Tennesseans on unemployment insurance won’t get the extra $300 per week provided by the federal government as of July 3, Gov. Bill Lee announced Tuesday, May 11.

The city’s only Roto-Sphere business sign is in the shop for repairs. But fret not Memphis, says the management of Joe’s Wines & Liquor, “Sputnik” will return.

Geoff Calkins, Drew Hill and Danielle Lerner were recognized for their work in 2020.

A crack on the I-40 bridge from Memphis into Arkansas shut down traffic and drivers were being rerouted to I-55, over the old bridge. 

The 24-year-old was North Carolina FC’s most valuable player in 2020.

The Grizzlies could be without two starters tonight as they fight for play-in seeding. 

The mask mandate will be lifted in the new health directive, beginning Saturday, May 15.

The day’s positivity rate was also less than 2%. 

Against all odds, a $550,000 fundraising and work project to turn White Station High’s hardpan courtyard into an oasis is nearing the finish line. But a little work and fundraising are still to be completed.

As St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital tested every front-line worker, every week, it put together a testing regime big enough to test and analyze hundreds of employee samples a day — providing a gold mine for immunology research.

More than 95% of doctors have gotten vaccines, according to one survey. Do you think we would immediately have taken those shots when offered if we were concerned about their safety?

The Grizzlies are in the play-in! The Grizzlies are in the play-in! And if that doesn’t merit a champagne shower, it’s a real accomplishment. Just look at the New Orleans Pelicans. 

Jack Staples settles into a nice groove late and Trojans get just enough offense.

The commission is trying to come up with $659,000 in funding for salaries and wages in the clerk’s office without taking the money from county reserves.

Commissioners went ahead with a Monday vote on the Unified Development Code changes proposed by county Mayor Lee Harris. That despite the Byhalia Connection Pipeline companies urging a delay. 

Collierville’s mayor and aldermen denied a conditional use permit that would have allowed an 18-hole mini-golf course.

Shots could begin as soon as a federal vaccine advisory committee issues recommendations for using the two-dose vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds, expected Wednesday.

Incoming freshman Josh Minott says the Tigers aren’t getting enough national attention. He intends to help fix that.

Al Lamar’s departure follows complaints about solid waste services in Cordova, Hickory Hill and East Memphis. The problem led the city to cancel its contract with Waste Pro.

Here’s a look at some terms to know as county commissioners begin discussing the proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. 

There were 217 COVID-positive patients in area hospital beds, as of May 5.

The standings window is closing for Memphis, which now looks destined to finish in the eighth or ninth position in the West. Either way, for the Grizzlies a date with a significant home game in mid-May is incredibly likely.