Memphis entered this year as the favorite to win the league, but it has already suffered a loss in its first conference game.

Amber Edlin was persistent in her search for the identity of a Jane Doe, whose body was found alongside a road in DeSoto County. 

Late goal against UTSA helps Memphis continue its home winning streak.

Texas makes its long-awaited SEC debut against a Bulldogs team that is beaten up and struggling under first-year coach Jeff Lebby.

After an easy schedule of non-conference games, Ole Miss opens SEC play at 11 a.m. Saturday when it hosts Kentucky.

Tous Les Jours, a French-Asian bakery that has more than 1,600 locations worldwide, will also joined by the opening of Lao Sze Chuan, a Chinese restaurant chain based in Chicago.

The Podbox Memphis Podcast Festival will also have a pitch competition for a chance to win podcast coaching. 

An Oscar Mayer Wienermobile — operated by hotdoggers Corn Dog Kait and Coop Dawg — is making stops in Memphis this weekend.

Are you ready for today’s puzzles?

Today’s quick crossword veers into true crime.

The Juvenile Court building, 616 Adams Ave., has been closed since April 25 for asbestos, lead and mold remediation. 

The Tigers’ first-year athletic director was persuasive explaining why Memphis turned down the Pac-12, not just saying it was bad but explaining why in no uncertain terms.

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About 43% of imports into the U.S. flow through the coastal ports.

The quaterback lead the Saints to a victory over Knoxville Catholic.

Vicki Gandee is facing Andy Ellis for the school board seat. It’s the only contested Germantown-specific race on the Nov. 5 ballot.

“It really came down to what our future looks like,” Ed Scott said. “... The financials were not there.”

Memphis basketball teams will have a new tipoff event — the Blue and Gray Showcase Friday, Oct. 4, at 6 p.m. inside Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

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Seven years after Lisa Sloan was left incapacitated after a drag racer crashed into her car and three years after she died from those injuries, her family found a small amount of peace in a courtroom.

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss moves the Grizzlies could make now that Derrick Rose has retired.

The name will change from Bob’s Barksdale to Barksdale’s, but the spirit of Bob Henry will remain. 

The funding is for work on Elvis Presley Boulevard between Winchester and Craft roads, a stretch that takes in the segment of the state highway that borders Graceland and The Guest House at Graceland hotel.

But that doesn’t mean rezoning won’t ever happen ever; it’s just not happening on the previous anticipated timeline.

This week, sneakers meet art and cocktails at Artifacts, Memphians tell stories at TEDx and Orchestra Noir is bringing Y2K back.

Masti doesn’t have the extensive range that you might find at longer-standing Indian restaurants, but the dishes on its menu are made very well. 

Now is the time to start planning which Memphis home games you would like to attend this season.