“No more excuses. No more fairy tales. No more treating bus riders as pieces on a chessboard. MATA must comply with the city charter and treat bus riders with dignity and respect.”

“Stubby Clapp, just inducted into the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame, won a lot during his six seasons with the Redbirds. Yet even now, Clapp knows that winning isn’t necessarily what matters most in minor-league baseball.”

Too many Memphians exploit the reality of violent crime for their own purposes. But the legion of people who made the Liza Wellford Fletcher Stadium possible decided the better response was to be like Liza and sprinkle hope.

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Hernandez Govan, who was acquitted of the Young Dolph murder in June, pleaded guilty last week to a separate federal charge stemming from a domestic incident.

Molly Mehner, former town administrator, agreed to a mutual parting of ways with the suburb after a tumultuous month.

The music-production space in Cloud901 in the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library was formally named the Tay Keith Music Lab.

As she did when she was alive, Eliza Wellford Fletcher is going to pull the Memphis Tigers soccer team through once again. 

Carmeon Hamilton’s Wing Wars competition brings local favorites to Stax for bragging rights and big cash awards.

The game, which will air on ESPN+, will be the first American Conference game of the season for both schools.

A Memphis poet beat Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Jack White for a state writing award. 

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Meritage Hospitality Group vows uninterrupted operations for employees and suppliers while Carlisle Corp. positions for additional acquisitions.

Briarcrest, Central, Covington, MASE, Munford, Southwind and Whitehaven still ranked among the state’s best high school football teams in this week’s Tennessee Sports Writers Association poll.

Standouts from Collierville, Houston, Kirby, Melrose, St. George’s and White Station are up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24.

Today’s puzzle features 13-month-old Ava Calahan at the newly renovated Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. Greg Campbell took the photo. 

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The Tennessee Music Advisory Council, which will focus on economic opportunities, professional development, industry connections and preserving the state’s musical heritage.

Collierville Alderwoman Missy Marshall will face a challenge from Liz Deely as she hopes to retain her position on the suburb’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

A University of Memphis professor has spent years studying public transportation systems in cities nationwide. Now, Memphis has been added to that list.

There are 35 bands or solo musical acts on the official Gonerfest schedule, not including others likely in town just for unofficial shows and after parties. Here are 10 of note.

Attorneys seek a preliminary injunction to stop Task Force members from retaliating against residents who film their operations.

“There are so many times I go out to a restaurant and have this decadent, chocolatey dessert. There is nothing I want more with it than a glass of milk,” said chef Josh Mutchnick.