The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board is formally mulling a lawsuit about the “threat to the lawful function and democratic integrity” caused by new state and county actions that cut short terms for five members.

Memphis-area school board elections will be partisan next year.

The Memphis City Council voted to change the minimum salary for City of Memphis workers.

Tiffany Dukes is one of 11 inmates this year to die while in custody of the Sheriff’s Office.

The Memphis City Council delayed voting on the 2% raise during an occasionally fractious committee hearing.

Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis presented the latest crime numbers for the first full month of the Memphis Safe Task Force. She also talked about the MPD’s relationship with the task force including on immigration arrests.

A Davidson County chancellor blocked the guard’s deployment in a Monday ruling.

State and local leaders who sued the state over the guard deployment gathered to celebrate what they called a historic victory and discuss next steps.

Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and veteran reporter Bill Dries talk about the city’s former public housing projects and what has risen in their place. 

One person was killed in Wolfchase shooting, another AI data center is coming and Ja Morant is out for a while.

The County Commission ultimately extended benefits for a severely injured Shelby County sheriff’s deputy.

The “interfund tax anticipation note” solves the short-term cash-flow problem for county government. But long-term financial concerns around county reserves remain.

A judge has blocked the current deployment of the Tennessee National Guard to Memphis as part of President Donald Trump’s Memphis Safe Task Force, but the state still has time to appeal.

Shelby County Commissioners’ enactment of the new state law is an “imminent threat to the lawful function and democratic integrity” of the board and district, according to a resolution sponsored by board Vice Chair Joyce Dorse Coleman.

The incident happened on the mall’s second floor in front of a store called Village Mart, according to an affidavit in the case.

A clean-up in Raleigh, MLGW division budgets, restrooms at the Shell and crime stats are expected to be up for discussion on Tuesday at City Hall.

The new, one-year pilot program is effective this school year and open to certain 3- and 4-year-old patients at the Memphis children’s hospital.

Big government projects may move forward this week. The Shelby County Board of Commissioners is expected to vote on $28.8 million in capital funding for Regional One Health. And the Memphis-Shelby County Schools system will consider the next phase of its facilities plan. 

Tami Sawyer gets sued, Ja Morant gets injured and we’ve got your pecan pie recipe for Thanksgiving. 

Also in the political roundup, one county mayoral contender calls out current Mayor Lee Harris’ administration for its funding shortfall and another calls for change in the government’s relationship to the school system.

Tigers and what is now the University of Memphis go back to around 1914, and the partnership eventually led to the school having a live feline on the sidelines during football games. 

For the Task Force, the confiscation is a sign of progress in lowering crime. But, in a state where most adults can carry weapons without a permit, what constitutes an illegal gun?

The county administration blames the shortfall on the Memphis Safe Task Force and federal government shutdown.

Also happening this week: County Commission votes on Regional One funds, and Helen Hunt comes to town.

Artwork installation stands at the crossroads of historic neighborhood.