Russell Sugarmon, civil rights icon, political strategist and retired judge who fought racial injustice in his hometown of Memphis, dies at 89.

Memphis City Council members will try again Tuesday to make a final decision on Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division's rate hikes in an atmosphere that has come to also include questions about the future of the utility’s 80-year relationship with the Tennessee Valley Authority.

• Ballet Memphis announces inaugural New American Dance Residency participants
• University of Memphis to hold session on middle school
• Visible Music College receives ArtsZone grant

With All-Star Weekend over, some news and notes on the Grizzlies and the NBA before play resumes later this week.

Two experienced workforce development leaders will take over the top spots at the Workforce Investment Network, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris announced on Monday. 

Youth Villages hosted its 30th Soup Sunday. Restaurants and companies from the Memphis area gave samples of soup, bread and other treats.

The Memphis Express opening game at the Liberty Bowl was cold, poorly attended, unsuccessful — and shockingly fun.

Collierville Commissary opens on Monday, serving up all the dishes from the Germantown Commissary in a space almost three times the size.

Defense plays well for three quarters, but can't hold off Hotshots as the Memphis Express dropped its inaugural home opener to Arizona 20-18.

The Memphis Tigers fell to 7-6 in American Athletic Conference play after losing 79-72 at UCF Saturday, despite 25 points from Jeremiah Martin. 

The potential for fraud has some Tennessee legislators, including Memphis Rep. Mark White and Memphis Sen. Raumesh Akbari, cautious about broader school choice options. 

East High forward James Wiseman, already committed to the Memphis, is continuing his pursuit of other top recruits to join him with the Tigers.

In a coup that would make any theater director proud, the University of Memphis Department of Theatre & Dance presented its latest musical, “Be More Chill,” this month, just as the production makes its Broadway debut.

Tennessee Elections Coordinator Mark Goins ruled Friday the Shelby County Election Commission cannot use instant-runoff voting in this October's city of Memphis elections. 

Along with major investment like the redevelopment of the former Wonder Bread factory, the Memphis Medical District saw a surge of small business activity in 2018. 

The historic Arlington Depot Square in undergoing a revitalization, with several new commercial buildings being built and several more planned. The work is the first new construction on the Square in decades.

Selection of Raj Subramaniam for the No. 2 job at Memphis-based FedEx Corp. starting March 1 could put him in the driver's seat to eventually become CEO, some analysts believe.

The late Carroll T. Dozier, the first bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Memphis, is among 42 priests named this week by the Catholic Diocese of Richmond, Virginia, as having a "credible and substantiated" allegation of child sexual abuse against him.

• Methodist South Hospital names new president
• Bella Vita Gifts & Interiors moving to Germantown
• Methodist Le Bonheur, St. Jude and FedEx among 2019 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For

County Mayor Lee Harris gave his first State of the County address Friday, calling for a new direction in the economic development discussion. 

Without a framework for insurance reimbursement, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Mobile Stroke Unit is being funded for another year through philanthropy. 

An ex-convict invited by President Trump to the State of the Union address is helping lead efforts to streamline the voter restoration process for people who "pay their debt to society."

Tennessee’s teacher training programs improved or maintained their scores on a report card released Friday, even as the number of would-be educators they graduated dipped for a third straight year.

A decadent Bananas Foster king cake is no doubt a lot of trouble, but one taste of this showstopper will prove that sometimes you have to dirty some pans to make a kitchen masterpiece.

The state Supreme Court agreed to give the Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk's office 30 days to draft a policy on how it handles expungement filings after his staff failed to handle a case properly.