Shelby County Schools reported 516 new COVID-19 cases among students and 69 among staff at the district’s public and charter schools.

For Nick Mejia, who designed the Grizzlies-themed baseball jerseys for the Redbirds, it was a thrill to see his vision come true — and more.

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Pro Football Hall of Famer Isaac Bruce and former teammates will be taking part in the Tiger Walk. 

The decision is a huge step back from the sweeping plan proposed by the White House a month ago to offer booster shots of both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to nearly all Americans eight months after they get their second dose.

A land dedication ceremony Friday, Sept. 17, celebrated the addition to the 1,138-acre park, which features diverse terrain with Mississippi River flood plains and bluff ridges.

The federal trial against state Sen. Katrina Robison resumed Friday with testimony from a federal agent who led a team executing a search warrant at a Robinson-owned business.

Lt. Gov. Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge) Friday, Sept. 17, appointed seven senators to an ad-hoc committee on redistricting. State Sen. Raumesh Akbari (D-Memphis) is one of two Democrats and will serve as one of two co-chairs. 

A year after Save A Lot’s closure, Binghampton is firmly a food desert again and there are now no immediate plans to find a replacement. 

Since the temporary restraining order was issued, Germantown has seen a slower rate of cases. Other suburban districts noticed a slight decrease or no change since Labor Day.

Federal Judge Sheryl Lipman ruled Friday morning ruled that the mask mandate in K-12 schools in Shelby County is lawful.

The Multi-Agency Gang Unit was trying to serve an arrest warrant, issued out of Sumner County, to a home in northeast Memphis. 

Broadway-like lights of the Luciann Theater building’s newly restored marquee were turned on Thursday night.

Rolling Stone just published its latest list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” and Chris Herrington was among the voters. A look at the Memphis music that did and didn’t make the list, plus Chris’ own ballot. 

MAHS football coach Cedric Miller wouldn’t go so far as to say his team passed its first big test of the season Thursday. Instead, he prefers to look at it as adding another notch on what he hopes will ultimately be a championship belt.

It was 28 years ago that Bruce made a statement against the SEC school. This time, he’s looking forward to seeing Calvin Austin III in action.

Running back Jaydon Smith had 143 yards rushing on 26 carries and a touchdown as the winner of Week 4.

The mayor is among 23% of Memphians who got COVID despite being vaccinated. About 77% of the city’s coronavirus patients are unvaccinated; 94% who are hospitalized are unvaccinated, and 99% of fatalities are unvaccinated, said Dr. Richard Walker, interim head of emergency medicine at UTHSC.

Northpoint quarterback Jack Patterson dominates the passing categories.

Unbeaten Fayette-Ware debuts at No. 13. Germantown and Covington round out top three.

But the positivity rate of 14% indicates that cases are undercounted.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public Wednesday, Sept. 22. 

The City Council has approved $20 million in American Rescue Protection Act funding for council-led community initiatives like fighting homelessness, providing relief to artists, and funding the Boys and Girls Clubs. 

“On Christopher Street: Transgender Portraits by Mark Seliger” first became a book in 2016, with a companion film in which Seliger’s subjects tell their own stories. This weekend, in Memphis and for the first time, it becomes a museum exhibit at the Brooks Museum of Art.