Coach Taylor Jenkins didn’t promise a win, not with this roster against this opponent. He only promised that the guys he was putting out there would play their tails off. Mission accomplished.Related story:
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and others respond to the death of the Memphis police officer slain Friday, April 12 in the line of duty. Memphis Police officer killed in the line of duty: What we knowRelated stories:
SCSO also struggles with providing recreation and educational opportunities for detained youths. Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright aims to address those issues with a resolution to also hold Shelby County Juvenile Court and other county departments responsible.
“We must demand tougher gun laws,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young wrote in a statement. “We must demand sentencing that mirrors our love for our community. Sometimes, that love needs to be tough love.”
Jaykwon Walton, a 6-foot-7 wing for the Tigers in 2023-24, has another year of eligibility remaining but plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, according to a report from CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein.
Daphene McFerren grew up among people who knew how to make a difference. Her parents, John and Viola McFerren, are folk heroes in Fayette County for helping organize Tent City in the 1960s.
The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change hosted the Brown v. Board of Education Conference, which included four members of the Memphis 13, the group of first-graders who integrated the city schools in 1961.
Cleotha Abston, 40, was found guilty as charged on aggravated rape and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and guilty on a lesser charge of aggravated kidnapping, which was reduced from an especially aggravated kidnapping charge.
After getting two commitments last week, things are picking up for the Memphis Tigers basketball team in the NCAA transfer portal.Related story:
When the defensive line coaching position at Memphis became available, Spence Nowinsky said he wasn’t going to let the opportunity pass by.
The Lakeland Municipal Planning and Design Review Commission recommended approval for the Heathfield mixed-use planned development outline plan at the future northwest corner of Seed Tick Road and U.S. 70.
Germantown plans to make some of its crosswalks stand out more as part of the public-art effort in the suburb.
The person who filed an ethics complaint against Memphis City Councilwoman Michalyn Easter-Thomas is an employee of an engineering firm working on a project the council member opposed.
Bounty on Broad closed, Wholey Goods has its grand opening, a new Dunkin Donuts will be on Kirby Road and more.
We’ve become physically and intellectually lazy. We’ve made our goals easy, and we’ve made the first answer we like good enough, true or not.
A slate of bills targeted specifically at Memphis and sponsored by Republican state Sen. Brent Taylor have been progressing through the state Legislature. Gov. Bill Lee has signed two into law.
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Chris Herrington sounds off on the best moments of what has been a sad rollercoaster of a Memphis Grizzlies season. Grizzlies Insider: Three reasons Jake LaRavia has impressed since FebruaryRelated story:
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“There’s already plenty of gas stations ... That’s not what the community has asked for. They’ve asked for investment in their community in terms of supportive items,” said a board member of Uplift Westwood.
This week, Stax kicks off a summer dance series in Handy Park, flowers meet art at the Dixon and Memphis Made rolls out the hops.
That squabble spilled into court documents Jan. 10 with Nichols’ attorneys attempting to compel the city to turn over key documents for the ongoing civil rights lawsuit. The lawsuit is set for trial in July 2026.
FedEx released a service alert Thursday saying delays and disruptions for inbound and outbound shipments are possible “due to local conditions and restrictions.”
Ja Morant made the biggest plays late to push the Grizzlies to victory over the Timberwolves, but teammates Jaren Jackson and Desmond Bane did much of the heavy-lifting to get to that point. Related content:
Pair your burger with a beer, cue up a Patsy Cline song on the jukebox and let yourself be charmed by the misshapen magic of this Midtown institution.
The horses are back in Shelby County for the first time in more than a decade, appearing at several area Kroger locations this week
Sam Moore, one half of the legendary duo Sam & Dave, died Friday at age 89. Memphis musicians and fellow Stax alumni eulogized Moore on Saturday.Related content:
“Aside from the obvious point that we could all suggest better than we’re going to get, the larger point is that we’re all going to need each other as things shake out in Washington.”
Todd Richardson, the CEO of Crosstown Concourse, joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk not just the new venue but also all kinds of new happenings in and around Crosstown.
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