According to the Fed, overall labor market conditions remain tight, with contacts across the Eighth District reporting that workers remain scarce. 

Collierville, Germantown, Munford, Covington, MASE, Fairley, Freedom Prep and Lausanne are all ranked in this week’s version of the AP state high school football poll.

Collierville and Lakeland were the only districts in Shelby County designated reward schools by the Tennessee Department of Education. The honor is reserved for schools in the top 5% for performance, growth or both.

“MLGW’s decision on its future power supply is one of the most consequential single decisions that any community has made in the history of SACE’s work throughout the Southeast region over the past three decades,” said the executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. 

The project is the second film to be created based on Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir. In 1988, a TV movie version of “Elvis and Me” was released with the same title.

The council’s monthly crime update from Memphis Police brass could be more than a regular check-in. Last week’s violence has renewed a long-running civic discussion. And it has moved swiftly to questions about the criminal justice system.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools Deputy Superintendent John Barker has been placed on paid leave pending an investigation into a complaint levied against him. 

The Memphis Tigers basketball team has been inked to a deal to play in the 2024 Maui Invitational since 2020, but now the Tigers know who they could face on the island.

Three local owners of small businesses opened up to share their stories of success during a seminar hosted by The Daily Memphian last week. 

Standouts from Bartlett, CBHS, Collierville, Covington, DeSoto Central and Houston are up for consideration this week. Voting ends Thursday at 5 p.m.

One started out as an automotive service manager. The other was a zookeeper. Now, they are nurses, filling gaps in a national shortage.

“Women should be able to run — to exist in any space at any time — without fear of violence. But that isn’t the reality we live in,” says guest columnist Sarah Hunter Simanson.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools is taking issues with comments from Mayor Jim Strickland about enrollment and truancy.

ShotSpotter was installed as part of test in Memphis last year, but a lawsuit out of Chicago claims the gunshot detection system isn’t as effective as advertised.

It all started with a waiter who saw the fence around the restaurant’s North Main Street patio as a place to display his art.

Jackson State scored a late touchdown to seal the Southern Heritage Classic win over Tennessee State.

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With Republicans losing every county office, a former local party executive director looks at what the GOP needs to consider if it’s going to win again.

One was an attorney who used the law to make a positive difference in society. The other was a gun-wielding juvenile delinquent. Their paths crossed on the evening of May 25, 2000, and now, 22 years later, it serves as an eerie backstory to the tragic kidnapping and murder of Eliza Fletcher.

Dr. James D. Eason’s sudden departure last month from the institute that bears his name leaves patients and their families concerned about how their care will be affected.

“After this awful past week, many of us have something in common with Robert Church — we have the option to leave and the privilege of choice. I am so glad Robert Church chose to stay.”

University of Memphis professor Marty Lang talks about his new book designed to help indie film producers make a living. 

Federal and state funds for local prevention efforts, including comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education in schools, began drying up before the pandemic.

Jackson State University kicker Alejandro Mata claimed game’s MVP award while JSU’s defense continues to shine.

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Box score: Jackson State 16, Tennessee State 3