Tennessee transgender legislation: A summary
Members of the LGBTQ+ community show concern as proposed Tennessee legislation targets drag shows and transgender issues.
Members of the LGBTQ+ community show concern as proposed Tennessee legislation targets drag shows and transgender issues.
Tourists join Memphians outside the gates of Graceland, paying their respects to the King of Rock ‘n' Roll’s only child: “She was the daughter of a legend...” Lisa Marie Presley to be buried at Graceland ‘Passionate, strong and loving’: Tom Hanks, Billy Idol, Sean Lennon remember Lisa Marie PresleyRelated stories:
Prior to her 1996 appointment to the Tennessee Supreme Court, Justice Janice Holder was elected to Division II of the Circuit Court of Tennessee for the 30th Judicial District in Memphis in 1990.
The EPA included Memphis’ Sterilization Services of Tennessee on a list of high-risk facilities in August, but a pending lawsuit says the agency is moving too slowly; the Memphis City Council is also considering what actions it can take.
MLGW president and CEO Doug McGowen says his priority is finding ways to accelerate the $1.2 billion, five-year plan to upgrade the utility’s infrastructure.
While the Elvis estate is overseen by a separate company, Lisa Marie Presley had been the sole owner of the mansion and its grounds, inherited after her father’s 1977 death. Lisa Marie Presley: 10 things you didn’t know ‘Passionate, strong and loving’: Tom Hanks, Billy Idol, Sean Lennon remember Lisa Marie PresleyRelated coverage:
After news of Lisa Marie Presley’s death spread, people around the world offered their condolences.
Grizzlies give back for MLK Day, Collierville High students learn to fly and a Memphis Police officer has thoughts on “no chase” policy.
“Capturing a suspect is important. However, the safety of innocent bystanders and motorists is paramount,” MPD says in response to officer’s concerns about limitations during vehicle pursuit.
Republican David Kustoff sees the prolonged balloting for the new Speaker as a healthy sign for Republican unity. Democrat Steve Cohen says Republicans will remain unified in the short term, but not in the longer term.
An MPD officer says the department’s policies leave many officers demoralized and frustrated – and lets criminals get away with crime too often.
There are multiple ways Memphis-area groups will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth.
With the passing of Lisa Marie Presley, her legacy becomes that much more important. Here are 1o items from that legacy.
FedEx volunteers and Grizzlies volunteered to help spruce up Springdale-Memphis Magnet Elementary on Thursday as part of a day of service in celebration of the coming Martin Luther King Jr. King Day holiday.
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Collierville High School has flight simulators, but a new program will take students above and beyond.
“The number of reckless driving prosecutions has remained relatively steady in the last year or two, but the number of drag racing prosecutions has really increased significantly by 300%,” Mulroy told the forum.
Under current district policy, employees are allotted three paid days off when a loved one dies but must use personal sick days.
A victim’s vehicle was taken in East Memphis by six male suspects posing as police officers.
Larry Thorn, a school secretary at A. Maceo Walker Middle School in Whitehaven, was found dead from a gunshot wound at about 7 a.m. Tuesday in the 1400 block of Gold Avenue.
Memphis isn’t alone in water problems, White Station students take the wheel on driver’s ed and two local chefs are making moves.
An industry group estimates there are 250,000 to 300,000 water main breaks in the U.S. every year — generating an estimated loss of 6 billion gallons of treated drinking water across the country.
A state senator from DeSoto County wants to put a penalty in the law that addresses people who put a false address on file to attend schools in the North Mississippi county.
A group of White Station High School students wanted to get more driver’s education programs into Tennessee schools, so their teacher, Shelby County Commissioner Erika Sugarmon, encouraged them to draft legislation toward the goal.
The discovery could help scientists understand the impending merger between the Milky Way, which includes our solar system, and the Andromeda Galaxy.