Snubbed in All-Star reserve selection, Jaren Jackson Jr. had 26 points and 11 rebounds in his third straight strong showing. 

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Two Memphis-Shelby County Schools will be closed Wednesday, Feb. 9, due to outages from last week’s ice storm. 

Desmond Bane will be the fifth Grizzlies player to compete in the NBA’s 3-point contest. 

Germantown Municipal School District is offering its online academy to students across Tennessee in the fall. About 85 students attended Germantown Online Academy of Learning in its first year. 

The team lost two key contributors early but enters the final week of the regular season ranked second in the state in Class AA.

Carolyn Jackson is Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ first Black woman to serve in the role, a district statement said. 

The town’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted 6-1 in favor of the plan for the Maybury planned development, which will include 62 lots with sizes measuring from 7,800 square feet to more than 14,000 square feet.

The center, funded by AutoZone, has a specific goal of increasing Black representation in corporate C-suites and senior executive leadership.

Elvis Presley Enterprises is hoping to break the late singer’s world record, this time, in the metaverse. 

The first hotel for The Lake District was announced on Tuesday, providing an upscale lodging for the suburb with close proximity to the proposed Blue Oval City in Haywood County.

The utility missed its goal by about three percentage points, with more than 40,000 homes and businesses still without power as the temperature goes above freezing in the city.

Memphis should fare better defensively against the Green Wave this time with the return of Jalen Duren and DeAndre Williams.

Talks of a Loews Hotel for Downtown extend as far back as 2018 when representatives of the luxury hotel chain first announced plans to build a 500-room hotel near the Renasant Convention Center. 

Cracker Barrel’s new wine and beer offerings are already being served at one location in the Memphis market; contain your enthusiasm.

The indicted state senator is seeking reelection but is expected to face opposition as he tries to retain his seat for District 31.

In other action, the commission approved funding for the Shelby County Sheriff’s office to up recruiting deputy jailers, environment justice initiatives and a continuation of several pandemic initiatives.

The commission debated Monday whether it should fill the District 33 seat Robinson was expelled from last week by fellow Senators. Part of the argument is whether it amounts to an endorsement of the Senate action.

A majority of Memphis-Shelby County Schools will reopen Tuesday, Feb. 8, following three days of weather-related closures. 

The push for a state request for federal aid comes as MLGW’s damage estimate from the ice storm has already exceeded the threshold for seeking assistance.

Standouts from Arlington, Bartlett, Harding Academy, MAHS and Northpoint are up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10.

The Memphis Grizzlies are one of the NBA’s most exciting teams thanks to their fancy alley-oop finishes. 

Standouts from Briarcrest, Melrose, Memphis Business Academy, Northpoint and St. Benedict are up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10.