“I’m coming out,” 74-year-old Herschel Gilbreath says of his decision to come out as a gay man during a celebration Saturday at OUTMemphis.

The suburbs in the northeast quadrant of Shelby County are preparing for the Christmas season with an array of events and celebrations in the coming weeks.

Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich talked on “Behind The Headlines” of her concerns about guidelines judicial commissioners use in determining who should be released while they await trial and the second take on a juvenile assessment center.

Dallan Hayden shines once again, rushing for 208 yards and three touchdowns. Brothers will visit Montgomery Bell Academy on Nov. 19. Plus, check out the playoff results, summaries and pairings.

Adding to the insult, former Grizzlies wing Jae Crowder scored 17 points, including five 3-pointers.

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Schools throughout Shelby County will likely continue masking despite sweeping COVID-19 laws that went into effect late Friday afternoon.

Gov. Bill Lee Friday, Nov. 12, allowed widespread bans on COVID-related mandates to become law — some with his signature and some not.

Shelby County had announced plans to assess a $25 per pay period surcharge against county employees who did not get vaccinated for COVID by a July deadline.

Here are the key stats and numbers to pay attention to heading into Saturday, where the Tigers are a 5-point favorite.

Christian Brothers University appointed David Archer, an associate professor and director of the MBA program, as its interim president, following the Nov. 5 departure of Jack Shannon.

The head of Teach for America in Memphis joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.

Plus, people revisit the Pyramid’s transformation into a retail experience. 

The Daily Memphian’s new neighborhoods reporter is a native Memphian who has lived all over the city.

Northpoint quarterback Jack Patterson ends his season with more than 3,000 yards.

Reny Alfonso, the chef at Chez Philippe from 2005 to 2010, has returned to Memphis and will open Bog & Barley at Regalia with DJ Naylor.

Keith Salter is retiring from more than 35 years of teaching theater and two decades at Collierville High School.

Halloween was a couple of weeks ago as was Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead).

Memphis Regional Megasite of West Tennessee: The Haywood County site no longer includes a reference to the city of Memphis. Now, it’s officially the Megasite of West Tennessee.

Leadership change comes as the Federal Highway Administration releases its assessment of Arkansas’ bridge inspection program, providing a list of 18 recommendations that hint at a variety of shortcomings.

ECU is ranked 12th in takeaways, while the Tigers have had at least one turnover in each of the past eight games. 

For the Tigers, it’s an opponent adjusting to a lot of new faces on its own roster.