Standouts from CBHS, Douglass, East, ECS and MUS up are for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17.

Standouts from Briarcrest, Hernando, Houston, Tipton-Rosemark and White Station are up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17.

“RCV makes elections fairer, faster, easier and cheaper, reducing barriers to participation by allowing voters to go to the polls just once rather than having to come back a second time for a runoff election” but the Tennessee Legislature is considering a bill that would outlaw it.

Wendy McCrory was 25 years old when she bought her Gus’s franchise; 22 years later, she has 34 across the country and she’s not slowing down.

Germantown is making some adjustments to its tree policy and designating the mitigation review to the Planning Commission.

In the past five games, the University of Memphis appears to have rediscovered what made it a defensive force last season.

Amid teams in turmoil with ill-fitting personalities, the Grizzlies have been a refreshing example of fun.

The Corps wants to create a remedy to Horn Lake Creek breaching its banks, as it did in September 2014, as well as restoring the creek’s ecosystem. 

The Germantown Republican is sponsoring a bill requiring the ACT or SAT test for admission to any of Tennessee’s public, four-year universities. The bill would not require a minimum score for admission.

The long-vacant, 30,000-square-foot building at 61 Keel Ave. is set to open its doors again as an event venue.

While some officials say the problem is not as serious as news media and social media portray it, empty shelves and food shortages exist and there’s a multiple choice of causes.

Unfair maps can result in expensive lawsuits, poor representation for the political minority, foregone-conclusion elections and safe seats for incumbents. Partisan redistricting also causes voters to lose faith in the system and disengage from civic life.

Mustangs defeat Germantown without leading scorer, while Spartans and Lions have no trouble in their games. And, a roundup of all of Friday’s and Saturday’s prep sports action.

Memphis’ 35-point lead dwindled to four, but some clutch baskets by Bane, Jones and Morant secured the win.

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Box score: Grizzlies 125, Hornets 118

Feb. 12, 2022: The Grizzlies defeat the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center in Charlotte.

We Memphians take pride in our town, our teams, our heritage and our giving spirit. This week’s pictures capture some up-and-coming projects, a nod to history, and an effort to the homeless.

New faces join an established returning core as city’s USL Championship team begins preparations for its fourth season.

The career training programs were recognized for the way they prepare students for the workforce.

Rep. Kevin Vaughan will seek another term for the District 95 seat he’s held the last five years.

In his weekly email, Strickland said he isn’t recommending action at this point, but all options should be explored to cure how the city has been crippled by 14 major storms over the past 19 years, not counting the 1994 ice storm.