A bill that would require new teachers in Tennessee to pass a civics test to earn their teaching license is zipping through the legislature.

The streetwear, footwear and apparel store will be in an East Memphis shopping center by the end of the year. 

The Memphis Classic, to be held July 25-Aug. 2 at Leftwich Tennis Center, is a WTA 250-level tournament. 

The Memphis police officer was reportedly shot after pulling over a white Nissan Maxima on Feb. 26.

Standouts from Briarcrest, City University, Fayette-Ware, Houston and Whitehaven up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 5.

Standouts from Bartlett, Houston, Memphis Business Academy, Memphis School of Excellence-Winchester and Whitehaven are up for consideration. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 5.

Today’s puzzle is from the interior of the all-new Swamp Lounge and was taken by Brad Vest. 

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“I feel like we are on the right track — kind of pun intended — to stabilize, improve the service and then grow,” MATA Trustee Rodrick Holmes told The Daily Memphian.

The Grizzlies extended their winning streak to two with a win over Indiana on Sunday. It’s just the second time since the start of 2026 that Memphis has won two in a row. 

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Grizzlies’ Zach Edey to undergo another procedure on ankle

One fact to sum up Penny Hardaway and this Memphis basketball season: This is the most losses the Tigers have suffered in 56 years.

Shelby County Commission interviews applicants for the vacancy left by Edmund Ford Jr., and Banana Ball is at AutoZone Park. 

Guards Julius Thedford, Dug McDaniel and Sincere Parker finished with double-digit points, but every other Tiger combined for only 25 points. 

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Box score: East Carolina 84, Memphis 68

The Grizzlies announced that Zach Edey will undergo a second procedure on his left ankle. He initially had surgery to address ankle laxity in June. 

“Memphis has never been defined by ease. We have always been defined by resilience, by staying when others leave, by believing when belief is irrational.”

Memphis Light, Gas and Water partnered with Memphis-Shelby County Schools, Southwest Tennessee Community College and other career and technical organizations in the area for its Customer Service Career Academy.

Clark Butcher, who started Victory Bicycle Studio 16 years ago, said he also hopes to ship 150 bikes monthly.

Late last year, the owners decided to eliminate the retail portion of the Broad Avenue business.

Ja Morant is on the way out. Penny Hardaway is teetering. It’s the worst basketball season in the city’s history, featuring the fall of two Memphis icons.

Hayley Brooks started out in the entertainment industry. Here’s how she became an entrepreneur and why she’s grown so fond of Memphis. 

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Today’s puzzle is from the CBHS vs. MUS basketball game and was taken by Mark Weber. 

Sixty children competed Saturday for the right to represent Shelby County in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The victor was a Farmington Elementary student. Again.