The EPA has awarded $1 million to each of the three most populous metro areas in each state, with an aim to accelerate the global transition to a low-carbon economy and to combat the adverse effects of climate change.
Tennessee Public Charter School Commission recommends the state overturn five local school board decisions denying charter school applications, including two in Memphis and another linked to Hillsdale College.
With more than 40 years in the homebuilding industry, Magnolia Homes is celebrating 15 years of its Showcase of Homes event, held the weekends of Sept. 19-21 and Sept. 26-28 in four of its communities.
Lakeland school Superintendent Ted Horrell was awarded for continuing to advance the suburb’s education system with a raise for the work he has done.
Barbecue fest may be on the move, the County Commission fails to ban pretextual traffic stops and DJ Ron Olson paints music.
The Shelby County Commission gave final approval Monday, Oct. 2, to a pair of ordinances calling on the Shelby County Sheriff to collect data on specialized units as well as traffic stops, use of force and citizen complaints. It rejected an ordinance asking the Sheriff’s Office to ban pretextual traffic stops.
Lawyers for three of the five former Memphis officers involved in the death of Tyre Nichols had filed motions to sever their cases, arguing they could not receive fair trials if all five face a jury together.
A ‘retrenchment committee’ will look at the campus as a whole and make recommendations for cuts, including majors.
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen was among the Democratic majority voting for the bill, and Rep. David Kustoff was among the 126 Republicans who voted for it.
The 2007 Memphis elections saw Willie Herenton elected mayor for the fifth time and the largest turnover of Memphis City Council seats in the 55-year history of the mayor-council form of government.
“Memphis will continue losing population as it has for the last three years if we do not get a handle on out-of-control crime. And our policies are moving in the wrong direction.”
More than three-fourths of those who participated in an email survey said they want to move Memphis in May’s annual barbecue contest to Liberty Park.
A judge ends Michael Oher’s conservatorship, Le Bonheur is expanding and the Grizzlies waive two players.
Also on the commission agenda Monday, Oct. 2, are locations for a group of 30 surveillance cameras in the district of commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. One of the cameras is to be placed across the street from where he lives.
The Memphis Tigers kick off basketball season, and a judge is expected to rule on whether to separate trials for three of the five former officers accused in Tyre Nichols’ death.
TennCare says the majority who lost health coverage are eligible but fell through the cracks due to “procedural” reasons, such as failing to update their contact information after moving.
More than 65 men took off Saturday, Sept. 30 from West Cancer Center, for the 13th annual 525-mile bike trek in five days to Rosemary Beach, Florida. The trip is a fundraiser for West Cancer Foundation.
For the past several months, The Daily Memphian staff created maps, timelines, data visualizations and other interactive elements for the series about the 50th anniversary of busing. Here are some observations.
The new STEM program at KIPP Collegiate School isn’t just helping students in the here and now, says Chief of Schools Lischa Brooks, adding: “We’re thinking about their tomorrow.”
A year-old program to get children in poverty into pre-kindergarten classes earlier is part of a discussion on “Behind The Headlines” that took in larger questions.
Robert Clark, 58, of Travis County, Texas, is charged with nine counts of mail fraud. Clark’s indictment alleges that he began the scheme around December 2019.
DeSoto County Schools reflect good showing for the annual accountability ratings from the state Department of Education.
None of the other 13 Memphis mayoral candidates on the ballot were in six figures, but these four spent six-figure sums on their campaigns throughout the summer. Election season’s final act starts as curtain goes down on early votingRelated story:
The last day of early voting is Saturday, Sept. 30, at 18 sites across the city. Next, the Oct. 5 election day will close out the campaigns for Memphis mayor and all 13 seats on the Memphis City Council.
A local judge said Friday, Sept. 29, she will end the conservatorship over Michael Oher, the retired NFL football player whose life story rose to prominence through the 2009 film “The Blind Side.”
Through the program, donors are matched with children 12 and under, and adults 65 and older, who are in need of new clothing and/or toys for Christmas gifts.