A businesswoman who is a veteran of the logistics industry proposes to adapt shipping containers for housing if she can receive approval for a 34-lot planned development in North Memphis.

While neither presidential candidate has reached the 270 electoral votes necessary to win the White House, Joe Biden is on the verge and told Americans in a Friday night address that he and running mate Kamala Harris are taking meetings on assuming leadership.

“The Shelby County Health Department is participating in the Unity Walk Against Gun Violence on Nov. 14, 2020. As public health director, I will be joining the walk to demonstrate my personal commitment to working with others to address the gun violence epidemic in our community.”

The decision is a huge financial boost for the league, which estimated that a pre-Christmas start could be worth more than $500 million, according to multiple reports. 

Les Steckel coached in two Super Bowls during a 20-year NFL career.

As the Memphis Police Department weighs a request by District Attorney General Amy Weirich to start sending all confirmed cases of excessive force to her office for criminal review, this hotly disputed September 2016 incident illustrates how thorny Weirich’s proposal may be.

Related Story: A third of MPD excessive force findings are reversed by commanders

On Behind The Headlines, Republican Party Chairman Chris Tutor says “don’t vote Democrat” if you want to see Memphis have more power in the state capitol. Democratic Party Chairman Michael Harris says Republicans in state government are explicitly ignoring Memphis.

The City Council-appointed citizens panel decided Thursday its priority will be eliminating Confederacy-related names from city street and finding problematic street names for first responders. The group is to make recommendations to the Memphis City Council.

The Bulls might be just what the Tigers need to regain their confidence after a bruising loss.

Trump lashed out Thursday evening in a performance that suggested he knew his prospects for a second term were slipping away.

Other 2-AA matchups include Battle Ground Academy at Northpoint; St. George’s at Lipscomb Academy, and Harding at Lausanne. In Class 4A it’s Dyersburg at Millington, and Crockett County at Fayette-Ware, and in Class 5A it’s Dyer County at Brighton, and Clarksville at Munford. 

FedEx says it overpaid federal taxes by more than $89 million for 2018 and 2019, because of a flawed Internal Revenue Service rule about taxing foreign profits.

The Saints are averaging almost 400 yards per game.

Test to Protect will work by allowing businesses to test their own employees with PCR nose-swab kits they can use at work or in their homes.

The Tigers will face Saint Mary’s after Ohio State withdrew from the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic because of COVID-19 concerns.

The Citizen not only may change hands, but the mixed-use development recently signed its first commercial tenant, a boutique salon called Sonder Luxury Suites.

The 265 cases come from 2,538 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 10.4%.

VoicesUnited created the installation in partnership with the Mariposas Collective.

ECS lineman Pennington is a repeat semifinalist and is joined by Division 2-AAA standouts Dallan Hayden and Michael Dallas.

Terminix made its first quarterly earnings report as pure-play pest control company on Thursday, Nov. 5. 

It was a year ago this week that Memphians crammed on to Beale Street for “College GameDay.” When can something like that happen again? I talked to the experts. You may not like what they said. 

Saturday’s game is one occasion where all of the good feelings will be put aside.

A runoff on Dec. 8 will determine who wins two alderman positions in Collierville. Collierville has not had a runoff since 2003.

A little more than 16 hours later, incumbent Bartlett Alderwoman Paula Sedgwick has not decided whether to challenge last night’s results in an election she likely lost by 61 votes against challenger Kevin Quinn.