The Memphis Tigers may have the No. 1 recruiting class in the country but they'll need returning players like Tyler Harris to flourish in order to win big. 

Lance Thomas is adding to his collection of embarrassing photos of his teammates.

Shelby County School's $1.4 billion budget was approved Thursday by the County Commission. The district had asked for a $7.5 million funding increase, but the commission did not increase its maintenance of effort funding to the schools.

“The state has pretty clear criteria for what an academic plan should look like, what an operational plan should look like and what a financial plan should look like. None of those schools really met that criteria,” said Bradley Leon, Shelby County Schools chief of strategy and performance management. 

Of the 10 cabinet members who remain from the previous administration, six received raises since the beginning of the calendar year — increases ranging from about 4% to 31%, according to district data. The other four did not receive raises.

Gov. Bill Lee has called an Aug. 23 special session for the House of Representatives to replace resigning House Speaker Glen Casada.

As the NBA's free agency period approaches, we dip into the Grizzlies Mailbag to field questions from readers. 

As former Memphis mayors Dick Hackett and A C Wharton can attest, the top city job requires political skill in the face of bad news or calamity.

At Elemento in Crosstown Concourse, Adrian Arcuri makes his own mozzarella and burrata. Making burrata is a fun experience, but you can also buy it the cheese counter at several local grocery stores. Paired with olive oil and a ripe tomato, it makes a perfect summer dinner.

Our grandchild, born June 10, is part of the flow of the Mississippi where my father's ashes are, and the stream in upstate New York where my brother Frank's ashes are. Just as every one of us is an individual, every one of us is part of something larger, connected in ways large and small, and always to place.

Mayor Jim Strickland talks about improving MATA as former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young discusses how a mass transit system was built there beginning in the 1970's. 

The list of musicians to be inducted in the Memphis Music Hall of Fame spans genres such as blues, rock, soul, jazz and opera, and 100 years of recorded and live music.

A panel of chefs and other food professionals will select the first Ground Up Chef-in-Residence in mid-July.

According to the conditional use permit application, the office would house six to 10 business support staff.

Owners of the Kimbrough liquor store in Midtown Memphis have won a U.S. Supreme Court case striking down a Tennessee residency requirement for retail liquor store operators.

Ray was interim superintendent for about three months before the school board abandoned a national search and unanimously voted to give him the permanent position in late April.

Despite FedEx's forecast for a decline in adjusted earnings in fiscal 2020, the company is bullish on prospects for ultimately becoming America's go-to shipping company for e-commerce. 

The Army Corps of Engineers says it could be a daunting task to analyze the Tom Lee Park revamp to make sure it doesn't harm 30-year-old river control dikes.

Kelly English is returning Restaurant Iris to its Creole roots when he dons his chef whites again next month.

Former Grizzlies executive and interim coach Tony Barone has passed away. He helped launch the early Grizz.

District Attorney John Champion is not serving as a P.R. spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service or any other law enforcement agency. He is speaking out for the Hernando shooting victim, whose ordeal has mostly gotten lost amid the violent unrest, the finger pointing and vigils that occurred after Brandon Webber was killed.

Three Memphians will serve on the Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct, a body created by the Legislature to investigate and act on complaints against judges.

M&M Enterprises of Memphis will lead private redevelopment of the Fairgrounds, the city announced Tuesday.

State Sen. Brian Kelsey has asked Gov. Bill Lee to declare flooding in Germantown a disaster so the suburb can receive flood-relief funding.

The pre-K funding will come from the county’s reserves and are expected to be replenished once a court case has been resolved, said commission chairman Van Turner, who did not say what case he was referencing.