Collierville Schools is taking six elementary teams to Texas after sweeping the state competition in Nashville two months ago.

Gina Neely is the guest on this week’s “Sound Bites.” In addition to riffing on what makes good barbecue and why Memphis is No. 1 on her list, Neely and Holly Whitfield discussed SmokeSlam.

One of Bar Limina’s eight specialty cocktails is a twist on a classic Negroni created by bar manager Jenna Abu-Khraybeh.

Cam Spencer’s grandfather was known for saying, “Enjoy the journey,” encouraging the people he loved not to focus so hard on the destination they miss the fun of the road that gets them there.

“I think you could hear a pin drop in the courtroom when the judge read out the verdict: ‘not guilty, not guilty, not guilty,’ seven times, not guilty for each officer,” Memphis journalist Katherine Burgess said.

On Saturday, or World Migratory Bird Day, spring bird-migration season reaches its peak. While birds use the Mississippi Flyway to head north, Memphians can look to the sky and experience the benefits of birding.

Eric Daniels is a combat veteran who once failed sixth, seventh and eighth grades. He’s also one of 2,759 students who will receive a diploma from the University of Memphis Saturday.

Eight-year-old Landon Binkley was hospitalized from November 2023 to February 2024. Former Tennessee Titans and current Memphis Showboats cornerback Eric Garror has been in his life ever since. 

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“Runway at the Museum” at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art featured more than 50 designers from across the U.S.

After taking the lead with a four-run second inning, Memphis continued to answer each Charlotte push to claim its first win of the series. 

Last year UTHSC identified a $15.5 million budget gap, and Raaj Kurapati, UTHSC executive vice chancellor and chief operating officer, said $12.5 million of it has been addressed.

A Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and a trio of R&B singers hit the Orpheum stage, hot New Orleans rappers come to the FedExForum, a plethora of gospel singers come to the Landers Center, and a satirical heavy-metal band travels to Minglewood Hall.

Roadwork is scheduled to begin Monday, May 12, along Camp Creek Boulevard and Craft-Goodman-Frontage Road, Olive Branch officials announced Friday.

A former CEO of the nation’s largest waste-management company who currently serves on the FedEx board of directors will take over control of the U.S. Postal Service.

Developer Louis Ricci is seeking an amendment to his Lakeland Meadows subdivision, lowering the number of lots in the project north of U.S. 70.

A pope movie returns to the big screen, GloRilla is throwing a bash and Memphians look ‘superfine' for a Met Gala party. 

An interview with Mayor Darren Musselwhite pulled back the curtain on some of the unknowns and interesting details about the Southaven leader.

“Most of all, the six-year commitment from Louisville shows that Memphis basketball is still a brand worth playing. It’s a program worth getting on the schedule.”

“He doesn’t care about the glitz and glam of all of this stuff,” Laketia Wells said about her son. “He just lives.”

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Memphis’ Medical Education and Research Institute is growing, but it needs additional storage space to accommodate that growth, including whole human body donations.

The family of Tyre Nichols and local activists gathered Thursday to protest Wednesday’s not guilty verdict against the three former Memphis police officers charged with killing him in 2023.

A century to the day that Tom Lee rescued 32 people from the Mississippi River, the Memphis hero was honored across the city. “To see a man that did so much so long ago still be recognized today — It’s awesome.”