Memphis City Council, mayoral hopefuls begin to pull petitions
The opening day crowd to get petitions at the Election Commission’s Downtown office had a few surprises, a party bus and even some camaraderie among competing candidates.
The opening day crowd to get petitions at the Election Commission’s Downtown office had a few surprises, a party bus and even some camaraderie among competing candidates.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools began releasing state-mandated test scores to students and families Monday, in a year when the district estimates that 41% of third graders would be at risk for retention.
Switches, small steel or plastic squares that affix to a semi-automatic weapon and engage the firing pin, can make a gun capable of firing dozens of rounds of ammunition in seconds.
The Arlington Community Schools board will consider its annual fiscal year budget Tuesday evening, and included in the numbers is a significant increase to board members’ salaries.
TSSAA officials confirmed that the Knights told them they were forfeiting Tuesday’s quarterfinal match against Alcoa.
Tony Allen pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, according to court documents.
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Collierville agreed to sell the former University of Memphis satellite campus to the suburban school district.
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“Many of us know that training for these high-wage, high-demand careers are needed right now, and the demand will simply just continue to grow in the future,” said Michael Heindl, president of NWCC since 2018.
Memphis Grizzlies All-Star partners with Miami company for release of Block Panther Energy Gummies.
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“This really wasn’t the plan,” owner Amanda Martelli joked. “I always wanted my own sports restaurant, and I never thought that (my husband) would do this for me. But here we are.”
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Traffic is increasing, and the locks and dams have aged far past their life expectancy. They slow barges down, and shippers and commodity groups fear a breakdown on the horizon.
Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab launched a new Wishmakers program with residents being granted wishes from going to the top of the Bass Pro Pyramid to visiting Crosstown Concourse to enjoying a trip to Herb Parsons Lake.
The project trains selected students, known as ambassadors, in the areas of resilience, relationship building, conflict resolution, nonviolent responses, social-emotional learning and workplace readiness.
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Local high school athletes begin state tournament competition in baseball, soccer, softball, tennis and track and field beginning Tuesday.
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Memphis Light, Gas and Water’s outage map showed more than 15,000 of the utility’s customers without power.
Heather Currier Hunt will head the St. Jude academy, where she will help build leadership skills “whether you’re in facilities, or you’re a Nobel laureate, and everything in between.”
The Grizzlies acquired a few draft assets by trading away Santi Aldama, but they also maintained the ability to use the large traded player exception created in the Jaren Jackson Jr. deal.
Bar Limina hosted a sold-out Steak Night late last month with chefs from Kinfolk, Hard Times Deli and Gussied Up.
Mississippi aruges that the lawsuit from the Mississippi NAACP about SpaceX’s private power plant in Southaven is a threat to its ability to regulate the state’s environment.
A Downtown Memphis Commission board gave the green light for the new Memphis Art Museum’s signage, including a code deviation.
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