We’re smack in the middle of Elvis Week, and our crossword puzzle was inspired by recent Elvis-related articles.

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

“This parenting journey from crib-to-college goes bizarrely fast. As a mother, I can almost feel as if I’ve been cheated out of something. Mocked. Duped. Ripped off.”

Chris Newson has more than a million followers across TikTok, Instagram and Facebook combined, and customers come from all over the U.S. to visit his shop in Southaven’s Silo Square. 

Like many parts of the world, the Memphis area is seeing a COVID uptick. What differs now is the virus has become endemic like the flu and RSV. 

The “Hush Y’all” paddles are hallmarks of the FedEx St. Jude Championship. But this year No. 14 will be a center of not-so-quiet activities for the golf tournament, including unique viewing areas, giveaways, beverage sales and more. 

The Memphis Redbirds unveiled a salute to the 1938 Memphis Red Sox Negro American League Champions during their 8-2 victory over Gwinnett.

After leading the Showboats to a 2-8 record in his one and only season, Memphis and head coach John DeFilippo have parted ways. The team’s general manager is out too.

Shelby McEwen of Abbeville, Mississippi and world indoor champion Hamish Kerr of New Zealand battled in a jump off for the high jump title at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.

The meeting hosted by MLGW alongside Memphis City Council member Pearl Walker came after months of community worry about the project, which promises to add the electrical equivalent of several thousand homes to the utility’s distribution system. 

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After six years on the streets of Memphis, the hot wing food truck has stopped operation. But owner Jesse McDonald isn’t giving up: “I still have dreams for New Wing Order. I hope I can bring it back in some kind of capacity some day. I’m not done yet.” 

The Memphis native decided not to play professional golf after assembling a brilliant amateur career, including an NCAA individual title and two team national championships at Stanford. 

Environmental activists have raised concerns about emissions from the site as well as impact on the region’s drinking water. 

The Land Use Control Board sided with a recommendation to reject the landfill’s expansion in Frayser, a relief for the advocates who opposed it. But the landfill’s owners will now seek approval from the City Council.

Parr is banker, and her family has a long history in Collierville. She wants to serve the suburb by seeking elected office.

Tony Ludlow started a Marine Corps boot camp-themed workout class in 1999. The boot camp still meets today at Christ Church Memphis near Laurelwood. 

After more than 30 years with Memphis Police Department, a deputy chief is leaving to become top cop in a local suburb.

Several key returnees on both sides of the ball have the Fairley Bulldogs poised to take one step further.

According to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, no one involved in the crash was wearing a seat belt. 

Development has eliminated golf courses across the metropolitan area from Whitehaven to Frayser and other once-suburban areas.

With additional students joining the junior class at Lakeland Prep, the city and school district are working on traffic woes, including installing a new signal.

At Tsunami, the owner ships in fresh fish from around the world, and he likes to order whole fish so he can control portion sizes. 

Memphis and its people are real — as real as the lives they face, as warm as a needed hug and as uniquely colorful as the palette of their own making.

Two Downtown restaurants are closing, and a Midtown ice cream shop is moving down the street.

“While we all welcome the good news that crime has continued its downward turn for the third straight quarter, we cannot lose sight of the fact that the percentages reflect real people.”