Rodney Owens was one of the top defenders for Memphis last season, essentially coming out of nowhere to emerge as one of the team’s top playmakers.

After missing 2020 due to COVID, two popular spring/summer Memphis concert series are returning next month in altered form.

The children at Perea are taught that if they come across a gun, they are to “Stop, don’t touch, turn around, tell an adult.” The sad fact is that many of them can already tell the teacher exactly where the guns in their houses are hidden.

This pandemic has at times warranted the federal and state government assuming emergency powers. Those powers should have been limited in scope and rescinded as quickly as possible.

Reliever Clarkson Shoaf helps keep Owls on track.

April 6, 2021: The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Miami Heat in Miami.

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Dillon Brooks gets his revenge in a huge performance over Andre Iguodala and the Miami Heat. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 124, Heat 112

Superintendent Joris Ray said teacher burnout was considered in the plan, and teachers had direct input into the schedule.

The Grizzlies and Pepsi paired to open a new career lab for students at Booker T. Washington High School. 

City Council also endorsed a general plan for athletic fields by Christian Brothers University on 7 acres at the intersection of Avery Avenue and South Hollywood.

A timetable for the Fairgrounds conversion has the new youth sports complex opening in the fall of 2022.

The City Council voted Tuesday, April 6, to approve a consultant’s contract that is the next step leading to recommendations by the end of this year. But there was some dissent on the council before the vote.

Germantown’s Planning Commission encouraged approval of a softball facility for the Houston Mustangs. The site plan will move to the suburb’s Design Review Commission.

Memphis Teacher Residency announced its new Memphis Literacy Institute, aimed at training teachers with a focus on literacy. 

Lovesac will open its first Mid-South showroom at Shops of Saddle Creek South in Germantown later this month.

Davion Warren is used to coming from behind, but now he gets to benefit from Penny Hardaway’s tutelage.

The relocation of the ServiceMaster Brands headquarters to Atlanta will result in some significant job losses for Memphis.

In 2005, UTHSC began the first doctor of nursing program in the state. It now offers eight concentrations.

On April 10, the city could terminate its contract with Waste Pro for poor service or determine that Waste Pro has made good on dealing with the backlog of trash. The council voted Tuesday calling on the administration to cancel the city’s contract.

The Hall of Fame quarterback joins his father on the list of Distinguished Citizen honorees.

Curries can be a simple and tasty weeknight dinner, but you need to know a shortcut or two first.

With ample vaccine, the push is on to get people in line to stem the tide of the rapidly growing U.K. strain, which now accounts for 30%-50% of COVID cases in Shelby County.

There is a community vaccine site scheduled for nearly every day from now through May 7. View them here.

Monday night’s NCAA title game between Baylor and Gonzaga was a testament to the importance of transfers.

Moussa Cisse, the AAC Freshman of the Year, announced his decision in an Instagram post on Tuesday.