New health directive strongly urges masking
The Shelby County Health Department has new guidance on masking.
Calkins: Another win for Memphis, delivered by FedEx
Memphis is losing its World Golf Championship event after just three years. But never fear — it’s trading up. FedEx St. Jude tournament switches from WGC to playoff openerRelated story:
Grizzlies notebook: Memphis dominates in summer league start
Grizzlies coaches get a first look at Yves Pons, Romeo Weems in Salt Lake City.
FedEx-St. Jude live blog: Day 3
Harris English, who tied the front-nine course record with a 28, leads after day one with a 62. Four golfers are two shots back — Jim Herman, Carlos Ortiz, Ian Poulter and Matthew Wolff.
Change of designation only benefits Memphis as a tour stop
The tournament’s new placement on the calendar will bring a bigger, deeper field to TPC Southwind in 2022.Related story:
Memphis businessman, baseball fan donates $1.5M to renovate U of M field
Avron Fogelman’s gift will go to a new artificial turf field, among other improvements.
Council calls for return of mask mandate
The resolution is not binding and the council cannot enact a mask mandate as it did previously because the state has blocked the ability for local governments to do so.
Planning Commission favors retail, 54 units for Thornwood project
The Germantown Planning Commission encouraged approval of a new phase of Thornwood which includes residential units and retail.
Raleigh used car lot controversy takes another turn
The Memphis City Council members changed their minds about a used car lot in Raleigh. And, the council will vote on a pair of resolutions asking the TVA to avoid moving coal ash from the old Allen Fossil plant.
Harris considering weekly COVID testing for some county employees
The Shelby County mayor says a survey of county employees found that 70% had already been vaccinated.
Germantown requiring vaccinations for city employees
Germantown will mandate vaccines for city employees with termination a possibility if they don’t comply.
Here’s what transportation will look like for SCS’ return to school Monday
As Shelby County Schools students gear up for in-person school Monday, Aug. 9, the district is revving up a new fleet of buses.
Rising COVID numbers frightening for restaurateur and doctor
Dr. Jeff Warren believes it’s time for mandatory masking; Deni Reilly worries restaurants are going to bear the brunt of high COVID numbers once again.
Lifeline to Success leader appointed acting head of county re-entry program
DeAndre Brown has been tapped to be the acting head of the county’s re-entry program.
Council presses TVA for details of coal ash disposal
Council resolutions to call for no coal ash disposal within the city and over aquifers that supply the city’s drinking water will be voted on in two weeks.
Strickland outlines plan for spending federal ARPA money
The outline includes major funding for an expansion of broadband to parts of the city where connections were a problem as schools went to virtual learning last year.
Arlington BMA approves emergency funds for bridge repairs
Emergency funds were used to repair a bridge on Chester Street in Arlington damaged by decades of erosion at the pillars.
Memphis 901 FC fullback named to USL Championship team of the week
Fullback provided the key assist in Saturday’s victory over Sporting Kansas City II.
Metro
The Early Word: Calkins retires from radio, and here’s a look at 2025 crime
Local Venezuelans react to Maduro’s capture, MSCS could close two more schools and we look at the local origins of Dashboard Jesus.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: U of M researchers discover ‘extinct’ weevil
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Business
From New Canada Road to The Lake District, 2026 set to be a big build year for Lakeland and Bartlett
Officials in Bartlett and Lakeland have plans for the coming year, some that include the directions for their suburbs, but also whether they intend to seek new terms.
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Sports
Coward injured as Lakers complete comeback vs. Grizzlies
The season sweep by the Lakers will sting, but the immediate worry for Memphis is the health of its budding rookie Cedric Coward.Related content:
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Food
Table Talk: A year-end roundtable ... minus the table
As the year closes, the table remains what it has always been — a place to gather, to recalibrate, to keep going.
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Suburbs
From New Canada Road to The Lake District, 2026 set to be a big build year for Lakeland and Bartlett
Officials in Bartlett and Lakeland have plans for the coming year, some that include the directions for their suburbs, but also whether they intend to seek new terms.
Premium Business Germantown to weigh the suburb’s first-ever tax break for Carrefour redevelopment
Arts & Culture
‘Crazy amazing:’ How an artist painted one of the city’s largest murals at Le Bonheur
“We wanted it to look like, no matter what your background is or where you’re from, come to Le Bonheur, and you’ll be at home,” said the artist. “If you’re from outer space and you need to come to Le Bonheur, be from outer space. Or, if you live in a cactus or if you live in a boot, come on by.”
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Opinion
Echols: A friendship 84 years in the making
“In a world where loneliness is an epidemic, I wondered what could possibly go into cultivating a friendship like this one.”
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Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: U of M researchers discover ‘extinct’ weevil
The greater chestnut weevil hadn’t been definitively seen since the 1990s. Many assumed it was extinct. But not two scientists at the University of Memphis.
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies podcast: Morant returns; trade deadline approaches
Games
Daily Jigsaw: A ‘crazy amazing’ mural
Today’s puzzle is of the mural outside of Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and was taken by Mark Weber.