As Brooks has struggled in a shooting slump, he also has improved his assist rate and slightly decreased his foul percentage.

Lakeland advisory board considers future development, the need for a comprehensive land use plan and how to update some of its out-of-date businesses.

Tennesseans will be vaccinated against COVID-19 faster beginning early next week after President Joe Biden announced a massive purchase of doses, an increased weekly allocation to states and other moves to manage the pandemic.

Former players tell stories of the renowned LeMoyne-Owen basketball coach and his ways of teaching.

The 270 new coronavirus cases come from 2,837 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 10.5%.

Education commissioner Penny Schwinn says the Tennessee Department of Health is recruiting schools as vaccination sites and school nurses to give the shots “wherever feasible.” 

SCS students won’t go back to school on Feb. 8.

Film shoots aren’t for sightseeing, but the Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission notes that, with COVID a going concern, a shoot for ‘Women of the Movement’ will be even more closed than usual.

Eleven Walmart stores are participating in Shelby County.

Plans for a new hotel at the east end of the Beale Street entertainment district show a mostly glass-and-brick building that will house 145 guestrooms. At six stories, the building would tower over the nightclubs and restaurants.

Fans of the Sanderlin Centre’s City Silo won’t have to adapt to the new spot in Saddle Creek. The menu is intact and the environment is just as simple and light.

Lapsing into “one-on-one instead of just being team,” the Tigers squandered a chance to extend their winning streak.

Related story: Memphis can’t repeat comeback in loss to SMU

Panthers take the suspense out of the game early.

This game started just as ugly as the Jan. 26 matchup, and the Tigers weren’t able to convert in the final seconds.

Related story: Box score: SMU 67, Memphis 65

Rob Fischer is the warm, cheerful sideline reporter for the Grizzlies TV broadcasts. He also suffers from suicidal depression. He’s telling his story because he thinks it may help. 

People are asked to not come hours early and have proof of their appointment, but the lines were long once again at the Pipkin Building on Thursday.

Led by Mallory Taylor and Nakiyah Westbrook, the Dragons are aiming to end their state tournament drought.

Starting Monday, fans, students and cheerleaders in Tennessee once again will be able to support their favorite teams in person.

The Grizzlies still have not provided specifics about each player’s return timeline, and the league is already 25% through the season. 

The family of Pandora Duckett, a Shelby County woman missing since 2019, has raised $20,000 for information about her whereabouts. 

Award will be presented virtually via Zoom on Friday, Jan. 29, beginning at 11 a.m.

Dr. Joseph V. Simone, a clinician who helped lead the first curative treatment for childhood leukemia, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, at the age of 85.

Appointments at big-box stores will be made through the Health Department.

The location is expected to open late next week.

As of Jan. 26, just over 6% of people in Tennessee have received one vaccine dose versus 2.76% in Shelby County.