Back to “Brokeback Mountain” and why you should see “Materialists.” 

“In times of tumult, Bane felt like the rock of the Grizzlies’ locker room. He was the voice of reason within the media, and he wore it as a badge of honor.”

He succeeds Dr. Jeffrey Towbin who recently announced his retirement from the institute he helped build.

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant took to social media to say he will remain in Memphis despite rumors from the national media that he could be traded next. 

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris plans to sign an executive order that will adopt United Nations Minimum Standards for the Treatment of Prisoners, also known as the Mandela Rules, for county prisons.

Commissioner Tim Pernetti explains why AAC men’s basketball tournament went to Birmingham and Tampa instead.

Meet Sarai Bennett and Joseph Mangin. Both interns will work on general news assignments.

The American Athletic Conference will work with one of the most respected minds in college basketball to improve its basketball product.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is changing the county property tax rate his administration is proposing to match the state’s certified rate.

They plan to sue Elon Musk’s xAI for alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act, stemming from the company’s use of natural gas turbines to partially power its Southwest Memphis supercomputer.

Tim Pernetti has been the American Athletic Conference commissioner for a year. Here is what he has to say about the landmark House vs. NCAA settlement. 

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

Are you ready for today’s puzzles? 

The Demond Bane trade instantly reframes the Grizzlies’ summer from one with limited means to add players to one with theoretically unlimited means. Who are some of the players the team may go after?

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Federal officials say they are negotiating with finalists who want to operate Head Start preschool programming, which funds 3,200 seats, for students from low-income families in Shelby County.

“The assumption that services like trauma care, obstetrics and burn treatment cannot be relocated or integrated into other campuses is misleading. ... The real barrier isn’t logistics — it’s turf protection.”

Students will gain the opportunity to pursue entertainment degrees and access to more entertainment internships, mentorships and hands-on training.

The shooting happened after police approached “a large group of individuals in the parking lot of a business,” according to TBI. 

The retailer will fill the last available space in Ridgeway Trace — making the 300,000-square-foot shopping center 100% leased. 

A group of DJs, including actor, comedian and rapper Zack Fox, is putting the soul in summer solstice at Grind City Brewing. 

Pervis Payne, 58, was convicted in 1988 of stabbing to death Charisse Christopher, 28, and her 2-year-old daughter, Lacie.

Razorback Gage Wood struck out a record 19 batters in the third no-hitter in College World Series history.

With Bane headed to Orlando, Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the haul of players and draft picks the Grizzlies got in return.

County mayor accused Ford of “not taking seriously” the federal indictment against him. At stake, right now, is a nearly $180,000 grant for an entertainment industry nonprofit.

The Memphis Police Department is currently investigating an incident that involved a man knocking on Memphis Mayor Paul Young’s door Sunday night, June 15.