Watch five mayoral candidates discuss local crime and criminal justice issues during last night’s Daily Memphian mayoral debate. 

Memphis-Shelby County Schools is pausing its search for a new superintendent while it devises a new plan.

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During a Monday, April 24, visit to Memphis, Sen. Marsha Blackburn talked about her endorsement of former President Donald Trump and took to Twitter to offer supporters a “Marsha, Marsha, Marsha pizza cutter.”

Late Monday evening, a resolution on the city’s residency requirement for mayoral candidates was added to the council’s executive session. Council chairman Martavius Jones wants the city’s chief legal officer to take a stand on just how long a candidate for mayor must have lived in the city. 

Bartlett continues to work on its sewage flow and release of it to the Memphis system with holding tanks designed to deliver the sewage during off-peak times.

The discussion focused on crime and criminal justice moderated by The Daily Memphian CEO Eric Barnes.

A Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member is calling for a new way for the board to gather input from the community around its search for a new superintendent, which has fallen apart in recent days.

Local law enforcement isn’t immune to recruiting crisis, the General Assembly wrapped up with no action on gun reform and a Florida mom is reunited with her Memphis-born baby.

Since Crosstown Concourse had its grand reopening in 2017, decades of employees who worked in the old “Sears Crosstown” building have returned to check out the massive renovation.

The Germantown Municipal School District’s Board of Education met Wednesday, April 19, to discuss its budget.

The Monday debate at Halloran Centre, presented by The Daily Memphian, is about crime and criminal justice. The race to be the next mayor, however, is still a struggle largely taking place out of public view.

Tacking, horse grooming and horseback riding were on the agenda for Memphis parents and children Saturday, April 22, at the equine therapy event at Shelby Farms Stables. 

The training came nearly a month after three students and three teachers were killed at Covenant School in Nashville, which previously received private security consulting from Defend Systems.

MATA CEO Gary Rosenfeld talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the balance between plans and what they cost to stay on the road.

The Tennessee General Assembly adjourned for the year on Friday, April 21, after a session defined by the short-lived expulsion of two young Black Democrats as well as a loud — and ultimately fruitless — effort at gun reform.

The General Assembly chose to end this year’s legislative session before Gov. Bill Lee could find someone to sponsor — or even file — his “temporary mental health order of protection” bill.

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The first-term Memphis City Council member will lead implementation of a new environmental curriculum in the city’s riverfront parks.

After an attempt to sell the historic Midtown mansion failed, owner Ken Robison is negotiating. 

Olive Branch cracks down on out-of-state plates, Mikey Williams pleads not guilty and we solve a Garibaldi’s mystery.

Citizens pushing for police reforms wanted quick action after the death of Tyre Nichols. Some on the council say they pushed too hard.

The sale price is $800,000 and includes numerous upgrades and a hint of famous DNA that still hangs in the air.

In light of a superintendent search that has crumbled, local leaders and advocates are calling for the MSCS board to adjust its plan.

U.S. District Judge Mark Norris asked the parties in a dispute over the treatment of wastewater in northwest Mississippi to try and reach an accord before the decision fell to him.