“The ball is in your court, Youth Villages,” Crump said Wednesday. “We’re not going away.”

The announcement essentially puts an official end to the familial relationship Oher, 37, has shared with the family for about 20 years. 

Jim Holt says goodbye to Memphis in May, the DOJ sends help and Fancy’s Fish House was a passing fancy.

A first public meeting was held two weeks ago, where Superintendent Gary Lilly shared a presentation about the elementary school rezoning process. While questions were answered, some parents weren’t satisfied. 

The panel hosted by New Memphis and moderated by Mayor-elect Paul Young Tuesday at Memphis Botanic Garden featured five leaders of organizations doing on-the-ground work in Memphis focusing on violence interruption and prevention.

Lisieux Community’s drop-in center, which opened in 2021, has been a temporary refuge from the streets that offered its guests hot showers, warm meals, clean clothes and a safe place to rest a while. 

An armed man’s stroll on Peabody Avenue near Cooper Street forced two schools to increase security measures on Monday. What he did was legal, and the ordeal drew attention to Tennessee’s lenient gun laws.

Judge Bill Anderson ordered Edion White to be released on his recognizance on Nov. 27, four days after being arrested after the death of a local teen.

With the last election of an unusually busy election year in the books, there may be some changes in 2024 to where you vote and what you encounter when you get there.

State lawmakers narrowly approved the so-called education savings accounts initiative for the three counties in 2019.

Eric Otten, who is charged with killing his estranged wife, now has a second count of first-degree murder.

“As United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, I know that Memphians are sick and tired of gun violence and violent crime. I am too.”

Memphis is the second city for the Violent Crime Initiative to be implemented.

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Holt has been leader of the 46-year-old festival for more than 25 years. His retirement, effective at the end of January, comes after a series of fundamental changes to the set of month-long events.

MSCS leaders have proposed eliminating 675 jobs along with a mix of student programs as they figure out how to cut $150 million in spending from next year’s budget.

Collierville theater-goers can raise a toast, the city gifts $1 million to a new crisis center and we outline three ways the Grizzlies could rise from the ashes. 

The $1 million grant ensures Alliance will receive a matching $1 million gift from a private donor for its new mental health crisis center.

What was once Melrose High School will reopen in the fall as both a public library and senior housing. On Monday, Orange Mound community leaders got a sneak peek. 

Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said despite the overwhelming grief of losing loved ones to violence, remembering them can bring about a sense of resolve and hope.

Security company is fined for unlicensed guards, Amelia Gene’s lives up to the fine-dining hype and Scott Brockman steered the airport back to safety.

Sewers, when properly maintained, are not given much attention. However, they help guide decisions for growth in Shelby County’s suburbs.

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Shelby County has more traffic fatalities than any other Tennessee county, and the impact on families is irreversible. Law enforcement officials seek to bend the curve by increasing patrol on the streets and curbing speeding.

AutoZone Park’s Deck the Diamond Holiday Spectacular features archways, reindeers, presents and trains lighting up the ballpark, glowing gold, white and purple.

Also happening: Bartlett could get food trucks, a star-studded holiday tribute to Elvis Presley airs and Collierville parents can speak their mind on school rezoning.

Dr. Martin Croce, Regional One Health’s senior vice president and chief medical officer, and Dr. Andrew James Kerwin, chief of trauma, trained at the Elvis Presley Trauma Center, then left to pursue roles elsewhere.