Germantown’s Judge Raymond Clift Jr. is retiring, effective Sept. 1, after more than four decades.

At least some of those who qualified for the Nov. 8 ballot by the noon Thursday, Aug. 18, deadline are expected to seek the interim appointment the Memphis City Council makes at a special Sept. 1 meeting.

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As of Friday, Aug. 12, 171 Shelby County residents had been vaccinated against monkeypox. 

Community leaders and patrons of the Fogelman Downtown YMCA praised updates to the facility Thursday, Aug. 18, as a recent $2 million renovation was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and luncheon. 

Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro is the new University of Memphis softball head coach after spending the last 12 years as the Alabama pitching coach. 

Quarterback play, run game, experience make the Lynx the team to beat.

Head coach Penny Hardaway will still have Larry Brown’s basketball knowledge at his fingertips heading into this season. 

At City Silo’s two locations, the menu is mostly vegetarian, but you can add farm-raised chicken breast to an otherwise meatless meal. 

“Interest in a union does not exempt partners from following policies that are in place to protect partners, our customers and the communities we serve,” Starbucks said.

If you want to watch Grizzlies games without paying for cable, you can do that now for $19.99 per month. 

This week, Cowboy Mouth brings roots rock to Railgarten, Black Lodge turns back time and Emerald Theatre Company tackles anti-LGBTQ sentiment with humor.

The garden will be located across the street from Mount Vernon Baptist Church Westwood, on land the church owns.

Cummings K-8 is closed following a ceiling collapse Monday, Aug. 15, inside its library.

The show, based on the true life story of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, will begin production this fall in Memphis. 

Photographer Andrew Feiler traveled 25,000 miles to capture images, interviews and history connected to Rosenwald Schools, a program created in 1912 by Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington.

Whoever gets the appointment would serve approximately two months until the winner of a special election on the Nov. 8 ballot is decided. Meanwhile, the deadline to file for the special election race on the November ballot is Thursday at noon. 

“Probably the most problematic thing about Mud Island is that it exists,” said a member of the Mud Island task force, which met Wednesday via Zoom. “To a lot of people, the solution is slap a coat of paint on it and reopen the monorail. It’s not that simple, and we need to figure it out in modern times.”

Angela Griffith has decided to seek another four-year term.

Ford has been working with the state, local institutions and community organizations to help create a pipeline of workers for the thousands of jobs that will be needed by 2025. 

The 18 Grizzlies national TV games are more than the franchise received in the previous five seasons combined. 

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Two Tiger soccer players tabbed for first-team all-conference mention ahead of Thursday’s season-opener.

For University of Memphis linebackers coach Jordon Hankins, individual talent alone isn’t enough. He needs players who can coexist on the field together. 

This week brings another restaurant closing, leaving a large vacancy near Crosstown and a question about whether the restaurant will open again somewhere else. 

In addition to the 620 Madison Ave. property, the board approved a $25,000 grant for Downtown Wine and Spirits at 105 Madison Ave.

Offensive line coach Jim Bridge said Myers is back to “playing stable” after suffering a season-ending injury.