Phil Bryant, who served millions of biscuits over the years, handed out free bacon to dogs and loved to spin a tale just for the fun of it, died on Memorial Day.

This week’s photos are heart-stirring — from the moving images of the ‘sea of blue’ honoring officer Scotty Triplett to the faces of young athletes pouring everything they’ve got into the Spring Fling games.

The former United Equipment Building towers over Lamar Avenue and the surrounding community.

Four years after the removal of the monument for Confederate Army Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, a statue of Ida B. Wells will stand in Memphis for the first time.

First-place winner gets $750; essay will be adapted for a character in the Soul of the City cemetery tour in October.

The golfer known as Lefty became the oldest to win a major when he took the PGA Championship.

Instead of contracting services and jobs during the pandemic, Youth Villages has been adding positions and has a job fair set for Tuesday, May 25. “A lot of organizations stopped taking kids” once the pandemic hit,” CEO Patrick Lawler said. “We did not. We kept our doors open.”

Against all odds, a $550,000 fundraising and work project to turn White Station High’s hardpan courtyard into an oasis is nearing the finish line. But a little work and fundraising are still to be completed.

When Susie Espinosa went to the emergency room last May, she prayed she’d be home to her three children soon. Instead, she spent eight weeks in a coma. Her recovery — supported by an ICU nurse who’s also a mom — is a testament to the power of perseverance and love.

Thirty-two years ago after quitting nursing school in her final semester, Penny Williams earned her RN degree in one of the first in-person commencement exercises in Memphis in more than a year.

The annual Juneteenth celebration is moving from Robert R. Church Park to Health Sciences Park, held on the grounds where Nathan Bedford Forrest’s statue once stood.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is launching its largest strategic investment in its nearly six decades in Memphis. 

The Watts became a St. Jude family in 2018 when their daughter, now 4 years old, was diagnosed with brain cancer.

Former assistant Ben Pirmann took charge of 901 FC in September and guided it to historic victories in two of its final three games.

Tony Ludlow served his country for a decade. He didn’t do it to protect the right of the misguided to make the rest of us sick. So if you want to join his boot camp, you’ll have to show him proof of vaccination first.