Shelby County ranks second nationally with new HIV infections, behind Miami. Tennessee Department of Health estimates show HIV rates in Shelby County have increased 36% overall since 2018, while new cases among people ages 15-19 have risen 40%.
The vote totals in Thursday’s race for General Sessions Court clerk could be a larger political indicator than who is the next clerk. Also reaction from Cohen, Kustoff and Blackburn to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to D.C.
The National Civil Rights Museum hosts prominent civil rights leaders for a daylong symposium in honor of the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
A roundtable of journalists on WKNO’s “Behind The Headlines” talks about new statistics showing a dip in crime and the upcoming Memphis-Shelby County Schools year.
Two juveniles were taken into custody, but a third was shot after running from officers on Winchester.
Inspired by a similar account in Atlanta, Conner McLeod created an Instagram account dedicated to leaving $50 in different places around the city. He has gained more than 3,500 followers in less than a week.
A total of 26 early voting sites across Shelby County are open Saturday, July 27, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Main Event security guard will stay in jail, a new fund may spur Downtown development and Comeback is canning Memphis water.
Friends for Our Riverfront argue a June ruling denying their motions to halt Brooks Museum construction “improperly departed from the course of judicial conduct.”
Memphis City Council member Jerri Green is moving from senior policy adviser to Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris to deputy chief of staff in the county administration.
The babies in the Saint Francis NICU celebrated the Paris Olympics by getting dressed up.
“He was like a superhero to me,” said Redmon’s son, La’Dameyon Redmon Jr. “He was very proud of me about what I was doing with my life, being an aircraft mechanic.” Security expert talks industry issues in light of Main Event shootingRelated story:
Shoppers can purchase qualifying clothing, school supplies and computers tax free in Tennessee stores through Sunday, July 28.
The contest is open to Memphis-area artists 18 and older.
Report finds problems at the animal shelter, two friends taco chance in Bartlett and we tell you where to find juicy summer tomatoes.
A shooting at Main Event was not its first. Because the victim and the alleged perpetrator were both guards at the facility, at least one security professional says the shooting gives his industry “a black eye.”
The first-week turnout is less than half of votes cast during the same time frame in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic led to an easing of absentee voting restrictions.
The Best Friends Animal Society report comes on the heels of city interim COO telling Memphis City Council that MAS Director Ty Coleman, who was placed on leave, is facing “serious allegations.”
Friend’s of George’s plans to appeal drag ban ruling, MLGW could power the city with Tesla batteries and the “Chick-fil-A of entertainment” may be coming to Midtown.
Collierville Alderman John Stamps is seeking his third four-year term on the Memphis suburb’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
Surviving members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, plus authors and filmmakers will talk about their experiences in the bloody summer of 1964 in Mississippi.
The MSCS charter office has recommended the board approve the charter for Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory STEAM School for Girls. If approved, it would be one of just three all-girls charter schools in the state.
A new policy would require all overtime to receive advance approval from Superintendent Marie Feagins, and make no exceptions for emergencies.
The attorney representing Friends of George’s, the local theater group that sued to stop Tennessee from implementing the “anti-drag” law, acknowledged Tuesday, July 23, that the appeal process could be difficult.
The sponsor withdrew the referendum as other Memphis City Council members prepared to vote it down. The council also dealt with three other ballot questions.