MPD: Suspect in multiple Sunday shootings captured
The suspect was out of jail on a bond of $100,000 for criminal attempt first-degree murder and criminal attempt especially aggravated robbery, according to a press release.
The Tigers recently made an effort to ‘grow closer.’ It’s already paying off.
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.
Buckley: With Malcolm Dandridge sitting, Jordan Brown reappears
“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.”
Memphis picks up convincing home win over Tulane
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. Box score: Memphis 90, Tulane 78 The Tigers recently made an effort to ‘grow closer.’ It’s already paying off. Buckley: With Malcolm Dandridge sitting, Jordan Brown reappearsRelated stories:
This Week in Memphis: Early voting begins, Stickem on Food Network
Plus, Fat Tuesday and Valentine’s Day are back to back this year, and we’ve got a round-up of ways to celebrate.
No bridge protest arrests? MPD says the investigation is still ongoing
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.
Tom Lee Park has starring role in documentary
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.
Elvis Tribute Artist Weekend held at Graceland
Past tribute artist contest winners performed their favorite Elvis gospel songs backed up by the Graceland-endorsed EAS Band.
Year of the Dragon roars in at Brooks Museum
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.
M Club Hall of Fame welcomes seven former Tigers
Former football standouts Derrick Burroughs and Glenn Rogers Jr. were among the seven Hall of Fame inductees on Saturday.
Collierville schools superintendent eager to return
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.
St. Jude to air first-ever Super Bowl ad
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.
Bartlett Station property deals don’t land, hampering redevelopment efforts
Officials would like to see some rejuvenation in the Bartlett Station area, but they are having trouble negotiating with properties owners.
Hattiloo’s 17th season continues with regional premieres, musicals
Hattiloo Theatre will host the regional premiere of “Succession” Feb. 23 - March 24. In the production, a promising young Black actor, uses his charm and cunning to outsmart his mentor. It’s the penultimate show of the Black theater’s 17th season.
Grizzlies drop eighth straight game, now NBA’s longest active streak
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored a game-high 29 points, including five made 3-pointers and two blocks, but it was not enough to prevent an eighth straight loss.Related content:
Cxffeeblack wins international award, plans expansion
“We’ve had people over the last three to four years reach out and want to invest,” co-owner Bartholomew Jones said. “For the most part, I’ve told those people ‘no.’ Now feels like the perfect time to do this campaign in a way that’s real Memphis from the ground up.”
Tigers calm Green Wave in overtime win
Mardi Gras is just around the corner, and the Memphis women’s team showed their New Orleans rivals a thing or two about basketball.
Echols: ‘God knows the number of hairs on my head’
“Hair is something most of us have to deal with on a daily basis just to step out the front door. And lately I’ve been having to think about my hair more.”
Crossword: Love is in the air
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Sudoku: Feb. 11
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Movers & Shakers
Campbell Clinic, ALSAC and ArtsMemphis announce promotions and additions.
Metro
State troopers want to stop speeders. Drivers are crashing out.
Since the beginning of the Memphis Safe Task Force, routine traffic stops by state troopers have turned into high-speed pursuits, several which have ended in crashes.
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Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says county could take Memphis Safe Task Force to court
Public Safety How Boss Crump stared down a governor’s threat to send the National Guard to Memphis
Business
Glasses that slow nearsightedness in children now FDA-approved
“For a long time, it’s been our desire to try to halt progression as nearsightedness develops, especially with it being on the rise,” said a local optometrist. It is estimated that more than 50% of the world population may become nearsighted by 2025.
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Movers and Shakers Movers & Shakers
Premium Real Estate Hardware-store supplier opens Collierville showroom larger than Wrigley Field
Sports
Grizzlies crushed again in preseason, despite JJJ’s return
Star forward Jaren Jackson Jr. returned to the Memphis Grizzlies lineup after offseason surgery to address a turf toe injury.Related content:
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Food
Soybeans and coffee: How tariffs are impacting some in the Mid-South
“What it costs to produce a crop is at record numbers, and the price that (Tennessee farmers) get for that corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton … are almost at near-record lows,” said a Farm Bureau Federation staffer.
Suburbs
Lindsey Whiteside’s sentence is illegal, DeSoto County DA says
DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton said his office is challenging the sentence, arguing sexual battery committed by a person in a position of trust is classified as a violent crime and is specifically ineligible for the house arrest program under Mississippi law.
Arts & Culture
The hard, block-by-block work to improve Klondike, Smokey City
Klondike Smokey City CDC is working to mow and maintain yards, build a pocket park and turn 150 vacant lots and empty homes into assets in the community.
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: We don’t need military occupation. We need poverty eradication.
“That jail was already overcrowded; today it holds 800 people over capacity. Incarceration is not the solution.”
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: The birds and the bees, tigers and chimpanzees
To help animals reproduce — and species thrive — staffers at the Memphis Zoo study poop, freeze sperm at -196 degrees, and even help endangered species reproduce long after their deaths.