Board members also approved a $65 million capital improvement budget — more than double the $25 million that the county mayor has proposed for school building needs.

Vehicle admission will be limited per screen and guests must purchase a carload ticket in advance.

Germantown Board of Zoning Appeals denied a request by SCS that would allow a 22,000 square-foot addition at Germantown Elementary School. Board members cited concerns with potential enrollment increases and traffic concerns.

Fred Davis was an early advocate of black-owned business growth even before the city had a majority African American population. He was also on the city council during the 1968 sanitation workers strike.

Gov. Bill Lee said Tuesday a stronger supply of personal protective equipment could allow him to change a decision requiring the state Department of Health to share information about COVID-positive patients with law enforcement to help first responders.

The National Civil Rights Museum’s Terri Freeman talks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted inequality, as well as the financial impact the shutdown has had on the museum.

Gov. Bill Lee and state Election Coordinator Mark Goins say fear of catching COVID-19 does not qualify as a reason to vote by mail as the state faces two legal challenges of its absentee ballot rules.

The Memphis Police Department and the Shelby County Sheriff's Office received about $11 million in federal funding to hire more officers to fight violent crime.

With hints of restarting the NBA season, questions still remain on how to get the league up and going after the hiatus from the coronavirus pandemic.

A final lawsuit over the grave site of the Confederate General, slave trader and Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard was dropped this week and legal filings toward moving the remains of Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife should be filed in Chancery Court soon.

Community service hours completed by St. Mary’s Community Fund students open new opportunities for a lifetime of service.

Negotiations are underway to purchase the land for about $375,000, but officials say construction of an additional new school is not imminent. 

Cohen said Congress being in session is the kind of gathering that experts on the coronavirus urge the public to avoid. 

Shelby County reported 3,421 coronavirus cases, 72 deaths and 1,959 recoveries as of Tuesday, according to the health department. The total of tests reported is 43,906 or 4.7% of Shelby County’s population.

Gov. Bill Lee extended continuation of a previous executive order to boost social distancing efforts. It maintains extended deadlines for motor vehicles and handgun permits and encourages working from home. 

Memphis-based Hollywood Feed is expanding same-day delivery service after orders spiked during the coronavirus pandemic's sheltering-in-place phase.

Former Mr. Football winner will have two years of eligibility left at East Carolina.

Shelby County Health Department study models to predict COVID-19, where virus reproduction rate is the significant factor. Right now that number in the medium range, but rising in surrounding counties. 

Germantown aldermen voted for a continuing resolution to its budget on Monday. Additionally, they approved a professional services agreement for a new water tower design.

Health Department officials said Shelby County has had a total of 391 suspected overdoses and 58 fatalities between April 7 and May 7, but they don't know why.

Bass Pro Shops to open a large outside lounge at Big Cypress Lounge on May 22 with views of the Mississippi River, the Hernando de Soto Bridge and Downtown.

Memphis voters and a voter advocacy organization are suing the state for a court order allowing any voter worried about the COVID-19 pandemic to vote via absentee ballot.

He was supposed to be an NBA star. Now he's working at a steel factory. But when Austin Nichols got his diploma Saturday, it came with a feeling of accomplishment unlike any he has known before.

It was a Mother’s Day we’ll always remember, though one we’ve declared deserves a do-over.

Rallings said Monday that Shelby County 911 has an agreement with the Tennessee government to get the names and addresses of those diagnosed with COVID-19, but only addresses will be used when dispatching officers, not the patients' names. The agreement has been in place since mid-March.