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Playa Bowls has opened its third location in Memphis, this time in the Edge District, and The Melting Pot is returning to the area and could be open as soon as 2027.

The timing of such a performance couldn’t have been more perfect for the Tigers and coach Penny Hardaway.

Sincere Parker’s career-high 40 points helps Memphis pick up second road win of the season.

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This is the box score the college basketball game the Memphis Tigers played against UAB on Feb. 5, 2026.

Ticket-sale revenue for the 2024-25 school year decreased from the previous season.

The builder said the condos will be one to two bedrooms ideal for singles, nurses, pilots or an elderly couple. There’s no official price yet, but he said could sell for $400,000.

The Memphis barbecue spot will open a new location in July, but first, the owners need to “de-Arby-fy” it.

The beginning of the Grizzlies’ Ja Morant era was fast and thrilling, both down the floor and up the standings. The ending has been a low, slow slog that now continues on.

The potential relocation would give Grizzlies Prep students, currently about 300 boys, a campus with a gym and outdoor spaces. It also would provide a facility for the charter operator to open its new all-girls school.

The Grizzlies did not find a deal for Ja Morant at the trade deadline. Will his return be a positive for Memphis moving forward?

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The district says state auditors haven’t presented any evidence of fraud or abuse to constitute further investment. Republican lawmakers didn’t name specifics either.

A Fayette County woman pleaded guilty Thursday to pretending to be a combat veteran and using the story to solicit goods and services from donors.

The city has not has solid waste pickups since Jan. 24 as remnants of the winter storm stubbornly hang around.

Memphis productions adjust to winter’s disruptions. 

In this week’s To-Do List, eat ice cream for breakfast, party like Edgar Allan Poe and get campy at CMOM.

The festival will be held in Downtown’s South Main Arts District, with the selected films being shown in Malco’s Powerhouse Cinema as well as the Orpheum’s Halloran Centre.

The owner of the company planning to renovate and operate Quail Ridge Golf Course in Bartlett is dealing with problems at another of his courses — Mallard Pointe in Sardis — damaged by the ice storm.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools used up its eighth and final snow day on Wednesday, Feb. 4 — then closed for Thursday.

Today’s puzzle is a photo of Grizzlies All-Star Jaren Jackson Jr. who was recently traded to Utah and was taken by Wes Hale.

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

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

Ty Jerome continued his run of efficient scoring for the Grizzlies despite his tight minutes restriction.

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The Shelby County Commission finished up a short (but delayed) slate of items in about an hour Wednesday, Feb. 4.

Ford filed a resignation letter to the Shelby County Commission, as required by his guilty plea to federal tax-evasion charges. Meanwhile, county commissioners have a timetable for filling the vacancy.

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