Michael Robinson has traveled to a lot of places in his life – journeys that have brought a fresh perspective and a unique vision to his social studies classes at Houston High in Germantown.

On Sundays we’re going to try to catch up on the week’s news, late-breaking items, observations and perhaps a recap of stories that were particularly interesting.

Just over 89 percent of Tennessee’s public high school students graduated on time in 2018, maintaining the state’s record-high rate from last year, education officials announced on Monday.

Three people have been charged in the fatal shooting of Phil Trenary, the president and CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce, who police said was gunned down during an attempted robbery Thursday night in Downtown Memphis.

Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn is piling up conservative endorsements in the race for a U.S. Senate seat while former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen is downplaying the importance of such support, possibly a strategic move to garner moderate backers.

The path to end the city’s large public housing projects was a 20-year journey that brought city leaders to a tent last week near the corner of Vance and Lauderdale.

Memphis police have charged two teenagers who were found in a stolen pickup truck matching the description of the one seen fleeing the scene where Greater Memphis Chamber president and CEO Phil Trenary was shot and killed Thursday night.

The city-county Economic Development Growth Engine organization known primarily for granting tax incentives to businesses coming to or expanding in Memphis should be empowered to pursue a broader economic development strategy, according to a new report that compares EDGE to efforts in four other cities.

Memphis Police Department officers chased a vehicle matching the description of the truck fleeing the scene of Phil Trenary’s slaying and took two men into custody on Friday, Sept. 28.

Greater Memphis Chamber president and CEO Phil Trenary was shot and killed Thursday, Sept. 27, on Front Street south of G.E. Patterson near Central Train Station.

Most of the schools that were taken over by Tennessee’s turnaround district remain on the state’s priority list six years after the intervention efforts began.

While Memphis mostly received good news when the state listed its most underachieving schools last week, at least five Shelby County schools appear to be at risk of state takeover.

Personnel records of the three Memphis police officers involved in the shooting that critically wounded Martavious Banks earlier this month shed some light on their work history, including the fact this is the second time one of the officers has turned off his body camera during an incident.

Memphis police brass were about four minutes into Power Point slides at a Tuesday, Sept. 25, City Council committee session before council members shut down the presentation that tallied the hours of police camera recordings and number of cameras in patrol cars.

The leader of the city-county Economic Development Growth Engine says EDGE is willing to change, but Reid Dulberger was quick to add that changes to the formal approach to growing the Memphis economy won’t address the dominant challenges.

As Martavious Banks remains on life support after being shot by a Memphis police officer Sept. 17, his family and activists marched to the Memphis Police Association office Wednesday afternoon after it was revealed that one of the officers involved in the shooting is the son of the head of the police union.

All of Shelby County’s 27 early-voting sites will open on Oct. 17, the first day of the early-voting period before the Nov. 6 election. Early voting runs through Nov. 1.

The city’s working group on economic development is about to compare notes on the attributes of a “perfect” economic development organization.

Memphis police released the names Wednesday, Sept. 26, of the three officers involved in the Sept. 17 South Memphis traffic stop and shooting of Martavious Banks.

FedEx’s free tuition offering for hub workers has reached Indianapolis, where more than 3,500 employees are eligible to pursue degrees at the University of Memphis' online offering, U of M Global.

Marsha Blackburn and Phil Bredesen didn’t waste any time getting after each other in their first U.S. Senate debate.

Randy Boyd didn’t vault into a new job as the University of Tennessee interim president without opposition Tuesday.

The Memphis City Council gave final approval Tuesday, Sept. 25, to the de-annexations of the Rocky Point and Southwind/Windyke areas of the city.

Former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen said during the first U.S. Senate debate Tuesday night he would not vote for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer if elected, shrugging off criticism from U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn that he would be in the liberal New Yorker’s pocket.

Pointing toward Tennessee’s failure to attract a major automotive plant to the Memphis Regional Megasite, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Karl Dean is backing better and more accessible workforce development statewide.