Special teams coordinator Charles Bankins wants to have the No. 1 ranked special teams unit and wants Joe Doyle to be nation’s best punter this season. 

“I think the museum field has been going through this long, kind of traumatic, transition from being a place that was for a very small group of people, by a very small group of people, to a place that is very much a civic asset for a city,” said incoming Memphis Brooks Museum of Art executive director Zoe Kahr. 

The council vote Tuesday, Aug. 9, followed a Democratic sweep last week in county elections and a failed ballot question on extending city term limits.

The TV station’s chief meteorologist hasn’t appeared on air since May, after a controversial tweet following the Grizzlies’ Game 3 loss to the Golden State Warriors.

The Memphis Redbirds have a new ownership group, but Craig Unger will remain president and general manager of the team. 

The body’s chairwoman issued a separate request for proposals — and other council members said they were oblivious to the request. 

The resignation comes as the council debates whether or not to make changes to district lines ahead of the special election .

Michael O. Harris is the new leader of the Blight Authority of Memphis and he has big plans to transform communities. 

University of Memphis junior Caden Prieskorn appears to be the front-runner to replace former Tiger Sean Dykes as tight end. 

“The Voice” runner-up has been on the road for most of the year, touring alongside Vince Gill. 

Nighte Pickering’s wonder goal was the highlight of the debut of 901 FC’s youngest signing.

Developers would like a 30-year lease with plans to open with the debut of the renovated Tom Lee Park next spring. 

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The petition requests Barrett’s removal from the Hall of Fame based on her “public breach of the Honor Code.”

Lady A, which was scheduled to perform at Live at the Garden later this month, has postponed its tour. 

“This is a key historic building in Downtown,” a Downtown Memphis Commission staffer said. “The building has been vacant … we want to see it brought back to use.” 

“Ralph’s impact on our institution and community is immeasurable, and we will forever celebrate his remarkable courage and legacy,” the University of Memphis wrote in a tweet. 

The commission also approved Monday, Aug. 8, a resolution that urges local law enforcement make their lowest priority the enforcement of the state’s new abortion law that takes effect later this month.

The new court is expected to hold full hearings on bail requests; its creation was prompted by threats of a lawsuit over the way bail is handled in Shelby County and the success of a similar lawsuit in another jurisdiction. 

Meet Cross Kubik. He’s a golfer. He may not be the best golfer in Memphis this week. But he’s the reason — the real reason— all the great golfers are here.

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The resolution drew bipartisan support with four Democratic commissioners abstaining but none voting against the measure sponsored by two Republican commissioners.

FedEx also announced Monday it will nominate retired Navy Vice Admiral Nancy A. Norton to its board when the company holds its annual meeting of stockholders in September. 

The facility will sit on the east side of Fletcher Road, north of Poplar Avenue near the eastern edge of the suburb.

Shelby County Health Department director Dr. Michelle Taylor kicked off Monday’s Shelby County Commission meeting with local updates on both COVID-19 and monkeypox.