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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. 

Today’s sudoku is an easy one.

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.

A man was shot at an apartment complex near FedExForum Friday morning, March 22, just hours before Memphis is set to host first-round games in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. 

Midtown’s new tropical-themed bar, from the owners of Cameo, will have its grand opening Saturday, April 13. 

After having covered every part of the Hardaway era, John Martin offers three suggestions to help Penny Hardaway get the Tigers back to the NCAA Tournament.

The body of a woman found in Olive Branch almost 40 years ago has finally been identified. But the question remains: Was she the victim of a serial killer?

The Shelby County Joint Economic and Community Development Board met on Thursday to update and discuss ways to promote economic development around Memphis. 

With this investment, Arlington Community School has expanded its commitment to fine arts with a new space at its high school.

This is the same power grab of something positive, something working, something of real benefit now and in the future from the largest and neediest public system in the state to further separate it and isolate it.

The project, which received key approvals in 2019, ran into the buzzsaw of the pandemic, and then the developer blamed higher interest rates after the pandemic for delays.