Gov. Bill Lee’s press briefing is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13.

The Grizzlies have had a rough go in Orlando since the NBA season restart. They finally got some good vibes Thursday.

Stein Mart operates Memphis-area stores in East Memphis, Collierville and Cordova.

The Tennessee Department of Human Services is reminding parents the deadline is approaching to apply for a program to help provide food for their children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Proposed Port of Memphis link in a container-on-barges shipping network could yield billions in benefits, Memphis-Shelby County economic development officials say.

Owner Finard Properties plans to demolish the two buildings anchoring Poplar Plaza’s most prominent corner, at Poplar and Highland, to build mixed-use structures.

The pool testing the city is doing through Poplar Healthcare is now aimed at teachers and students.

Finally, a Memphis opponent is using its head. 

The reported total in Shelby County is now 24,347 coronavirus cases, including 20,063 recoveries, 316 deaths and 3,968 active cases. 

About 200 fans are already signed up for the virtual event, but there’s space for 500, says Kat Leache, Novel’s social media and promotions coordinator.

“However, it is our expectation that they show up to school appropriately dressed,” Maria Stewart, the district’s director of policy, said of the virtual learning rules. 

The city has also signed a letter of intent with Capstone Development for two hotels on the Central Avenue frontage. The founder of Capstone sees a different kind of recovery from the pandemic for the hospitality industry — one led by the families that travel regionally to the sports tournaments that are the financial engine for Liberty Park's public and private uses.

The sprawling complex of buildings on the 9.3-acre site is being razed to remove blight and prepare the grounds for future development.

I dropped off my youngest kid at college this week. The pandemic has changed everything about that experience. Except the stuff that matters most. 

At Christian Brothers University, modeling indicated campus would lose more than $4 million if all learning was conducted remotely. 

The maker and retailer of modern-design ceramic products is growing and needs more space. Paper & Clay will move into a building vacated by the closing of Bumpus Harley-Davidson on South Main.

The first-year coach is working the recruiting numbers and has no qualms during an unprecedented season.

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tennessee lawmakers passed legislation Wednesday, Aug. 12, setting a "higher bar" for people to sue businesses, schools and healthcare facilities accused of making them sick through negligence.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is counting on his choice of running mate Kamala Harris to bring in new and reenergized voters in key battleground states.

FedEx chief Frederick W. Smith said the company's response to COVID-19 included one of the largest efforts to move goods by air since the Berlin Airlift of 1948-1949.

This week on The Extra Podcast, Elizabeth Cawein, executive director of Music Export Memphis, joins Eric Barnes to talk about how local musicians are dealing with the coronavirus shutdown.

Legislation to toughen penalties for protesters around the Capitol passed the Legislature Wednesday, including a provision making illegal camping on state property a felony offense.

Those 119 newly reported cases come from 1,047 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 11.4%.

Mark Hansen will not seek reelection to the Collierville Schools board this year. After more than six years of service, he has decided to end his time.