Who says snacks can’t be a solo meal? But, if that goes against your principles, get a sandwich on the side. 

The voters spoke loudly making the top boys basketball as a runaway winner with 62% of the vote.

A meeting on Friday in Hernando will outline the extension of broadband services to the underserved areas of DeSoto County. Officials will explain the anticipated timeline for the extension to homes and what residents can expect.

The Memphis Dental Society and Shelby County Dental Society are partnering to host Mid-South Mission of Mercy at Bellevue Baptist Church. 

The festival’s three main stages will take place in Tom Lee Park.

Last season the Grizzlies set a new franchise record for consecutive wins with 11. After the win on Wednesday over Cleveland, the Grizzlies have tied that record, and will attempt to break it by beating the Lakers on Friday night in Los Angeles. 

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Doing the little things — while excelling on the defensive end — has the Phoenix on a nine-game winning streak.

This week, the late George Hunt has a posthumous exhibition, Playhouse presents the story of Alabama’s “Scottsboro Boys” and Black Lodge hosts a showtunes rave.

The Daily Memphian’s Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin discussed what has changed with the Memphis Tigers since their solid showing during non-conference play, predict what the team’s postseason fate looks like and more.

A local Memphis business is creating an alternative for runners and cyclists to refill their water bottles on the go.

With higher interest rates as a deterrent and the rising cost of materials, single-family residential starts dipped in DeSoto County.

The Grizzlies tied the longest winning streak in franchise history by making the plays in the final seconds to edge the Cavaliers 115-114.

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Memphis moved up three notches on MovieMaker Magazine’s list of the 25 Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker.

While a victory against the Shockers won’t bolster the Tigers’ NCAA Tournament resume, a loss would give the group a blemish that would be hard to overlook come Selection Sunday.

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Vincent Astor, who many considered the unofficial LGBTQ historian for the Mid-South, died on Monday, Jan. 16. Astor spent his life advocating for and raising awareness for the LGBTQ community in Memphis.

Erik Proseus, webmaster and forecaster for MemphisWeather.net, said we shouldn’t expect “great, big, monster tornados.” 

Dr. Jason Vanatta has been named program director of the Methodist Transplant Institute in Memphis, which is known for broad success with liver, kidney and pancreas transplants. 

Steve Tucker, who was piloting a plane near Yoakum Municipal Airport when it crashed, killing him and three other passengers, was president of a saddle company located across the street from the small Texas town’s airport. 

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During a MLGW board meeting Wednesday, CEO Doug McGowen indicated that load forecasting would be part of the TVA review, “because there were some real issues to talk about there.”

“My concern is with a controversial name that is still attached to one of this city’s most prominent and widely used regional parks ... Audubon Park, named for artist and naturalist John James Audubon.”

The United States Attorney’s Office, in coordination with the FBI Memphis Field Office and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, has opened a civil rights investigation into the death of Tyre Nichols.

Many of the trees coming off the Germantown Country Club site will not be shipped off to a landfill. Farmington-Kimbrough Development Group wants the wood to be used for a new purpose.

“Akeem is a very experienced USL defender that we are sure can come in on both ends of the pitch,” head coach Stephen Glass said in a statement. 

In other food news, it’s time to celebrate the Lunar New Year, Burns night and Portugal. 

One of the renovations will include an art gallery and retail area, as well as alley improvements.