A three-judge panel denied a request to slow down implementation of Tennessee’s school voucher law. Last month, the same panel lifted the injunction that had kept the Education Savings Account Act from taking effect since it was passed in 2019. Since then, the state has been working to make taxpayer-funded private school vouchers available in some form by the time class started — which in Shelby County was today.

As the new school year cranks up, area educators share a few (but not all) of their tactics for keeping students safe.

From January to June this year, there were 483 charges against violent juvenile offenders in Shelby County, compared to 298 in the first half last year, and monkeypox has arrived in Shelby County.

If that’s not enough to give you a fever, so far, this is the hottest summer on record for Memphis, and last month was the second-hottest July in the city’s history.

Meanwhile, drivers of electric vehicles will get a boost as MLGW joins a statewide charging network and Memphis streetlights are being converted to LED.

And in Cordova, the USDA euthanized 120 Canada geese at Riverwood Farms, in response to the homeowners association saying it was necessary for the protection of the community, but critics say it’s an inhumane, temporary solution to a problem that requires habitat modification.

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“We train all our staff in battlefield first aid,” said one local school superintendent. “We watch some really gory videos so they can be prepared.”

Since an injunction was lifted last month, the state has been working to make taxpayer-funded private school vouchers available by the time class starts — which in Shelby County is Monday, Aug. 8. By Ian Round

From January to June this year, there were 483 charges against violent juvenile offenders, compared to 298 in the first half last year.  By Julia Baker

As of Tuesday, Aug. 2, a total of four presumptive monkeypox cases have been reported in Shelby County, according to the local health department.  By Jasmine McCraven

Memphis is experiencing the hottest summer on record so far, and last month was the second hottest July in the city’s history. By Keely Brewer

All 77,330 of the city’s high-pressure sodium streetlights will be replaced with LED lighting in a project that includes an automated management system that notifies MLGW when the lights are out. By Bill Dries

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Discover how art, life, music and so much more come together at Memphis’ own vertical village. By Crosstown Concourse

The utility received a great that will help it upgrade its infrastructure to be part of a network of 32 fast charging units on interstates and major highways.  By Keely Brewer

The USDA euthanized 120 Canada geese at Riverwood Farms, in response to the homeowners association saying it was necessary for the protection of the community, but critics say it’s an inhumane, temporary solution to a problem that requires habitat modification. By Keely Brewer

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