Are you ready for today’s puzzles?

Two recent articles by Bill Dries provide plenty of tips about voting and inspired this week’s crossword puzzle.

Memphis offense explodes, and the Tigers needed every point to fight off the North Texas Mean Green Saturday night at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. 

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Box Score: Memphis 52, North Texas 44

During the Scoundrels and Scandals tour Saturday, Oct. 19, attendees were introduced to some of the infamous gravesites in the city’s oldest active cemetery.

Le’Veon Moss rushed for two touchdowns and No. 14 Texas A&M held off Mississippi State for a 34-24 victory.

The victory allows Tennessee to stay in the hunt for a College Football Playoff spot. The Crimson Tide (5-2, 2-2) have their work cut out for them.

Houston, Collierville, Lakeland Prep, St. George’s, ECS and Lausanne advance to girls state soccer tournament, and Northpoint’s volleyball team earns a state berth, too.

“I believe it’s a beautiful way to merge the arts and give us a day to show something positive because there is so much love and talent in the Mound,” said one of the participating artists.

Police arrested a suspect in the killing following a high-speed chase that left three deputies injured.

The Grizzlies had a two-way roster spot open up after signing point guard Scotty Pippen Jr. to a standard contract earlier this week.

Two male Sumatran tigers are leaving the Memphis Zoo next week in efforts to continue breeding the endangered subspecies. Two females will remain here, with another male expected next year, zoo officials said.

This year on the Sound Bites podcast, Holly Whitfield interviewed members of our digital desk team, advertising staff, reporters and even our CEO to reveal what Daily Memphian staffers are really out here eating in these Mid-South streets. 

“As children will spend most of their early lives in classrooms, fostering curiosity outside of school can help make their educational journeys more fun and fruitful.”

How Memphians will vote on the referendum, and whether it will ultimately impact Tennessee’s gun laws, was a hot topic for local reporters this week.

The Hyatt Centric Beale Street Memphis hotel, just up the bluff from Riverside Drive at Beale Street, will open a new exhibition Saturday, Oct. 19.

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

Lakeland officials have authorized seeking up to $22 million in bonds to help with construction of a new recreation facility that will be operated by the YMCA.

Ja Morant returned to the FedExForum court on Friday, and he reminded Grizzlies fans why they missed him so much. 

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This is the box score for the NBA preseason game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Miami Heat at FedExForum on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.

Lora Chilton joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about the book, her family’s history, her writing process and the necessity of telling the full story of the violence against the Patawomeck.

The World Junior Barbecue League, a nonprofit, is hosting its World Championship and Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 19, in Southaven.

A weekend pop-up at clinic Oct. 19-20 at Neighborhood Christian Center will offer general medical exams, dental cleanings, extractions, eye exams and prescription glasses made on-site. 

The Ford Community Center, a public-private partnership, will be housed at the historic Stanton School located just minutes down the road from Ford’s new plant in BlueOval City.