Memphis tree vendors have officially opened up shop throughout the city for Christmas 2022, and if you haven’t picked out a tree just yet, time could be running out.

Two suburban economic development pros said on “Behind The Headlines” that infrastructure and real estate are Shelby County’s two critical areas as it sees growth from Ford’s BlueOval City in Haywood County.

“We want everybody to have a great holiday. We want them to have a great shopping experience. And we want our businesses to thrive. We want to see Memphis thrive.”

“The reality is we have about 25,000 children living in poverty in this city. It’s one child at a time. We have to attack it at that level.”

“This time of the year, I feel so good inside knowing I’ll get some clothes and something to eat, and I’ll leave full.”

As the utility met or surpassed key fiscal 2022 goals, its workers have each been rewarded with a median check of $6,610. 

Gallimore was worried that night about her her 21-year-old granddaughter, who was at Gallimore’s house in Dresden, a small town about 120 miles northeast of Memphis near the Kentucky state line.

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A Memphian was among the Club Q shooting victims, TVA head Jeff Lyash makes the big bucks and 901 FC has a new coach.

Lyash is the highest-paid federal employee in the country, but an independent consultant said the pay for TVA’s CEO was still 18% below the average of 42 comparable investor-owned utilities.

The Memphis Fire Department initially came to the scene at The Venue apartment complex to attend to a first-responder call.

State Sen. Brian Kelsey requested a hearing to change his plea eight days after an associate pleaded guilty.

During the Tuesday arraignment, Jermarcus Johnson, 25, was informed that his charge carries a potential sentence of 15 to 60 years should he be convicted. 

OUTMemphis held a candlelight vigil Monday evening at 892 S. Cooper St.

A 15-year-old juvenile has been charged with criminal attempt to commit second-degree murder, aggravated assault against a first responder and felony evading arrest.

Memphis Zoo CEO Matt Thompson met with representatives from the Overton Park Conservancy and City of Memphis Monday, Nov. 21,. 

State Supreme Court says no to mandatory life for juveniles, the TBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting and the Mississippi River is on the rise.

Despite some questions about county residents voting in the Hernando-only referendum on parks funding, the suspected votes were not enough to override defeat of the proposal.

“She had a very unique way of connecting with women of all ages, concerning real-life issues. She would often share her personal testimony and human experiences about life.” — Bishop Brandon Porter

“Not so long ago, it was commonplace for states to require juveniles convicted of homicide to serve sentences of over fifty years. Now, that practice has vanished. ... In the entirety of the nation, Tennessee stands alone.”

The incident began around 10:40 a.m., when a citizen reported four individuals with guns at an apartment complex near the Hollywood branch library. 

This fall’s drought could be a harbinger of challenges ahead for the Mississippi River shipping industry.

“It is no secret that DCS has failed to hire and retain staff and, as a result, has seen unusually high caseload averages throughout the state,” DCS Commissioner Margie Quin told Gov. Bill Lee and his budget advisers on Nov. 17.

The Department of Children’s Services is understaffed, Ja Morant is out with an ankle sprain and Downtown is still feeling the pandemic pinch. 

Not long after it was established as its own department in the 1990s, DCS faced a lawsuit filed on behalf of a boy from Memphis. The class-action lawsuit dramatically changed the way the foster care system works.