Led by Breya Dawson, the Briarcrest Saints oust Nashville Father Ryan in Division 2-AA. Houston, Collierville and Northpoint also pick up wins at state. 

The newly confirmed board voted unanimously to suspend the cuts the previous board had approved on Sept. 24.

Following a stroll down the narrow pedestrian walkway of the Memphis-Arkansas Bridge, Bill Lee and other elected leaders got a briefing Tuesday, Oct. 22, on plans for the $800 million bridge to be completed in 2030.

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Welcome to Memphis, a subsidiary of Memphis Tourism, held its eighth annual Pick Awards Monday, Oct. 21, at Beale Street Landing to celebrate and recognize the hospitality industry’s guest-facing employees.

Local coaches pointed out that the change prompts fundamental concerns about equity for girls sports.

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Tyreek Smith’s return comes two days after reports surfaced that he had left the program in search of other opportunities.

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Eighty girls and young women registered for SHE Leads the Way, a symposium at Baptist Memorial Hospital where Jamila Smith-Young served as the special guest speaker. 

Local and state leaders hope the fourth annual Stomp the City Iconic Awards Show will help reduce crime and gun violence in Memphis. 

A new Indian restaurant has two chefs, one from northwestern India and one from the south of the country. 

Highland Hundred president Phil Glass said $4,000 has already been raised in Jackson Hughey’s memory. 

The nonprofit focuses on developing partnerships, services and programs to serve Memphis’ entrepreneurial community.

The Donelson Farms plan adds retail, office and light-industrial uses in smaller buildings along I-269, with larger warehouse and office buildings — not to exceed 250,000 square feet each — behind them.