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The Memphis Touchdown Club honored a Whitehaven senior who has committed to Memphis football in a ceremony reported Nov.

1, celebrating his high school achievements and his upcoming move to the Tigers program.

Florida State fired former Memphis coach Mike Norvell on Sunday, Nov.

1, and named Rick Stockstill interim head coach while the university conducts a national search for a permanent replacement. Norvell led Memphis from 2016 to 2019 before departing for Florida State.

Mid-South Food Bank is hosting grocery giveaways to distribute free food to households in need and will hand out groceries at designated pickup sites; organizers say dates, times, and locations are available from Mid-South Food Bank.

The family of Winter Jones hosted the inaugural Autism Mini Fall Festival Saturday at Saint Luke’s Lutheran Church (Cordova), welcoming families across the spectrum with costumes, pumpkin painting, and community resources to promote autism acceptance.

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office joined community members (Oct.

30) for a Community School Appreciation Cookout at KIPP Collegiate to honor students, teachers, and administrators and thanked Pastor Tim J. Bowers Sr. and True Fellowship Ministries for organizing the event.

Fall festival season brought thousands to events across the city this weekend, from the Memphis Irish Festival downtown to the India Festival at the Agricenter, the inaugural Meng Kong Festival, and Día de los Muertos celebrations, showcasing music, dance, food, and cultural exhibits that highlight the city's growing communities.

The Mid-South Food Bank distributed boxes of fresh food and groceries to hundreds of families Saturday morning at Ida B.

Wells Street near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, saying rising grocery costs are driving more people to mobile pantries.

Elon Musk announced two new Mid South data centers in Southaven (called Gun Range and Spam) that will house hundreds of thousands of computer chips, with Gun Range set to be operational by the end of November and Spam by December.