Attendance for both the men’s and women’s tournaments will be limited to about 25% capacity, or 3,500 fans. 

Memphis is known for its water, but according to Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, we will need to use less of it until the end of the week.

The Center City Development Corp. also approved financial support for restoring and replacing stained glass windows at Historic Clayborn Temple, and for the restoration and redevelopment of a blighted, vacant commercial building at Vance and S. Fourth. 

Due to winter weather conditions, the game at 8 p.m. Wednesday will not have spectators.

Someday, the COVID-19 pandemic will be much less of a threat than it is today, and eventually it will be over. What will we do without the mask then? Toss it aside? Still wear it regularly? Or keep it nearby for emergencies? 

“Buried by the Bernards” on Netflix is emerging as a surprise hit of sorts. And while the wider viewing world may not be fully seeing “reality,” they are getting a true feel for Memphis.

Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans thumped Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies for a fifth straight time Tuesday. And, yes, it’s frustrating, in part because it is not at all a reflection of reality. 

The Grizzlies have not defeated New Orleans since No. 1 pick Zion Williamson arrived last season. 

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Box score: Pelicans 144, Grizzlies 113

Another winter storm, with the potential of several more inches of snow and ice, prompts a state of emergency, disrupts vaccinations and hampers delivery.

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Storms stymie FedEx, airport operations

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Suburban schools closed Wednesday due to road conditions

New round of snowfall moving in Tuesday evening; Strickland declares weather emergency

Here today, gone tomorrow: Make sweets while the snow falls

Daily Memphian readers share their Mid-South snow photos

For the rare times we have enough snow on the ground, Southerners enjoy it by bringing it in their kitchen and stirring up a batch of snow cream.

On a party-line vote Tuesday, Feb. 16, the Shelby County Election Commission voted 3-2 to take the County Commission to court in the ongoing standoff over a new voting system for the 2022 elections. 

When Shelby County Schools teachers got vaccinated after a surprise last-minute availability, Superintendent Joris Ray “took the opportunity to stand with” them.

Sanitation in Collierville will be delayed one week, but residents can utilize the transfer station this weekend to dispose of excess garbage.

All the appointments will be rescheduled, Health Department says.

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland declared a citywide state of emergency Tuesday, Feb. 16, because of the ongoing winter storms.

FedEx Express has had to temporarily suspend service to many cities in eight states in the South and Midwest, and its other businesses also are suspending services. 

The restaurant is leasing 6,500 square feet from the shopping center near the southeast corner of Poplar and Interstate 240.

View the gallery to see how Mid-Southerners experienced the more than 4 inches of snow.

A fourth Memphis basketball game has been called off due to positive COVID-19 cases within the Tigers program. 

The writer and documentarian joins Eric Barnes and Chris Herrington on The Sidebar.

Almost 30,000 people locally are fully vaccinated. 

Teachers in the suburban municipal districts can begin receiving vaccinations beginning Wednesday as educators begin to receive the shots.

The Raleigh vaccination site will open next week at Greater Imani Cathedral of Faith.

Arlington and Lakeland will be closed Wednesday as Bartlett students transition to virtual learning.