When the No. 30 draft choice put pen to paper on his rookie contract, he was already wearing a custom “Memphis 901” hat. 

Shelby County’s rate of 11% rose from 10.3% in September, making it the highest county rate in the state.

Arlington’s Ann-Marie Braese and Landen McNair of Bartlett win cross-country runner of the year awards. Mark Newman, Rachel Randall and David Adair are named coaches of the year.

Memphis Restaurant Association says the Health Department needs to share its data as it takes action to restrict restaurant business.

Boogie Ellis led the way for the Tigers with a career-high 24 points off the bench.

Panthers senior led the way in last week’s Class 6A quarterfinal victory over Collierville.

As of 5 p.m. Monday, Nov.23, the Health Department reported that 89% of the area’s acute care hospital beds were occupied.

Metro Nashville and Shelby County challenged the law because it applies only to their communities without giving their local governments or voters a say.

The Overton Park Conservancy already has raised nearly $2 million for a comprehensive renovation of the historic Overton Park golf course as well as for improvements to its Abe Goodman Clubhouse. 

On Tuesday, Nov. 24, La’Andre Thomas confirmed the rumors of him opting out of the season with a statement on his Twitter page.

The founder and chief executive of Commercial Filter said Piperton in Fayette County will offer his company lower taxes and a more stable workforce. Plus, he lives in Piperton.

Season of Remembrance, the annual event to honor homicide victims in Memphis, will go on but events will be socially distanced and virtual because of the pandemic. 

The Tigers’ defensive staff has been working on strategies for months to deal with an offense used by few schools.

Lexi Pendleton was named district most valuable player, and her efforts led Houston to a 26-8 record and a third-place finish in the Class AAA state tournament.

Judge Evans, a fixture in Shelby County Chancery Court, is retiring from the bench at the end of November. 

Collierville goes virtual in lighting up the Town Square for the holidays.

The two closest races on the Nov. 3 ballot got a bit closer but with nearly 80% of the votes cast during early voting, Election Day was a mere 14% of the countywide turnout. 

Gov. Bill Lee continued to leave mask mandates in the hands of local officials Tuesday, while Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey estimated a late spring to early summer time frame for widespread vaccination availability.

As coronavirus surges, rising toll of infections, deaths push agencies to provide more testing.

Here’s what to expect for the Tigers' season opener Wednesday at the Crossover Classic.

Room in the Inn uses the buildings and volunteers of 55 faith organizations to provide emergency shelter to the homeless. Now the organization is about to add a headquarters building and three more emergency-shelter programs.

The additional design gives the team five uniforms to feature this season.

Shelby County Health Department modeling shows more than 500 COVID-19 patients will be hospitalized by Christmas Day.

Memphis-area hospitalizations hit their highest reported number since the pandemic began.

Grassroots group says good that comes of exercising ought to protect gyms as part of solution in fight against COVID.