Calkins: The best dog in Memphis is gone. She wouldn’t want you to be sad.
Why is it so hard to say goodbye to our dogs? I asked Scott Morris, who is still saddened by the recent loss of Sidney, the best dog ever. He says the secret is love.
As draft deadline looms, Lester Quinones has a decision to make
Predictions had the guard returning to Memphis, but with the entry withdrawal date coming up, things might be changing.
Memphis basketball lands UT-Arlington transfer
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu started 25 games last season and was one of the best shot blockers in the country.
A broader look into factors contributing to school shootings
An incident involving a student with a gun at White Station High School last week, following on the heels of the Uvalde, Texas, mass school shooting earlier in the week, was but the latest reminder of the increasing frequency of mass shootings. Leaders continue to struggle to find solutions.
Farragut rally victimizes Houston in AAAA title game
Houston finished off one of its best years in 23 seasons under coach Lane McCarter.
A $6.2 million STEM center in Whitehaven receives increased support
A $150,000 pledge has moved the funding of a STEM center at Whitehaven High School closer to its $6.2 million goal.
Germantown Police see increase in traffic citations
The number of traffic citations and warnings issued in the Memphis suburb is up. However, there is not a clear reason for the increase.
Weinberg family adding to ‘comfort area’ with second Midtown store
By moving Eclectic Eye to Cooper Street and opening Paradox at PeCo next door, the Weinberg family is showing their commitment to Midtown.
National brands Crocs, Skittles to feature local illustrator’s work
Local illustrator Mia Saine, a 2017 graduate of Memphis College of Art, specializes in commercial illustration, branding design, advertising design and environmental design.
Morris: What would Jesus do? Does that question matter anymore?
We won’t get anywhere if we respond to the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting by only, once again, calling for legal changes that will have little chance of being enacted. We need to sit down in our houses of worship and come up with concrete ways to draw close to the children Jesus loves.
Kerrick Jackson expected to be Tigers’ new baseball coach
Kerrick Jackson would be the first Black baseball coach in the Memphis program’s history.
Metro
‘What an honor’: Loren Roberts emotional as work starts on clubhouse named for him
Gifts from the Martin and Rhodes families, along with $1 million from First Horizon, are helping fund the clubhouse and a new six-hole short course.
State Government Tennessee set to execute a woman for first time in 200 years
Transportation & Logistics Mississippi senator announces millions for roadway improvements in DeSoto County
Public Safety Shuttered nightclub will remain closed for now
Premium The Early Word The Early Word: County tax woes and a Task Force with no end in sight
Business
Abortion pill debate reaches FedEx annual meeting
Shareholders voted down a request for a report on the risks of shipping abortion drugs. FedEx said it’s a carrier, not a distributor.
Transportation & Logistics Mississippi senator announces millions for roadway improvements in DeSoto County
Premium Real Estate Belmont Grill building owner buys property next door
Premium Transportation & Logistics Judges deny state’s request to throw out Chattanooga’s lawsuit over airport board takeover
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Sports
Grizzlies practice twice on Day 1 of training camp
The Memphis Grizzlies started training camp with better health and a new plan. The hope is it will lead to a better foundation.
City of Memphis ‘What an honor’: Loren Roberts emotional as work starts on clubhouse named for him
Memphis Tigers Football Memphis QB now playing with more confidence
High School Sports Briarcrest reaffirms TSSAA commitment
High School Sports CBHS, MUS will play as football independents in 2027, 2028
Food
Annual Southern Foodways event to be held in Memphis
The Memphis event is only the third time in almost 30 years the Southern Foodway’s symposium has been held outside of Oxford, Mississippi.
Premium Food News The baker behind Moore Truffles pivots to cookies — and a bright purple shed
Suburbs
Collierville considering e-bike education over regulations
Collierville’s proposed guidelines on e-bikes focus on aligning with state law and educating teens about the rules and risks.
Transportation & Logistics Mississippi senator announces millions for roadway improvements in DeSoto County
Arts & Culture
Memphis Movies This Week: Tom Cruise vs. Anne Hathaway, ‘The History of Concrete’
Choose your fighter, celebrity movie-opening edition.
Music The Indigo Girls, Linda Perry show at the Shell rescheduled
Opinion
Herrington: The new-look Grizzlies begin the season sound of body and mind. That’s a start.
The most substantial and, happily, best news from Monday’s season-launching “media day” at FedExForum came from the medical update: There wasn’t much of one.
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: 9 storylines for Grizzlies training camp and preseason
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Departure leaves Collierville looking for a new town administrator
Today, we discuss the ongoing impact of a conflict that started between the town administrator and the fire chief, both of whom no longer work for Collierville.
Sound Bites Sound Bites: ‘Donut’ overlook this Midtown bakery
Games
Daily Jigsaw: Whitehaven drum beat
This jigsaw puzzle features a photo of the Whitehaven drummers at the game against Germantown.