FedEx at 50: The courier without a route of his own
Jacob Tucker knows 15 local FedEx routes by memory and can do another 15 with some digital assistance. He might even know your name.
Jacob Tucker knows 15 local FedEx routes by memory and can do another 15 with some digital assistance. He might even know your name.
This fall, Keishuna Williams will receive her master’s degree in business administration, a fitting footnote for a woman who, as a high school senior, was accepted into 52 colleges. She had millions in financial aid offers but, without a full ride, had little chance of going to college.
Katrina Carrigan’s job is smoothing the path for people across the country who ship up to 499 packages a day.
The campaigns for several would-be Memphis mayors as well as close observers of the crowded race believe it’s going to take between $800,000 to $1.2 million to win the city’s highest office.
Two days after Gov. Bill Lee asked lawmakers to pass an “extreme risk protection order” bill, one such bill sponsored by Democrats died without receiving a committee hearing.
Each neighborhood’s event will feature local vendors and pop-up shops, local performers and temporary street and space activations. The upcoming Alcy-Ball event is set to feature 45 vendors.
The Bartlett Education Foundation spotlights the suburb’s high schoolers in a fundraiser focused on student achievements.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools unveiled three finalists to be the next superintendent of the district Saturday, April 15, but board members did not appear happy with the results.
Sugarmon ran on reform and restoration during his campaign. Currently, his administration is working toward implementing restorative justice and expanding educational and rehabilitative opportunities for youth in a new detention center.
On Friday and Saturday, April 14-15, these firefighters who are part of the department’s Bluff City Combat team, were to compete in the Pensacola Beach Firefighters Challenge, the first event in a six-month season that will include national and world competitions.
The Arlington Community Schools district has begun construction on a new fine arts wing that will triple the size available for programs such as band and art students.
According to MPD officials, the department has received an “influx” of calls regarding juveniles gathering Downtown and participating in “unacceptable behavior,” including murders.
Shelby County Criminal Court Division VII Judge Lee Coffee made the determination during a motion hearing Friday, April 14.
The oldest elementary school in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district has been given new life with a new outdoor learning space for students.
My Sistah’s House provides housing, advocacy and resource assistance for the Memphis area’s LGBTQ community with an emphasis on Black transgender women, who are reported to experience homelessness at a rate of more than five times the national average.
“I’ve got more influence than I’ve ever had,” said Steve Cohen, who says he will seek reelection in 2024.
Justin J. Pearson is sworn in, the Memphis Sand Aquifer may have some problems and Collierville stops Walmart from painting part of their store blue.
The goal is to return 1,500 acres across from Downtown Memphis to floodplain, which naturally absorbs water from the Mississippi River and filters it before returning it to the river.
“Losing a child is the worst kind of pain that a parent could know, but RowVaughn has continued to demonstrate strength and assert her voice to ensure that her son’s story is not forgotten,” Ben Crump, the Wells family’s attorney, wrote for Time magazine.
Two of the men charged in connection to the recent shooting at the Prive restaurant in Hickory Hill had their bail set in court Thursday, April 15.
West Collierville Middle School Principal Tyler Salyer is recognized as one of the top in the nation.
A five-year, $5 million study of the Memphis aquifer is nearing completion; it already has identified 23 previously undetected breaches in the aquifer’s protective clay layer.
Pearson was sworn in at the legislative plaza next to the State Capitol by Nashville General Sessions Judge Rachel Bell in front of a small group of gun safety advocates.
Justin J. Pearson was reinstated to the Tennessee State House yesterday by the County Commission, candidate financial filings show that Paul Young leads the pack in the race for Memphis mayor and Wanda Halbert’s special adviser is looking for efficiencies.
Mayoral contender Paul Young has the largest campaign war chest across the last six months of campaigning. He also raised the most money in campaign finance reports covering the first three months of 2023.