The front lawn of OUT Memphis, 892 Cooper Street, bustled with attendees from 4 to 5 p.m., to protest pending passage of state laws affecting transgender rights.

Max McGee, president of Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates, said the superintendent position at Memphis-Shelby County Schools has already attracted three candidates from three other states.

Upgrades to the Interstate 55 interchange at Crump Boulevard Downtown will be a multi-year project that will include road and bridge closures and the construction of a new roundabout. 

The Memphis Area Transit Authority opened a $200,000 upgrade at its dispatch command center, “the heart and soul of our operations.”

The move of part of the barbecue contest to Beale Street follows an earlier relocation of the Blues Tent from the Beale Street Music Festival to the entertainment district.

The library branch has been closed since MPD officer Geoffrey Redd was shot after responding to an altercation at the branch on Feb. 2. 

Moody’s departure from Memphis city government comes after 20 combined years in administration.

Who would you crown the King of Memphis rap? And, a Memphis author gives away free books.