MUS tennis players figured prominently at regionals.

Last week’s declared “truce” notwithstanding, a group of citizens opposing construction of an oil pipeline through South Memphis neighborhoods want two lawsuits involving the project to move forward.

First there was Grizzalina. Then Pascal the Pigeon. Now the Grizzlies are riding the good luck of “Rally Stanley.”

Beginning Monday, Collierville Schools will make masks optional for students through the end of 2021. Arlington Community Schools and Germantown Municipal School District also are loosening their masking requirement.

There was a little bit of smoke on the river early on Wednesday, but plenty more to come. The 2021 Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest was about to begin.

Local health officer Dr. Bruce Randolph has said that the new rules will allow people to vote with their feet.

After damage was discovered on the Hernando DeSoto bridge, Twitter users made some cracks, too.

Germantown is reviewing its budget. The public hearing on it, the tax rate and the stormwater fee is scheduled for June 14. Final reading on all ordinances at the end of June.

The Tigers’ new head coach will live out a dream with USA Basketball.

Elizabeth Rouse of ArtsMemphis joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.

The Grizzlies are on the cusp of eighth in the West. Can they jump Golden State?

Two old friends and longtime Memphis in May volunteers take a few minutes to talk about this year’s festival and about some memorable times in the past.

The Land Use Control Board will have a few less controversial cases to consider when it convenes Thursday, May 13. Three applicants have withdrawn requests that had faced opposition.

Bobby White, chief public policy officer for the Greater Memphis Chamber, said the I-40 bridge closure may help bring discussions of a third bridge across the Mississippi to the forefront of the community’s consciousness.

Attorneys for Pervis Payne have filed a petition in Shelby County Criminal Court, asking the court to recognize that Payne has an intellectual disability and under a new state law cannot be executed. 

The area’s seven-day moving average stands at 129. 

If you don’t succeed at first, try, try again should be the motto for Lakeland’s effort to get its own ZIP code. So city officials are trying again.

Restaurateurs aren’t happy with a new health directive that suggests people wear masks but puts the burden of the decision on them.

Max Gilbert is the hat-trick hero as Lynx defeat ECS while Dade Micheel scores twice in Gryphons’ victory over Westminster.

May 11, 2021: Grizzlies 133, Mavericks 104

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Ja Morant’s production and energy were abundant in the Grizzlies’ huge win. 

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A former MPD officer accused of pepper spraying a handcuffed, mentally ill man is the second law enforcement officer to face criminal charges brought by a new prosecution unit aimed at cracking down on police brutality.

Sedley Alley was executed in 2006 for the murder of Lance Cpl. Suzanne Collins. Alley’s daughter sought to have DNA evidence tested to see if it would clear his name.