Dr. Williams touched hundreds with zeal for life, health
Friends and colleagues talk about the irrepressible good sport and hard worker who had just begun his life of service.
Friends and colleagues talk about the irrepressible good sport and hard worker who had just begun his life of service.
Former Briarcrest standout Kennedy Chandler is among the many highly-regarded prospects in the game between Sunrise Christian and Montverde Academy.
The rookie is out for personal reasons, according to the team.
Memphians woke up this morning to freezing rain and icy conditions.
Ken Taylor, a well-known politico and education advocate, died Monday at age 36.
The resolution from Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland going to City Council next week would include the city’s tallest building in the use of a PILOT extension fund and also include a parking garage in the “Snuff District.”
Positive COVID-19 tests forced the Tigers to cancel two games this week against Cincinnati and Houston.
Second day of vaccine appointments canceled.
The coating of ice arrived just before dawn Thursday, after a night of rain and followed by a light snow by afternoon. It is expected to hang around into the weekend.
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Dr. J. Barton Williams did not know he had COVID; antibody was present in his blood, doctors say.
Standouts from ECS, Tipton-Rosemark, CBHS, Houston and Hutchison are among those in the running for state’s top basketball honor.
After a tense exchange between two Memphis-area lawmakers, the Senate Education Committee voted 8-1 for a measure that would ensure Gov. Bill Lee could legally force Shelby County Schools to offer in-person learning.
Millington Schools will remain closed, while other suburban districts plan to reopen Friday.
De’Anthony Melton’s absence is noticed, and Kyle Anderson is shooting with gusto.
The Land Use Control Board also approved a transitional group home in Binghampton for veterans, an attached-townhouse development on Brookhaven Circle, and plans for a used-car lot in Raleigh. The board rejected plans a 35-lot subdivision of container homes in New Chicago.
The beleaguered Shelby County Health Department simply cannot effectively manage the monumental effort needed to distribute vaccines. We need someone to take charge and lead. Someone who will get things done, without excuses.
Those 190 cases come from 4,253 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 4.5%.
The team is firmly in the mix as a playoff contender and they have their depth to thank, as well as veteran Kyle Anderson, playing the best basketball of his career.
Red Devils defensive back Kody Jones is the sixth-ranked prospect in Tennessee in the class of 2022. Also, Vic Shivers has been named the new head coach at Arlington.
The Center City Development Corp. will consider a $50,000 grant to help create new stained-glass windows for Historic Clayborn Temple.
Memphis Mayor Paul Young Young discussed his vision of Memphis as the next ‘in’ city — a thriving metropolis ripe with amenities and opportunities.
South Memphis residents were celebrating Tuesday as Sterilization Services of Tennessee left its home of nearly 50 years.
The voters have spoken, and they have chosen Ford Crane as The Daily Memphian’s spring-sports athlete of the week.
It might sound boring to spend too much time talking up a chicken sandwich, but Belltower’s is a sleeper hit.
“Everybody is constantly focused on Memphis, Memphis, Memphis,” Tuggle said. “I will say something that’s probably going to shock you. The most violent criminals trying to get into our county are not coming from Memphis.”
“Shrek the Musical” and “Legally Blonde” are some of the shows coming to theater stages across Memphis. Plus, a Pulitzer Prize winning comedy-drama makes its regional premiere at Circuit Playhouse.
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