The school board voted to approve a contract extension for Interim Superintendent Toni William, with the stipulation that Williams has to give up her quest to be a permanent superintendent for MSCS.
The council ultimately approved a new set of district lines because of the closeness of October city elections. The council also took the race for City Court Clerk off the same ballot.Related story:
Collierville Schools adopted a policy that could help recruit teachers by waiving tuition in situations where hiring is a challenge.
MPD Deputy Chief Samuel Hines provided data on drag racing and reckless driving Tuesday during a Memphis City Council Public Safety Committee.
The change is a reversal on previous plans for the city’s police department to run the center instead.
The 50,000 customers still waiting on power to be restored can cool down at Baker Community Center as temperatures approach triple digits. MLGW expects boil water advisory to end tomorrow 55,000 MLGW customers without power as triple-digit temperatures approachRelated stories:
Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said his office would file a request to raise Jaylon Hobson’s bail and the case is assigned to his office’s special victims unit.
MLGW President and CEO Doug McGowen said Tuesday that power has been restored to the pumping stations and water pressure is continuing to build. 55,000 MLGW customers without power as triple-digit temperatures approachRelated story:
By Tuesday morning, power had been restored for about half of the Shelby County residents who lost electricity during Sunday night’s super cell thunderstorms. Why does Memphis lose power after storms? That and a few more questions answeredRelated story:
The council voted down the tax hike Tuesday.
Wheel-tax hike gets initial approval, AutoZone’s CEO will step down and crime perception matches reality.
The council has a series of budget amendments and what could be several property-tax hike proposals between it and the end of the city’s budget season.
“The perception is that crime is up. But the reality is that crime is up,” said Bill Gibbons, president of the Memphis-Shelby Crime Commission. “No doubt about it.”
The $25 a year increase in the wheel tax was a last-minute compromise that funds the three major projects it is aimed at, but does not build funding for future schools projects. The commission takes a second crucial vote on the tax hike Wednesday.
The TBI identified the driver Monday as 21-year-old Jarveon Hudspeth. Hudspeth was killed Saturday after an altercation with a Shelby County Sheriff’s deputy.
Several individuals were arrested by the Mutli-Agency Gang Unit during the Memphis Police Department’s Operation Broken Bottles and were found to have allegedly targeted 21 businesses, mostly liquor stores, over the last seven months.
Mid-South residents shared their images from after Sunday’s thunderstorms.
On Sunday night, wind gusted to more than 75 miles per hour. Shelby County was not alone in power outages, which were widespread across Hardeman, Fayette and Tipton counties. MLGW issues boil water advisory for northern Shelby County MLGW: Power restoration from Sunday night storms could take days Sunday storm aftermath gallery: Photos and video from the destructionRelated stories:
The new office will open in mid-September at 2029 Peabody Ave. The nonprofit organization, headquartered in Nashville, helps wrongfully convicted individuals seek exoneration.
Low water pressure forced the advisory. MLGW: Power restoration from Sunday night storms could take daysRelated story:
The Shelby County Commission meets Monday, June 26, with a new version of the wheel tax hike that failed earlier this month on the agenda.
Raleigh traffic stop turns deadly, the Redbirds turn 25 and Carbondale is an abortion destination.
Ja Morant’s childhood friend, Davonte Pack, said during the deposition that the “fight” was minimal.
Absentee voting for the August primary begins Monday in Mississippi.
Memphis mayor answers questions about The Daily Memphian survey, which shows most residents agree with him on the criminal justice system’s “revolving door.”