Standouts from CBHS, ECS, Germantown, Hillcrest and Lausanne are up for consideration this week. 

Standouts from Briarcrest, Fayette Academy, Houston, Hutchison, Millington Central and Westwood are up for consideration this week. 

The Tigers’ athletic director shared some revealing things about the outlook for Memphis athletics. Here’s what every fan should know. 

Santi Aldama is trying to teach Steven Adams to speak Spanish. They are both fans of Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny. 

The Summer Avenue Merchants Association president wants to protect area small businesses, but says there’s value in national chains like Starbucks and Chick-fil-A, too.

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BlueCross says Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare charges significantly higher rates than other facilities in the Memphis area, and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital charges the highest rates of any children’s hospital in the state. 

According to the most recent data available Thursday, Dec. 8 at 1 p.m., 78 pedestrians have been killed so far this year. Read on for a deeper dive into the data, which the DM obtained from the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. 

Marcaren Christian launched the event three years ago because, “I saw the cool things that all these people were doing and I just wanted to put everyone in the same room so that we could all see each other.”

Three-star offensive lineman Darion Reed and former East Tennessee State University linebacker Chandler Martin announced their commitments on Sunday. 

It was in June when Memphis’ head coach first looked around the Tigers’ Laurie-Walton Family Basketball Center and saw the makings of a team he believed could compete with any in the country.

The Grizzlies star said he hopes his collaboration with Mauna-Kea is just the beginning of his clothing design journey. 

As the city sees crime rates rising, we hear a lot about young perpetrators. But the data on the other side of the coin, young victims, is just as striking.

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“It wasn’t until I reached adulthood that I realized nothing that can be wrapped will fully satisfy. And if the stuff in the boxes — the stuff I flew up and down Poplar looking so frantically for — won’t satisfy, what will?”

Jarred Thweatt wanted to spread joy with his light display. Although a ‘Grinch whiner’ tried to interfere, the community rallied to rescue the festive arrangement.

The 12 days of Memphis music includes gems from Robby Grant, B.B. King, Valerie June, Otis Redding, Cordell Jackson, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Star & Micey, Indo G, and more.

Memphis Tigers point guard Kendric Davis got a text from Ja Morant and Desmond Bane before Saturday’s game telling him to “go be that killer you are.” Davis didn’t have to be told twice, evidently. He scored 27 points as Memphis knocked off unbeaten Auburn.

In Memphis’ win Saturday in the Holiday Hoopsgiving event in Atlanta’s State Farm Arena, Davis was a man with all the answers. 

Isaiah Tate threw for two touchdowns and ran for one more. Misan Sisk of MASE, Germantown’s Milton Grant, Walker Hawkins of St. George’s, Bartlett’s Hayden Edge and Clarence Livingston of Fairley also helped the Red Team establish domination early. 

The shooting occurred in the 4900 block of Cimmaron Drive around 12:15 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9. 

We’ve got hot shooting by Jayden Hardaway, hot food at a Harbor Town restaurant, and warm memories of a beloved former zookeeper.

“Stax history is about the music but also about the integration and racial healing in Memphis and the nation.”

From coffee roasts to tailored coats, here are several Shelby County-based ideas for holiday gift-giving. 

The CEO of Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi said the organization has seen an uptick in calls since the abortion ban.