Millington quarterback McCoy Pugh accounts for four touchdowns as the Trojans run their record to 7-1.

Sunday’s Memphis preseason opener with Indiana will be broadcast on Bally’s Southeast. However, there’s reason to wonder how long that will be possible, for the Grizzlies and for other NBA teams on Bally networks.

A reporters’ roundtable on WKNO-TV’s “Behind The Headlines” recaps the 2023 Memphis election result. Meanwhile, the next campaigns to come in the new year will include referendums that could change city elections.

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The Daily Memphian caught up with the major candidates who found themselves behind Paul Young when all the votes were counted. Floyd Bonner Jr. and Willie Herenton, who finished second and third, respectively, weigh in on whether they’ll make another run at elected office.

Relocating for the rest of the school year “is the best and least disruptive option as we restore this historic gem,” Memphis-Shelby County Schools wrote in a letter to families.

Most said Young is a good listener capable of improving the local economy. They described him with words such as “deliberate,” “vision,” “different,” “new” and “refresh.”

“This is not a me thing. This is a we thing,” Paul Young said from his campaign headquarters Thursday, Oct. 5.

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Blog: Election night in Memphis wraps with new mayor, three council seats headed for runoff

Results are in for all races in the Memphis municipal election Oct. 5, 2023, including vote totals for Memphis mayor, Memphis City Council districts 1-7 and all three positions of Memphis City Council super districts 8 and 9.

Lakeland officials have begun the 30-month process to prohibit short-term rentals in the suburb.

The Tigers have attracted several transfers who either came from bigger programs or had offers from larger schools. A few of the SEC transfers offered insight on why they chose Memphis. 

September’s monthly sales volume was $366 million, down 28.2% compared to the $510.1 million recorded in September 2022, according to the Memphis Area Association of Realtors September market report.

Kayla Oderah and Marquita Richardson are the newest participants in the Opera Memphis’ Handorf Company Artist Program.

Defending Class AA girls champ Sophie Christopher of Houston just one of several local players and teams who figure to be in the title mix.

Phillip Spinosa held off Meggan Kiel to win an expensive race for the East Memphis council seat.