Standouts from Bartlett, Central, Collierville, Houston, Hutchison, Lausanne, Northpoint and St. Benedict are up for consideration this week. 

A year after Penny Hardaway eschewed high school recruiting completely, Memphis currently has six commitments in the 2023 class.

“I always say that my job is to come in and teach them to be champions for the planet,” said Emma Simmons of Clean Memphis.

Fifty years ago, members of the 1972-73 Memphis State basketball program made memories before, during and after the team’s run to the NCAA Tournament. Here are some deserving to be picked up, dusted off and shared.

Memphis is still focused on crime even as it does some introspection about police in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ death.

Support for crisis pregnancy centers is part of Lee’s “pro-life” agenda after the Supreme Court ended the right to abortion. Many medical experts say these centers are unethical because they mislead clients and prioritize anti-abortion advocacy.

Vegan restaurant Plant Based Heat packed the Renasant Convention Center for its first Vegan Brunch Sunday, March 26.

With a victory over the Atlanta Hawks, the Grizzlies’ winning streak extends to six.

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Box score: Grizzlies 123, Hawks 119

Florida Atlantic University is in the Final Four. This has caused Memphis fans to feel all sorts of things — including deep pain. Is it rational? Of course not. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t real.

Belle Meade Social will open where Jim’s Place and Strano! used to be, and the owners want to “be that local, neighborhood spot where people want to go — not just for when we first open, but for the next 50, 60 years.” 

Kennon Vaughan was hospitalized following the crash for treatment of his injuries and returned home to Memphis on Feb. 10, where he continues to recover with physical therapy. 

Tubek is rated the No. 263 overall prospect in the 2023 class, according to 247Sports’ composite rankings, and was a part of Memphis’ fifth-ranked recruiting class.

Newly hired special teams coach Chris White has known head coach Ryan Silverfield for more than a decade. The two friends are now back on the same staff or the first time since 2012. 

People with respiratory issues should consider ‘cancel for any reason trip insurance,’ says Brownell Travel agent Marion McDonald

Julie Piatt is moving her dairy-free cheese production and distribution business to Crosstown — and it will include a cafe serving wine, kombucha and plant-based charcuterie. 

Collierville is the only high school in Shelby County to have an Anatomage, expanding health science education opportunities on the campus that produced 40 certified nursing assistants in 2022.

“I think maybe every time I’ve left a piece of my heart somewhere, I have been cataloging signposts — signposts that point to a place where all good things will not come to an end.”

A powerful tornado cut a devastating path through Mississippi, killing at least 25 people, injuring dozens, and flattening entire towns as it carved a path of destruction for more than an hour. One person was killed in Alabama.

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Cary Vaughn was re-elected Shelby County Republican chairman at the local party’s biennial convention, with a call for new blood and a focus on common ground.

More than a dozen members of Central High’s class of 1959 chronicle their up-close and personal views of the historic events of their generation.

The spring growth includes new tree plantings overlooking Tom Lee Park as well as new community centers in Berclair and South Memphis and a new art installation Downtown.

As hundreds of Memphians covered the ground around Brooks Museum of Art for Chalkfest 2023, local artists recreated works from the museum’s collection.

This week we’re all about places: A Midtown Mansion, Bartlett Recreation Center, a Wolfchase-area restaurant, of course, FedExForum.

“To unite Memphians around solving Memphis’ problems for Memphis’ future, we need nonpartisanship. We need to keep nonpartisanship in City Hall and bring it back to our county government.”

The Memphis Anti-Hunger Conference offered local nonprofits an opportunity to learn more about how hunger impacts the region, hear from partners working to address food insecurity and find ways to partner with the goal of ending hunger in Memphis.