Shelby County Schools will formally recommend the closures of Shady Grove Elementary and Alton Elementary Schools. The changes will go to a vote at the board’s business meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 25. 

As the Grizzlies pass their annual MLK Day marker, they’re closer to the West’s No. 1 seed (4.5 games back) than to the fifth seed (5 games up). And with apparent momentum for more. 

The elaborately designed convenience store with gas pumps and retail bays would have been built at 2977 Broad Ave. at Tillman Street and Sam Cooper Boulevard.

Fullback Rece Buckmaster was a big factor for Memphis in 2020 before moving to Indy Eleven.

Shelby County commissioners meet in special session Wednesday, Jan. 19, to approve $1.4 million in funding to buy 15,000 COVID self-test kits at a unit price that comes to 180,000 tests.

The name change approved Tuesday changes the street’s name on city maps and as a mailing address.

The Grizzlies will be missing their shooting guard and key reserve as they embark on a four-game road trip.

This will be Daron Schoenrock’s 37th year coaching college baseball and his 18th season as the Memphis head coach. 

The state has lowered the percentage it expects to make on investments that finance pension funds. By state law, the city of Memphis must lower its discount rate as well in the spring budget season. 

Community members gather for a memorial service to recognize the military life of a man they didn’t know.

Scheidt’s children are creating a matching fund, meaning that the goal is that the new fund will raise $1 million total.

Kajuan Robinson played two seasons with the University of Memphis.

Kenneth Gainwell scored one more touchdown in his final game of the season. 

Calling it a “terrible reality,” Memphis City Councilman Worth Morgan said that “people are not being held accountable for fleeing from police.”

The Tigers might get a player back this week, and the window to add another game is closing.

“This is a racist power grab for Republicans to try to cheat their way to more power,” said Charlane Oliver, cofounder and co-executive director of The Equity Alliance. “We will obstruct, we will disrupt any chance we get.”

Steven Adams picked up one of the Chicago Bulls and carried him away like a small child. Just more evidence that this is not a Grizzlies team to be trifled with. 

The inaugural Race for Reconciliation on Monday, Jan. 17, was designed to bring Memphians together as a community.

Standouts from Bartlett, Lewisburg, St. Mary’s, Westwood and White Station up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 20.

After a slow start, it was all Morant, Jackson and Bane and a couple of viral video moments (Steven Adams!) in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Game. 

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Standouts from FACS, Fayette-Ware, Germantown, MAHS, and Northpoint up for consideration this week. Voting ends on Thursday, Jan. 20, at 5 p.m.

Matt Barnes is confident in his three position coaches and relates to Ryan Silverfield’s “blue-collar mentality.” 

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says it’s a lack of manpower and not a lack of money that is hampering traffic enforcement efforts on interstates. 

According to a term sheet related from EDGE, Memphis would become home to three manufacturing lines running multiple shifts with capacity to annually produce approximately 22,500 containers and 30,000 chassis.