Tennessee’s two Republican U.S. senators were highly critical of President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw U.S. military forces before his speech Monday, Aug. 16. They were more critical after the speech.

Suburban school districts are no longer requiring mask mandates for students, in line with Gov. Bill Lee’s executive order. However, the Shelby County mandate still affects staff.

Veteran Duron Sutton is facing a different kind of challenge this fall after pandemic destroyed 2020 season.

The former Germantown Country Club has closed. It is now officially owned by Farmington-Kimbrough Development Group.

Centers Steven Adams and Jonas Valanciunas are different players. The former has long been known as a dirty-work guy. The latter is a buckets-and-boards machine. But I’m struck by the similarities. 

Shelby County Schools leaders, however, say the school system’s mask mandate remains in place despite the executive order that also includes mask mandates by school systems. Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner is suggesting the county should take the issue to court.

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In the first 15 days of August, there were more hospitalizations than there were in any full month of the pandemic, although not all of those were due to the coronavirus.

The Mustangs are 48-18 in two seasons under Jevonte Holmes.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting involving the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

Kinley, who intends to try to land with another team, had to fight to defer his military commission in order to pursue his NFL dream.

While Shelby County’s population only grew by 1%, the suburbs reflected much higher percentages of population growth across the board.

The elite small forward is inching closer to making his decision, with Oregon and the G League also considered options.

Gregory Livingston, the Kroger security guard charged with fatally shooting Alvin Motley, has hired high-powered criminal defense attorneys Leslie Ballin and Steve Farese to represent him. 

A total of four daily, nonstop flights to the New York area will return this fall.

Big Bad Breakfast is behind schedule because of the crippled supply chain, but John Currence should open his first Memphis restaurant within the next month.

Santi Aldama and Ziaire Williams combined for 27 points and 20 rebounds in win against the Bulls.

The Memphis Grizzlies dealt Eric Bledsoe to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for Patrick Beverley, Rajon Rondo and Daniel Oturu. 

Barron, 52, has finished in the top 10 in four tournaments this season. 

“The tribute artists are not the parody,” said Angie Marchese, vice president of archives and exhibits at Graceland. “These guys are true artists. They’re singers, they’re craftsmen, paying tribute to someone who has changed their lives.”

Danton Barto, Memphis football’s all-time leading tackler, is in the hospital fighting COVID-19. He sent his wife, Shelly Beth, a text: “Get that shot for me.”

Jesse Chapman Sr. stopped parking cars for a living about 75 years ago to open the Downtown store now called Chapman Furniture. His children just sold their building at 335 and 341 S. Main St. and plan to close shop within six months.

Violent crime is both a national problem and a Memphis problem. But when criminals point guns your way, as 26-year-old engineer Manuel Rodriguez discovered, it forever becomes part of your personal history. So much so, that you consider leaving the city you have always called home.