Collierville Schools received a $2 million grant that will allow them to fly with community partners, training in mechanics, flying and drone operation.

It is the first time since 1993 that it will be in a prime-time slot. 

The Tennessee and Arkansas departments of transportation now know exactly how they will repair the I-40 bridge. 

No, the Grizzlies won’t have a full house for Saturday’s Game 3 against the Jazz. But that’s no reason to be angry. Buy a ticket and soak it in. The Grizzlies will have more people in the building Saturday than since before the pandemic. It’ll feel like playoff basketball is supposed to feel.

Groovin’ and Grillin’ events are returning to Germantown as part of the city’s summer concert series. While movies will not return this year, hot dogs, hamburgers and music will be available.

Both of Collierville’s spray parks are open. Passes are needed ahead of time to use the one at W.C. Johnson Park.

The Memphis Grizzlies won’t increase capacity ahead of Games 3 and 4, but they are making limited tickets available on the Pinnacle Level. 

Memphis didn’t win Game 2 in Utah Wednesday. But any Grizzlies fan who watched the game had to be pumped. The Grizzlies now have home-court advantage and the best player in the series. Saturday night at FedExForum should be wild.

May 26, 2021: The Utah Jazz defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in Salt Lake City in Game 2 of the first round of the NBA playoffs.

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Morant scored a career-high and franchise single-game record 47 points, but Utah’s 3-point shooting stopped Memphis, evening the series at 1.

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Box score: Jazz 141, Grizzlies 129

The Greater Memphis Chamber is hiring Amity Schuyler, a seasoned veteran of nonprofit and government work, to oversee its efforts to promote workforce development in the community.

First-place winner gets $750; essay will be adapted for a character in the Soul of the City cemetery tour in October.

Former major league manager and coach Mickey Callaway is suspended through at least the end of the 2022 season.

Incumbent Mayor Keith McDonald is not seeking another term and when asked Wednesday confirmed he is supporting Bartlett Alderman David Parsons in the race.

The Pax Memphis Recovery center has provided outpatient addiction counseling and services in East Memphis since 2018. The Board of Adjustment just approved a temporary variance allowing the center to provide inpatient care for up to two years.

Jacob’s Ladder CDC seeks a zoning variance to allow four, studio-style dwellings for seniors in the Beltline neighborhood, just east of the old Mid-South Fairgrounds.

Indoor veteran comes to the new NISL franchise after playing in Orlando and St. Louis. 

Germantown’s Design Review Commission moved the new water tower and Houston High’s softball complex forward Tuesday.

A developer of convenience stores selling fuel tore down the old, masonry building on a prominent Summer Avenue corner. Now he’s appealing a decision that he cannot build a C-store there.

Two state legislators from Tennessee say planning needs to begin immediately for a third bridge in Shelby County crossing the Mississippi River.

Margaritas Mexican Grill & Bar is among the first commercial tenants announced for Lakeland Town Square with an opening date for the restaurant sometime around the first of the year.

Depending on the result, the Tigers could be facing a desperate UCF team in an even more rowdy environment.