The lack of financial forms makes it difficult to see how key candidates have fared with donors in the past three months.

The Daily Memphian interviewed the five Democratic and two Republican primary candidates for sheriff, asking them about 201 Poplar, recruiting and retention, the Memphis Safe Task Force, and more.

The incident began a little after 4:30 p.m. at a small strip shopping center at 3193 Mendenhall Road, police said.

Most of the opening day voters were Democrats, whose ballot boasts a race with the largest field of candidates.

Gov. Bill Lee and other Republicans are pointing to interest in the program, which will give more than $7,500 per child for private school tuition and certain educational costs.

The No Kings protest last month ended with police pepper-spraying demonstrators.

A Downtown bar space is Spoken For, things are looking up for a local library’s escalators and how Lester Quinones’ shorts landed a Memphis Tigers basketball recruit — kind of. 

Here is your guide to who is running in the May Democratic primary to succeed Wanda Halbert as County Clerk.

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Here are brief bios of the 11 candidates in the May 5 Democratic primary for County Clerk. The winner meets Republican nominee Tina Montgomery in the August county general election.

A small group of state lawmakers is expected to meet Monday, in the waning days of the legislative session, to determine the details of a proposal to take over the Memphis school system.

Germantown Municipal School District is making some efforts towards its master plan, but it can’t make large improvements without investment from the city.

The news of continually declining crime rates comes as anecdotes about local shootings have piled up recently.

A complete replacement project is currently underway for the frequently broken escalators at Memphis’ largest public library.

“It should have been a fun day for the kids to get out and enjoy their last days of high school,” said a family member of the 17-year-old who was shot and killed during a gathering. 

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Sen. Brent Taylor advanced a bill that would track transgender health care and protect conversion therapy for those questioning their gender identity.

The family of Ellie Young filed a wrongful death lawsuit that Jackson Hopper had “prior violent tendencies” and “brutally and intentionally” killed Young. 

The “Moral Budget” calls for tax increases to fund social programs, especially those that support children, as well as increased funding for transportation, housing and public safety. 

Young’s alleged stalker gets out of jail, Growler’s is up for sale and something “big” and “bad” is coming to Cooper-Young.

Here’s an overview of the Democratic primary race for county mayor, the seven candidates and their interaction with each other as well as the shadow of the outgoing mayor on the race.

Two Memphis City Council members want police brass to answer questions about the police response to the March 28 march. 

Memphis City Council members got a peek inside what will be the new Memphis Art Museum before voting to repurpose city funds for public infrastructure outside the Front Street museum.

The man accused of attempting to kidnap Memphis Mayor Paul Young last year has been sentenced and will be released from jail. He also may get to sit-down and talk with the mayor soon.

The NAACP, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI.

A student is dead after a gathering in Shelby Farms Park ended in gunfire.