Last month, MATA acknowledged it has a $60 million deficit. A City Councilwoman tried to talk specifics, but the discussion was abruptly halted after the head of the council staff talked with her privately during a public meeting.

City Council budget committee chairman Chase Carlisle plans to push for votes on proposed amendments in a Wednesday, June 12, committee session. The fiscal year begins July 1. Final budget votes by are scheduled for June 25.

Now that five city charter referendums have moved to the November ballot, the Memphis City Council will probably consider whether it wants to spend city money on a campaign for the set of five proposals.

A group of Crosstown High students painted a beautiful mural that said, “We can do better.” Within weeks, the mural was vandalized. So how did they respond? By doing better. 

The CWS opens Friday, and for the first time since the event expanded to eight teams in 1950, only two conferences will be represented on the college game’s biggest stage.

State Sen. Brent Taylor is asking the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office to investigate a recent deal struck between the DOJ and the Shelby County DA’s office to stop local enforcement of the state’s aggravated-prostitution law. 

The “All Off Boyd” operation was named for the arrests made of the All Off the Blade gang members who often congregate at Boyd Street and Tate Avenue south of the Medical District. 

While the fandom and media coverage of women’s basketball has grown to new heights, Memphis women’s basketball coach Alex Simmons doesn’t want to lose the momentum. 

Memphis will not only be replacing senior starting quarterback Seth Henigan next season, but it will also need some new star pass catchers.

Kyle has been a chancellor since his election in 2014. His current term ends Sept. 1, 2030.

“We want to offer a quality tour so that when people leave, they’re mesmerized by Jerry Lee’s career, his accomplishments, his home,” Todd Allen Herendeen, the property’s potential buyer, said.

The Marriott-branded hotel is the sixth phase of the mixed-use development in Germantown.

When journalist Laura Testino moved to Memphis in 2019, she hoped to find a beat rich in stories. The education beat definitely delivered, but she may have ultimately found more than that. 

According to the email, about 41% of those 1,100 positions, or around 450, are already vacant.

Wesley Wright has decided not to run for reelection as a Lakeland commissioner in November but is not closing the book on his political career.

“There is something uniquely magical about this place that inspires such strong bonds among the people who come here, and I am grateful to have been woven into this park’s storied history,” said Overton Park Conservancy’s executive director.