In 2019, 1,048 DeSoto County voters cast absentee ballots, according to DeSoto County Deputy Circuit Clerk Brandi Johnson. 

But if two wins would have been a lot better than one, the Grizzlies return home this week with something more than that one win: they’re bringing back a more functional team than the one they left with. 

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The state trial is set to take place after the federal case the former Memphis Police Department officers are also facing.

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Standouts from Bartlett, Collierville, FACS, Lausanne, Melrose, Millington, Oakhaven and Southwind are up for consideration this week.

MLK College Prep students will get to choose from among six schools to attend beginning next school year, as Memphis-Shelby County Schools begins construction of a new high school on the same site.

Mississippi voters head to the polls Tuesday to select candidates in statewide races, along with local offices.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mid-South, which was founded in 1968, recently closed and the shuttering of its doors surprised many — including those who had been mentors and mentees in the program. 

“We’re actually seeing a lot of restaurant veterans who might have left the industry during COVID and want to come back for various reasons,” said Ed Cabigao, co-owner of SOB.

Renter Victoria Williams is thankful for the pilot program that keeps her landlord informed when police are called to rental homes in her neighborhood. But critics say it gives landlords too much power.

The city’s Liberty Park bonds are underwater. Documents show just how busy the Midtown Kroger and nearby Chick-fil-A are and how much they mean to the Liberty Park Tourism Development Zone. 

The Memphis Grizzlies showed resolve on Sunday by erasing a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter to get the win. 

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What’s ahead this week? Leftwich Tennis Center will reopen, Downtown Dining Week is happening, and Mississippi voters are headed to the polls.

The Mustangs outshot the Tigers and had more shots on goal, but just as they did during the regular season, the Tigers prevailed on the scoreboard.

“It creates a sense of community between Japanese and West Tennesseans with an interest in Japan, some who will never travel there.”

The Tigers have aspirations of being an AP Top 25 team for much of the regular season and making a deep NCAA Tournament run. They’ve got plenty of talent, but can they do it?

Even as they start over with their third coach in four years, the Tigers are excited for what the 2023-24 season holds with first-year coach Alex Simmons on the sideline.

“But coffee and relationships and creativity — these are the gifts of slow living. These are the places in which we are called to fully inhabit our fleshliness.”

The Southaven chamber has formed a foundation to support local businesses and serve as a mentor to those in the early stages of operation. 

Several commercial ventures including Lopez Grill and O’Reilly Auto Parts, are nearing completion in as interest increases in the suburb that’s in commuting distance of BlueOval City.

Shelby County Juvenile Court is auditing its Detention Assessment Tool, which it uses to determine if youth accused of crimes will be kept in custody or sent home.

“The data is clear that having a physician you develop a relationship with over time leads to better health outcomes in almost every way that can be measured.”

An economics professor at Mississippi State University has turned his hobby into a Cooper-Young business, joining an ever-growing group of local brewers.

Bill Gibbons, president of the crime commission, said Memphis is not the only city seeing its crime rate rise, especially in the car theft category, “but that is little comfort.”

Memphis has bet on the Mississippi River cruise industry and its tourism dollars, but as the river hits record lows, cruise operators and the city prepare for an uncertain future.

When Jason Smith moved to sports-talk radio 92.9 ESPN, he learned fast that making it work would be about his personality and the on-air chemistry with co-host John Martin.