State reverses course on virtual classes, a concerning trend continues in juvenile court and should we worry that the Tigers don’t have a quarterback yet? 

We have breakthrough data on breakthrough cases, a local family sues Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee and there’s 100% chance of rain. 

Hospital numbers set new record, friends and family remember their favorite uncle, and Shelby County sues Bill Lee. 

The U of M takes the Bates, lobbies the governor and plans to achieve world domination ... wait, sorry, *checks notes* ... national prominence. Plus, ethics complaints against a mayor, COVID immunity waning and country ham. 

A new student section sneaks up on us, we’ve got plenty of U of M news and it’s been quite the school year so far, no? 

Almost 50 people have succumbed to COVID-19 over the past week, Shelby County is giving raises and bonuses ... and so is Methodist. 

The U of M is hiring, a former Grizzlies’ player LOCs it in and the mask fight will only go away when they do. 

Plus, a trail is being blazed in local basketball, redistricting is underway and another golf course is getting something of a redesign.

Shelby County is set to pay millions as part of class action lawsuits, we’ve got COVID in schools and we’re asking people to eat, drink and be mask-y. 

Memphis City Council members cool on consolidation, Collierville Schools has hundreds of students in quarantine and we barely knew Patrick Beverley. 

State calls in National Guard to help out at over-burdened hospitals, new flights are taking off at Memphis International, and the grass is almost greener at Overton Park. 

Breakfast restaurant has a longer than anticipated wait, protesters urge a boycott and Scott Street is taking to a change like a viaduct to water. 

We’re charting a course for consolidation; 911 wait times are a worry; and Shelby County Schools says it’s not going virtual again in September. 

A high school coach is pulled from his position, an area financial institution is shooting for the stars and local school districts’ test scores are released. 

Area’s mayors take a united stand against tax assessments, Lenny’s gets a new location and a new home feature no one wants. 

More employers are looking to vaccine mandates (while at least one may be regretting theirs), Dillon Brooks gave ESPN viewers a start, and a new proposal could change the very landscape of Memphis.

We have an Ancer to the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, questions about critical race theory in schools and a big get for the U of M. 

Area schools are showing off before students show up, a local civil rights activist is remembered and we’re taking solace in sandwiches. 

We’re talking about masks, a dentist and the return of Mike Conley. 

We’re making sense of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational tournament change, welcoming a gold medalist from the Tokyo Olympics and worrying about COVID cases in kids. 

COVID and the New Bridge are back, new cars make themselves scarce, a Tiger gets his own brand camp and a Cicada makes a move in East Memphis. 

We’re having different conversations about crime, SRVS is working the labor shortage and could Collierville benefit from a district approach? 

Local leaders don’t expect to enact another mask mandate, a group of dancers prove their metal and the Grizz look to Spain, again. 

Big changes for the Liberty Bowl, a special exhibit at the National Civil Rights Museum and a hero’s welcome for the Hernando DeSoto? 

We’ve got trade tea and golf tees, exceptions that may prove the rules and a group of students get a Gap year.