SMU has the seventh-best offense in the country, with both passing and rushing depth that has stymied defenses. 

There is no timeline for the star defender’s return, but his assignment to the Memphis Hustle is a positive sign it could come soon. 

The joint meeting Wed., Nov. 10, is a tentative first step toward consolidating the two governments. 

Gov. Bill Lee names Charlie Tuggle, executive vice president and general counsel for First Horizon National, and Tipton County Mayor Jeff Huffman to the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee.

City Council member Jeff Warren is leading the talks that hope to raise additional money for a parking solution that leaves the Overton Park greensward as it is. 

Plans call for mixed-use commercial development with $31.8 million in construction for retail, office and hotel spaces.

Children ages 5 to 11 will be able to receive COVID-19 vaccinations at the Shelby County Health Department beginning Thursday, Nov. 4.

Shelby County has averaged 87 new coronavirus cases reported per day for the past seven days.

Hog and Hominy served its first meals at a soft opening on Tuesday and we were there to try it; Pantà is open and we were there, too. Pancho’s is still serving in West Memphis, for now, and Sweet Grass has an apple pie you gotta try.

Zak Ozmo, the host of Music & Medicine, joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.

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The Tigers have a combined 14-3 record against SMU, East Carolina, Houston and Tulane since 2016. 

The Murray Farms Planned Development, a $60-million, three-building distribution center on the corner of Appling City Cove and Murray Farms Road, near the I-40 exit, was approved by the Memphis City Council.

The new rules for gas stations are in the first of two City Council measures that include a downzoning of 20 areas of the city to limit the spread of auto-related businesses. 

The Memphis City Council will take up the pipeline ordinances in two weeks after legalese and other factors led to to raucous environment at City Hall.

Protesters against gun violence marched through the streets of Downtown Memphis on the Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday where the dead are honored and remembered. Those who took part in the march said they are tired of the gun violence in the city. 

Jaren Jackson Jr. is ignoring the mean tweets as he works on his game, and there’s more on Dillon Brooks and Ziaire Williams.

Shelby County government employees would have until April to get vaccinated or pay a $25 per pay period surcharge starting in July under the notice sent to county employees Tuesday, Nov. 2.

The Food and Drug Administration already has OK’d kid-size doses — just a third of the amount given to teens and adults — as safe and effective for the younger age group.

The University of Memphis’ third and final candidate for presidency is Teik Lim, the interim president at the University of Texas at Arlington and a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering. 

Pancho’s is closed and closing, but there’s plenty of Mexican food in Memphis; Jennifer and Chris talk about some places they like and some they remember.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was the first to make vaccination mandatory. It has not released the percentage of staff that complied.

The percentage is a calculation that excludes the city’s spend in areas where it is determined there are no local minority businesses.

The newsroom hires include a state government reporter based in Nashville, a data journalist to join the investigations team, and a business reporter.

The staff of eight people is tightly packed in the current Town Hall at 5854 Airline Rd.