Ezekiel Kelly pleads not guilty, five local IRS employees are charged with COVID-19 relief fraud and The Citizen gets ready to “Rumble.”

The defendants allegedly obtained more than $1 million from the PPP and EIDL programs after they submitted false and fraudulent loan applications.

Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics continues to expand its footprint in the Mid-South with the opening of its newest location in Olive Branch, Mississippi. 

On Monday, Oct. 3, nine Bartlett alderman candidates took advantage of the chance to tell voters why they should choose them in the three separate races on the Nov. 8 elections.

Kelly is being held in the Shelby County Jail at 201 Poplar Ave. without bond.

A Millington man is charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riot, the new Restaurant Iris is open (but not all the way) and Pizzeria Trasimeno has served its last pie.

The Billy Dunavant Foundation gift will establish the the Laura Butler Ford chair in nursing, three chairs in supply chain management and one in agritech and regenerative agriculture.

Owner Sabine Langer recently reassessed her priorities after spending three weeks with her dying father. 

Ronald Sandlin, 35, pleaded guilty in a federal district court in the District of Columbia to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and assaulting, resisting or impeding officers, according to a press release. 

Memphis-Shelby County Schools recognizes the ‘Memphis 13’ who desegregated public schools in Memphis in 1961.

Tennessee lawmakers plan to double down on crime, the Memphis Tigers have another ugly win and there’s a new place for breakfast and late nights in Cooper-Young.

It is often used for long-term investigations, investigations that involve joint operations with other agencies such as the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, special events and natural disasters.

The Commission Scorecard looks at critical votes and decisions at the Sept. 26 meeting, including a second grant this year for Choices: Memphis Center for Reproductive Health and appointing four new judicial commissioners.

Many of the proposed bills would increase penalties for rape, kidnapping and other violent crimes and require the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to test rape kits faster.

MLGW is accepting comments at PowerSupply@mlgw.org and at board meetings until the board votes. 

The Tennessee constitution states “that slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, are forever prohibited in this state.” The third constitutional question on the Nov. 8 ballot proposes deleting the exception.

Germantown is in the conceptual phase of developing a long-range plan to strategically position its high school to best serve the needs of students so they can thrive.

Critics of MLGW’s recommendation to sign a long-term contract with the TVA say the 13 bids were evaluated during highly unusual circumstances.

The race involved a 1.2-mile swim through the 70-degree waters of Hyde Lake, followed by a 56-mile bike ride through Cordova and Fayette County and finishing with a 13.1-mile half marathon run.

The zoo is hosting a couple of events related to elephants over the next couple of weekends. 

Guest columnist Jack Keith writes, “We have a messy history. But when I think about Memphis, my heart wells up with pride. I am proud to be from Memphis.”

A set of long-range plans for the city and region are starting to take shape. A trio connected to the developments talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the change from “a culture of planning.” 

When highly publicized crimes shake a community, as recently happened in Memphis, the emotional and mental aftershocks linger. And leave behind the most uncomfortable of questions: Why do bad things happen to good people? 

BRIDGES, best known for its Bridge Builders program in local schools, marks its 100th year by expanding its membership and mission.

The National Weather Service predicts the Mississippi River at Memphis will reach its second-lowest level ever by Oct. 13. The drought is limiting barge traffic, just as crops harvested in the early fall need to be transported.