The historic Memphis venue will honor its musical legacy with free concerts, local artists, a performance by Booker T. Jones and — of course — birthday cake.

Mississippi is rushing plans to make xAI’s request for permanent natural gas turbines in Southaven, according to the NAACP.

Walker is a graduate of Arlington High School. 

Gov. Bill Lee has declined federal funding to help feed low-income students over the summer. A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to change that.

The women’s team has not reached the NCAA Tournament since the 1997-98 season under coach Joye Lee-McNelis.

How are candidates booted from primary ballots? Also in the political roundup, heads butt on the Memphis Safe Task Force, where Lee Harris and Edmund Ford Jr. agreed and recent D.C. votes on Iran air strikes.

The closures prompted questions. What would happen to students, staff and the buildings themselves? Can more closures could happen in the future, and could charter schools could be among schools on the chopping block. Let’s get into it.

While neither has kids in the district, they’ve been involved for many years.

Today’s puzzle is the interior at Patrick’s Neighborhood Bar & Patio in East Memphis and was taken by Mark Weber. 

Are you a Wordle fan? Try WordRow, a similar game. It’s free to play. 

Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus. 

“Consumers have been scammed out of tens of millions of dollars in recent get-rich-quick schemes.”

Altruria Elementary is showing the wear-and-tear of its age leading Bartlett City Schools to plan a new school building behind the existing structure.

Every Saturday, local model railroaders meet to socialize, operate trains and work on their layouts in a warehouse-sized space.

The food truck park is currently home to three permanent food trucks with a fourth joining them next month.

Headed to Birmingham, Memphis looks to make possible what seems improbable: five straight wins and an NCAA Tournament berth.

“It’s March, and Penny Hardaway and the Tigers have a chip and a chair.”

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Memphis will open the American Conference Tournament against Tulane.

Also happening this week: Germantown leaders consider a TIF, and there are deadlines for elected office, a Downtown restaurant contest and school-choice transfers.

Quante Berry made two free throws with 2.3 seconds left in overtime to give Memphis a 96-95 comeback win over Tulane and send the Tigers to the upcoming American Conference Tournament in Birmingham, Alabama.

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A group of 10 applied for the six-month appointment to Edmund Ford Jr.’s former seat. One withdrew and another was a no-show for interviews last week. Here is who’s left.

“When the story of who God is and what he has done for humanity comes to light, the risk of offense is high, granted, but the potential for bellyaching laughter is even higher. And one outweighs the other every time.”

The Daily Memphian has hired several new reporters and is expanding its internship program. 

“This is a company that started in Memphis, Tennessee, with one truck and one driver,” the company’s chief marketing officer said. “And I just think we’re so proud that we’re able to grow in this way.”

It was a busy week for state politics, with lots of updates on immigration and bills concerning pharmacy ownership and bail reform.