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  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Grindfather pleads guilty, and third graders face retention

    City candidates pull petitions, Arlington school board members may double their pay and JJJ peddles caffeine gummies.

    By Bianca Phillips May 23, 2023
  • Education

    Sharon McNary, ‘triple crown’ of principals, retiring after 40 years in district

    McNary’s leadership produced two big faculty awards, high test scores and a neighborhood that knows her by her smile and Mustang convertible.

    By Jane Roberts May 23, 2023
  • Premium Arlington

    Arlington school board wants to almost double its own salaries

    The Arlington Community Schools board will consider its annual fiscal year budget Tuesday evening, and included in the numbers is a significant increase to board members’ salaries.

    By Michael Waddell May 23, 2023
  • Elections

    Memphis City Council, mayoral hopefuls begin to pull petitions

    The opening day crowd to get petitions at the Election Commission’s Downtown office had a few surprises, a party bus and even some camaraderie among competing candidates.

    By Bill Dries May 23, 2023
  • Public Safety

    U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecuting 26 people for gun crimes with ‘switches’

    Switches, small steel or plastic squares that affix to a semi-automatic weapon and engage the firing pin, can make a gun capable of firing dozens of rounds of ammunition in seconds. 

    By Julia Baker May 22, 2023
  • North Mississippi

    NWCC breaks ground on Southaven workforce, nursing center

    “Many of us know that training for these high-wage, high-demand careers are needed right now, and the demand will simply just continue to grow in the future,” said Michael Heindl, president of NWCC since 2018.

    By Beth Sullivan May 22, 2023
  • Education

    More than half of Tennessee third graders fall short on state test

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools began releasing state-mandated test scores to students and families Monday, in a year when the district estimates that 41% of third graders would be at risk for retention.

    By Aarron Fleming May 22, 2023
  • Memphis Grizzlies

    Tony Allen pleads guilty in health care fraud case

    Tony Allen pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, according to court documents. 

    By Drew Hill May 22, 2023
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Long COVID life, Tyus Jones’ mama and Mayor Z-Bo?

    TennCare coverage is running out for some, barbecue fest is up in smoke and a Lakeland restaurant is raising the (sports) bar.

    By Bianca Phillips May 22, 2023
  • Education

    MSCS Project RESTORE showing results just months after launch

    The project trains selected students, known as ambassadors, in the areas of resilience, relationship building, conflict resolution, nonviolent responses, social-emotional learning and workplace readiness.

    By Aarron Fleming, Alicia Davidson May 22, 2023
  • Elections

    Political Roundup: Dreamfest, the mayor’s race poll, residency ruling

    Five of the dozen candidates running for Memphis mayor came to the Overton Park Shell Saturday as the race for mayor enters its most public phase.

    Related content:

    Memphis mayoral candidates react to The Greater 901 Initiative poll

    Memphis mayoral candidates react to the residency court ruling

    By Bill Dries May 23, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    City Council campaigns reach milestone in race to October election

    The political ground the Memphis City Council races will take place on is still moving. Here’s an early look at where all 13 races stand.

    By Bill Dries May 22, 2023
  • Premium Metro

    Long COVID prompts more questions than answers

    What causes long COVID in some people and not others?

    By Don Wade May 22, 2023
  • Elections

    Memphis mayoral candidates react to The Greater 901 Initiative poll

    Here’s what some of the mayoral contenders had to say about The Greater 901 Initiative’s recent poll of the 2023 mayor’s race.

    By Bill Dries May 22, 2023
  • Elections

    Memphis mayoral candidates react to the residency court ruling

    Here is what some of the Memphis mayoral contenders had to say about the Chancery Court ruling that there is no residency requirement for candidates in the October 2023 elections.

    By Bill Dries May 22, 2023
  • State Government

    Mississippi River shipping infrastructure is aging. Who should pay for the repairs?

    Traffic is increasing, and the locks and dams have aged far past their life expectancy. They slow barges down, and shippers and commodity groups fear a breakdown on the horizon.

    By Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk May 21, 2023
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: Now running for mayor of Memphis. The Rock?

    How about Justin Timberlake? Leslie Jones? William, Prince of Wales? No connection to Memphis is too tenuous to be mayor. Who would you choose?

    By Geoff Calkins May 22, 2023
  • Premium Metro

    Five months and five severe storms in, McGowen looks to take MLGW into the future

    He’s seen combat, worked to resolve the city’s sexual assault kit backlog and led the area’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Now, Doug McGowen is taking on Memphis’ publicly owned utility. 

    By Keely Brewer May 21, 2023
  • Education

    Bill Lee urges Whitehaven grads’ pride in their achievements and city

    Memphis “has its unique challenges, but it also has a unique future because of the leaders that are being created today in this stadium,” the governor said in his commencement address.

    By Alicia Davidson, Aarron Fleming May 20, 2023
  • Behind The Headlines

    A decade after Delta de-hub, Memphis airport becomes more strategic

    Scott Brockman, the airport’s president and CEO, talked on “Behind The Headines” about incentives for flights to and from certain cities and other adjustments a decade after Delta ‘de-hubbed’ Memphis International.

    By Bill Dries May 20, 2023
  • Education

    Arlington not ‘throwing money around,’ board chair says

    Arlington’s Board of Education chairman responded to remarks made by one of Germantown’s school board members in light of bumping custodial pay. Arlington and Germantown use the same custodial provider.

    By Abigail Warren May 22, 2023
  • State Government

    TennCare to resume cuts in June after end of COVID public health emergency

    Tennessee’s Medicaid agency expects to cut hundreds of thousands of people over the next year. Find out how to renew your coverage.

    By Ian Round May 22, 2023
  • Metro

    Two rare Sumatran tiger cubs born at Memphis Zoo

    Sumatran tigers are part of the Sunda tigers — a subspecies that existed across the Sunda Islands in Indonesia. The World Wildlife Fund estimates there are 400 left in the wild. 

    By Samuel Hardiman May 19, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Judge pushes decision on release of more Tyre Nichols evidence

    The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press on March 17 filed the motion to intervene in State of Tennessee v. Haley and the other defendants in the Tyre Nichols case.

    By Julia Baker May 19, 2023
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Mayoral residency is settled; animal shelter has ruff news

    Activists push back on MSCS ban, Hollywood stars make a barbecue fest cameo and a group demands an apology from Ja Morant.

    By Bianca Phillips May 19, 2023

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