The area has hovered near 100 new cases each day for the past week. 

It wasn’t always sunny skies for the Tigers, but they capped the season with a dominant NIT title run. 

The mission is expected to raise $200 million for the hospital.

Kelso confident his team will “get there” after weather-plagued start to 2021.

The Grizzlies pulled away in the second half behind huge games from Jonas Valanciunas, Desmond Bane and De’Anthony Melton. 

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Marquette signee led the Eagles to the Division 2-A state tournament while winning Mr. Basketball.

They are accused of protesting outside Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich’s East Memphis home. About 40 demonstrators gathered July 4 and called for Weirich to be fired and for the release of jail detainees during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Merriweather had a winning record in each of her five seasons at Wright State and will be tasked with turning around a Memphis program that won just four games in 2020-21. 

After five days of more than 100 new cases daily, the Shelby County Health Department reported fewer than 100 new cases on Monday.

The P.1 variant, a mutation of the Brazilian strain, can infect people who have already had COVID-19; the vaccine is thought to be less effective against it.

Former Memphis City Council member Brent Taylor for years has acquired and operated funeral homes in small towns near Memphis. But he recently innovated a relatively affordable funeral service in the heart of the bustling Poplar Corridor in East Memphis.

Slim Chickens opens Monday in Collierville. This is the second franchise in the Memphis area, and Davis, Hull & Rowden have plans for more.

At My Town Movers Fieldhouse, Rice dominated with 50% shooting compared to the Rebels’ 30%.

March 28, 2021, NIT championship: Memphis 77, Mississippi St. 64

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The Shelby County Health Department reported 119 new coronavirus cases and six additional COVID-related deaths on Sunday.

The idea that the vaccine was rushed to the finish line is the largest factor in potentially keeping people away except for the 42.3% under 35 who said they trust no vaccine.