Tennessee’s State Department of Education, as well as the state’s two largest school districts, Memphis and Nashville, are heading into their first new school year after major leadership changes.
Shelby County Commissioner Mark Billingsley was named chairman of the commission for the upcoming term, which begins Sept. 1. The commission also revised rules for naming buildings and other locations.
Memphis opens the season on the road at Miami, before playing six of its next seven games at FedExForum. Mike Conley returns with Utah Nov. 15.
Precious Achiuwa did not travel to the Bahamas due to visa complications.
Don Nehring, FedEx Ground truck driver from Southaven, Mississippi, has become eligible for a coveted FedEx Aces designation after a series of wins at the National Truck Driving Championships.
Low numbers putting Sheffield's football season in jeopardy. And the decision deadline is looming on Monday.
The Tennessee Shakespeare Company received a $20,000 grant to take the Bard's works to juveniles in the Shelby County justice system. "William Shakespeare and his plays are for everyone," says the company's founder.
A spokesman for Union University says the Christian college based in Jackson, Tennessee, does not want to buy Rust Hall in Overton Park even though local sources say the university is, in fact, interested in the property.
Head football coach Mike Norvell’s Tigers held their last fall scrimmage at the University of Memphis Lambuth Campus on Saturday afternoon.
Memphis Tourism's I Love Memphis Blog is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a party at Railgarten.
Global Café celebrates its first anniversary on Saturday and Sunday at Crosstown; join the family for a meal.
The $54.8 million project sits on a priority list awaiting federal funding after local and state governments and private donors raised the necessary matching funds.
Memphis ZIP code 38126, which has family poverty rate of nearly 60%, has been getting targeted help from the Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis.
Ellen Roberds and Nibaruta Fidel with Play Where You Stay talk soccer, competition and how to make the game fun and accessible for all kids in any neighborhood, regardless of financial need.
Op-Ed
If MATA is committed to providing first-class transportation for the residents of Westwood and Boxtown, it should consider a plan recently proposed by retired bus driver Lonnie Britton to run buses through both neighborhoods every 30 minutes so riders can get to the Downtown bus terminals in 30 minutes.
