Memphis has been ultra successful in recent drafts. Can it get lucky again?

The task force is among the recommendations in a violent crime blueprint touted by council member Jeff Warren for the past year. Meanwhile, the city should have a new police director by the spring and the head of the MPD is a key player in such a task force.

Frank Colvett won election as City Council chairman Tuesday over Martavius Jones. But Colvett’s selection did not come without some controversy. 

Germantown’s Board of Education eliminated semester exams for the 2020-21 school year. Additionally, teachers will receive a $1,000 bonus in December.

The Family Safety Center and Memphis police said during the holidays, they see an increase in domestic violence incidents. And during the pandemic, they have also seen an increase in cases. 

The defensive prospects out of Louisiana have decided to reopen their recruitments.

John Kilzer died in March 2019. Not long ago, a striking mosaic of his likeness appeared in Overton Square.

Tennessee Attorney General’s Office is joining the Federal Trade Commission in challenging the proposed change in hospital ownership.

Melvin Jones never stopped pushing to improve the economic well-being of minority business owners.

Collierville voters can cast their ballot in the town’s runoff as early as Wednesday. Alderman John Worley is facing challenger Harold Booker for Position 3. Missy Marshall and William Boone are facing off for Position 4.

Council members set votes for Dec. 1 after getting answers to questions about both proposals. 

One in five intermodal shipping containers handled at the Port of Savannah’s expanding Garden City Terminal are headed to or from Memphis, and the volume is growing by double digits.

Founder of the Memphis Medical District Collaborative saw huge potential in the bustling swath of land that is home to six hospitals, two colleges.

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The 835 cases come from 9,048 tests, which gives the day a positivity rate of 9.2%.

The Arlington Planning Commission endorsed several projects at its Monday meeting, a sign of how development – commercial and residential – in the town continues to advance.

Much of the exterior of Overton Square’s Memphian Hotel is completed. 

Yes, he quit on the Memphis Tigers. But Memphis fans should be rooting for him, anyway. 

The CME Church has dropped plans to turn its historic, long-vacant Collins Chapel Connectional Hospital property into a skilled nursing facility. Now the church plans to lease the space to Room in the Inn, which will provide shelter, meals and some medical care to the homeless.

The Shelby County Election Commission says its hand was forced by having to keep voting machines used in the November elections sealed until all results from that election are certified next week. Early voting in the two Collierville runoff elections starts Wednesday.

A site plan for 2847 Poplar shows a commercial building of more than 7,000 square feet and 36 parking spaces.

The Memphis City Council agenda Tuesday also includes a new violent crime task force, a ban on bottled water at all city facilities post pandemic and the election of a new chairman for 2021.

Raman has gotten the highlights of the city. Now it’s time to get her eye on the team. 

Al Bond, a patrolman for three years, has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman at a party.