A recap of the week that was, plus a little talk about what’s safe to eat and where you draw the line, particularly when it comes to leftover Easter eggs.

It might be too late to stop the Byhalia Connection oil pipeline, but Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is still proposing a setback requirement for any other oil pipelines that might be built in the future.

Shelby County is one of five counties in the eight-state FEMA Region 4 to have received the federal infusion.

Anthony Zarlingo becomes the fourth TSSAA player, and second from his school, to hit three triples in one game.

The marker notes the location of a slave market run by Nathan Bedford Forrest. 

All-purpose back Sutton Smith is second to commit to Tigers’ class of 2022.

SCS held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday for the school, which opened this fall to students from the former Alcy, Magnolia and Charjean elementary schools in South Memphis. 

Morant had left Tuesday’s game against the Heat because of his back.

One new coronavirus-related death was reported Wednesday.

Rodney Owens was one of the top defenders for Memphis last season, essentially coming out of nowhere to emerge as one of the team’s top playmakers.

After missing 2020 due to COVID, two popular spring/summer Memphis concert series are returning next month in altered form.

The children at Perea are taught that if they come across a gun, they are to “Stop, don’t touch, turn around, tell an adult.” The sad fact is that many of them can already tell the teacher exactly where the guns in their houses are hidden.

This pandemic has at times warranted the federal and state government assuming emergency powers. Those powers should have been limited in scope and rescinded as quickly as possible.

Reliever Clarkson Shoaf helps keep Owls on track.

April 6, 2021: The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Miami Heat in Miami.

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Dillon Brooks gets his revenge in a huge performance over Andre Iguodala and the Miami Heat. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 124, Heat 112

Superintendent Joris Ray said teacher burnout was considered in the plan, and teachers had direct input into the schedule.

The Grizzlies and Pepsi paired to open a new career lab for students at Booker T. Washington High School. 

City Council also endorsed a general plan for athletic fields by Christian Brothers University on 7 acres at the intersection of Avery Avenue and South Hollywood.

A timetable for the Fairgrounds conversion has the new youth sports complex opening in the fall of 2022.

The City Council voted Tuesday, April 6, to approve a consultant’s contract that is the next step leading to recommendations by the end of this year. But there was some dissent on the council before the vote.

Germantown’s Planning Commission encouraged approval of a softball facility for the Houston Mustangs. The site plan will move to the suburb’s Design Review Commission.

Memphis Teacher Residency announced its new Memphis Literacy Institute, aimed at training teachers with a focus on literacy. 

Lovesac will open its first Mid-South showroom at Shops of Saddle Creek South in Germantown later this month.

Davion Warren is used to coming from behind, but now he gets to benefit from Penny Hardaway’s tutelage.