Fall means festivals around these parts, and Bartlett holds its annual event this weekend after being sidelined for a couple of years by the pandemic.

The Grizzlies made a few tweaks to their “Statement Edition” uniforms ahead of the new season. 

Past qualifiers Andrew and Matthew Westmoreland will be joined by younger sister Ally this year as the Class A state golf tournament gets underway in Sevierville.

Speakers during the panel discussion represented each of the steps against gun violence outlined in the Safe Community Action Plan: focused deterrence approach, violence intervention, federal prosecution of gun crime, communications campaign, reduction in theft of guns from vehicles and Memphis Police Department Gun Crime Unit.

Head coach Penny Hardaway’s team lost seven of the top 10 players from last season’s rotation and added six new transfers and one international prospect from Spain this offseason. So, there will be plenty of faces that fans will be unfamiliar with this year.

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Damon Sisa was instrumental in the team’s victory over previously undefeated Germantown.

Taylor Jenkins said it is “to be determined” if he will use his typical starters in the first preseason game on Saturday night. 

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“It’s important to this community. … It’s one step in a number of steps that we will continue to make to support the process,” the governor said.

The autopsy was released by the West Tennessee Forensic Center.

Gordon Food Service opened to a big crowd, as shoppers got their first look at the new grocery store. Weren’t there? Take a tour of the store with Jennifer Biggs. 

The staple Soul Burger at Earnestine & Hazel’s is a stack of no-frills comfort, and a late night steal of a $10 Deal.

The Cold Case Unit is expected to begin reviewing cold cases as early as the end of next week. The goal is for the unit to review up to 200 cold cases per year. 

Jaylon Allen is listed as a defensive lineman but his role for the Tigers over the years can’t be described by just one position.

With Steven Adams and Jaren Jackson Jr. presumed starters whenever available, here’s a look at each of the other candidates in the team’s frontcourt mix.

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With some early-season difficulties out of the way, the junior cross-country standout takes aim at staying at the front of the pack.

Mike Cook, who will box Saturday in Memphis Fight Night III at Agricenter International, aims to give Levi Elementary students something he says he never had — a role model. 

Here are this week’s high school football statistical leaders for TSSAA schools in The Daily Memphian coverage area. Totals are through Week 6 games.

In an indictment obtained by The Daily Memphian, Ezekiel Kelly is charged with 26 counts in addition to the first-degree murder charged in the death of Dewayne Tunstall.

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This week, the Fogelman Galleries feature a frankd robinson retrospective, Mempho returns with Widespread Panic and metal meets mariachi at the Halloran Centre.

Memphis area roads affected include Walnut Grove Road, Macon Road, Raleigh Lagrange Road, North Houston Levee Road and Tenn. 194. 

For the second year, the organization is hosting an afternoon of free dance performances, musical acts, Memphis food trucks and dance-oriented vendors. 

This month, various University of Memphis basketball coaches have visited at least 10 prospects — four in the Class of 2023 and six in the Class of 2024.

Amazon has partnered with Memphis-Shelby County Schools, adopting 20 schools to provide assistance in the largest such partnership ever for MSCS. 

Collierville made a historic appointment by naming its first ever IT director on Monday evening.

Lakeland’s annual “State of the City” address included some unexpected news of a major fast-food restaurant headed to The Lake District.