The Tigers entered the early signing period without a head coach, but Eric Perry and others stayed committed to Memphis.

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With his bushy mustache and a Stetson on his head, James Wallace didn’t exactly look like a man who literally willed a museum to life, then nurtured its continued existence for nearly three decades afterward.

After more than 25 years of serving authentic Chicago-style fare, Mr. Rusty’s Real Taste of Chicago closed its doors at 1859 Winchester Road the day before Thanksgiving.

A founding member of Booker T. and the MGs as well as a songwriter and producer, legendary guitarist Steve Cropper has been inducted into just about every music hall of fame imaginable.

The deal has been in the works for more than a year and came together as part of USPS’s 10-year Delivering for America plan — a more than $40 billion project.

Former soccer player Djidjou Bah headed to Wisconsin to play football as part of a big class at Germantown High. And West Virginia signs two of the Memphis area’s top running backs.

“What matters in the end is not the sizzle of the name. ... It’s the players. It’s always about the players.”

The Tigers are in the middle of a coaching search after former head football coach Ryan Silverfield left to fill the coaching vacancy at Arkansas.

The Memphis City Council addressed its YouTube stream not showing the entirety of the body’s Dec. 2 meeting where a council member compared a proposed firefighter pay raise to rape.

Here is a running list of recruits who have signed with Memphis during the early signing period. 

A TBI audit of MPD’s crime statistics yielded no real findings, TBI Director David Rausch wrote in a letter to two Memphis-area legislators. 

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating a shooting by a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper that occurred Wednesday morning, Dec. 3, in the Raleigh-Bartlett area of Memphis.

MSCS board members directed the district to expand bus access to immigrant students who may be staying home from school to avoid interactions with the Memphis Safe Task Force. 

The Collierville location will be the second Back Nine Golf planned for the Memphis area, and Herman expects to open another spot in Lakeland.

Today’s photo is of a mural at Silo Square taken by Patrick Lantrip.

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Reed Family Dentistry, Moskovitz, McGhee, Brown, Cohen & Moore, and Lewis Thomason announce additions. 

The Grizzlies, again, watched an opposing star guard shine while their three top on-ball guards watched from the bench in track suits. 

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MATA’s trustee said rider numbers are up. In other action, council members took steps to stop dumping in the Wolf River Bottoms, but balked at some strong limits suggested for city contracts to manage city parks.

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A Memphis suburb has a taste for hot chicken. The Nashville-based chicken chain clears a significant hurdle for a second location near two of Shelby County’s busiest roadways. 

The comments came as the City Council debated an additional 2% raise for the Memphis Fire Fighters Association.

The Bartlett Planning Commission endorsed the mixed-use project on the east end of the suburb, despite the developer wanting to avoid improvements at a nearby intersection.

Former Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield left the Tigers three days before the NCAA’s early signing period begins. Two former Tigers weigh in on how that might impact the Memphis program.