Even after DNA testing showed he wasn’t the suspect who killed the three members of the Boyd family, it still took years for Sherwood Brown to get his release from custody.

With new owners, former staffers and a ton of upgrades to the building, Barksdale’s reopening brings a mix of old and new. 

Also happening this week: Bartlett’s BMA votes on new RV parking rules, and a new crisis center opens in Binghampton.

The Memphis Tigers played Temple on Sunday without usual starting guard Tyrese Hunter. Virginia transfer Dante Harris started instead.

The commission also votes Monday on a set of three resolutions buying four more parcels on land on the new site for a rebuilt Regional One Health campus.

The No. 17 Tigers eventually got the revenge they desired in a 90-82 win over the Owls, even with the absence of starting point guard Tyrese Hunter, who was ruled out just 20 minutes before tipoff.

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Box Score: Memphis 90, Temple 82

A pair of athletic shoes — among the most popular brands in the country — kick-started an investigation that would lead to Sherwood Brown spending close to three decades only a short walk from execution.

“My underlying hope is that when I do A and B, the promised C will result. But you only have to live a little while to learn that’s not the way life works.”

In a new world, Democrats are deciding how to climb back after last year’s defeat while Republicans are making their next moves across Tennessee.

Opened in 1969, Arlington Municipal Airport “was a novelty,” with student pilots, charted planes and even actor Tom Cruise passing through before it closed in 1999.

IKEA Memphis has partnered with Arlington Community Schools to help students learn about the inner workings of the business from design to budgeting to inventory management.

Nearly 3,000 people are on the waiting list for the local meal program, and every day more people are being added.

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This month’s Memphis-area concert lineup helped us strum up a music-oriented crossword puzzle.

The Memphis Grizzlies were finally healthy. The Thunder still thoroughly beat them on Saturday inside FedExForum.

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Box score: Thunder 125, Grizzlies 112

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This wasn’t a playoff game, but was like it in some ways. The stars played bigger minutes than usual — Morant, Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. were all above 35 minutes — and plans changed in a hurry.

NBA crew chief Josh Tiven said Tee Morant, the father of Grizzlies star Ja Morant, was ejected from Saturday’s game for making “overtly disrespectful comments about the integrity of the crew.”

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies in a showdown of the top two teams in the Western Conference.

NBA box score for the Feb. 8, 2025 basketball game between the Oklahoma Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum.

The University of Memphis Tigers women’s basketball team defeated the Florida Atlantic University Owls Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

From now until March 9, Girl Scout cookies are being sold across Memphis. For six bucks a box, you can get one of nine different options, although Thin Mints and Samoas are the most popular.

Running back Kenneth Gainwell, kicker Jake Elliott and edge rusher Bryce Huff will represent the University of Memphis as members of the Philadelphia Eagles in Sunday’s Super Bowl.

The new-look Memphis Tigers baseball team will open its 2025 season with a three-game home series against Southeast Missouri starting Feb. 14.

Events abound for singles, couples and friends — female or not. Some of the more unique offerings include “bromance bingo” (costumes encouraged), an Elmwood Cemetery walking tour, couples yoga, a “bestie” silent book club and more.

After losing to Temple in Philadelphia on Jan. 16, the No. 17 Tigers are looking for some “get-back” against the Owls on Sunday at FedExForum.