Memphis, playing the second game of a back-to-back, fell behind from the start.

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The Fairgrounds conversion to Liberty Park got a $4 million boost Tuesday, Feb. 2, to begin some ground work in May as well as to start designing buildings.

Memphis City Council members Tuesday approved a new office designed to intervene and prevent violence in the city. 

A city ordinance that would ban cat and dog sales at pet stores within Memphis passed the Memphis City Council Tuesday, Feb. 2, on the first of three readings.

The $200 million slate of capital projects over a three-year period is on its way to state officials are approval after the pair of council votes Tuesday, Feb. 2. Council members approved both after one more review of the numbers and the reasoning behind the unique financing.

Germantown Planning Commission approved Houston Middle School’s plans to add a 42,000-square-foot addition Tuesday evening. The plans are to accommodate current overcrowding at the school.

Should the cans of Tiger Tail — the first official beer of the Memphis Tigers — be blue, black or gray? Fans can vote this month in the taproom of Grind City Brewing.

Traffic at the Pipkin Building for COVID-19 vaccines was at a trickle Tuesday because the site was only available for the few ready for a second dose. 

Phillip Ashley Rix literally had a dream that he would be a chocolatier, so then he made it happen. More than 10 years later, Oprah gave her seal of approval and sales skyrocketed.

Some parents say the content filters on their SCS devices aren’t working and children can “Google anything under the sun.”

Circumstances that need to be weighed include two unpopular trades, injuries and the playoff opponents. 

The move, announced jointly with Victory Cruise Lines Tuesday, Feb. 2, will take effect for cruises July 1 and later.

In an address to the Memphis Rotary Club, Dr. Jon McCullers gave a practical picture of the road ahead for Shelby County’s pandemic response in 2021. 

The city has been paying Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division about $2 million a year for the past three fiscal years without a corresponding payment from MLGW in the form of a PILOT.

Bartels won more than 100 games with the Tigers and guided the program to its first NCAA tournament appearance.

With Arlington approaching the population that would allow a second liquor store, officials consider increasing the number of residents before the second store can open.

Much has been made of the Tigers' offensive turnaround, but let’s not take the consistent defensive efficiency for granted. 

Health Department survey will allow positive case investigation to happen online instead of in phone interviews.

Summer meet at CBHS also is the finale event of the U.S. Pro Track Series. 

It may be a day or more before the case is confirmed.

About 24% of patients in area ICU beds were COVID-positive or suspected of having the coronavirus.

Memphis students are struggling with material taught during virtual learning, a top Shelby County Schools official said, pointing to test results.

Collierville and Germantown staff, along with Shelby County Health Department, opened the suburban site on Tuesday, the first one operating outside of Memphis. The Germantown Baptist Church location is for second doses only.

Divvy Homes in Shelby County so far has purchased between 40 and 100 homes that were chosen by renters who plan to buy them within three years.