Working for 15 years to reduce recidivism in Memphis, Lifeline to Success has helped some 2,271 former inmates navigate life after incarceration.

The former county commissioner and a set of 15 appointed staff members formally take office Sept. 1 in the office that administers the day-to-day business of the largest court in the state.

Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Jennifer Fitzgerald said Demarion Tackett’s $100,000 bond wasn’t sufficient because “he will not come to court.”

Agee takes on Taylor, two nightclubs shootings have two very different outcomes and MSCS’ new comms guy has jokes.

Shelby County suburbs are urging the state to invest in an appropriately sized juvenile-detention facility.

The comedian, DJ, video producer and ‘poet laureate of Alabama football' is new to Memphis-Shelby County Schools. But he’s not as new to Memphis as you might think.

A new initiative from the city’s Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE) offers money to local businesses to help them pay for adequate lighting or landscaping, both of which can deter crime.

The alleged Focuz Lounge shooter remains in jail on a $1 million bond. The Railgarten shooting suspect walked with no bond. These results highlight the lack of consistency among defendants during bond settings.

More than 2,300 students who were expected to attend district schools haven’t shown up.

The flight, which originated in Cancun, was on its way to Chicago.

Frederick Agee, DA for Tennessee’s 28th judicial district, filed a complaint with the Tennessee comptroller’s office and the TBI about state Sen. Brent Taylor posting the personal information of a criminal defendant on social media.

Former Superintendent Jeff Mayo is remembered as a great leader by the Arlington Community Schools. 

“No law or rule that allows Shelby County to utilize taxpayer funds to circumvent the will of the people,” reads a memorandum defending Halbert from ouster. “The people voted for Ms. Halbert.”

Monogram Foods is leaving East Memphis, gun control won’t be on the ballot and you’re about to pay even more for electricity.

“I think the autonomy should be left down there in the Whitehaven area so we can show y’all ... how to do these kids right,” Shelby County Probate Court Clerk Eddie Jones said. 

Such steep cuts are necessary to balance the Memphis Area Transit Authority’s budget, officials said several times in Tuesday’s meeting, as the agency fights to find stable footing after years of financial difficulties.

Energy costs continued to climb for Memphians last week when the Tennessee Valley Authority’s board of directors voted to raise electric rates.

The EPA considers turbines, such as the ones being used at the xAI supercomputer in Memphis, a significant source of hazardous air pollutants. 

The Election Commission’s decision could set up a legal battle a day after the state’s Republican leadership came out against Memphis’ vote on gun control.

Carol Coletta steps down, a jailer is arrested over Zimmerman’s escape and Seth Henigan’s backup is revealed.

Commissioners approved a design contract for the proposed mental health center on a second vote. The commission also redistributed the 6% pay raise budgeted in June.

The former employee was terminated Friday, Aug. 23, according to the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office. 

State reps. John Gillespie and Justin J. Pearson were some of the Memphis-area legislators pushing for local gun-control measures on the Nov. 5 ballot after a threat from state Republican leadership.

“Common sense says local governments can’t override state law to give a 12-year-old a driver’s license, and they can’t override other state laws either,” Hargett said in a statement emailed to The Daily Memphian.

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Coletta’s tenure running the group that manages 6 miles of the city’s riverfront saw the $61 million redesign of Tom Lee Park and a push to better connect the riverfront to the rest of Downtown.