Former Arlington standout Gentry goes to Royals while Boston drafts DeSoto Central graduate Jordan.

A few important decisions in the coming months could play a major role in the future of the program. 

The 98 new cases come from 743 tests, a positivity rate of 13.2%.

Let us not use the death of George Floyd as an opportunity to scapegoat and launch an unfair assault on an entire profession. I’ve spoken to police officers. They too are disturbed and hurt by that tragic event.

I ran from the cops, people. I was driving drunk. The driveway I was parked in belonged to a prominent Memphian, then and now. Then and now, there’s every reason to believe if I’d been black in that driveway, I might never have left that driveway.

A 16th night of protesting over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis concluded peacefully Downtown Thursday evening. 

The Lakeland Board of Commissioners approved on second and final reading Thursday night, June 11, a $78.7 million annual budget and $1.24 property tax rate for the fiscal year beginning July 1.

Dr. Jon McCullers, head of the task force to open the University of Tennessee, remains skeptical that there will be large fan gatherings at football games this fall.

Dr. Jon McCullers thinks we'll have 5Ks before the year is out. He's OK with the beach (and the protests!) too. 

No Memphis players tested positive for coronavirus during phase zero of the Tigers’ reopening plan. 

The state Senate approved a $40 billion budget for fiscal 2021, using a chunk of reserve funds to cover about $1 billion in tax shortfalls caused by the COVID-19 crisis, but refused to restore money for education and postpartum health care.

State Rep. John DeBerry has a chance to run in District 90 as an independent after the Senate approved a House-passed bill Thursday enabling to get back on the ballot after Democrats removed him.

Rice hopes the Frayser Exchange Club resumes in-person meetings in the next month or two at Impact Baptist Church and Ministries on Clifton Avenue. That’s almost entirely dependent on how the pandemic’s status locally.

The school board planned to vote on the purchase of take-home laptops and tablets for students.

Chris Herrington and Drew Hill talk about the questions the NBA and the Grizzlies do still have to answer in this week’s Daily Memphian Grizzlies Podcast, as well as about Hill’s feature this week on rookie forward Brandon Clarke. 

A Davidson County chancellor chastised the state Thursday for not following a court order on mail-in absentee voting during the COVID-19 pandemic and ordered it to put up a new form by Friday and tell county election officials to comply.

Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter says despite the recent spike in daily confirmed cases, she sees little reason to put off a move to Phase 3 on Monday.

Memphis City Council member JB Smiley is pushing a resolution to urge Mayor Jim Strickland’s administration to put data, complaints and other information regarding police misconduct and use of force on the city’s website.

A developer redesigned a four-unit town house development in response to objections from within Cooper-Young Historic District. The Land Use Control Board approved the plan even though neighbors still argued that four units were too many.

The Tigers and Crimson Tide will begin a two-game set inside Coleman Coliseum in the 2021-22 season and return to FedExForum in 2022-23. 

Memphis and Mississippi State have extended their football series with the teams adding a home-and-home series in 2028 and 2029.

ECS star Kam Jones blends natural scoring ability with a well-developed basketball IQ.

With the NBA set to return late next month, this new newsletter will bring you everything you need to know about the Memphis Grizzlies each week. 

Providing take-home devices for students is the focus of a special called meeting of the Shelby County Schools Board on Thursday.

Research funding at the University of Memphis is up 70% in the last year.