Standouts from Briarcrest, Central, Collierville, Harding and MHEA are up for consideration this week. 

Standouts from Hutchison, Memphis Business Academy, Memphis School of Excellence-Winchester, Middle College and Northpoint are up for consideration this week. 

Last year, Memphis taxpayers paid $4.9 million in private legal bills, which have climbed each of the past four years.

This week’s jigsaw features a photo by The Daily Memphian’s photographer, Mark Weber, from a Memphis Grizzlies game on Jan. 22.

Central BBQ marries both the old and the new in its revamped Central Avenue location. 

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

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network requirement can be time-consuming, expensive and confusing, according to business owners and attorneys. Adding to the confusion is the fact that the Corporate Transparency Act is in limbo as various court rulings continue to block and restore the law. 

With the discussion of school vouchers beginning this week, suburban leaders said they are watching the events in Nashville and hoping the special session doesn’t mean approval of the controversial approach.

Luke Kennard was almost traded back in December, with the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline approaching, will Memphis keep Kennard?

When the new Rawgirls owner Laura Wegner saw an opportunity to merge her culinary roots with her health care expertise, she didn’t hesitate.

International Paper CEO Andy Silvernail is from Bucksport, Maine, a town where for years IP ran a mill until it was forced to close in 2014, gutting the economy of that community and beyond.

Dainja finished with 21 points and eight rebounds against UAB on Sunday in his first game starting for Memphis since Nov. 15 versus Ohio.

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Former Ole Miss coach feels fine about the Memphis Tigers’ NCAA Tournament hopes after watching them dismantle his UAB Blazers.

Also happening this week: A Germantown school board vacancy will be filled.

The No. 24 Tigers played with a purpose in a 100-77 win against the Blazers in front of a blue-and-white striped-out FedExForum crowd. 

At its Monday, Jan. 27, meeting, the Shelby County Commission set the process for filling the vacancy that comes with the March retirement of General Sessions Court Judge Bill Anderson. Also a test of the commission’s new budget subcommittee process.

Nick Walker, the Memphis parks director, is leaving for North Carolina. He has some thoughts before he goes about why he loves the city, what bothers him about Memphians and what he’d like to see change.

Several suburban officials have found a way to escape the pressures of day-to-day government by taking to the stage to perform.

The Soap Factory located in a shopping center at 2197 Central Ave. sells various bath, body and home products, including laundry detergent, body soaps, lotions, candles, beard oil and sinus bombs.

“We sometimes forget how the unique perspective of children, particularly babies and toddlers, can foster our own faith.”

“Whether its nature or people that speak to us most clearly when we travel, taking in a new place with fresh gusto and does our hearts’ good. “

In his hunt to see Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy removed from office, state Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Eads, has cited the creation of the DA’s Justice Review Unit as one justification for the ouster.

MATA’s interim chief financial officer urged Memphis Mayor Paul Young to find more funding for the bus system before it runs out of cash next month.