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The two leading proponents of forming a consolidation charter commission talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the opposition and hesitancy they are encountering.

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Here is a look at some of the key stats and numbers to pay attention to heading into the game against Nicholls State. 

Malik Young scores with 34 seconds left to lift Red Devils in a match-up of two of the state’s top teams.

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The pandemic continues and conference realignment does not appear to be going well for the Memphis Tigers. But amid the gloom, there is reason to celebrate. Tiger tailgating is back!

BYU, Cincinnati, UCF and Houston are expected to be officially invited in by Friday.

The temporary restraining order against Gov. Bill Lee requires children to mask in schools. Opting out is not allowed at this time.

State Sen. Katrina Robinson was indicted last year and charged with theft and embezzlement involving government programs and wire fraud.

Shelby County is ordered to enforce its universal mask mandate in all schools. 

The Tigers are entering the 2021 season with a veteran presence in the locker room that is unprecedented.

The figures mean there have been 1,650 cases among students since the start of the school year and 246 among staff.

At a time when diversity is supposedly valued in education, you’d think Memphis would be an important addition to the Big 12. Instead, the conference is preparing to add BYU, where just 1% of the student body is Black.

Trucks will be spraying in specific ZIP codes next week.

A long-awaited realignment of Canada Road in Lakeland is moving closer to reality.

The 2022 dates for Memphis in May have been announced and the locations for Beale Street Music Fest and the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest will be announced in mid-September. 

The Grizzlies will receive Kris Dunn, Carsen Edwards and the rights to swap a future second-round pick.

Two Houston athletes rescue defensive lineman on an ill-fated Wolf River kayaking adventure.

The fate of Memphis’s tallest building is likely to remain unclear until the DMC selects one of the bids. Though there appears to be growing excitement that the high-rise’s days of uncertainty could be drawing to a close.

Proposals include known names like Chance Carlisle and Tom Intrator, as well as ones new to Memphis like Aaron Mesner of Block Real Estate Services. 

Nicholls State has one Memphis native on its roster and two former Tigers, among other connections between the schools.

Fans can expect to see a better, quicker version of Tate than they saw two years ago, when he suffered an Achilles injury.

Region 8-6A opener captured more than half the votes in The Daily Memphian’s poll.

The answers might surprise you.

As cellist Nazira Wali was moving onto campus at the University of Memphis, family and friends back home in Afghanistan were trying to get out. Wali’s cello has taken her around the world and has brought her to Memphis, but at home music and musicians are again under threat from the Taliban regime.