The Grizzlies defeated the Kings Thursday to set up a game against the Warriors for the eighth seed in the Western Conference. So take a load off, Grizzlies. It’s one of the biggest regular-season games in franchise history. 

May 13, 2021: Grizzlies 116, Kings 110

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Dalis Hawkins of Briarcrest and Jaxon Hammond and Jake Ryan of CBHS among the top performers Thursday.

The Memphis-Tulane matchup just got a lot more intense.

Shortly after the CDC announced vaccinated Americans could ditch the masks in most situations, Shelby County government said Health Directive No. 21, set to go into effect Saturday, may be in for a rewrite.

To date about 154 million Americans, more than 46% of the population, have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccines.

Shelby County children as young as 12 were starting to be vaccinated against COVID-19 on Thursday, May 13.

Beginning Monday, Collierville Schools will make masks optional for students through the end of 2021. Arlington Community Schools and Germantown Municipal School District also are loosening their masking requirement.

Bloomberg noted that news of the bridge damage caused corn futures to tumble “by the most allowed by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.”

Bobby White, chief public policy officer for the Greater Memphis Chamber, said the I-40 bridge closure may help bring discussions of a third bridge across the Mississippi to the forefront of the community’s consciousness.