The chairman of the Shelby County legislative delegation to the Tennessee General Assembly talked about the issue on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast. 

Troy Martin runs for 135 yards to lead Dragons past Arlington in Class 6A. MUS, ECS and Hernando also pick up playoff wins.

Cognate BioServices, which has been contract-manufacturing in Memphis since 2007, seeks 15 years of property tax breaks that would save the company $52 million in return for the jobs and investment. However, the firm would still pay $65.4 million in taxes during the same period.

The Shelby County Schools district says 65% of parents who responded to a survey want their children off-campus when school resumes in person in January; 24% chose in-school learning and 11% didn’t respond.

The Tigers' season opener at the Crossover Classic will have a different feel thanks to the pandemic.

The Shelby County Election Commission set early-voting dates and times for the Dec. 8 runoff in Collierville. Residents can early vote beginning Wednesday.

Healthy Frayser celebrated its first anniversary Friday, Nov. 13 by opening a second food sustainability hub. Each week residents from food insecure neighborhoods can pick up a free meal. 

Allison Newman’s season was cut short by injury, but she has signed with Missouri; and a Black girls basketball player makes a statement with her college choice.

Federal agency says proposed acquisition would substantially reduce competition and health care costs would rise, according to its complaint.

Link Apartments Broad Avenue will comprise two buildings totaling 370 units. But before it is built, a large, old warehouse must be demolished. 

Covington’s season comes to an end with an 8-2 record.

Community leaders will discuss why it is necessary for the city to have more Black college graduates.

There were 376 COVID-positive patients in area hospitals as of 5 p.m. Thursday, according to the Tennessee Healthcare Resource Tracking System.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will offer a testing site for the Phase 3 clinical trial and are seeking 500 participants.

The arena will have restricted capacity, and the team is looking at possible COVID-19 testing for fans in certain seating.

With millions of dollars of work needed at Mud Island, what happened with all the other ideas for some of Memphis’ most valuable property? 

Developer Vincent Smith had complained in recent months that the delays were making interested tenants nervous.

Good gas station food is one of the lesser-acknowledged advantages of Southern life and gas stations aren’t just for fried chicken anymore. 

Penny Hardaway enters his third season at Memphis with flexible and experienced players.

Regular-season rematch between Houston and Bartlett in Class 6A highlights Friday’s playoff schedule.

Jonathan Shuskey spent the past two decades serving his country, including four tours in Afghanistan. His path has taken him to college and a different kind of team.

Dell, Switch and FedEx said Thursday, Nov. 12, they’ll build technology hubs that can support multiple cloud environments with Switch’s edge data centers and Dell’s cloud infrastructure.

FedEx is in daily contact with stakeholders in the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain, from manufacturers and distributors to government agencies to some sites where vaccines will be administered.

The former Memphis Tigers forward worked out for the Heat, Celtics and Wizards last week. 

The Metal Museum has raised $12 million toward a $35 million goal to both renovate Rust Hall and create an endowment, states a resolution before the City Council.