Collierville changes direction, will enforce school masking
Collierville will enforce masking at its schools. Students who do not mask will be sent home.
Bartlett follows mask directive from Health Department
While other districts struggle with trying to appease parents over whether students should wear masks, Bartlett City Schools will continue to follow the direction of the county Health Department.
County Commission delays action on mask mandate, funding
The delays to the Aug. 23 commission meeting followed a rancorous debate among commissioners and between commissioners and anti-maskers who taunted one commissioner online before Monday’s session.
Memphis football notebook: Silverfield finds unique way to build camaraderie
COVID-19 precautions are preventing Silverfield from executing his usual team bonding outings, but that doesn’t mean he’s given up on unique ways to create team chemistry.
Commission overrides Harris veto of county ethics advisory panel
The veto override by the commission is the latest chapter in an ongoing dispute between County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris.
Herrington: After trading 2 key vets, are Grizzlies set to regress? Maybe not
In an early evaluation of the conference, the Grizzlies still might be in a position to make the playoffs again.
Grizzlies notebook: Desmond Bane, mohawks and more
Bane takes charge in the first Las Vegas Summer League game with 32 points.
Germantown residents criticize short-lived vaccine mandate
A number of residents expressed their disdain of Germantown’s vaccine policy it issued and removed last week.
Proposal bars new gas stations, used-tire shops from 21 areas in Memphis
Gas stations and used-tire shops no longer fit within the long-range plans for 21 commercial districts across Memphis, according to a new recommendation from the Division of Planning & Development.
July home sales, prices rose, but so did the number of ‘For Sale’ signs
“July was an incredible month and it’s been a very good year for home sales,” says local Realtors president Cassandra Bell-Warren.
ESPN’s ‘First Take’ cancels Southern Heritage Classic appearance
ESPN’s popular debate show “First Take” will be a virtual presence instead for the game between Jackson State and Tennessee State.
Design firm may buy historic Annesdale Mansion
The Annesdale Mansion, built in the style of Italian Villa architecture, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places for 41 years.
SCS returns to school amid COVID surge
For the first time since March 2020, all Shelby County Schools students were expected to return to in-person classes amid rising COVID-19 cases.
Collierville parents push for choice following mask mandate
Parents in Collierville are divided on the Shelby County Health Department’s mandate and the district’s decision to align its guidelines accordingly.
Mask mandate starts in schools, applies to everyone indoors
Students who do not comply and do not qualify for an exemption are to be sent home.
Regional One makes vaccination mandatory for staff
Regional One Health is requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Methodist Le Bonheur mandates vaccination for employees
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare will require all employees – including physicians, staff and executives – to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Bari to officially reopen with prosecco on tap
Bari opens Tuesday in its new place at 524 S. Cooper, just a stone’s throw from its old place but with lots more room and its own parking.
Court hears arguments for ending COVID agreement at jail
Attorneys for pretrial detainees at the Shelby County Jail claim the county has not satisfied the requirements of a consent decree.
A generation plans for largest transfer of wealth in modern history
Financial advisers say possible changes to the stepped-up basis on inherited property could impact wealth transfer more than other proposals being considered.
Three Memphis colleges to require vaccines for students, staff
Here’s how some area colleges are handling vaccinations as students return to school for the fall. One is even paying students $1,000 to be vaccinated for COVID-19.
Metro
Memphis Safe Task Force sweeps Hickory Hill nightclub, arrests 6
A Saturday night party at a nightclub ended with arrests after the Memphis Safe Task Force, alongside Memphis law enforcement, locked down the venue.
Spirit of Memphis Four Memphis writers are finalists for Tennessee Book Award
Public Safety Fatal shootout leaves family grieving, lawmakers and neighbors targeting ‘trap houses’
Premium The Early Word The Early Word: A gas station hold-up and a biker gang in spandex
Golf The AM/DM podcast: It’s all in the hips this week
Business
JoJo’s Espresso plans third area location
The new location will be 2,200 square feet, which JoJo’s co-owner said will be the company’s go-to size for any future locations.
Premium Health Care ‘We don’t have a healthcare problem. What we have is a funding and a payment problem.’
Premium Health Care UTHSC reports vindicate controversial professor, but departed faculty disagree
Premium Real Estate Former Cascades developer owes millions in unpaid loans, documents show
Premium Spirit of Memphis Surgical oncologist Dr. Martin Fleming takes after his father. And his son takes after him.
Sports
Cam Boozer, meet Tommy Fleetwood. Memphis, meet the Audubon clubhouse’s new sponsor.
Memphis Grizzlies rookie Cameron Boozer met the world’s No. 6-ranked golfer on the green, where they helped FedEx announce its $1 million gift to sponsor the new clubhouse at The Links at Audubon.
Sports College-sports bill doesn’t get vote but does get spot on US Senate’s September calendar
Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis basketball announces nonconference schedule
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Premium Geoff Calkins Calkins: Memphis needs more gang members. (The spandex kind.)
Food
JoJo’s Espresso plans third area location
The new location will be 2,200 square feet, which JoJo’s co-owner said will be the company’s go-to size for any future locations.
Premium Food News Here’s the dill: Boss Lady Pickles gets a chance at Cordelia’s
Suburbs
JoJo’s Espresso plans third area location
The new location will be 2,200 square feet, which JoJo’s co-owner said will be the company’s go-to size for any future locations.
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Arts & Culture
Four Memphis writers are finalists for Tennessee Book Award
An ice storm aftermath, the newspaper industry, small-town Helen of Troy circa 1993 and where climate crisis and motherhood intersect: Here are the four books that have Memphians up for a statewide award.
Premium Visual Arts Metal Museum’s Rust Hall design blends old and new
Opinion
Calkins: Memphis needs more gang members. (The spandex kind.)
Collierville Alderman Charles Hall touched a nerve recently when he called cyclists “the spandex gang.” Hall says he didn’t mean anything by it. But Geoff Calkins says Memphis — and the world — would be a better place if it adopted the principles of the spandex gang.
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Podcasts
Outgoing mayor Lee Harris said state oversight will make Mickell Lowery’s job harder
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris talks about his eight years as mayor on “Behind The Headlines” and the challenges facing his successor, Mayor-elect Mickell Lowery.
The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Pat Mitchell Worley on the legacy of Stax in Memphis
Games
Daily Jigsaw: ‘Suffs’ spotlights Memphis suffrage
Today’s puzzle features the bust of Mary Church Terrell, a Memphis suffrage movement activist and daughter of Robert Reed Church, said to be the South’s first Black millionaire. The photo was taken by Jonathan Mintz.