Also happening this week: Hanukkah begins on Christmas Day for the first time since 2005.

The MSCS board has a history of lots of citizens showing up at its meetings in a bad mood. The political roundup also tracks how the city’s D.C. representatives voted on the plan to keep the federal government open. Meanwhile, the city council will meet at 4 p.m. in the new year instead of 3:30 p.m.

Memphis linebacker Chandler Martin is forgoing his final year of eligibility to enter the NFL Draft, he announced Sunday on X. 

Nevertheless, state law requires Tennessee districts with D and F schools appear before the Tennessee State Board of Education for hearings. Such reviews could result in corrective-action plans or audits for districts or charter operators.

“Whether too much or not enough or just the right amount, time is the thread running through every last tidbit of our human existence. ... And time is what this season of Advent is all about.”

Hundreds of pages of investigative reports on the 2023 plane crash that killed four members of Harvest Church in Germantown are now public, including official interviews, expert accounts on the aircraft and wreckage and more.

“I have often marveled how ‘L’chayim’ and Jewish prayers in general were written when my ancestors were persecuted. ... They still contended that life has infinite meaning and light can and must pierce the darkness. ”

Memphis rapper GloRilla’s visit to an Orange Mound high school inspired this week’s crossword puzzle.

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Over their last four victories, the Grizzlies are winning by an average of more than 25 points. In a league where leads quickly evaporate, Memphis has been able to stay on the gas. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 128, Hawks 112

Bane, Pippen combine for 45 points as Grizzlies beat Hawks

The game time temperature was 25 degrees and dropping in the first college football game played in December in 102-year-old Columbus, Ohio Stadium.

Desmond Bane scored 23 points and Scotty Pippen Jr. added 22 points and nine assists as the Grizzlies beat the Atlanta Hawks.

Box score for the Memphis Grizzlies game against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

Coach Alex Simmons expects some players who’ve been out with injuries to be back by the time Memphis begins the conference schedule against Wichita State on Jan. 1.

Despite a crowd announced at more than 14,000, Memphis lost big to Mississippi State. What will FedExForum look like when Ole Miss shows up next?

After the No. 21 University of Memphis basketball team fell to Mississippi State at FedExForum on Saturday, the Tigers are taking the loss in stride.

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Box score: Mississippi State 79, No. 21 Memphis 66

Concerts scheduled for this weekend at the Central Avenue event site were suddenly canceled or moved to Loflin Yard and all the events previously listed on the Railgarten website have been deleted.

No. 21 Memphis (9-3) fell behind by 16 at the half and could not mount a comeback as Mississippi State knocked off the Tigers, 79-66.

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Box score: Mississippi State 79, No. 21 Memphis 66

Memphis athletic director Ed Scott said he never imagined that on a work trip he’d lose his friend of 14 years. Tigers associate AD Marlon Dechausay suffered a heart attack while in Hawaii for the Maui Invitational. He died Dec. 4.

Memphis football writer Frank Bonner II, basketball writer Parth Upadhyaya and columnist John Martin discuss this year’s football season and the raised level of expectations for Memphis basketball as it prepares for its final two non-conference games. 

University of Tennessee drum major Christian Carroll, of Collierville, is only the third Black drum major in the school’s history.

There have only been three Black drum majors in the more than 150 years since the University of Tennessee marching band was founded.

Analysts say FedEx Freight, worth $30 billion, should be traded against its peers, not locked up inside. 

After filming on “The Ultimate Gift Wrapping Challenge” wrapped in Pennsylvania, Vanessa West and Adrienne Myers met again — this time back home in Memphis over lunch at La Baguette. 

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