Our local restaurants deserve the same kind of enthusiasm and exploration we’d give to the eateries in our holiday vacation destinations.

Defense attorneys for Lindsey Whiteside have offered a counterargument against the prosecution claims the former coach and youth pastor should be resentenced.

The Memphis-based logistics giant said the closure is unrelated to Network 2.0, its long-term cost-cutting initiative that has included closing facilities.

The Tigers are looking to prevent a three-game losing streak when they face Navy on Thursday. 

A request to convert residential land into a restaurant and multi-tenant building got a hard no from Bartlett officials — and neighbors. 

The company will pay a $150,000 fine and enter a probation program that subjects it to unannounced inspections by Environmental Protection Agency personnel. 

Use “Ain’t It Mane” and “Tha Garden” seasoning blends for a very Memphis cornbread dressing recipe from Moreno McCalpin.

The Jaguars (Class 6A) and Chargers (Class 3A) are looking to advance to the BlueCross Bowl in Chattanooga.

Standouts from ECS, Lausanne, Northpoint, St. Benedict and St. George’s honored by the league’s coaches.

Demolition will cost $54,000, according to a permit filed with the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development. 

Standouts will take the field Saturday, Dec. 13, at Memphis University School.

In this week’s To-Do List, we’ve got a rundown of what to do on Thanksgiving Day. And then the Memphis Symphony Orchestra is ready to get you into the holiday spirit.

A 48-unit apartment complex sold for $2.6 million, while a Memphis industrial building sold for $3.6 million. 

At his best, Jonas Valanciunas had a Zach Randolph game in a Marc Gasol package: a walking, talking Ga-Z-Bo. 

“I’d love to have the permanent superintendent role,” interim Memphis school Superintendent Roderick Richmond said during a recent interview on WKNO-TV Channel 10’s “Behind The Headlines.” 

A Belly Acres restaurant planned for Union Depot in Bartlett is off the table as the business endures financial headaches and is closing locations.

Are you a Wordle fan? Try WordRow, a similar game. It’s free to play.

This jigsaw puzzle is a photo is of the new the Duck Club Bourbon and was submitted by Duck Club Bourbon. 

Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus.

ALCO Management and Junior Achievement get new additions and a promotion.

The Tigers must take care of business against Southern Illinois to avoid the program’s first five-game losing streak under coach Penny Hardaway.

Teenager charged with aggravated rape in one of two alleged assaults at St. George’s Independent School in recent weeks, becoming the second person arrested in the investigation.

Standouts from Fairley, Melrose, Munford, Southwind and Tipton-Rosemark are headed to Nashville on Dec. 9.

The Sheriff’s and the General Sessions Court Clerk’s offices must fix issues causing case delays, according to a judges’ order obtained by The Daily Memphian.

All of the men were charged after altercations with officers during attempted traffic stops, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee said. Traffic stops have increased since the Task Force began.