The first baby of 2019 in Memphis was born at Methodist South Hospital at 2:47 a.m. 

The Shelby County legislative delegation will have five new faces and one member moving to the Senate from the House as the 111th General Assembly convenes Jan. 8.

Legislation sponsored by Senate Minority Chairwoman Raumesh Akbari would authorize sports betting in Tennessee and set up a gaming commission to oversee the industry, with 10 percent of the revenue going to state and local governments and community colleges and technical schools.

Shelby County Commission Chairman Van Turner said he wants to make more changes to the MWBE ordinance in 2019.

A planned Memphis Sports Hall of Fame at AutoZone Park is picking up momentum with a project manager on board, an exhibit designer being recruited and fundraising coming in 2019.

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said on New Year's Eve the city is making progress on poverty, but there are remaining challenges as he called for the improving local economy to include all Memphians.

The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 had a profound effect on many Memphians, but for Jocelyn Wurzburg, it was life-altering.

A little girl's brief life spawns a new way to help families in need while their loved ones are hospitalized.

Breast cancer consortium to probe why more women in the Memphis metro are not getting annual mammograms, and reasons behind the wide mortality gap between white and black women. 

The Ridgeway football team showed up on national TV over the weekend, earning a starring role in NFL playoff commercial.

Restaurants opened, moved, changed hands and closed in 2018, and we said goodbye to beloved restaurateurs, too.

There were plenty of points scored between Oklahoma State and Missouri in the 60th AutoZone Liberty Bowl, but it was a defensive stand that won the game for the Cowboys.

Oklahoma State builds an early lead, then hangs on to defeat Missouri 38-33 on big defensive plays in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

Two new sports franchises, a world-class golf tournamaent and the arrival of James Wiseman mean 2019 could be an historic year in Memphis sports. Here are the top 10 most compelling Memphis sports figures of the year ahead (and, no, Penny Hardaway is not No. 1). 

If Chandler Parsons wants playing time, he can prove he deserves it by playing for the Hustle. Right now, his public criticism of the franchise seems both premature and ungrateful. 

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris’ “healthyShelby 19” inititative to promote physical, dietary and mental fitness is set to kick off. 

Some issues county government would like to address in education in 2019 are pre-K initiatives, workforce development and school facilities. 

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland stuck to the basics in 2018 – the “brilliant at the basics” four-word slogan of his 2015 campaign for mayor and the motto of his three-year-old administration.

A bottle of bubbly is all but required for New Year’s Eve, but you don’t have to drink it straight if you prefer it extra. A Champagne cocktail is always appreciated, and we have a few for you to try.

The Crosstown Arts Theater and South Main Artspace Lofts both opened this year. Besides being spaces built with artists in mind, the spaces also have something else in common – the projects were designed by Memphis architecture firm Looney Ricks Kiss.

Penny Hardaway was the most compelling Memphis sports figure of 2018. But here are 10 more who shaped the year. 

Legendary figures have made the AutoZone Liberty Bowl special for 60 years.

Just one year ago, Memphis Tiger basketball was an embarrassment. New coach Penny Hardaway has changed everything. 

An outpatient surgery center that employs 22 people is closing in mid-January.

City Hall is looking for mandatory jail time for road-rage convictions in the 2019 session of the Tennessee Legislature and a sports book on Beale Street as well as making it easier to get title to tax-delinquent property for tax sales.