Collierville remembers the athlete whose achievements ranged from being named SEC Basketball Player of the Year and WNBA All-Star to bringing home Olympic gold, speaking at the Library of Congress, and a successful college coaching career.

The former MUS standout was in contention for a medal until the ninth of the ten events in the decathlon.

Bane and the district supplied thousands of backpacks, and the Grizzlies guard shared his thoughts on the team’s offseason. 

The retailer has nearly a dozen stores in the Memphis area and more than 170 locations across 19 states. 

Hours after Germantown took legal action against a homeowner, the house was listed for sale at $1.6 million.

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Emerald Theatre Co. will bring a flurry of 10-minute plays, a yuletide sing-along, a musical from the creator of “Rent” and a black comedy about what it means to be a “man” in Hollywood.

Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert is facing a second ouster petition after the first was dismissed in June.

Memphis Police Department Officer Demetrice Johnson, 34, died in the line of duty Friday. “He was living his dream,” said his friend of more than 20 years Henry Grant of Johnson’s ambition to be a law enforcement officer.

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Clerk-elect Tami Sawyer said her opponent’s campaign focus on Sawyer’s activist roots was ignored by voters. “I talked about my priorities. The other party talked about me,” she told The Daily Memphian.

Kat Gordon and her team of “gnomies” (that’s what she calls her employees) at Muddy’s have been providing Memphians with cupcakes and sweet treats — with a side of whimsy since 2008.

Her first job out of college was working for millionaire Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt in New York. She got the job through a New York Times want ad.

The utility company also said the supercomputer’s heavy electric load will have “no impact” on its reliability. 

Reaction to this week’s series of the 25 greatest Memphis athletes of the century — a project spearheaded by Geoff Calkins, and voted on by several members by our sport staff — has been passionate, pointed and piebald.

Patrick’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill owner shares the recipe for the restaurant’s garlicky ranch dressing.

Jason Huisman, Germantown’s city administrator, and Molly Mehner, the town administrator in Collierville, each followed men with unusually long careers.

It’s time for the first installment of Chris Herrington’s annual Memphis Grizzlies Mid-Summer Mailbag. Herrington answers readers’ questions, addressing Olympic issues, luxury tax matters and more.