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Kirk Whalum was stunned to receive a call from Cheryl McNair, the widow of astronaut Ron McNair who was killed in the Challenger disaster. The favor she asked of him still affects him today.

Memphis athletic director Ed Scott said the new capacity for Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium will be 42,000-44,000 — not the 50,000 that was originally planned.

Gabby Salinas says she has been the beneficiary of support from all walks of life and both sides of the aisle. “That has really shaped me in my approach to the way I navigate politics.”

Memphis athletic director Ed Scott has been on the job for a tumultuous, wrenching but ultimately triumphant six months. In that time, Scott has seen enough to believe Memphis can be “a Top 25 athletic program in America.” Now he needs others to believe it, too.

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Three Memphis chefs with Chinese roots share their favorite “lucky” dishes to celebrate the Lunar New Year. 

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The Grizzlies played a complete clunker on Monday night against New York. Memphis’ turnover problems continue to bite. 

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the New York Knicks on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

House Bill 1484, or the Mississippi Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program, would offer a $1,000 reward to registered bounty hunters for each successful deportation they help to facilitate.

The County Commission should have a replacement for retiring General Sessions Court Judge Bill Anderson by his March 1 retirement.

Germantown’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen appointed a member to the suburb’s school board. It’s the third time in the district’s history that city leaders have gone through the process.

There is a new plan for the construction of a new Regional One Health hospital at a site on Union near South Lauderdale.

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Bao Toan, from the family behind Mochi & Mi, will open their newest restaurant Wednesday, Jan. 29. 

The governor and the legislature’s GOP leaders are seeking even more funding for the program’s first year than the legislative analysis identifies.

Eight Memphis-area high schools ranked in latest state basketball rankings including three boys teams in Class 4A.

The Tigers, who cracked the top 20 of the AP Top 25 on Monday, are ranked for the fifth consecutive week and the seventh week overall this season.

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Where did Upadhyaya rank Memphis after a week in which the Tigers followed up their fifth straight underperformance, this one against Wichita State on Thursday, with a blowout of longtime rival UAB on Sunday?

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. 

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