MUS’ Tommie Reed scored three touchdowns and Jackson Hood scored two more for homecoming at Stokes-Alston Stadium, a night that had a bit of everything.

Memphis took down the Heat 141-125 but it cost them guard Ty Jerome with a right calf straing the veteran sustained just minutes into the game. 

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Box score for the NBA preseason game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Miami Heat in Florida on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025.

DeSoto School Board members want Michele Henley to step down from her office, after she wrote a letter of support for Lindsey Whiteside, who pleaded guilty to sexual battery with a minor.

U.S. District Judge Mark Norris wrote that he recused himself “because of the apparent bias of others against the Court.”

With Clerk Wanda Halbert still declining to pay Millington for use of a city building in the North Shelby County suburb, Commissioner Mick Wright is drafting legislation where the county could cover the back rent.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Commissioners Erika Sugarmon and Henri Brooks are among those seeking a preliminary injunction to stop the guard’s deployment.

Local activists said Friday that immigrant arrests are likely higher than the figures circulated by the Memphis Safe Task Force. 

Fall — when seemingly never-ending summer heat is being overcome by more temperate conditions — is often referred to as “secondary severe weather season.”

The Tigers are returning from a bye week while UAB is preparing to play its first game after firing head coach Trent Dilfer.

A catalyst of the Tigers' defense this season is Everett Roussaw Jr., a junior transfer from UAB who’s racked up 27 tackles for Memphis in five games played.

Marc Morial told Memphis’ business and elected leadership the nation is a facing a full frontal assault on voting rights, civil rights and diversity programs.

A new show, filmed in Memphis and Atlanta, stars Memphis rapper Slimeroni and features numerous other local connections. And, Eric Jerome Dickey’s novel comes to Lifetime.

Walls is DeSoto County’s “last frontier,” a city that would like to add services, but keep its small-town characteristics.

The Shelby County Jail’s population is expanding amid a surge in arrests by the Memphis Safe Task Force. One judge told The Daily Memphian he saw 50 to 70 more cases last week than in a typical week.

Tonica Downtown and Little Petals East Memphis are open to customers. Poppz Drinks & Sweets on Poplar will open in early November. 

The University of Memphis, LeMoyne-Owen College and Rhodes College will celebrate Memphis Homecoming Week from Oct. 18 to 25.

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

This photo was taken at the site of Google’s $4 billion investment in West Memphis by The Daily Memphian photographer Patrick Lantrip.

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The museum awarded Marc Morial, Velma Lois Jones and Mark Suzman for their advancements in “truth, equity and justice.” 

After a couple of difficult seasons, Alex Simmons feels ‘'like this year is kind of like our year one — just from a mindset standpoint.”

The night was lit up by the neon lights of Beale Street’s bars and pubs, a fitting welcome to the city for a brand new Tigers men’s basketball team.

What do you get when you combine Penny Hardaway, Beale Street, Memphis Pom, the FBI and the National Guard? A night of Memphis basketball that seemed like a dream.

Sky Dog Amber was awarded Gold in the International Amber Lager category, and Tiny Bomb picked up Silver in the German-style Pilsener category.