“If we do nothing then we are really leaving ourselves at the will of the state,” said Commissioner Shante Avant. 

The animal shelter will stay closed indefinitely, the City Council wants to clean up the Wolf River Bottoms and the Grizzlies wake up from a long hibernation. 

Students will start filling the halls of the new Hernando High in late summer, providing relief to other schools in the DeSoto County school district.

Last week, the school announced it is purchasing the Kingsway Christian Church’s property at 7887 Poplar Ave. next door to the hearing center.

MAS to remain closed to the public indefinitely as distemper outbreak still hasn’t been controlled.

The City Council also approved a task force Tuesday, March 25, to make recommendations on how to deal with Wolf River bottomland that, for decades, has been an illegal dumping site and a popular area for off-road vehicles.

The construction of a new school is not in Collierville’s immediate plans. Growth will dictate when the new campus is needed.

A fiscal note attached to the bill estimates a cost of more than $283 million, a figure that doesn’t include land, staffing or maintenance costs.

For now, the Dollywood Foundation owns the former Pancho’s site in West Memphis, but if all goes according to plan, the site will be sold this summer with the proceeds going to the Foundation.

Could recreational uses come back to McKellar Lake? Or a dock of paddle boats in the Wolf River Harbor? 

The May primary fields to succeed outgoing Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris could grow with no incumbent seeking reelection.

A Memphis judge is confirmed to a higher court, the Showboats coach takes leave before the season starts and free pickleball is coming to Poplar Plaza.

Shelby County Circuit Court Judge Valerie Smith has been confirmed to the Tennessee Court of Appeals.

If 75% of the property owners in a defined area sign a petition, parking on their streets would be allowed only with a $50 permit with some exemptions.

The victims were shot just before 2:45 p.m. Saturday while getting into a car outside of the Westin Memphis Beale Street, police said.

Tesla protests were mostly peaceful, Kelly English serves greens at a new Midtown food truck and Daily Memphian staffers reflect on the Tigers’ premature season end.

Bills targeting the taking and distribution of unauthorized intimate photos and expanding rights for such victims were not only passed but received a standing ovation in the Tennessee General Assembly.

The belief that the bluffs in Downtown Memphis somehow protect the city from tornadoes “is not a real thing,” experts say.

Also happening this week: Memphis in May brings barbecue to Collierville, and renters can learn their rights. 

Knowledge Quest’s new Green Leaf Cafe is opening officially in April and serving microgreens salads, salmon paninis and several burgers.

The political roundup focuses on a busy Saturday. Democrats discussed what has gone wrong in the party, and we look at some tumultuous Congressional townhall meetings of the past.

Environmental advocates are looking to stop Elon Musk’s xAI from receiving an air-emissions permit for the natural turbines that partially power its data center in Southwest Memphis.

Police had much of the area cordoned off while spectators stood and watched. The other victim was taken to the hospital.

Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has received criticism lately for his work with the Trump administration.

The decision will affect hundreds of children in the Memphis area who have legal representation through groups such as Latino Memphis, Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Mid-South Immigration Advocates.