The Shelby County Health Department reported 256 new coronavirus cases and 19 new coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, Oct. 6. 

Memphis has dropped two straight and Tulsa has lost four out of five to start the year. Both teams are looking to get back on track with a win this week. 

Preservationist William “Bill” Townsend is on a tear. He just bought the Lowenstein Mansion, which is a mile east of his Masonic Temple and four miles west of his Luciann Theater building.

I am glad I was forced to look up and recognize that we have more to consume and more to offer than the parameters of an Instagram square or caption field.

Two Memphis organizations providing meals to children in the summer of 2020 billed the state for meals they didn’t serve. Federally funded food programs have been susceptible to fraud for years.

The Grizzlies game Tuesday night was finished early after a fire alarm inadvertently went off. 

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Memphis Greek Festival returns this weekend after missing two May festivals because of COVID.

The Germantown Planning Commission endorsed a final site plan for Conrad Pearson. The medical company wants to stay in the suburb but is ready to grow.

St. Agnes’ Anna Heck, Hana Barber of St. Mary’s tie for third in D2-AA girls.

The council also delayed action on several resolutions awarding federal American Rescue Plan Act funding allocated for the council’s uses. 

The City Council approved the pipeline right-of-way ordinance on the first of three votes Tuesday, Oct. 5. It covers the entire city, requiring a permitting process for any work done beneath or across city streets. 

MPD officer accused of sexual assault is back on the force after charges were dropped and record cleared. 

Join The Daily Memphian’s virtual seminar focused on key development projects across Memphis beginning at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21.

City Council members took a test vote of sorts in committee sessions on a proposal to make pay of $21 an hour the minimum for getting tax breaks from EDGE. The new Ford plant in Haywood County came up in the discussion.

The union representing the Memphis employees say workers are striking in all four of Kellogg’s ready-to-eat cereal factories, which include sites in Michigan, Nebraska and Pennsylvania. 

Goalkeeper Cropper also honored after victory in Tulsa.

Robby Grant: “We’re growing at a rapid rate — working to grab new listeners, secure more partnerships and collaborations with other entities so that we can bring more people in on the work we cherish.”

Ja Morant said if Jaren Jackson Jr. stays healthy, he will be the league’s biggest breakout player. 

The council is on record opposing TVA’s plan to truck coal ash from the old Allen Fossil Plant to a landfill in Capleville. The Tuesday council committee discussion also ventured into TVA’s role in the Blue Oval City Ford battery plant. 

After months of silence, an update on the Tigers pending NCAA infractions case should come early next week.

U.S. Marshals arrest man accused in fatal shooting of Rhodes student Drew Rainer. 

The county’s redistricting effort is on its third and fourth proposed maps of what the new boundaries could look like for the 13 County Commission districts going into the 2022 elections. A “Poplar-Midtown corridor” in the East Memphis district caused a lot of debate. 

Operated out of Kelly Daniele’s home, the Chicks N Cheese sells creative, colorful arrangements of tasty meats, cheese, fruit and veggies, along with candies, nuts, olives, pretzels, crackers and flowers.

Being “all in” is more important than ever for a Memphis team looking to find its rhythm again. 

A desire for a college degree and his love for the city of Memphis motivated the forward to return for another year.