Health Department study finds no cancer clusters, IP execs bring in big bucks and Tiger recruits dish on their status.

The Shelby County Health Department shared the results of its first-ever cancer incidence study on Tuesday, March 28. It found no evidence of cancer clusters near a South Memphis facility that emits a cancer-causing chemical called ethylene oxide, or EtO. 

Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert goes before county commissioners Wednesday, March 29. Here are some of the basics of the controversy that has been ongoing for about a year.

The lawsuits over the five-year residency rule in the mayor’s race get their first court hearing Friday. Meanwhile, four of the mayoral contenders show up for a People’s Convention gathering at LeMoyne-Owen College and council candidates Meggan Kiel and Pearl Walker kick off their bids.

It’s cheaper for utilities to cut energy waste than build more power plants, according to the executive director of the Southern Alliance of Clean Energy. 

An email chain indicates representatives from Poplar Plaza have been asking Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert since at least September 2022 about relocating the clerk’s office space in the shopping center.

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Defend Systems, in partnership with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, is conducting the training, which was organized before the school shooting occurred in Nashville Monday, March 27. The sessions will take place April 19 and 20 at St. Mary’s Episcopal School.

Six people were killed at the small, private Christian school on Monday. Police say the shooting took place over about 14 minutes and that the shooter Audrey Hale, was also killed, was a former student.

To help inform the study into MWBE contracting, an Atlanta-based firm wants community members to share their experiences — positive and negative — of doing or pursuing business with MLGW. 

Mulroy seeks death penalty for Ezekiel Kelly, Herrington dissects Grizzlies’ hype music and Martin says younger may not be better for Tigers. 

Officers with the Memphis Police Department responded to the crash at East Mallory Avenue and Prospect Street at 4:46 p.m.

All three children had gunshot wounds, officials said. They were pronounced dead upon arrival at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital. The identities of the deceased have now been released. 

Kelly, 20, is accused of carrying out a shooting spree on Sept. 7, 2022, that left three people dead and three others injured. 

Luke Kennard sets a new record, Halbert says Harris isn’t the boss of her, and Crosstown Concourse gets cheesy. 

“I always say that my job is to come in and teach them to be champions for the planet,” said Emma Simmons of Clean Memphis.

Memphis is still focused on crime even as it does some introspection about police in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ death.

Support for crisis pregnancy centers is part of Lee’s “pro-life” agenda after the Supreme Court ended the right to abortion. Many medical experts say these centers are unethical because they mislead clients and prioritize anti-abortion advocacy.

Kennon Vaughan was hospitalized following the crash for treatment of his injuries and returned home to Memphis on Feb. 10, where he continues to recover with physical therapy. 

People with respiratory issues should consider ‘cancel for any reason trip insurance,’ says Brownell Travel agent Marion McDonald

Cary Vaughn was re-elected Shelby County Republican chairman at the local party’s biennial convention, with a call for new blood and a focus on common ground.

Tornadoes that ravaged parts of Mississippi overnight were the deadliest in the state in more than a decade, according to National Weather Service records.

The spring growth includes new tree plantings overlooking Tom Lee Park as well as new community centers in Berclair and South Memphis and a new art installation Downtown.

The Memphis Anti-Hunger Conference offered local nonprofits an opportunity to learn more about how hunger impacts the region, hear from partners working to address food insecurity and find ways to partner with the goal of ending hunger in Memphis. 

Women of Achievement has been recognizing female heroism in Memphis since 1985.

In the bill, convicted people would be sentenced to life without parole for a combination of offenses that add up to three strikes. The state can’t accommodate the expected increase in incarceration with its current facilities, which are operating at 96% of capacity.