The number of home sales rose 45% from February and nearly 13% from a year ago. But the stat that affects more people the most – the inventory of homes available for sale – remained low at 1,990.

Mom got her second dose of the Moderna vaccine not long ago. We celebrated by taking her to Disney World. It was a magical experience — made possible by the magic of the vaccine.

At various times throughout our history, all levels of government have mandated vaccines and not once have we drifted down that slippery slope towards tyranny.

As I have watched the evidence meticulously unfold against Chauvin, I have also thought about the highly-respected late Memphis attorney S. Shepherd Tate and the role he played in making televised trials possible.

Grayson Allen scored 30 points and Jonas Valanciunas recorded another double-double as Memphis won its fourth straight.

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Box score: Grizzlies 131, Hawks 113

One reader wants to know about two Lawson brothers and whether Memphis is eyeing them.

The Design Review Board approved and heaped praises on the design for the massive Walk on Union mixed-use development. But the board rejected the design for the $43 million 7 Vance Building, saying it might fit in Cordova or the suburbs but not in Downtown’s historic warehouse district.

A bill regarding the three Germantown namesake schools that appeared dead when it failed in the state Senate education committee Wednesday, got new life after Sen. Brian Kelsey amended the measure.

A recap of the week that was, plus a little talk about what’s safe to eat and where you draw the line, particularly when it comes to leftover Easter eggs.

It might be too late to stop the Byhalia Connection oil pipeline, but Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is still proposing a setback requirement for any other oil pipelines that might be built in the future.

Shelby County is one of five counties in the eight-state FEMA Region 4 to have received the federal infusion.

Anthony Zarlingo becomes the fourth TSSAA player, and second from his school, to hit three triples in one game.

The marker notes the location of a slave market run by Nathan Bedford Forrest. 

All-purpose back Sutton Smith is second to commit to Tigers’ class of 2022.

SCS held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday for the school, which opened this fall to students from the former Alcy, Magnolia and Charjean elementary schools in South Memphis. 

Morant had left Tuesday’s game against the Heat because of his back.

One new coronavirus-related death was reported Wednesday.

Rodney Owens was one of the top defenders for Memphis last season, essentially coming out of nowhere to emerge as one of the team’s top playmakers.

After missing 2020 due to COVID, two popular spring/summer Memphis concert series are returning next month in altered form.

The children at Perea are taught that if they come across a gun, they are to “Stop, don’t touch, turn around, tell an adult.” The sad fact is that many of them can already tell the teacher exactly where the guns in their houses are hidden.

This pandemic has at times warranted the federal and state government assuming emergency powers. Those powers should have been limited in scope and rescinded as quickly as possible.

Reliever Clarkson Shoaf helps keep Owls on track.

April 6, 2021: The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Miami Heat in Miami.

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Dillon Brooks gets his revenge in a huge performance over Andre Iguodala and the Miami Heat. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 124, Heat 112