It was a quiet Thursday at FedExForum. But Ja Morant is so incandescent, he makes every night a memory.

The Collierville Planning Commission endorsed an outline plan for The Parke at Houston Levee Thursday. In addition to residential space, two hotels, about 39 acres of retail and 78,500 square feet of medical professional office are planned.

Strickland asked Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, in a letter dated Thursday, to list the bridge project as one of the state’s long-term infrastructure priorities. He cited the three-month shutdown last year of the Hernando DeSoto Bridge as well as the advanced age of other bridges at Memphis across the Mississippi River.

High COVID-19 case numbers are not only affecting staffing at testing sites but at area police agencies, fire departments and hospitals, Memphis and Shelby County officials said Thursday, Jan. 6.

 The top five include property taxes, redistricting, pay raises, a takeback on critical race theory and the strategic battle for a new commission chairman.

Ken Moody opened his challenge of County Mayor Lee Harris Thursday in Overton Square with an attack of Harris’ leadership, similar to how Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland campaigned in his 2015 upset of incumbent AC Wharton Jr. 

Strong holiday tournament games pay off for Hayden Ledbetter and Alindsey Long.

Dandridge is starting to find himself, and Memphis is sharing the ball better.

Fan votes will account for 50% in determining the game’s starters, while voting from the media and fellow players will make up 25% each. 

The Shelby County Health Department reported 2,661 new cases for Thursday, Jan. 6.