Gainwell honored for phenomenal 2019 season.

Updated with: Area hospital capacity data.

Was Ja Morant’s layup the most important play of the win Wednesday night?

The year since local restaurants were first shut for coronavirus has been hard; Kelly English talks about what it’s been like for him.

Health officer stands up for Shelby County Health Department, says it was blamed for things it did not do.

A state spokesman says Tennessee’s plan emphasizes equity over speed, intentionally focusing on more vulnerable populations first. But only about 20% of West Tennessee’s vaccine appointments are booked each day. 

Ja Morant answered the call Wednesday night instead of sending Grizzlies fans to voicemail. 

An independent investigation by attorney Brian Faughnan flatly accuses Ford of deliberately deceiving his fellow commissioners by failing to disclose to them his obvious conflict of interest. To call Faughnan’s report damning is an understatement. 

Grizzlies didn’t fall into the fourth-quarter trap, using 10 3-pointers and clutch rebounding to beat the Heat.

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Box score: Grizzlies 89, Heat 85

Ryan Silverfield enjoying the bevy of talent, plus the return of La’Andre Thomas.

The junior wing scored a team-high 19 points against West Carroll for the Class A quarterfinals win. The Lions advance to face Pickens County on Friday in the semifinal.

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Class A boys basketball state quarterfinal box score: MAHS 56, West Carroll 52

The California-based medical device company plans to hire 95 employees and spend $3.5 million to open a distribution and repair operation in the city’s southeast industrial submarket.

Mullen Technologies received tax break in return for hiring 434 people, investing $362 million and becoming the first company to make cars in Memphis since the Ford plant closed in 1958.

Defender Gonzalez and midfielder Paul are veterans who also have international experience.

The Flyers guard who developed his game as a kid with Hardaway as his teacher will face his hometown team.

Hospital researchers leading studies in two of four projects.

Germantown aldermen will consider designating the eastern bluebird as the suburb’s official bird during its Monday meeting.

Face mask directive is effective today; health directive changes begin Saturday.

Kevin Dean, CEO of Momentum Nonprofit Partners, joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.

Says Achiuwa: “I’ve been looking forward to this day for a really, really long time.”

But members stop short of reviving the consultant’s contract for the next step in the review process and sending it back to the City Council. The council’s rejection of the contract last year stalled the process.

The Shelby County Health Department reported 97 new coronavirus cases and zero new coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, March 17. 

Kat Gordon’s bakery has received national and international accolades, but this one really gave her a thrill because it was the first to use the Broad Avenue address as her location.

Like any good Irishman, Martin Nilan wanted one last celebration and the chance to marry his childhood sweetheart. As the pandemic began to grip the world, his children gathered in Ireland to make it happen.

Finding someone that can emulate Pollard or Gainwell will be crucial for an offense that will be starting a new quarterback.