The Year in Photos
A rainbow illuminates a crowd of kids as they dance in the spray of the fire hose after the 70th annual Independence Day Parade in the High Point Terrace neighborhood on July 4, 2019. Once again East Memphis residents gathered for a patriotic morning of star-spangled bikes, waving neighbors and a dousing by the Memphis Fire Department. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
University of Memphis center James Wiseman dunks as his teammates celebrate during an open practice in front of the Rebounders Club at Laurie-Walton Family Basketball Center on Sept. 24, 2019. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Memphis rapper BlocBoy JB dives into the crowd during his performance on the first day of the 2019 Beale Street Music Fest. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Two people offer comfort to an unidentified woman who was overheard saying "That's my best friend" in the aftermath of a shooting at the Walmart store in Southaven, Miss., on July 30, 2019. Two people were killed and the suspect and a police officer were injured during the early-morning shooting. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Edwardo Tellez with Danza Azteca Quetzalcoatl de Memphis strides through a cloud of smoke during the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) parade from Overton Square to Overton Park on Nov. 2, 2019. The parade and festival are put on by the Brooks Museum of Art and Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group, drawing from the Latin American tradition of honoring ancestors and celebrating the cycle of life and death. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Garrett J. Williamson, 99, reminisces about his time as a flight engineer in World War II during a May 30, 2019, flight around the city in a restored B-17 Flying Fortress, the same type of plane he served on more than 75 years ago. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Farmington Elementary School student Lyla Brower, 11, screams while swinging high at Farmington Park on Aug. 1, 2019. Germantown is looking at establishing rules that would limit time the public can play at its public parks, designating them for school use during school hours at parks adjacent to schools. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Unable to resist the cool water on a hot day, Terrance Gaither (left) and Tysean Gaither take a plunge in Mud Island's Gulf of Mexico during dueling events on July 13, 2019, at Mud Island River Park. Families turned out for the Big Birthday Bash to celebrate summer birthdays and for the Superhero Training Day, where kids learned about superheroes as a way of becoming more responsible citizens. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
PGA golfer Brooks Koepka reacts after missing a birdie putt at hole 18, while on his way to winning the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind, on July 28, 2019. Koepka shot 16 under par for the tournament and 5 under on the final day. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Site clearing for the $500 million-plus first phase of Union Row (seen here to the left of the LaQuinta Inn) began in the fall on the south side of Union Avenue. It will give rise to roughly 700 apartments, 300 hotel rooms, 90,000 square feet of retail and possibly as much as 350,000 square feet of office space. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Family members watch as doves are released on Sept. 29, 2019, at Christ United Methodist Church to conclude a memorial service for some 900 donors who participated in the Genesis donation program over the last year, donating their bodies to medical research. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
University of Memphis head coach Mike Norvell (middle) hoists the AAC Western Division Champion Trophy after defeating Cincinnati on Nov. 29, 2019, at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Camaya Clark visits her uncle's grave marker before the start of the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery on May 27, 2019. Robert Adams was a Navy petty officer who served in three separate conflicts. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
While wearing a University of Memphis football helmet, Dru Veatch looks on as his father Laird Veatch is named the school's new athletic director during a press conference at the Laurie-Walton Family Basketball Center on Aug. 13, 2019. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Ivy Mutchler-Lee (left) and her mother, Kathryn Mutchler-Lee, peruse the wares in The Glass House booth during the 47th annual Pink Palace Crafts Fair on Oct. 12, 2019, at Audubon Park. The event features some 200 craftsmen peddling a range of handmade goods including pottery, textiles, glass, jewelry and fine art to raise money for the Pink Palace family of museums. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Jackson State University's band performs during the halftime show at the 30th annual Southern Heritage Classic at the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Sept. 14, 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Michael Alexander visits with daughter KateLynn Davis as she recovers from surgery at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital on Feb. 8, 2019. The tiny infant received the first commercially approved closure of a PDA heart defect. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
ECS midfielder Brandon Brackett is knocked around by CPA players while trying to get a shot during Evangelical Christian School's win over CPA in the Div II Class A soccer finals at Spring Fling in Murfreesboro on May 22, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Nicole Box gives son Zanick Masters a dose of medicine while Joanie Bergstrom tries to entertain the 13-month-old at the FedEx Family House on May 31, 2019. Box, who lives in Jamaica, brought her son to Memphis to get treatment for a congenital heart defect known as anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery or ALCAPA. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis midfielder Marcus Epps (right) is tripped up by the Riverhounds' Ryan James (7) during 901FC's 0-1 loss to Pittsburgh at AutoZone Park on Sept. 24, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Local artist Tobacco Brown prays while blessing a vacant lot in the 1500 block of McMillan Street on Oct. 5, 2019. South Memphis residents, along with the Center for Transforming Communities and United Housing Inc. will hold Future Fest, a festival that celebrates affordable housing, home ownership and Afrofuturism, in the vacant lot where Brown will install an art piece. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Adam Higham celebrates as he races down the stretch on his way to a first-place finish at the St. Jude Marathon in Downtown Memphis on Dec. 7, 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Chris Oswalt (center) and his son Jackson Oswalt, 14, check out a 1959 Cadillac on display during a block party to celebrate the opening of the Edge Automotive Museum on April 27, 2019, in the Edge District, an area with a rich history as a car repair and dealership district. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Redbirds outfielder Tyler O'Neill struts for the crowd after smashing a guitar before Memphis 901FC's home game against the New York Red Bulls U23 team on May 15, 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Zhou Ben Xiang uses his nose while performing with a suona horn during the Memphis Chinese History and Culture Festival in Handy Park on Sept. 15, 2019. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
University of Memphis starting quarterback Brady White makes faces at his teammates through a door during football media day on Aug. 1, 2019, at Billy J. Murphy Football Complex on Park Campus. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Erin Joseph (right), wife of Major Trevor Joseph, clutches the flag presented to her as she stands with the soldier's parents, Nancy Joseph and Pete Joseph (left), watching the casket being taken away during an Oct. 8, 2019, memorial service at the West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery for the Houston High graduate and Medevac pilot who was killed in a helicopter crash in September in Louisiana. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Kelvin Johnson steams a U.S. flag before Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg's campaign stop in Memphis at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library on Dec. 18, 2019. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Reignwolf guitarist and singer Jordan Cook performs at the second annual Mempho Music Festival at Shelby Farms on Oct. 19, 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers forward Lance Thomas (middle) is fouled while driving the lane against Commonwealth Bank Giants defenders Karon Pratt (left) and D'Shon Taylor (right) during action in their exhibition game in Nassau, Bahamas, on Aug. 14, 2019. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
The smell of smoke fills the air thanks to the Memphis Mafia during the pre-game guitar smash for a July 27, 2019, Memphis 901 FC home game against Ottawa at AutoZone Park. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A prop at the Porkosaurus booth menaces Cole Wendt with the Smoke Masters team as he works on landscaping around his team's booth during the first day of the 2019 Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest at Tom Lee Park on May 15, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
At times the faux funeral held for the New Orleans Saints' 2019 season almost felt like a real burial, such as when Melissa Table paid her final respects after a coffin emblazoned with a golden fleur de lis was placed in the back of a hearse on Jan. 27, 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphis)
Ole Miss running back Scottie Phillips (middle) screams as he crosses the goal line for a touchdown against the Memphis defense during action in their NCAA game at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium on Aug. 31, 2019. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Marley Gaia, 15, anxiously awaits the results for her learner permit test at the Driver Services and Reinstatement Center on Summer Avenue on Nov. 7, 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis guard Alex Lomax pops his jersey during the final seconds of a 51-47 victory over Tennessee on Dec. 14, 2019 in Knoxville. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
MASE 4X100M relay team members Cameron Bowles (left) and Sidney Hall struggle to get back on track after a juggled baton pass during the Spring Fling Class A-AA state track finals at MTSU in Murfreesboro on May 24, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Holly Mosteller (middle) dances with her granddaughters Ava Price,4, (left) and Mallory Mosteller (right) during the Patriotic Pops with the Memphis Wind Symphony performance at the Levitt Shell on June 27, 2019. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
As a rainbow arcs across the evening sky, Nonconnah Creek Conservancy member Gene McKenzie hikes through Nash-Buckingham Park near Getwell Road on July 20, 2019. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
University of Memphis forward Lance Thomas (15) laughs with teammates during a home win against Alcorn State University at FedExForum on Nov. 16, 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Young Actors Guild dancers rehearse on July 15, 2019, at Capleville United Methodist on Riverdale Road. The city of Memphis donated a former Orange Mound fire station to the organization, which plans to open a youth arts center there. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis police officers work the scene of a shooting at I-240 between Lamar and Millbranch on July 10, 2019, where a man was reportedly shot by another motorist. The victim was transported in non-critical condition to Regional One Health. Memphis saw a spike in highway shootings in 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Muck Sticky gets the crowd to sing along during his performance at the 2019 Beale Street Music Festival on May 4, 2019, at Tom Lee Park. Despite a persistent drizzle, thousands of fans turned out for performances by Muck Sticky, Echosmith, OneRepublic and Blind Mississippi Morris as well as a surprise visit by Miley Cyrus. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Carpenter Art Garden volunteer Jane Pate reads "Last Stop on Market Street" to after-school student Javion Hicks, 7. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Memphis rapper Roben X shares a laugh with a group of Wooddale Middle School students on Dec. 16, 2019 while visiting the school to spread an anti-bullying message. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Nearly every eligible politician had a representative or two outside of Abundant Grace Fellowship Church in Whitehaven as early voters filed into the polling location on Sept. 20, 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The King's Queens, whose motto is "Taking Care of Boobies," cheer on runners entering the final stretch as breast cancer survivors, dedicated friends and family brave the heavy rain falling on Downtown Memphis to participate in the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on Oct. 26, 2019, to raise money to fund research, education, screening and treatment of breast cancer. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Symphony Orchestra violinist Marisa Polesky covers her ears as the brass section rehearses at the Cannon Center on Sept. 17, 2019, ahead of the start of the new season on Sept. 28. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Tigers head coach Penny Hardaway is surrounded by smoke while being introduced during Memphis Madness at FedExForum on Oct. 3, 2019. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
April Alley, daughter of Sedley Alley, hugs a member of her legal counsel in a Memphis courtroom on Oct. 14, 2019. Alley is seeking to find out whether DNA evidence will prove her father, who was executed in 2006, did not rape and murder Suzanne Collins, a 19-year-old Marine stationed at the Millington Naval Air Station in 1985. If the introduction of the DNA evidence is allowed and exonerates Alley, it would be the first case in the United States in which DNA evidence has been used to exonerate someone posthumously, according to the Innocence Project. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Houston teammates Brooke Grant (5) and Jordan Jones (8) celebrate a key point during Houston High School's regional finals volleyball win over Collierville at Houston on Oct. 15, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
A man identified as Sonny Webber (right), father of Brandon Webber, who was reportedly shot by U.S. Marshals earlier in the evening, joins a standoff on June 12, 2019, as protesters take to the streets of Frayser in anger. Dozens of protesters clashed with police throwing stones and tree limbs until police forces broke the mob up with tear gas. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Frayser residents take to the streets on June 12, 2019, to protest the shooting of Brandon Webber by U.S. Marshals earlier in the evening. Dozens of angry protesters clashed with police, throwing stones and tree limbs until police forces dispersed the group with tear gas. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Memphis police brace against the crowd as protesters take to the streets of Frayser on June 12, 2019, in response to the shooting of 20-year-old Brandon Webber by U.S. Marshals earlier in the evening. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
As Blake Webber wipes away her tears, Jaleta Clark, mother of 20-year-old Brandon Webber, the man who was shot on June 12, 2019, by U.S. Marshals in Frayser, remembers her son during a vigil on Durham Avenue in Frayser. Hundreds of neighborhood residents gathered with Webber's family to denounce the shooting and the violence that ensued afterward. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
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