With next bridge inspection a month away, ArDOT still lacks clear plan
Federal investigations are ongoing and concerns have been raised over the transportation agency’s lack of protocols and transparency.
WGC-FedEx St. Jude Field Guide: Ancer to Zalatoris
Which competitor drives a purple Lamborghini? Who has a barber named Lee Trevino? Find out here.
Calkins: Bryson DeChambeau is unvaccinated, unrepentant — and delusional
Isn’t Bryson DeChambeau supposed to be smart? Then why is it, when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine, he sounds like such a dummy?
Grizzlies forward Killian Tillie is nervous, but not about summer league
Killian Tillie will wake up at 6 a.m. Thursday to watch two members of his family compete in the men’s volleyball semifinal at the Olympics.
Group campaigning against masks in schools met at local dentist’s home
Attorney Ralph Gibson said in a letter that Christopher Rowland did not participate in the meeting: “While the meeting was happening, Mr. Rowland had dinner with his children, took an important phone call, and dealt with the dogs which needed to be let out during the meeting.”
Design of Grand Hyatt at One Beale receives conditional approval
The 20-story, $190 million Grand Hyatt will be a centerpiece of the 5.2-acre mixed-used development at the end of Beale Street overlooking the Mississippi River.
Emoni Bates reclassifies to 2021, has Memphis in final four
The best NBA prospect in the country has the Tigers as a finalist.
Taylor says she’d have no problem with mask mandate
County commissioners will vote Monday, Aug. 9, on a resolution urging the Shelby County Health Department to require masks be worn in public. Some on the commission are trying to avoid the politics of the county’s first mask mandate.
AAC commissioner denies colluding with ESPN on conference realignment
But American Athletic Conference head Mike Aresco declined to say if any Big 12 schools have reached out to him.
Coronavirus: Shelby County averaging 447 new cases per day
Shelby County is now 60% of the way to the goal of vaccinating 700,000 residents against COVID-19.
Severe pediatric COVID cases on the rise
Shelby County had 1,051 active pediatric cases as of Tuesday, Aug. 3. The largest contingent is among 15- to 17-year-olds, who account for more than a fifth of cases.
Latest Ford-Harris clash could be over proposal for ‘special counsel’
The attorney advising the Shelby County Commission would be separate from the county attorney’s office under a proposal on which the commission is expected to take its first vote Monday.
Penny Hardaway eyes Rasheed Wallace as Tigers assistant
The Memphis basketball coach shared the latest on Wallace, the point guard battle and vaccination numbers Wednesday at the golf course.
Tigers Football Insider: Meet your new Insider
The Daily Memphian’s new college football reporter is an Indiana native and a former journalist with the Tulsa World.
Mike Conley Jr. makes a festive return to Memphis
The beloved former Grizzlies player was a villain at FedExForum during the playoffs against Utah. His appearance at the Danny Thomas Celebrity-Am was much more welcome.
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Live blog: No. 2 Johnson comes to Memphis on a roll
The 37-year-old native of Columbia, South Carolina, has posted six top-10 finishes, highlighted by a victory at the 2020 Masters, which had been delayed until November because of the pandemic.
Justin Thomas looking forward to more than golf in Memphis
Defending champ Thomas is also looking to improve on an uneven year: “The results haven’t been there. It’s been the hardest I’ve had to work and the most I’ve struggled but I’m just trying to get out of that.”
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.
Golfer comes to FedEx St. Jude with a golden parachute
Xander Schauffele hasn’t won a major yet, and it was a long flight from Tokyo, but that shiny Olympic gold medal takes the edge off.
Collin Morikawa got a grip in Memphis in 2020
Recent success evokes comparison with all-time greats, but the 24-year-old is his own man.
Haslam will attend Peer Power kickoff at U of M
Haslam will also autograph copies of his new book.
Table Talk: Fig season means fig bread, a nice surprise, a sobering Sound Bites
A pleasant surprise on the scale inspires a renewed interest in cooking at home.
Memphis-area private schools grapple with reopening amid COVID-19 surge
Private schools in the Memphis area are adopting various protocols for reopening with COVID-19 in mind.
Germantown vaccine requirement legal, city says
A recently passed state law is raising questions about Germantown’s recent vaccination requirement. However, the city believes the employment policy is not prohibited by state law.
Kustoff addresses Biden initiatives at Germantown Rotary
Congressman David Kustoff addressed local impacts of some of President Joe Biden’s initiatives while visiting Germantown’s Rotary Club Wednesday.
Metro
Snowfall brings opportunities for fun but also fatalities
Sledding down the bluff, perhaps the area’s steepest hill, was one of the ways Memphians enjoyed the snow that turned the city into a winter playground for some. For others, the weather is a serious threat.
Metro Photo Gallery: Snow hits Memphis, Mid-South
Business
XAI vendor secures facility in Memphis
Houston-based Solaris Energy Infrastructure is opening a 34,000-square-foot warehouse in Whitehaven. The company is a vendor for the Elon Musk-founded AI company xAI.
Business Longtime Memphis law firms start new year with merger
Sports
Memphis Grizzlies sign G League breakout Zyon Pullin to two-way contract
The Memphis Grizzlies signed G League breakout Zyon Pullin to a two-way contract. Pullin is averaging 24.8 points, 7.7 assists and 6.7 rebounds through six games of the G League regular season.
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Calkins: Sure, Taylor Jenkins screwed up. But that’s not what you should worry about.
Food
TikTok ban — and local cookie entrepreneur’s case — go before Supreme Court Friday
“We are being asked to be present so that these court justices can ... put faces to creators and stop seeing this as so much of a battle about data breaches of state information,” said Chloe Sexton of Chloe’s Giant Cookies.
Suburbs
Anatomy of a winter closing: What goes into canceling classes
Way before the weather rolls in, Memphis-area school leaders are already considering the numerous factors that might lead them to close schools.
Arts & Culture
Stalin body doubles, Scopes Monkey Trial, 2008 auto crisis are topics of January plays
Also in January, “P-Valley” star Bertram Williams Jr. is the lead in a Black reimagining of Homer’s epic at Hattiloo.
Opinion
Hill: Believe now? Zach Edey is (still) the rightful ROTY favorite
“Before the doubts about his NBA potential loudened, Rookie of the Year contender Zach Edey was in the gym three times a day preparing for his professional opportunity.”
Podcasts
Tigers Podcast: Basketball’s rankings, adjustments, ECU game
With Memphis having a week off between Sunday’s home win over North Texas and its upcoming matchup with ECU on Saturday, coach Penny Hardaway said significant changes to his team’s practice structure were coming. Tigers basketball beat writer Parth Upadhyaya and columnist John Martin discuss what those are and more.
Games
Word Search: Happy birthday, Elvis!
Can you solve this week’s word search?