Chicken sandwich wars are raging, and we joined the fray. It takes patience to get your spicy chicken on.

Ole Miss has requested just 3,250 tickets to the Liberty Bowl. That says less about this game than about the state of the Ole Miss program as the Memphis/Ole Miss series comes to an end.

Memphis decided to bring the best of the urban past into the vitality of the urban present in a minor league ballpark.

Since the youth farm opened in 2015, it has been run by female high school students ages 15 to 18. Girls Inc. is planning to expand its operations in Frayser to reach more girls.

An ordinance that puts the minimum pay for Shelby County workers at $15 an hour was passed by the County Commission on final reading Monday, along with a resolution that asks Shelby County Schools to conduct a salary study for the people they employ at under $15 an hour.

Shelby County Juvenile Court, along with other county officials, announced Aug. 26 that the court will waive the debt, detention fees and court costs for families of children housed at the detention center. 

The Tigers' much anticipated matchup with Ole Miss on Aug. 31 will be their last for now. Mike Norvell would like to go out with a bang.

The new rules mean tests will account for 40% of a high school student’s grade, classwork 35%, projects 10%, homework 10%, and class participation 5%. And it will be the same whether it’s an algebra class in Whitehaven or a biology class in Frayser.

Ninety-eight-year-old K.T. Robbins of Olive Branch will return to France next month with Forever Young Senior Veterans. While the other 13 vets, ages 93 to 102, visit Battle of the Bulge sites, Robbins will split off for a second reunion with his wartime sweetheart in France. 

Chez Philippe chefs will have a reunion of sorts when they join forces to create a meal Sept. 5 as part of The Peabody's 150th anniversary.

Former mayor Willie Herenton is the city's longest-serving mayor and its first elected African-American mayor, with a colorful legacy. His bid to return after a decade away is the next chapter in that legacy.

Between 2010 and 2015, Memphis was the fourth fastest growing city for millennials. There's no better place in the United States to grow than Memphis, and right now there's no place growing quite like it.

Jalil Clemons and Cole Mashburn are showing major potential as freshmen defensive linemen. 

University reaching out to establish relationship with middle school boys, is confident it has internal resources to get them to college and beyond.

Even with a new House Speaker taking office, federal and state agents are still looking into allegations former Speaker Glen Casada made illicit offers in return for voucher votes this spring.

Many of the people who help with butterfly counts are knowledgeable about birds, dragonflies, amphibians and plants. But if you’ve got eyes and can ask, “What’s that?” you can be a valuable participant. The next count is Sept. 7 at Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park. 

Weather and the lifespan of the field – not the combination of baseball and soccer at AutoZone Park – are the main reasons the grass surface soon will be replaced.

Memphis' losing streak now at three after loss in Tampa.

Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton told a women's rally that he wants to guard against election fraud. Meanwhile, contender Tami Sawyer rips Herenton and Mayor Jim Strickland for attending the local GOP's Lincoln Day Gala.

The local Republican party will win elections again, the chairman of the Shelby County GOP vowed Friday at the party’s annual Lincoln Day Gala.

The Brown family started the idea of Lifeline to Success at their dinner table 2009, and they have counseled 1,200 people in the 10 years since it began. 

Owners of 70 Downtown businesses signed off on a June 26 letter to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland supporting Tom Lee Park transformation, but critics are keeping the heat on.

Free outdoor community events like Arlington’s Music on the Square concert series, Lakeland’s LAMP events and Bartlett’s upcoming Movies in the Park are bringing residents together in growing numbers to enjoy area parks.

D.J. Brown opens scoring with a pick-six as MUS defeats Ridgeway.

Center Dwight Howard has reached a buyout agreement with the Memphis Grizzlies and will be signing a free agent contract to join the Los Angeles Lakers.