Harrison Williams makes US Olympic decathlon team
The former MUS standout qualifies for the 2024 Paris Olympics by placing third in the decathlon at the U.S. Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon.
Ja Morant discusses return from injury, AAU team and pro camp
The Memphis Grizzlies star, who will return to basketball in two weeks following shoulder surgery, is finding joy this summer in coaching AAU basketball and holding hoops camps.
Health department aims to swat mosquito population
The free Fight the Bite festival offered tips for protecting against disease-carrying insects, as well as information about pest control efforts in the Memphis area.
Texas A&M defeats Tennessee in Game 1 of College World Series finals
The Vols, the nation’s most prolific home-run hitting team in three decades, fell to the Aggies in the College World Series finals opener Saturday night.
Parents’ resource center ‘a beacon of hope’ for Hyde Park
The Memphis Lift, a nonprofit that helps families navigate the education system, has a new building that’s a source of pride for its North Memphis neighborhood. Mayor Paul Young said work done there helps make the city safer.
Pine Hill clubhouse named for Black golf pioneers
Cleophus Hudson, who learned the game while working as a caddie at Memphis Country Club, helped integrate Pine Hill. His son Charles founded the Mid-South Junior Golf Association.
Four-star quarterback commits to Memphis Tigers
A 6-foot-5, 215-pound quarterback prospect who announced his intent to play for the University of Memphis Tigers is one of the highest-ranked recruits in program history. Hill chose Memphis over Florida. Memphis Tigers football recruiting tracker: Class of 2025 commitsRelated content:
St. Jude gifts relic of namesake apostle to Midtown cathedral
At some point — no one really knows when — the saint’s relic made its way to Memphis as a donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and has been in storage on its campus for 62 years.
Howard is gone, but 901 FC aims to keep its focus on the pitch
A trip to Las Vegas on Saturday will give Memphis a chance for a season sweep — and to continue its recent run of good form.
Guest Column: Memphis is now ground zero for AI arms race
“Changing how the physical world operates is the real-world interface that will truly be transformative. Connecting the digital and physical worlds is possible and within grasp because of this AI computing center in Memphis.”
Sudoku: June 22
Are you ready for today’s puzzles?
Metro
Charter school opens new campus in former Parkway Village Kroger
The Kroger closed years ago, a moment that school founder Lakenna Booker remembers as a major blow to the neighborhood.
Premium Public Safety Delay No. 60 and counting in 2017 drag-racing case
Business
Airport honors ‘Cuz Craig,’ the officer with a heart
A parent who dropped a son off last week for a flight to boot camp was grateful for officer Craig Elliott’s pep talk, and typed it all out in an email to airport authorities.
Business Archd closing Downtown, but keeping online shop open
Sports
Tigers seek waiver for Caleb Mills, Hardaway says
Mills, a 6-foot-5 guard who transferred to Memphis from Florida State in April 2023, suffered a patellar fracture in his left knee Jan. 4 in the Tigers’ road win over Tulsa. He underwent successful surgery Jan. 9.
Collierville How did Memphis-area swimmers do at U.S. Swim Trials?
Food
Food Files: Raising Cane’s Chicken coming; Cookie Plug, Groovy Gratitude open
Another Raising Cane’s is coming to Memphis, plus hip-hop-inspired cookie franchise Cookie Plug and smoothie shop Groovy Gratitude are now open.
Suburbs
‘It was admitted’: DeSoto employee deletes evidence of inmate escape, DA says
“It did not take long for us to uncover a conspiracy to cover up and suppress certain evidence regarding the escape of Joshua Zimmerman,” DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton said during a press conference Thursday, June 20. DeSoto inmate escaped through courthouse ‘design flaw,' sheriff saysRelated story:
Arts & Culture
Memphis Music Hall of Fame announces new inductees
Soul and opera singers, civic promoters and recording-session aces are among the latest class of the Memphis Music Hall of Fame, which will surpass 100 inductees this year.
Opinion
Conaway: Feagins’ courage is welcome, except of course, by her board
Opinion: This school board is dangerously close to looking like the boards before it, playing to the people in the room during meetings rather than the 110,000 students and their families they were elected to serve.
Podcasts
The Memphis music inspo behind new Tom Hardy/Austin Butler movie
“The Bikeriders,” which opens in Memphis on Friday, June 21, features music from a stalwart Memphis rock and roll band that’s been a local scene staple since the late 1990s.
Games
Word Search: Civil Rights Museum Freedom Awards
Can you solve this week’s word search?