Memphis fans saw their Tigers make a statement that, finally, this year is going to be different. 

B.J. Blake and Cordero Walker each score twice for the Red Devils, who will host Houston in a Class 6A quarterfinal next week.

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One of the defendants in the civil wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of an inmate who died last year at the Shelby County Jail has filed to dismiss himself from the suit.

Memphis-area scores from Friday, Nov. 10 TSSAA and MHSAA football games and next week’s pairings.

Early voting in the three runoffs for Memphis City Council Districts 2, 3 and 7 is open through 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11. Election day is Nov. 16.

Collierville Schools released a proposed map for rezoning at the elementary levels to better address capacity issues at existing schools. Rezoning is expected ahead of the 2024-25 academic year.

The two rock ‘n’ roll themed sushi restaurants, one near Wolfchase Galleria and the other in Germantown, are getting upgrades for “improved customer service, a new layout and a new look.”

Diggs joined an esteemed alumni roster that includes Leslie Odom, Jr., Octavia Spencer, Rob Lowe and Diane Keaton.

East Memphis had the highest total home sales, and Southwind had the lowest.

A total of 10 Urgent Care clinics in three states will be renamed Baptist Urgent Care, and the merger will eventually add more walk-in clinics across the Mid-South. 

That information was revealed in documents officially referring Shelby County Criminal Court Division 9 Judge Melissa Boyd to the Tennessee General Assembly for “further action,” including potential removal.

Wanda Halbert addressed the sudden closing of the County Clerk’s Poplar Plaza office at a press conference Thursday, Nov. 9. She maintains the exit was not an “eviction” but acknowledged her office missed paying two months’ rent and called it “trivial.”