The first Jaren Jackson Jr. scouting report was in early, before he was a twinkle in an NBA executive’s eye. In fact, the first read on Junior came shortly after his birth.

The scout providing this insight? His grandmother.

2. Final Goodbye: Roll Call of Some Who Died in 2017 - Monday, January 1, 2018

They made music that inspired legions of fans. Rock 'n' roll founding fathers Chuck Berry and Fats Domino, rockers Tom Petty and Gregg Allman, grunge icon Chris Cornell, country superstar Glen Campbell and jazz great Al Jarreau were among the notable figures who died in 2017, leaving a void in virtually every genre of music.

3. The Ties That Bind - Saturday, October 21, 2017

When Big River Crossing was about to open a year ago, Doug Carpenter was asked often where the Tennessee-Arkansas state line is over the Mississippi River.

His marketing firm DCA has overseen publicity for the crossing from concept through construction, so he has learned much about the history of the Harahan Bridge and the mighty river below it. But the stateline wasn't marked

4. Last Word: BSMF, Budget Books and Milli Vanilli - Monday, May 8, 2017

Three days of sun and mild temperatures for the Beale Street Music Festival. Not to be all “Dawn Lazarus” about the weather. Of course, it wasn’t just that way over Tom Lee Park. And many of us continue to find there is life outside after you have determined your festival days may be behind you. We were all over the place this weekend including Tom Lee Park and Shelby Farms Park and backyards and trails and on a rising river. Can you still claim you were at BSMF if you were within earshot of it?

5. Change Only Sure Thing In Sports, Panelists Say - Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Almost five years ago, in his earliest days as athletics director at the University of Memphis, Tom Bowen had visions of a long and happy life in the Big East and as part of the BCS (Bowl Championship Series). But in short order, the league collapsed amid conference realignment and Bowen found himself guiding a university in a conference with no name.

6. Last Word: Festival Season, The Unbanked and Artspace Lofts Gets Started - Monday, October 3, 2016

It was one of those weekends. In thinking back on it you will probably add rich fall colors on the trees that will come just a bit later. And since you are adding things you might give the Tigers another touchdown or two – or not, depending on where your allegiances are.

7. Sports Community to Memphis: Acknowledge Our Value - Monday, February 1, 2016

In sports, it is natural for some – maybe even many – to say what a player, coach, team or even a city can’t do. Memphis knows this well.

There were doubts about the viability of a Downtown minor-league baseball park. But 16 years after AutoZone Park opened at Third Street and Union Avenue, the ballpark is as beautiful as ever – thanks in part to some $6.5 million in upgrades following the team’s purchase by the parent St. Louis Cardinals.

8. Memphis Sports Leaders to Speak on Local Impact - Wednesday, January 27, 2016

You will find Memphis sports fans everywhere – including in the Redbirds dugout at AutoZone Park.

“Our players like having the NBA here and FedExForum nearby,” said Memphis Redbirds general manager Craig Unger.

9. Last Word: The Big Fizzle, John Jay Hooker's Exit And "A Great Sports Town" - Monday, January 25, 2016

Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it – isn’t that how the saying goes?
In our case, it might be better to say everybody talks about the television weather coverage but nobody does anything about it.
As we all know now, Memphis dodged the “blizzard” warning artfully and passive-aggressively teased by several television stations who shall go un-named here because they know who they are and you do too.
That’s because they spent much of the day of "the blizzard that wasn’t" whining about the reaction from viewers who complained about the hype and then the promos the stations ran the day of the big fizzle.
We didn’t get much in the way of snow in Memphis, but we got a couple of feet of hype.

10. Sports Execs Tackle Teams’ Economic Impact - Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Football fans in Charlotte, N.C., have had a fun season watching the NFL’s Carolina Panthers reel in 15 wins, a near perfect season, and secure the top playoff seed in their conference.

And it could turn out to be quite the edge for the Panthers in their quest to reach the Super Bowl.

11. 22 Sports Blessings Worth Giving Thanks For - Thursday, November 26, 2015

Counting the blessings and giving sporting thanks for:

• John Calipari not hiring Keelon Lawson.

• Women who don’t like football but still let their men watch football on Thanksgiving. Y’all get it.

12. Long-Delayed Nuclear Plant in Tennessee Nears Completion - Tuesday, May 12, 2015

SPRING CITY, Tenn. (AP) – Tom Wallace started working at the Watts Bar nuclear plant as a young man in 1979, hoping he could eventually become a reactor operator.

13. Dobbs the Latest in Line of Dual-Threat UT Quarterbacks - Saturday, November 29, 2014

If the University of Tennessee’s football team gains bowl eligibility with a victory Saturday at Vanderbilt, it can look back to a quarterback change Oct. 25 against Alabama as a pivotal point in the season.

14. Shouldering the Load - Monday, July 21, 2014

Ole Miss quarterback Bo Wallace enters his senior season with a chance to make history, a chance for his name to have the kind of staying power that would have Rebels fans tossing the name “Bo” around The Grove for generations, the way they do with names like Archie and Eli.

15. This week in Memphis history: June 6-12 - Saturday, June 7, 2014

2013: The Memphis Grizzlies announced they would not renew the contract of Lionel Hollins as coach of the NBA team following the Grizzlies’ best year in franchise history. Some Grizzlies fans rallied in Tom Lee Park in support of a new contract for Hollins.

16. White Joins BankTennessee As Mortgage Specialist - Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Judy Sulton White has joined BankTennessee as a mortgage loan specialist. White has worked in the mortgage industry for 30 years and will focus on new-home financing options, mortgage refinances and custom construction loans.

17. MED Fdtn. Names Brandenburg Director of Development - Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Joe Brandenburg has joined The MED Foundation as director of development.

Hometown: Connersville, Ind.

Education: B.A., mass communications, Western Kentucky University; master’s in public administration, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

18. Charter Commission Wrangles With Contract Issues - Monday, April 28, 2008

Members of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners today will move into the final stages of their work on proposed County Charter changes. Today's commission agenda includes a vote on the second of three readings of charter changes that will go to voters in an Aug. 7 referendum.

19. Events - Friday, January 26, 2007

The National Kidney Foundation of West Tennessee presents its annual Chocolate Fantasy event Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Oak Court Mall. Tickets are $16 in advance and can be purchased at Chick-fil-A, TCBY and Dinstuhl's. Tickets are $18 on the day of the event. Call 683-6185 for more information.

20. Marketing Agency Hires New Art Director - Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Lyle Wardlaw has joined full-service advertising, marketing, design and public relations firm inferno as art director. Prior to that she spent three years providing design support for clients at Imre Communications and Babcock Advertising in the Washington, D.C., area. She graduated from Millsaps College in 1996 with a double major in studio art and elementary education, and has completed advertising and graphics programs from Memphis College of Art and Southwest Community College. In her position as art director, Wardlaw will serve clients and help with new creative projects.

21. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, August 19, 2003
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The Mississippi River Commission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers holds its annual low-water inspection trip at 9 a.m. today on the motor vessel Mississippi at Tom Sawyer Park in West Memphis, Ark.

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22. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, February 3, 2003
Calendar of events Feb. 3-9

Calendar of events Feb. 3-9

Feb. 3

The University of Memphis presents the Suzuki String program at 6 p.m. in Harris Concert Hall in the music building. Admission is free. Call 678-2541 for more information. Missi...

23. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, January 27, 2003
Calendar of events Jan. 27

Calendar of events Jan. 27-Feb. 2

Jan. 29

Mississippi Museum of Art, 201 E. Pascagoula St., in Downtown Jackson, Miss., presents Mary Lovelace ONeal, a survey of more than 25 years of ONeals abstract paintings. On...

24. Archived Article: Tech Briefs - Wednesday, October 23, 2002
Ethics of Electronic Information in the 21st Century will be at the Universitys Fogelman Executive Center at the University

Ethics of Electronic Information in the 21st Century convenes Thursday through Sunday in the Fogelman Executive Center at ...

25. Archived Article: Marketplace (rdc) - Monday, July 16, 2001
RDC is not holding back Riverfront Development Corp. not holding back By SUE PEASE The Daily News Visitors to the Riverfront Development Corp.s Web site, www.memphisriverfront.com, will see on the development guidelines page, the phrase "We wer...

26. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, October 16, 2000
Calendar of events: June 5 11 Calendar of events: Oct. 16-Oct. 22 Oct. 16 The Memphis Bar Association will present "Advance Mediation Training" from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the MBA Conference Center, One Commerce Square, Suite 1050. Alexand...

27. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, October 9, 2000
Calendar of events: June 5 11 Calendar of events: Oct. 9-Oct. 15 Oct. 10 "Europe 2000" is 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the mezzanine of the Peabody, 149 Union Ave. The seminar and exhibition features guests from Austria, Germany, Italy, Belgium, th...

28. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, May 10, 1999
May 10 May 10 Shelby County Republican Women will meet at 10:45 a.m. at the Adams Mark Hotel, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd. The speaker will be state Sen. Tom Leatherwood, who will discuss the Tennessee Tax Reform Act of 1999. For more information, call Jean...

29. Archived Article: Knight Ridge Lj - Thursday, April 2, 1998
By LAURIE JOHNSON Construction starts on Knight Ridge addition By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Construction is now underway on a 10,000-square-foot addition to the Knight Ridge Properties office/showroom park on Knight Arnold Road. The building, lo...

30. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, October 1, 1997
Ruth Wallace Archer, a teacher at Oak Forest Elementary School; Patricia Willkinson Sutton, a teacher at Sherwood Middle School; and Raydine J. Yarbrough, a teacher at Florida Elementary School have been named finalists in the National Science Found...

31. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, October 1, 1997
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32. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, January 27, 1997
Jan Jan. 28 The Centre for Global Enterprise at Christian Brothers University will host the second Farm Policy Conference and Exhibition at AgriCenter International from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The program will focus on agricultural economic opportu...

33. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, March 11, 1996
03-11 Calendar March 12 The Institute of Management Accountants will meet at noon at Paulettes. The speaker will be forensic specialist Tom Vastrick. The cost is $15. For more information, call Tammy Greco at 682-7766. The Memphis Bar Association wi...

34. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, February 12, 1996
01/05 Calendar Feb. 12 The MidSouth Workers Compensation Association will meet at 11:30 a.m. at the Racquet Club. The speaker will be Dr. William Bourland of The Orthopaedic Clinic, who will address "Reduction of Workers Compensation Costs by P...