An effort to build chemistry off the court has already begun to pay dividends for Memphis as it attempts to turnaround a season that had begun to slip away.

“So much has changed since Penny Hardaway could see his trio of bigs dominating down low. Sometimes bad and sometimes — like on Sunday — quite good.”

The Tigers tallied 21 assists on their 29 made field goals and played together for most of the afternoon to get the revenge game win over the Green Wave.

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Protestors have taken or attempted to take the area’s Mississippi River bridges several times in recent years. How those protests are handled has differed among law enforcement agencies.

The movie by Last Bite Films makes its debut Feb. 16 at the Halloran Centre at a fundraiser for Memphis River Parks Partnership. Meanwhile, the filmmakers are working on a documentary about the life of Tom Lee.

Past tribute artist contest winners performed their favorite Elvis gospel songs backed up by the Graceland-endorsed EAS Band. 

The Lunar New Year is “a celebration of the arrival of spring, and a time for families to gather,” Kathy Dumlao, Director of Education and Interpretation at the Brooks Museum of Art, said.

Former football standouts Derrick Burroughs and Glenn Rogers Jr. were among the seven Hall of Fame inductees on Saturday. 

After serving eight years as superintendent of Cleveland (Tennessee) City Schools, Russell Dyer is coming back to Collierville to replace Gary Lilly, who retired from the position.

The Spanish-language ad will give viewers a glimpse into a St. Jude patient’s “no more chemo” party, while inviting them to become ángeles de esperanza, or angels of hope, for the children. 

Officials would like to see some rejuvenation in the Bartlett Station area, but they are having trouble negotiating with properties owners.