Also happening this week: Judge Melissa Boyd is due in court, and there are plenty of ways to celebrate Easter.

Bluff City Pickleball, the first indoor pickleball facility in Memphis, officially opens at the former Malco Bartlett Cinema, transforming all 10 theaters, the concession stand and projector rooms.

A December 2023 deposition provides testimony from assistant chief jailer George Askew about the state of the Shelby County jail and how it’s run. 

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The Golden Wildcats’ first state title laid the foundation for decades of success in the TSSAA’s largest public-school classification.

“The observance of today’s Jewish holiday lends tremendous insight into the Jewish mind, namely the ability to accept life with a sense of humor is a key ingredient to healthy living.”

“When you get to be an adult, laughter can feel like an add-on like whipped cream, a free mint or pressing snooze on the alarm clock.”

At a rare community meeting Thursday evening, tensions between about 30 community members and a couple company representatives boiled over. One message was clear: The community doesn’t trust Velsicol.

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No. 1 seed Houston and No. 9 seed Texas A&M will tip off at 7:40 p.m. Sunday, after No. 3 seed Baylor takes on No. 6 seed Clemson at 5:10 p.m. Winners of both will head to the Sweet 16.

DeSoto County supervisors boost budget for expansion of the Southaven convention facility from $35 million approved in 2021, to $84.1 million.

The plaza commemorates the nine historically black fraternities and sororities founded at American universities during the 1900s. 

Geoff Mack, the Memphis Tigers’ usual public address announcer, strives for neutrality with the NCAA Tournament in town this weekend at FedExForum.

With Mary Ellen Rogers unable to go for Friday’s NCAA Tournament games in Memphis, Gene Bailey puts on the stripes.

Business leaders on “Behind The Headlines” say Memphians leaving the city because of crime is a real threat to the city’s economic prosperity, and they had to act on the problem. 

FedEx is not commenting on the size of the layoffs, but necessity did not make the week any easier, CEO and president Raj Subramaniam said in a memo to staff shortly before the earnings release Thursday. 

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Nebraska fans packed FedExForum on Friday for the NCAA Tournament, but the program’s long run of March agony continued against Texas A&M.

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Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 28 points, including the winning basket with 1.2 seconds left, as the Grizzlies snap a four-game skid with a 99-97 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night.

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DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton confirmed that Jessica Tabor is currently charged with one count of capital murder.

Speakers throughout the day included family members of Tyre Nichols and other nationally recognized police brutality victims, Memphis Mayor Paul Young and state Sen. Raumesh Akbari.

The shooting occurred at the business located at 577 N. Germantown Pkwy. at 2:17 p.m. Friday, March 22.

Hamilton County District Attorney General Coty Wamp and her investigators finished their two-day visit to look at problems within the Shelby County Clerk’s office. 

The eight NCAA men’s basketball teams in Memphis for the NCAA Tournament are in action today.

The kids’ area that is more wheelchair-friendly than a traditional playground is an expansion of The Well, Church Health’s wellness program for children.