He replaces Deputy Chief Joe Oakley, who had been with the department for 36 years. Oakley oversaw the launch and use of the department’s Real-Time Crime Center and its data collection.

Tennessee took over control of Kirby Middle School and Hillcrest High School over academic performance concerns. But the state’s Achievement School district yielded few gains, and now the schools will return to local control.

A newly filed Tennessee bill would allow dissatisfied voters to recall certain elected officials, including school board members. 

The arrest of Evolve Bank & Trust CEO Robert “Bob” Hartheimer is the latest challenge for the embattled Memphis-based bank.

Whiteside arrested on new charges, IP lays off workers and Bartlett tries to save its only golf course. 

In a court hearing, Shelby County Circuit Judge Chris Frulla urged attorneys for Marie Feagins and the school district to move quickly during discovery so he could set a trial date. 

State troopers make lots of arrests, the County Commission considers a veto override and Silverfield thinks his Tigers can bounce back.

As the Memphis Safe Task Force ramps up its presence, local elected leaders are focusing on a lawsuit challenging the state about sending National Guard troops to the city.

A local man charged in a drug trafficking scheme last year will serve nearly four years in federal prison.

U.S. Marshals arrest suspect in the fatal shooting of a rapper outside the Westin Hotel in Downtown Memphis earlier this year.

MLGW board member Mitch Graves was one of four Trump nominees to the TVA board that went to D.C. on Wednesday for introductions to the Senate committee that will be considering their nominations.

Mayor Lee Harris vetoed the commission’s September vote that would move all nine Memphis-Shelby County Schools board seats to the 2026 ballot, shortening the four-year terms of office of five of the school board members elected last year.

Crime keeps going down, DeSoto County parents are pulling kids from school and a long-needed fix is coming to the Central Library.

In nearly all data points, crime was down in the four weeks before the task force launched. But, similar to the city’s dashboard graphic, the declines have been more precipitous in the roughly three weeks since the surge began.

The school consolidations would also impact about 60 school-level jobs. 

Meanwhile, librarians seeking union recognition got a promise from the Memphis City Council. 

The NCRM’s 2025 Keeper of the Dream awards winners — Carlos Watkins, Pragna Rajashekar and Christian Love — answered questions from The Daily Memphian, from what the museum means for Memphis to where they’ll travel with their prize.

A group of parents is leading the charge against DeSoto County school leaders with a protest after a former coach pleaded guilty to sexual battery with a minor.

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Youth Connect has provided free therapy outside of school to 345 young people in the Memphis area since starting in May 2024. Those who work with youths say it fills a need.

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No Kings protest organizer addresses Cohen controversy, Frayser students can name their own high school and Ja Morant is back just in time.

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Voters will have a say in naming the new high school, which will open in 2027. A mix of old and new names are on the ballot.

Who got to speak at Saturday’s “No Kings” protest in East Memphis and who didn’t was still a lively topic two days after the event.