The closure will begin Sunday, March 10. Motorists are asked to use Interstate 40 as a detour.

The closures are expected to begin at 8 a.m. and last the full day of their respective date.

As the hospital’s first-ever senior vice president of technology commercialization, former venture capitalist Lisa Jordan will help St. Jude researchers patent, license and commercialize their work, whether through collaboration with industry partners or by launching startup companies.

Jennifer Pepper, CEO of Memphis-based Choices, will discuss reproductive and sexual rights in the Americas during a webinar that will be simultaneously interpreted into English, Spanish and Portuguese. 

In a rare action, the state Board of Education passed a resolution questioning whether the 2021 law targets the right age group.

On the evening of Jan. 24, 1985, an unidentified woman was found on the side of Highway 78 in Olive Branch, the apparent victim of a strangulation.

Memphis’ David Jones and Jahvon Quinerly expected to be subbed out in the second half versus UAB. Penny Hardaway “ignored them.”

Christian Life Church received an endorsement for its church expansion, but plans for a school on the property faces some concerns from nearby residents.

The Panthers have plenty of motivation for early morning matchup Wednesday in Murfreesboro.

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Smurfey’s is a barbecue joint but not in the traditional sense. The owners aren’t serving piles of pork with slices of bread. On this menu, smoked meat is served mostly piled atop tortilla chips, fries or baked potatoes.

Lifelong Memphian Bill Dunavant III, CEO of Dunavant Enterprises Inc., said the city’s continued emphasis on crime has to change to achieve a more positive narrative and prosperity for all. 

Are you ready for it? Today’s sudoku is a hard one!

The lead changed 11 times. It was tied 10 times. But the Grizzlies found a way to win in Brooklyn on Monday. 

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Isaiah 117 House, a nonprofit that provides a comfortable environment for youth waiting on a foster family placement, opens its first location in Shelby County, where more than 1,000 children are in state custody.

Each student selected for a Ford Auto Tech Scholarship will receive $5,000 in financial assistance for their education and training, including tuition, tools, living expenses and transportation.

IMC continues to grow, receiving two new western locations and about 2,500 employees after acquiring a California-based drayage company. 

Commuters heading both south or northbound on Highland or Patterson streets will need to find an alternative route. 

The new dollar thresholds for council oversight of contracts and pay come as the council considers a $200,000 annual salary for the utility’s new vice president of corporate communications.

Memphis lost two straight to the Trail Blazers, but falling behind them in the standings still looks very unlikely. 

“We want to try to invest as much time as we can into this business and into the area to continue to show that, with a little TLC, the area is going to be phenomenal,” owner Travis Brady said of South Main. “We don’t want it to be a ‘one business opens, two close’ situation.”

Memphis point guard Jahvon Quinerly kicked off a 46-9 run that saw the Tigers turn a 22-point deficit into a 19-point win Sunday against UAB.

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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into what caused an officer to fire his weapon, killing 30-year-old Antwon Booker.

This week’s jigsaw features an image by The Daily Memphian photographer Patrick Lantrip.

To meet the needs of its new contracts, Waste Pro will host a hiring event Tuesday, March 5, and Wednesday, March 6, at its Southaven offices, located at 2187 Stateline Road West.