Amid a decreasing threat of COVID-19 infection, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave most Americans the green light Friday, Feb. 25, to ditch the mask indoors.

Julie Barrett went to her very first game at FedExForum Thursday. But you’d have to travel a long way (1,000 miles, anyway) to find a more devoted Memphis Tigers fan. 

A judge Friday ordered a new trial for activist Pamela Moses after she was convicted for illegally attempting to register to vote. A new trial date has not been set. 

St. Benedict’s coach plans to return for the beginning of preseason work. Also, MUS names a lacrosse coach.

Harris joins state Rep. London Lamar and nonprofit leader Rhonnie Brewer in seeking the Senate seat, which has been vacant since Feb. 2.

Steven Johnson and Frank Bonner II break down Memphis’ win over Temple and the retirement of linebacker Cole Mashburn.

There’s a new contender for an open school board seat while more incumbent judges file for re-election.

Rainess Holmes made a court appearance on Friday, Feb. 25.

In something of a “surprise,” even to himself, Steve Lockwood is the new interim executive director of BAM. 

Glenda Adams faces up to five years in prison.

At Good Fortune Co., the colorful, bustling first restaurant for co-owners Sarah Cai and Arturo Leighton, ramen noodles and fish-shaped waffle cones are made behind a bar packed with Asian spirits. 

With time running out in the first half, the Memphis Tigers were in dire straits. Which is when Penny Hardaway did something he rarely does. It was a brilliant stroke.

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Box score: Memphis 78, Temple 64 

Ja Morant gutted out an apparent injury to keep the Grizzlies in the game, but D’Angelo Russell’s 37-point night lifted Minnesota over Memphis.

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Duren scored 22 points, and Landers Nolley II and Tyler Harris came alive in the second half to lead the Tigers.

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Box score: Memphis 78, Temple 64 

State Sen. Brian Kelsey embodies the problem Memphis has with the Tennessee General Assembly. In many cases, he is the actual problem Memphis has with the Tennessee General Assembly.

The works of columnist Geoff Calkins and writers Drew Hill, Steven Johnson and John Varlas were named top 10 in the nation. 

The reasons people volunteer, the reasons companies organize their employees for volunteer efforts, and the ways organizations can best utilize volunteers vary greatly.

Sophomore Jaye Nash, senior Micaiah Halliburton honored.

Memphis guard Earl Timberlake had missed the past two games.

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis had a front-row seat Thursday, Feb. 24, for Russia’s political defense of its invasion of Ukraine.

“We are primarily arguing that this is an infringement on the counties’ sovereignty,” former Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper said on behalf of MSCS and MNPS.

The sentencing hearing was originally set for Thursday, March 3.

Senior Alindsey Long turns in an MVP performance against Bartlett in the girls basketball championship game.

Russian invasion prompts FedEx to indefinitely suspend its services in Ukraine.

The local task force revealed a new testing results portal at its second-to-last COVID briefing as well as a vaccination event in partnership with the Memphis Grizzlies.