International Paper CEO Andy Silvernail is from Bucksport, Maine, a town where for years IP ran a mill until it was forced to close in 2014, gutting the economy of that community and beyond.

Dainja finished with 21 points and eight rebounds against UAB on Sunday in his first game starting for Memphis since Nov. 15 versus Ohio.

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Haggerty and Dainja lead No. 24 Memphis to a 100-77 victory over UAB

Box score: Memphis 100, UAB 77

Former Ole Miss coach feels fine about the Memphis Tigers’ NCAA Tournament hopes after watching them dismantle his UAB Blazers.

Also happening this week: A Germantown school board vacancy will be filled.

The No. 24 Tigers played with a purpose in a 100-77 win against the Blazers in front of a blue-and-white striped-out FedExForum crowd. 

At its Monday, Jan. 27, meeting, the Shelby County Commission set the process for filling the vacancy that comes with the March retirement of General Sessions Court Judge Bill Anderson. Also a test of the commission’s new budget subcommittee process.

Nick Walker, the Memphis parks director, is leaving for North Carolina. He has some thoughts before he goes about why he loves the city, what bothers him about Memphians and what he’d like to see change.

Several suburban officials have found a way to escape the pressures of day-to-day government by taking to the stage to perform.

The Soap Factory located in a shopping center at 2197 Central Ave. sells various bath, body and home products, including laundry detergent, body soaps, lotions, candles, beard oil and sinus bombs.

“We sometimes forget how the unique perspective of children, particularly babies and toddlers, can foster our own faith.”

“Whether its nature or people that speak to us most clearly when we travel, taking in a new place with fresh gusto and does our hearts’ good. “

In his hunt to see Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy removed from office, state Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Eads, has cited the creation of the DA’s Justice Review Unit as one justification for the ouster.

MATA’s interim chief financial officer urged Memphis Mayor Paul Young to find more funding for the bus system before it runs out of cash next month.

As the U.S. surgeon general raises the alarm about the link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk, the “sober curious” are seeing the benefits of abstaining.

The sober and sober curious movements have made a mark, especially on restaurant and taproom menus.

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

This week’s crossword puzzle was inspired by the “Jeopardy!” game show, a recent contestant as well as a Memphian who appeared on the program in 2021.

Zach Edey isn’t afraid of a fight. He continued to earn the respect of his teammates by defending Ja Morant on Saturday night. 

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Grizzlies’ win over Jazz makes sixth straight

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 28 points, Zach Edey added 19 points and five blocks and the Memphis Grizzlies won their sixth straight by beating the Utah Jazz.

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NBA box score for the Memphis Grizzlies game against the Utah Jazz Saturday, Jan. 25 at FedExForum.

Tigers women’s basketball was upended in the fourth quarter Saturday afternoon at the Reynolds Center.

Worth Morgan and Naser Fazlullah vied in a hard-fought contest. The county GOP convention in Bartlett drew more than 400 people. 

Hundreds made crafts, ate and danced to celebrate the Lunar New Year at the Brooks Museum on Saturday.