Memphis ends the Ole Miss series with an emphatic 15-10 win.

In a surprising twist, the Memphis defense carried the struggling Tigers offense to a win over Ole MIss Saturday afternoon. 

While the offense struggled, the defense gave Ole Miss a chance before falling to Memphis 15-10 Saturday.

Patrick Taylor rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown, while defensive end Bryce Huff recorded a fourth quarter safety to seal a 15-10 victory over Mississippi on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.

In 2014, teacher salaries in the Memphis district were sixth highest in the state, but three years later, teacher pay in Shelby County Schools has slipped to 11th. It was one of only two districts statewide to see the average salary decrease.

There has been one interstate shooting reported on area highways since local and state law enforcement stepped up patrols earlier this summer, Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings said. Efforts are continuing.

Ole Miss and Memphis kick off their regular season Saturday in a game that will set the stage for the rest of the season. Here is a roundup of information on the game.

The Republican-controlled House tamped down another move to denounce neo-Nazis and white nationalists during its August special session, forcing Nashville state Rep. John Ray Clemmons to wait until 2020 to revive the measure.

Keyshawn Harris, defense shine once again as No. 1 Whitehaven improves to 2-0.

Wolves off to a 2-0 start thanks to another one-point victory.

Coach Mike Norvell and Athletic Director Laird Veatch are appreciative of the Highland Hundred "core" who started a new tradition Friday night. 

Plans for three proposed fulfillment centers -- in Memphis, Mt. Juliet, Tenn., and Prince George's County, Md. -- are strikingly similar. And Amazon has linked itself to the Maryland proposal. 

City Council member Gerre Currie has had an unexpected path to the council starting with her appointment to the District 6 seat in January. On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, she discusses her decision to run for a full term in an open Super District seat instead of District 6.

Could Terrence Clarke be the next centerpiece for coach Penny Hardaway to recruit around?

Sure, it’s football season. That means it’s cornhole season, too. If you don’t think that’s a big deal, meet one of the best in the country, Memphis Tiger fan Phillip Barnett.

The Office of Planning & Development went the extra mile for a family that traveled 9,000 miles for a better life in Memphis.

Who has the best fried chicken sandwich in Memphis? We ditched the drive-thru and looked local to find out. 

Former Gov. Bill Haslam is forecasting a Trump victory in the 2020 presidential race if Democrats continue to trend leftward but otherwise sees a tight race in a “split” country, though he won't say he will vote for President Trump.

A Memphian’s ninth annual list of his favorite local dishes.

On Aug. 25, five people in Shelby County died from a suspected drug overdose, the largest number of people to die since the health department began tracking opioid deaths in 2018.

Memphis and Ole Miss will be carried on DirecTV and AT&T after Nexstar entered into a multiyear agreement with the cable giants. 

In a “Behind The Headlines” interview, Mayor Jim Strickland defended his record of racial equity. His comments were his most pointed about Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer of the campaign, covering several issues.

Now eligible for the postseason and NCAA recruiting restrictions lifted, Ole Miss comes to Memphis Saturday ready to turn the page. "It's a brand-new season," said linebacker MoMo Sanogo.

The Board of Adjustment approved variances so that ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital can build temporary surface parking lots to accommodate the big expansion of its campus.

The Tigers coaches are set to have a busy September and early October as the basketball recruiting season picks up speed.