“I’m stating unequivocally that I made some large mistakes in budgeting,” Hernando Mayor Chip Johnson said.

Now that the decision has been made to bring Penny Hardaway back, everyone in Memphis hopes he’ll be successful — and that his ninth year will be the charm. The task before him is immense.

Local ownership is preserved for historic Downtown building, Score Health opens a second clinic and AutoZone Park-view offices hit the market.

Today’s puzzle is from the Garrison Gaming Hub and was taken by Patrick Lantrip.

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Freedom Preparatory Academy Charter Schools announces an addition. 

The Cougars scored three times in the sixth to establish themselves as a force to be reckoned with in Class 4A.

Charges were dropped for a 14-year-old accused of aggravated rape at St. George’s Independent School.

Not only are the star point guard and backup center out for the season, but the Memphis Grizzlies announced that starting center Zach Edey had another procedure. 

The rewrite of the impasse procedure is the most significant change in a process drafted in the wake of 1978 strikes by Memphis police and firefighters. 

A celebration unfolded at Methodist University Hospital as students sign to a registered nurse apprenticeship program in hopes to get more nurses into the local health system.

Collierville approved a third McDonald’s in town. It has little jurisdiction over the one that remains vacant.

Also opening this week in wide release are two horror-comedies: “They Will Kill You” with Zazie Beetz (“Atlanta”) and Myha’la (“Industry”), and “Forbidden Fruits.”

Will Drennan lost his life saving a child from nearly drowning at Riverdale Park. But his name will not be forgotten.

“He has a lot of depression, insomnia, he’s extremely sad and he’s lost a lot of weight in the two weeks that I hadn’t seen him,” State Rep. Gabby Salinas said about a local high schooler who has been detained by ICE for more than a month.

Memphis offensive coordinator Kevin Decker learned a lot from former Tigers OC Tim Cramsey, but he said his scheme is different.

The city is still searching for a space where teenagers, once picked up by MPD, would spend time waiting for their parents. 

“It does not alter the work that the district attorney is doing, does not restrict their discretion,” state Sen. Brent Taylor said.

The business will close its first location once the new shop is open.

“We’re serving customers in Ohio, Mississippi and Texas, so we could have started a steel distribution center anywhere in the Southeast,” Morgan Steel CEO said. “But we’re happy to continue to grow right here in Memphis.”

With the latest resignation, the sole full-time faculty member left in the occupational therapy department is the instructor accused of mistreating her students.

Frayser? Trezevant? Frayser-Trezevant? As construction continues, MSCS will have to make up its collective mind.

As President Donald Trump touts the Memphis Safe Task Force as proof that tough immigration policies and aggressive enforcement are restoring “law and order,” Mayor Paul Young argues Memphis’ long-term safety depends more on tackling poverty, disinvestment and other root causes. 

President Donald Trump came to Memphis to declare victory over crime. Two Friday night shootings were a reminder that work still remains.

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