‘Ducks Unlimited Park’ tackles wetland restoration
The goal is to return 1,500 acres across from Downtown Memphis to floodplain, which naturally absorbs water from the Mississippi River and filters it before returning it to the river.
The goal is to return 1,500 acres across from Downtown Memphis to floodplain, which naturally absorbs water from the Mississippi River and filters it before returning it to the river.
“Losing a child is the worst kind of pain that a parent could know, but RowVaughn has continued to demonstrate strength and assert her voice to ensure that her son’s story is not forgotten,” Ben Crump, the Wells family’s attorney, wrote for Time magazine.
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.
Two of the men charged in connection to the recent shooting at the Prive restaurant in Hickory Hill had their bail set in court Thursday, April 15.
West Collierville Middle School Principal Tyler Salyer is recognized as one of the top in the nation.
A five-year, $5 million study of the Memphis aquifer is nearing completion; it already has identified 23 previously undetected breaches in the aquifer’s protective clay layer.
Pearson was sworn in at the legislative plaza next to the State Capitol by Nashville General Sessions Judge Rachel Bell in front of a small group of gun safety advocates.
Justin J. Pearson was reinstated to the Tennessee State House yesterday by the County Commission, candidate financial filings show that Paul Young leads the pack in the race for Memphis mayor and Wanda Halbert’s special adviser is looking for efficiencies.
Mayoral contender Paul Young has the largest campaign war chest across the last six months of campaigning. He also raised the most money in campaign finance reports covering the first three months of 2023.
Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite testifies that the cost associated with a North Mississippi area taking over wastewater treatment could mean a significant increase for residents.
The new special adviser to Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert says she has some “concrete ideas” about how to end lines outside the office locations.
MSCS interim superintendent Toni Williams and district CFO Tito Langston presented the proposed $1.9 billion budget to the Shelby County Commission Wednesday, April 12. MSCS talks safety, security measures in light of recent school shootingRelated story:
The commission voted to return Pearson to the District 86 state House seat at a special meeting Wednesday, April 12.Related story:
The march from the National Civil Rights Museum to the county building comes ahead of the Wednesday, April 12, county commission vote to appoint Justin J. Pearson to his District 86 seat in the state House of Representatives.
During committee sessions Tuesday, MSCS discussed safety and security measures and other things that it is doing to curb violence at its schools and keep students safe.
Plus, Bog & Barley is open for business and a possible solid waste fee hike for Memphis.
The Memphis Zoo may put Asiatic bears in the day rooms that once housed the famous pandas that captivated crowds for 20 years.
Whether it’s denying Memphis funding as punishment for removing Confederate statues or attempting to punish Nashville for not hosting the 2024 Republican National Convention, these are proxies for a political divide between urban and rural communities.
The council vote was chaotic as activists pushing for the passage of the measure complained about the council banning those who spoke at previous council sessions for using profanity.
City Council members got their first look Tuesday, April 11, at the city’s ground lease with Capstone for the commercial and multi-family frontage along Central Avenue. The council votes on the 30-year lease in two weeks.
However, it could take years for the proposed regulations, which would govern emissions of a cancer-causing chemical, to be finalized and enforced.
City solid waste services are projected to be about $7 million in the red for the fiscal year that ends June 30.
Efforts to brand the city paying off despite crimes, data shows.
It’s the first gun-safety proposal Tennessee Republicans have made in the weeks following the Covenant School shooting, and follows a school-safety plan Lee offered last week.Related story:
Justin J. Pearson lawyers up, Lakeland may get a new YMCA and a national football analyst says Memphis belongs in the Big 12.
Under an amendment, the consolidated police reform ordinance on the Tuesday, April 11, agenda would stand alongside separate ordinances on the same general reforms.