Anden Quinn set the Shelby-Metro season reception mark in a playoff-clinching victory over Craigmont.

The Memphis Safe Task Force is a month old. The federal law enforcement surge has impacted local crime rates but also strained parts of the local justice system many don’t ever see.

At its first leadership summit, Memphis Challenge announced grants ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 to six local businesses.

Mill closings and the implementation of the company’s multiyear 80/20 strategic plan also contributed to the losses, CEO Andy Silvernail said during an earnings call.

Cequita Monique is a jazz singer as well as the founder of the First Sunday Jazz Jam Pop Up Series.

As Task Force arrests swell population at Shelby County Jail, another inmate is found dead in his cell.

This week, Memphis rap pioneers take the stage, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art honors the dead and we’ve got your guide to Halloween fun.

The cheese pull on Little Italy’s calzone is like something out of the movies.

Gina Sweat, the first woman to serve as director of fire services in the city’s history, has left the administration.

The Tigers have four games remaining in their quest toward a potential American Conference title, starting with a road game against Rice.

Vice President JD Vance advocated a slowdown in legal immigration Wednesday, saying, “We have to get the overall numbers way, way down.”

Also in November, five friends and artists invite the public into their new art school and gallery, ShapeShifter.

Born in New Jersey, raised in North Carolina and now a mother of two “full-blooded Memphians,” Patricia Lee Daigle is no stranger to change. And as the Brooks Museum’s new chief curator, she’s taking on some big changes.

The Grizzlies’ rookie duty is one that connects the current team to its Grit and Grind roots and supports a Downtown restaurant. And it all starts with 40 orders of fried rice. 

Are you ready for today’s puzzles?

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

This jigsaw puzzle is a photo is of Douglas the camel at the Juvenile Court’s fourth annual Trunk or Treat event and was taken by The Daily Memphian photographer Patrick Lantrip.

Santi Aldama didn’t hesitate in the final seconds. He located and found the Grizzlies’ closer, Ja Morant. 

The teams traded scoreless possessions before Santi Aldama found Morant for the game-deciding bucket with 7.6 seconds remaining.

The box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Phoenix Suns at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Arizona, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025.

Anna Dunn gets the winner as the Houston Mustangs hand arch-rival Collierville its first loss of the season.

It’s the third year in a row there will be an all-Memphis final in the smaller of Tennessee’s two private-school classifications and a rematch of the 2023 title match.

A matchup against Auburn at a venue less than two hours from the campus of the SEC’s Tigers should provide Memphis with a solid test before the 2025-26 regular season gets underway.

“I’m seeing just continual calls at the reception desk for people asking about food pantries,” said Russell Walker of St. John’s Church. “It’s continuous. I got in this morning at 7:30, and they’ve been continuous since then.”