B.J. Brown and Taylor Miller win in impressive fashion after strong performances last week.

The sausage is not too greasy or dry, as some store-bought vegan “meats” can be. The peppers and onions give the sandwich an Italian-American familiarity, but the barbecue sauce and slaw take it down a Southern tangent.

Gov. Bill Lee has now appointed a majority of the Tennessee Supreme Court’s justices.

Weaver has been with the festival for 25 years, most recently as chief financial officer. The MIM board announced the decision Thursday, Feb. 1, as longtime president and CEO Jim Holt officially retires.

The proposed amendment, which would be on the 2026 ballot, would limit financial consideration in bail for the mostly violent crimes covered by the 2022 “truth in sentencing” law.

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This week, “Confederates” at Hattiloo explores racial and gender bias, singer-songwriter Jason Isbell speaks at Rhodes and adults get play time at CMOM.

Rep. Kevin Vaughan, R-Collierville, has proposed a new wetlands bill that he says is more equitable to landowners. 

“You took my best friend, my soulmate, the one person that understood me,” the victim’s husband told the defendant. “I will never forgive you.”

On this week’s episode of “Sound Bites,” Holly Whitfield returns from her dark Memphis winter with a tales of burst pipes and combined pantries. She and Chris Herrington also talk about some recent Memphis food news.

A loss to Rice on Wednesday marked the fourth straight defeat for coach Penny Hardaway and Memphis.

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“As part of our regular course of business, we evaluate our vendor partners based on a number of factors and make changes to meet our business needs. As a result of a recent review, we’re changing janitorial vendors,” said Amazon spokesman Sam Stephenson.

State’s third-ranked team isn’t particularly deep. But now that everyone is back, watch out.

“For the guys that want to quit because they think we’re not gonna make it, they can quit — if that happens,” coach Penny Hardaway said. “I just want guys to fight, man.”

Theatergoers will “hear the people sing” this month, as “Les Mis” returns to the Orpheum, two companies perform different Tennessee Williams plays and “The Squirrels” have an existential crisis on stage, in full-length squirrel costumes.

For nearly 50 years, the U of M had taught engineering from the Herff facilities, which were completed in the early 1970s when engineering was taught in classrooms and laboratories and largely did not include research.

Enjoy this burger-themed word search. 

Ready for a bit of a challenge? This sudoku is rated medium.

Tigers pick up their worst loss of the season to extend what is now a four-game losing streak.

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Box score: Rice 74, Memphis 71

A proposed draft ordinance would make Germantown’s mayor the “executive head of the city,” and he or she would not be allowed to have other employment.

Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a “watch” for the drainage basin — located in parts of DeSoto and Tate counties — elevating its risk status from an “alert.”

After a career that shifted into marketing, publicity and non-profit management, this moment has brought Deanie Parker full circle, back to her beginnings as a singer and a songwriter. 

Rosenfeld’s retirement is effective immediately, with the MATA board announcing deputy CEO Bacarra Mauldin starts as interim CEO Thursday, Feb. 1. Rosenfeld has led the city’s bus system since January 2017.

Ramon McGhee was found unresponsive in his cell on Jan. 10, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, which is investigating McGhee’s death.

“We are a pro-life state,” Martin told the House Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee Wednesday, Jan. 31. “We want to be people that care about the unborn — and the born.”

Crews will close the Mississippi-Arkansas Bridge, also known as the “Old Bridge,” to continue work on the I-55 and Crump Boulevard interchange.