When Olympian Harrison Williams competes in the Ed Murphey Classic, it’ll be his first meet in the state of Tennessee since he won five state titles as an MUS senior in 2014. 

Gov. Bill Lee has appointed the Tennessee State Epidemiologist as interim commissioner, effective immediately.

Jim Thompson of the Memphis Listening Lab has four book recommendations for July, including a crime thriller that imagines Elvis Presley lived through the 1980s.

Grocery stores are an interesting topic in the suburbs. Anytime one that’s not Kroger announces plans, people watch with anticipation.

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“Like much of what I learned in the backyard of my childhood, honor has become a quaint deceit.”

A new pizza place is planned for Downtown, a Germantown Mexican restaurant closes and Midtown gains a coffee shop. 

Have Shelby County districts improved third grade reading scores under the new retention law? How do Memphis students compare to students across Tennessee? Answer these questions and more.

Grok, a chatbot that can have conversations with people and generate computer code and images, is powered, in part, by advanced computer chips in two Memphis data centers.

With the win, Memphis snapped a five-game losing streak.

In hires announced late Thursday, July 10, Memphis-Shelby County Schools interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond restored some former administrators to senior roles and delivered new faces from FedEx and elsewhere.

Tuomas Iisalo surprised GG Jackson when he dunked after a practice last season. What else is there to learn about Iisalo, the new Grizzlies coach?

Last year Grace Medical expanded and renovated its headquarters at 8500 Wolf Lake Drive, which will now be part of Innovia Medical.

“These students face academic dismissal, visa complications and loss of housing and support, through no fault of their own ...” the university said in a statement. 

Those blue Tiger claw marks that stretched across most of the FedExForum floor the past three seasons? Gone.

“Competing in the Home Run Derby has always been a dream of mine,” the Germantown native said.

Also in July, Germantown Community Theatre teams up with the Kroc Center of Memphis, and a competition winner has its world premiere at TheatreWorks.

This week, a James Beard winner takes over Bar Limina, the Dixon highlights early 20th-century female artists and you can make your own music at Bar DKDC.

The two-day event will start on July 24 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Renee’s Sandwich Shop has an old-school breakfast that will keep a diner full all day long. 

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the strong summer league start for GG Jackson and other notable topics from the Grizzlies’ three games in Salt Lake City. 

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The 7-foot center led Melrose High to the 1983 state high school basketball title and was a key player on the Memphis Tigers' 1984-85 Final Four team.