A joint commitment to fund early education and prekindergarten services, including money for the first time from the city of Memphis, seeks to save thousands of prekindergarten seats that were in jeopardy when federal funding ended June 30.

Mississippi-based Renasant Bank is seeking a tax incentive for plans to build a new headquarters to serve its Memphis market. The $15.8 million development is to rise at 5575 Poplar, where the now-empty Executive Square office buildings stand.

Some moves may raise an eyebrow or two along the way, but results are showing that Houston's soccer program knows what it's doing.

A proposal by Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris to fund Memphis Area Transit Authority improvements, largely through a $145 per vehicle sustainability fee, isn't popular with some bus riders.

Here are the basics you need to know for the early voting period that opens Friday and continues through Sept. 28 - and a few informal tips on what to expect at the 18 voting sites.

In Part Two of our series: U of M and UTHSC scientists use non-invasive "brain training" to treat developmental trauma.

With the Southern Heritage Classic and Cooper-Young Fest occupying neighboring districts on the same day, Memphis Police say they have a plan for traffic and safety this weekend.

Iris DeMent’s distinctly American voice will kick off the 2019-2020 season Sunday, Sept. 15 at the Buckman Performing Arts Center in East Memphis.

Moondance Grill opens in Germantown and serves up American classics such as steak and shrimp, pours solid cocktails and has a nice wine list.

The two-week voting period in advance of the Oct. 3 Memphis election day opens Sept. 13 at 18 sites across the city. At stake are 18 races for city offices featuring 78 candidates and one ballot question.

Raymond James confirmed Thursday that more than 800 employees will work at new locations once its move within Memphis is finished. 

A federal judge Thursday blocked the state’s new voter registration law, a reaction to a large number of applications filed in Shelby County in 2018. 

Cherry limeade gets a grown-up spin with the addition of bourbon at Belle Tavern.

The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers Sept. 12-18.

For alumni of Jackson State University and Tennessee State University, the Southern Heritage Classic is like a family reunion. 

In Part One of our three-part series: Pediatricians and nurses at LeBonheur and psychologists at UTHSC screen children for poverty and trauma, and prescribe social services to help them.

Important shows in two Memphis museums are winding up soon: the Bouguereau at Brooks, and two by Southern women artists at the Dixon. 

The lesser known candidates for City Court clerk may not say it publicly, but there is resentment that Myron Lowery and Joe Brown hope voters choose familiarity over qualifications.

Olliette Murry-Drobot was executive director of the Family Safety Center of Memphis and Shelby County for nearly a decade. She left her job as head of the nonprofit this week, but she will remain in a consultant capacity as the organization searches for its next leader. 

More than 800 attorneys participated in the ranking of candidates as best qualified for the judicial races. In the race for city court clerk, the largest response to the field of nine contenders was "no opinion."

Portia Tate has been named to the board of Bartlett Community Schools, filling the remainder of former member Jeff Norris' term.

Christmas comes early for Wooddale Middle School football player Timothy Lewis – a pair of size 22 new Nikes fit for Shaquille O'Neal.

The "Pledge for Progress" is a promise on the priorities five council contenders would have if elected to the body, including a possible change to 13 single-member districts. Meanwhile, council Chairman Kemp Conrad and county commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. are the first public opponents of the sales tax hike ballot question on the Oct. 3 ballot.

'Bluff City Law' gave Memphis some love – and got it right back – as the NBC series premiered its pilot episode at the Halloran Centre. 

Joint replacement surgeons celebrate 1,000th robotic surgery at St. Francis in gathering for high school students.