Tulane is allowing only 15.9 points per game and is one of the best in the country in limiting plays of at least 30 yards. 

Flu season typically peaks from December to February but Memphis-area emergency rooms are already treating an unusually large number of influenza patients. 

“If Herschel Walker is elected to the U.S. Senate, make no mistake, Georgia as a state, the Republicans as a party and we as a country will have made a new statement: character doesn’t matter.”

“This city has given more to me than I’ve given to it,” said the Memphis native and 1987 Treadwell High alum. “I’m just honored to be here amongst all the other honorees.”

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All three recipients of the National Civil Rights Museum’s annual Freedom Awards talked at the Thursday, Oct. 20, ceremony about the present divisions in America and the way forward.

The Hub is the Mid-South region’s first barrier-free emergency shelter designed for women to facilitate healing from trauma. Barrier-free shelters and homeless services operate on the premise that homelessness is not an individual choice or attributed to personal disposition. 

Jerald Wheeler, a former Southaven police officer who supervised school resource officers for 24 years, is replacing Ann Jolley on the DeSoto County school board.

Kendall Barnes leads a strong performance against Chattanooga Baylor as the Saints win the title for the fourth time in five years. Plus, a roundup of Thursday’s girls soccer regional soccer action and Thursday’s high school football games.

Tee Perry ran for 102 yards and scored twice in victory over arch-rival CBHS.

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Representatives of Ford Motor Co. held a panel in Jackson, Tennessee, to answer questions about BlueOval City, Ford’s planned $5.6 billion EV manufacturing facility in West Tennessee. 

Kroger wants to add fuel pumps to its Farmington Boulevard location. The Planning Commission will review the use next month.

Several sexual assault survivors showed up Thursday at the Shelby County Courthouse to listen to arguments in a lawsuit accusing MPD of negligence in the handling of thousands of rape cases over the course of decades.

The Tigers haven’t won at Tulane without rushing for over 150 yards since beating the Green Wave 33-17 with 76 rushing yards in 2011.

“Most of what we are doing now is tenant-improvement work, as opposed to building new buildings. But when we did these things out at Shelby Oaks, we would be the general contractor,” said Ron Belz, president and CEO of Belz Investco GP.

Starz said that the recent season’s views “catapulted” the series to being the network’s biggest show. 

After years of legal battles, the groundbreaking for a mosque in Horn Lake is scheduled for Sunday. Earlier this week, applicants received approval for a cemetery adjacent to the site.

The exhibit, which opened Thursday, Oct. 20, depicts the civil rights movement in Fayette County through the photographs of freelance artist Art Shay.

The 110-room TownePlace Suites by Marriott is proposed on the northwest corner of the 443-acre development. 

Residents who live near the Sterilization Services of Tennessee facility in South Memphis have a lifetime cancer risk of 100 in a million from EtO exposure, according to the EPA. 

$10.99 for a big steak, baked potato and a side salad is about as hearty as a $10 Deal gets.

Hall of Famer Ismail led Fighting Irish to the national championship in 1988.

The FedEx Cares “Delivering for Good” initiative collaborates with the American Red Cross. The company uses its vast network to connect those in need with resources through charitable shipping and cash donations.

Once complete, all I-55 north and southbound traffic will shift into the I-55 southbound lanes until fall 2023. There will be one lane in each direction. 

This week, metalsmiths repair your broken stuff, brewers descend on Cooper-Young and Chicago comes to Memphis.

A breakdown of last night’s season opener against the Knicks. From Morant’s team-player takeover to how Aldama can bring the offense. 

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