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Get your costumes and your going-out clothes ready. This week’s Halloween edition of The To-Do List has lots of options you can dress up for, some spooky and some not.

Tennessee Republicans have been railing against businesses, local governments and schools for doing everything in their power to control the spread of a virus that has infected 1.2 million Tennesseans and led to more than 16,000 needless deaths.

This is the second year the poll has been conducted. 

Earlier this month, a federal grand jury in Nashville handed down a five-count indictment against Republican Sen. Brian Kelsey and a Nashville social club owner.

It was the Grizzlies’ first poor performance of the season, and unfortunately it was on national television.

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Box score: Trail Blazers 116, Grizzlies 96

Mark Segbers adds a goal and an assist in man-of-the-match performance.

The Downtown Memphis Commission wants to address the long-term problems associated with Downtown parking. 

The Tigers’ -1.38 turnover margin is the second-worst in the country and only nine teams have lost more turnovers than Memphis who has 15 turnovers in eight games.

Pantà opens this week, Hog & Hominy reopens next week, and it looks like the Pancho’s era has come to an end.

Also, find out about the Science of Beer at MoSH, coming up next week.

Meeting in special session Wednesday, Oct. 27, Shelby County commissioners set the stage to approve a redistricting ordinance on third and final reading at their regular Monday meeting. They also increased the recommendations from the ad hoc group on redistricting to a total of four maps.

In requesting his move from the chairmanship, Kelsey continued to maintain his innocence.

SCS’ October board business meeting discussed an uptick in violence, as well as the upcoming town hall for education funding. 

Clay Bright will head operation and development of the Haywood County Megasite. He has been the Tennessee Transportation Commissioner since 2019.

Quarterback, running back tandem led MUS to big victory over PURE Youth.

Worried about getting your Pancho’s fix? We’ve got at-home versions of the iconic Memphis restaurants’ signature recipes. 

Regular-season championships, and top playoff seeds, are on the line in Regions 8-5A and 8-2A.

Memphis Tigers beat writers Steven Johnson and Frank Bonner II discuss men’s basketball’s exhibition win against Lemoyne-Owen College and how the off week can help the football team. 

Bills are proposing making school board elections partisan. Some educators question the move.

The Tigers are ranked behind Alabama and Houston, and just ahead of Tennessee.

Masks still must be worn in indoor school settings due to the absence of a reliable approach for providing accommodations for children with disabilities. 

There are 1,102 active cases reported in Shelby County, with 287 — or 26% — of them being pediatric. 

Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield recently decided to do an exercise that required players and coaches to be honest with themselves.