A set of four ordinances affecting the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and the county corrections division advanced through second reading Monday, Sept. 28, at the Shelby County Commission. And the use of electric shields by deputies at a Downtown demonstration last week was part of the commission’s discussion. Final votes are scheduled for Oct. 12.

Kathy Moore Cowan is executive director of the new Memphis office opened by Local Initiatives Support Corp., which has invested $22 billion to build or rehab affordable housing and develop retail, community and educational space. 

Shelby County commissioners put off a vote Monday, Sept. 28, on $5.8 million to buy a new voting system, a move that election officials say could mean it will take days to count all the votes in the presidential general election.

Collierville leaders declined to make motion to place discussion of the Confederate monument on a future agenda.

Memphis begins the toughest part of its schedule against one of the AAC’s best quarterbacks, SMU’s Shane Buechele

Coach Penny Hardaway is primed for a big recruiting week as two targets for the class of 2021 make their announcements. 

The Third Church of Christ, Scientist, which anchors a corner at Central and Highland, has sold its property for $3.3 million.

Rhodes College President Marjorie Hass urges the college to rise to the “great challenges” of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, and others praise the the Notre Dame law professor’s commitment to equality and women’s rights.

The original game was scheduled for Sept. 18, but was postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases in the Memphis athletic department.

About 18% of area ICU patients were either COVID-positive or suspected of having the virus.

As FedEx prepares for another record holiday peak season and COVID-19 vaccine distribution, more parking space for cargo aircraft is coming online at its Memphis world hub.

In her new role, Memphian Lori Spicer Robertson says she will have the opportunity to transform and touch people differently than what is possible in other positions.

“They did an awesome job of making sure everyone was safe and making sure everyone had fun” at Shelby Farms.

 The Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat meet in the NBA Finals, starting Wednesday. Here’s a look at the matchup, with some Memphis-centric observations where appropriate.

Nearly every weekend, Laura Elliott picks up a collection of rescue dogs that can’t find a home in Memphis and drives them to Illinois, where there are families waiting to adopt.

Recent back-to-school test results from Tennessee students were not the basis for state projections that proficiency rates will drop by 50% or more for third-grade reading and math due to schooling disruptions during the pandemic.

After her son was shot and killed during a robbery outside his family’s apartment complex in 2018, Tameka Talley started a mentoring group for his friends. 

University of Memphis Coach Penny Hardaway needs to wrap up a few details before season starts in November.