Shante Avant, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member representing district 6, announced her resignation Friday.

Memphis Light, Gas and Water officials say there have been no reported robberies of tree-trimming or utility crews during the current ice storm damage repair, although such problems have been an issue in the past. 

JSU said “ongoing communication” regarding termination of its participation in the Southern Heritage Classic was leaked. Classic founder Fred Jones told The Daily Memphian that there was no “ongoing conversation” regarding the contract.

The county approved $1 million in ARPA grant funding for four community development groups in South Memphis, showing signs of growth in the area.

The Tigers are taking Saturday’s game against one of the best teams in the country personally.

After a harrowing flight to Minnesota, a young adman learns three important lessons, one of which is you’re never very far from Memphis.

Desmond Bane breaks out of his recent shooting slump and the bench picked up the slack in a 25-point win over Pistons.

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Some elected leaders are already promising a long-term review of why outages continue to cripple the city for days at a time. 

Fans tab Amarr Knox and Kayli Clarkson as this week’s best.

Andre Mathis’ nomination as a federal appeals court judge advances to the full Senate as Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee again opposed Mathis as “unqualified” and talked Thursday in Washington of “street talk in Memphis.”

Health officials announced on Thursday, Feb. 10, that the now-weekly briefings will first scale back to biweekly, before ceasing altogether.

The Orange Mound Task Force called on local government, business owners and community members for help bringing Juice Orange Mound’s homeless shelter up to code so it can reopen. 

Junior standout leads the way in a pair of region victories.

The Grizzlies were one of only five NBA teams that didn’t make a deal ahead of the league’s trade deadline. They chose to keep the NBA’s second-youngest roster intact. 

Beale Street Brewing Co. celebrates prominent Memphis figures for Black History Month.

Memphis has two of the three finalists in Division 2-A: Tyler Byrd of Tipton-Rosemark and Daniel Egbuniwe of FACS.

Why should Memphis fans believe the Tigers can win two of their next three games against Houston, Cincinnati and SMU? Well, they have Jalen Duren for starters. Ask Tulane how hard it is to stop that guy. 

After missing the first matchup, DeAndre Williams and Jalen Duren had double-doubles to lead Memphis in payback game.

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Box score: Memphis 80, Tulane 69

Tomorrow will be the sixth day that Sharpe will be closed since the storm.

The town’s population has grown from roughly 11,000 residents to close to 15,000, and the fiscal budget has increased from just less than $8 million to $11.4 million for 2021-22.

The $56 million Memphis Sports and Event Center is the centerpiece of Liberty Park, which sits on the grounds of what was once the Libertyland theme park.

The Daily Memphian asked for people still without electricity to share their stories. Many of them have lost loads of groceries, are living with neighbors or have reached financial limits after being forced to buy rooms at local hotels.

The summit is one of five community summits Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Murphy, the Memphis Police Department and community leaders are taking part in to reduce violent crime in the city.