Collierville is ranked sixth in the state among Class 6A teams following last week’s big victory over Germantown.

Sophomore Hays Adams helps Houston to fourth place in team competition. 

Ja Morant played great in the first preseason game, but the effort was cut short by a false fire alarm.

Memphis football beat writer Frank Bonner II and basketball beat writer Steven Johnson unpack how Memphis football can get back on track with a win at Tulsa this week. 

The permit represents the beginning of the second phase of the Conwood project. 

Last month, more than 300,000 Tennesseans chose from four new license plates designed by Memphis-based digital marketing agency Speak Creative. We now know the winning selection.

When Chris Porter started Creative Punch Marketing Group, he said he had three goals: Do great work, make an impact and work with friends.

Police said five people were in the home when three to four men kicked in the front door and ordered those in the home not to look at them.

The Shelby County Health Department reported 256 new coronavirus cases and 19 new coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, Oct. 6. 

Memphis has dropped two straight and Tulsa has lost four out of five to start the year. Both teams are looking to get back on track with a win this week. 

Preservationist William “Bill” Townsend is on a tear. He just bought the Lowenstein Mansion, which is a mile east of his Masonic Temple and four miles west of his Luciann Theater building.

I am glad I was forced to look up and recognize that we have more to consume and more to offer than the parameters of an Instagram square or caption field.

Two Memphis organizations providing meals to children in the summer of 2020 billed the state for meals they didn’t serve. Federally funded food programs have been susceptible to fraud for years.

The Grizzlies game Tuesday night was finished early after a fire alarm inadvertently went off. 

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Memphis Greek Festival returns this weekend after missing two May festivals because of COVID.

The Germantown Planning Commission endorsed a final site plan for Conrad Pearson. The medical company wants to stay in the suburb but is ready to grow.

St. Agnes’ Anna Heck, Hana Barber of St. Mary’s tie for third in D2-AA girls.

The council also delayed action on several resolutions awarding federal American Rescue Plan Act funding allocated for the council’s uses. 

The City Council approved the pipeline right-of-way ordinance on the first of three votes Tuesday, Oct. 5. It covers the entire city, requiring a permitting process for any work done beneath or across city streets. 

MPD officer accused of sexual assault is back on the force after charges were dropped and record cleared. 

Join The Daily Memphian’s virtual seminar focused on key development projects across Memphis beginning at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21.

City Council members took a test vote of sorts in committee sessions on a proposal to make pay of $21 an hour the minimum for getting tax breaks from EDGE. The new Ford plant in Haywood County came up in the discussion.

The union representing the Memphis employees say workers are striking in all four of Kellogg’s ready-to-eat cereal factories, which include sites in Michigan, Nebraska and Pennsylvania. 

Goalkeeper Cropper also honored after victory in Tulsa.

Robby Grant: “We’re growing at a rapid rate — working to grab new listeners, secure more partnerships and collaborations with other entities so that we can bring more people in on the work we cherish.”