What began as a call for a special counsel to investigate the clerk’s office turned into a special adviser hired by and reporting to the county commission, working with Clerk Wanda Halbert in a three-month period.
The commission approved a resolution Wednesday, Feb. 22, on an 8-3-2 vote to fund a $5 million feasibility study “to establish, develop and implement reparations.”
Memphis, which is No. 40 in the NET rankings and No. 37 in KenPom, can’t afford to slip up to Wichita State if it hopes to stay on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble.
The 2022 Collierville Balloon Festival distributed $150,000 to local education efforts. The event is scheduled to return and once again use its proceeds to benefit the same cause.
Under the third-grade retention law, students who don’t score proficiently on the English Language Arts portion of their TCAP test are eligible to be held back unless they meet certain conditions.
Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said Steven Adams has not started 5-on-5 play while he recovers from a knee injury he sustained on Jan. 22. Adams is not expected to play Thursday in Philadelphia. As Grizzlies return, the competition is tougher and questions growRelated story:
A new restaurant is coming to South Main, and it was a sad week in the restaurant world.
Chick-fil-A is looking at a possible new location in North Collierville.
A new $500 million to $700 million mixed-use project proposed for a large parcel fronting Interstate 40 is in the early planning stages for Arlington.
Former football lineman and jiu-jistu practitioner has sights set on a fourth state championship.
About a quarter of Tennessee’s children suffer from mental, emotional, developmental or behavioral disorders, according to the report.
Memphis Police Department commanders gave Lt. Dewayne Smith a sensitive assignment — overseeing members of the controversial SCORPION unit — despite a checkered past that included giving unreliable testimony in a federal drug case. Additional Nichols’ video could be released, city attorney saysRelated story:
Crime stats reviewed by Memphis City Council members on Tuesday, Feb. 21, show 15-year-olds are the largest group by age of those arrested for car thefts. Mass car break-ins in parking lots have locals talking — and postingRelated stories:
The Memphis Grizzlies’ Jaren Jackson Jr. made a stir at NBA All-Star Weekend with his Memphis designed fit.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools has contended that allowing school security staff to use pepper spray against students to break up fights is generally safe, but some still don’t agree with the practice.
Collierville Funeral Home’s new location wants to foster an environment where the community can celebrate all of life’s events.
Whether you want your fish fried, baked or even in a taco, you can find it at these area Catholic churches on Friday nights.
The 2023 schedule is set. Here’s a look at the toughest three-game stretch of the season and which game has the best chance to generate early fan attention.
The City Council delayed approving a damage deposit fund on the contract between Memphis in May and the Memphis River Parks Partnernship to Feb. 21, so the city administration can verify that part of the agreement. Police reform ordinances clear second reading at City Council Related story:
The master plan for Crossover — a mixed development between Getwell and Snowden Lane — received the unanimous blessing from Southaven officials this week.
Drivers in Hernando will be able to see street signs better under plans by the DeSoto County city to improve the quality.
The university’s new unit, headed by a global expert in sunflowers, focuses on how to boost agriculture specifically in the Mississippi Delta.
After filming on “The Ultimate Gift Wrapping Challenge” wrapped in Pennsylvania, Vanessa West and Adrienne Myers met again — this time back home in Memphis over lunch at La Baguette.
With inspiration from a book about tennis, sports psychology and more, Memphis Grizzlies forward Santi Aldama’s game has taken a huge step forward.
The holidays are about gathering with friends and family, with good meals as a centerpiece.
Hundreds of pages of investigative reports on the 2023 plane crash that killed four members of Harvest Church in Germantown are now public, including official interviews, expert accounts on the aircraft and wreckage and more.
A quartet of very different, but quite notable, new movies open in Memphis on Christmas Day.
“While I agree that our police department can and should improve, the real question for me is this: Will a Federal Government consent decree yield the true results our community is seeking — will it make Memphis better?”
Paul Young offered more detail in a Behind The Headlines interview on what’s next for MPD after a scathing federal report into the department’s policies and practices.