Each year, teachers from all seven Germantown Municipal School District schools gather at Houston High for a party and inspirational speech from Jason Manuel, the superintendent.

This is Part 1 of an exploration of hot college-sports topics for the Memphis Tigers and the American Conference heading into the 2025 football season.

The Alcy Ball neighborhood in South Memphis sits beside industrial lots with a known history of contamination, most notably the former Memphis Defense Depot.

When Tennessee State Board of Education Chairman Bob Eby mentioned at a May board meeting that he wanted to launch a study of the state’s language graduation requirement, he kicked off a firestorm of public response.

The Redbirds squander two multi-run leads in 10-inning loss.

John Larkin was a tireless advocate for the Overton Park Shell, and if not for him and those like him, the Shell might have been torn down and replaced by a parking lot years ago.

Sam Brumfield spent two years at Northwest Mississippi Community College to start his career. He played the 2023 season at Middle Tennessee before spending last season at Virginia Tech and will finish with the Tigers.

“If you want to watch golf, great, we’ve got that,” the tournament’s executive director said. “But also if you don’t, I bet you still have a good time.”

Jojo’s Espresso owners Taylor and Hannah Whiddon join Sound Bites to talk about their seasonal pop-ups and partnering with other local small businesses.

Two developers of affordable housing and the head of the city’s Housing and Community Development Division talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the latest wrinkles in building more affordable housing to meet a citywide shortage.

Word Flower is a fun and challenging game people of all ages can play.

Ready for today’s sudokus?

With the victory, Memphis took the first four games in the series and claimed its third consecutive series win since the All-Star break.

Most local cases of Lyme disease result from travel to other parts of the country where the illness is endemic. But Mid-Southerners do need to be aware of several other tick-borne illnesses that can be contracted locally. 

“Memphians aren’t experiencing things in our community which might explain the crime reduction. And we all see what is still on the news night after night: violent crime.”

Memphis criminal justice reform nonprofit Just City already has a list of around 30 people for whom it will pay bail.

In February, In-N-Out vice president of store development Mike Abbate told The Daily Memphian that a local store was years away.

The Tigers now have 13 games in place for each spot on their 2025-26 nonconference schedule. 

Concert opportunities abound in August, so much so that the must-see concerts story this month includes the usual five concerts, as well as two festivals worth your time.

Kaci Murley remembers well the fights about the future of the Greensward.

A senior and a junior are competing for a starting spot. But things look very promising elsewhere as the Dragons look to build on last year’s 11-victory season.

More than 1,500 students in Memphis-Shelby County Schools could lose access to targeted in-school literacy tutoring this year as nonprofit Literacy Mid-South faces budget challenges.

Overton High grad Sean Nash’s show at Tops Gallery at Madison Avenue Park in Downtown Memphis has origins in the Kansas City International Airport.

The group, which was founded in the 1950s, had its first hit with 1959’s “Shout.” 

With an unknown grocer heading to Union Depot in Bartlett, the guessing begins on which one could occupy the space. And, of course, Publix is the first on everyone’s desired list.