser ‘gamechanger’
A proposed revamp of the Links at Davy Crockett golf course is part of a growing list of potential or underway projects in Frayser.
A pandemic can’t diminish the delights at Tsunami in Cooper-Young
Tsunami continues to serve the best Chilean sea bass in town, but any fish that comes from Ben Smith’s kitchen is going to make you happy, even if it’s trimmings in a taco.
MPA’s first woman president talks about making history, police reform
Sgt. Essica Cage, the new leader of the nearly 2,000-member police union, discusses the city's residency requirement for first responders and her opinion about defunding the police.
Incumbent Amy Eoff running unopposed for Germantown Board of Education
Amy Eoff is running unopposed for her second term on Germantown's Board of Education. Eoff serves in Position 5 and has spent the last two years as the board's vice-chair. Related: Ryan Strain to run unopposed for Germantown Board of Education.
Friday preps: Stegall scores five as Houston ends ECS’ win streak
Houston’s ground game, combined with solid quarterback play, too much for ECS.
Metro
Fewer Memphis students are showing up to mental health assemblies. This state law may be to blame.
MSCS Mental Health Director Donna Goings said attendance at suicide and bullying prevention trainings fell by two-thirds last year. That’s because most students don’t return parent permission slips required by a 2024 state law.
Premium Spirit of Memphis Finding the way: Memphians head to Spain to hike hundreds of miles
Premium City of Memphis Expired-tag renewals jump since Task Force’s arrival
Spirit of Memphis Witches, zombies and more descend upon Juvenile Court’s Trunk or Treat for candy, bouncing and just plain fun
Business
Evolve Bank & Trust CEO arrested for child pornography
The arrest of Evolve Bank & Trust CEO Robert “Bob” Hartheimer is the latest challenge for the embattled Memphis-based bank.
Premium Real Estate Food Files: Society Memphis is back — and soon Little Italy Midtown will be, too.
Premium Business Controversial East Memphis liquor store license denied
Transportation & Logistics Memphis airport building construction to cost $57 million
Sports
Tigers ranked again in AP Top 25, coaches poll
The Tigers’ 34-31 upset of South Florida has moved Memphis back into the Top 25.
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Cedric Coward was ‘thrown in the fire.’ But he’s not getting burnt.
High School Sports Memphis-area top cross country times
Premium Geoff Calkins Calkins: They did it again! Tigers once again give Memphians a reason to believe.
Food
Sláinte! Raise your beer steins at this Irish take on Oktoberfest
Bog Fest is a celebration of fall flavors, live music and community that’s happening in the Regalia Shopping Center parking lot outside Bog & Barley.
Suburbs
Seminary moving to Arlington
With a growing change in how students are earning college degrees, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary is moving from its location across from Bellevue Baptist Church to Arlington.
Arts & Culture
Finding the way: Memphians head to Spain to hike hundreds of miles
Hiking Spain’s Camino de Santiago pays meaningful dividends for Mid-Southerners who trek to Santiago de Compostela, and the cathedral where the apostle Saint James is buried.
Opinion
Opinion: This Halloween, wear a mask — but don’t hide behind it.
“On Nov. 1, may we learn to do a better job of taking off our masks, the facades that sometimes blind us from being who we really are and becoming the blessings we were meant to be.”
Podcasts
The shrinking middle ground between ‘occupation’ and help with violent crime
On “Behind The Headlines,” two vocal critics of the Memphis Safe Task Force say there isn’t much — if any — middle ground as Mayor Paul Young tries to thread the political needle.
Games
Daily Jigsaw: Pommin’ on Beale
Today’s photo is from the University of Memphis’ “Memphis Madness presents Ballin’ on Beale” taken by The Daily Memphian photographer Patrick Lantrip.