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. 

We’ve got a monumental question out of Collierville, a prominent defense attorney asked to be taken off a case and a local innovator is sold. 

Be ready to break a sweat. Today’s hot stuff includes a new space for Sylvamo, a free program aimed at food deserts and Mickey Mouse. Oh, and the weather. 

Just for fun, enjoy a cold one at Grind City and take a selfie at Pose 901. Let history record the Redbirds streak, and the removal of Forrest’s bust. Meanwhile, Hardaway makes his own history ... and repeats it.

Bad air joins our health worries, while politicians wrangle with health departments in Memphis and Nashville. But better sidewalks, AutoZone Park, the Milwaukee Bucks and even the TVA give us reason to smile.

New name and concept for the existing Restaurant Iris building has been revealed, Army Corps of Engineers gives final approval on the redesign of Tom Lee Park, and masks will be back at SCS this fall. 

It was a busy day for the Memphis Medical District, as Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital announced an expansion, neighborhood investment was bolstered and the temporary COVID hospital on Union closed without ever opening. 

With COVID surging again, Shelby County’s low vaccination rate is a growing concern. Meanwhile, some local employers are struggling to hire enough workers to meet demand, and Penny turned 50.

We’re celebrating Ida B. Wells; some vaccinations become mandatory; and Tennessee is definitely making national news — and the late-night talk shows. 

Plus, Wright says we’re wrong, a remediation could lead to a renaissance and Iris will bloom elsewhere. 

We don’t have a lot of lots, but we do have a report of hepatitis A. And if you defeated a multimillion-dollar corporation, what would you take on next?