The garden will be located across the street from Mount Vernon Baptist Church Westwood, on land the church owns.

Cummings K-8 is closed following a ceiling collapse Monday, Aug. 15, inside its library.

The show, based on the true life story of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, will begin production this fall in Memphis. 

Photographer Andrew Feiler traveled 25,000 miles to capture images, interviews and history connected to Rosenwald Schools, a program created in 1912 by Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington.

Whoever gets the appointment would serve approximately two months until the winner of a special election on the Nov. 8 ballot is decided. Meanwhile, the deadline to file for the special election race on the November ballot is Thursday at noon. 

“Probably the most problematic thing about Mud Island is that it exists,” said a member of the Mud Island task force, which met Wednesday via Zoom. “To a lot of people, the solution is slap a coat of paint on it and reopen the monorail. It’s not that simple, and we need to figure it out in modern times.”

Angela Griffith has decided to seek another four-year term.

Ford has been working with the state, local institutions and community organizations to help create a pipeline of workers for the thousands of jobs that will be needed by 2025. 

The 18 Grizzlies national TV games are more than the franchise received in the previous five seasons combined. 

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Two Tiger soccer players tabbed for first-team all-conference mention ahead of Thursday’s season-opener.

For University of Memphis linebackers coach Jordon Hankins, individual talent alone isn’t enough. He needs players who can coexist on the field together. 

This week brings another restaurant closing, leaving a large vacancy near Crosstown and a question about whether the restaurant will open again somewhere else. 

In addition to the 620 Madison Ave. property, the board approved a $25,000 grant for Downtown Wine and Spirits at 105 Madison Ave.

Offensive line coach Jim Bridge said Myers is back to “playing stable” after suffering a season-ending injury. 

Nelson, a Whitehaven advocate, was shot and killed Saturday, Aug. 13, in Raleigh. 

A new state law is raising the pressure on local public and charter schools. Third graders who “flunk” next spring’s TNReady reading test — and generally two-thirds of them in Tennessee do — are eligible to be retained in third grade next year. 

Red Door Wealth Management, PRIZM Ensemble, Glankler Brown PLLC, The Works Inc., Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South, Epic Pivot and FirstBank announce promotions and additions.

Even as Tennessee moves forward with a law that could hold back tens of thousands of third graders, there is widespread misunderstanding about what it even means to read at “grade level.”

Many third-grade students who fail their reading tests have learning disabilities, but Tennessee’s new retention law fails to address that reality, putting thousands of kids at risk of being held back.

Tennessee joins 36 states with laws that can result in underperforming elementary students being held back, but the results in other states have been mixed.

Critics worry Tennessee’s new retention policy fails to address most of the reasons children struggle to read, leaving tens of thousands of third graders at risk of being held back this year.

Suburban superintendents are concerned about the high stakes attached to the TCAP test and if it’s an accurate measure of whether students are reading proficiently.

Maddie Halford, Allie Broadway grab the goals in first game of the year for each school.

Emmanuel Cullins worked the graveyard shift at night and ran track during the day so he could graduate. Now he’s back for one more season of running with the Tigers. 

The race for the vacant Memphis City Council District 4 seat has already drawn four contenders, including the sister of a council member who gave up the seat following her victory in the August county elections.