The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education will vote to send out a request-for-proposal this month for a search firm to help find a new leader. 

Justin Johnson, 24, has been detained in the Shelby County Jail at 201 Poplar since he was arrested Jan. 13. He was reportedly attacked in jail in March. 

Overton Park Greensward parking will end by 2024, Frayser’s getting a big library and the Grand Hyatt Hotel funding gap leads to a war of words.

And what those health care professionals have found is a staggering number of students overweight and suffering from stage 1 or 2 hypertension. 

The Memphis Shelby Crime Commission reported the major violent crime rate in Memphis declined 6.1% during the first three quarters of this year. However, major property crime was up 21.6% in the same period.

The move is in response to a 2021 Tennessee law requiring local districts to close if their schools are used as polling locations.

The Memphis Zoo, Overton Park Conservancy and the City of Memphis are soon to sign off on precise terms that will end overflow parking on the greensward.

Chance Carlisle of Carlisle Corp. responds to Mayor Strickland’s letter on the Grand Hyatt financing stalemate. 

Former Shelby County Commissioner Reginald Milton has been appointed to lead the county’s new office of education and youth services.

Advocacy group leaders question why Memphis Police and the state failed to investigate and prosecute Cleotha Henderson for a kidnapping and rape that occurred September 2021. 

A federal court ruling could revive mayoral residency requirements, Varsity Spirit says lawsuit claims are “blatantly false” and MLGW mistakenly sends $0 bills.

The former Memphis City Schools, as recently as the early 1990’s, scored job candidates on their physical appearance, according to documents found by The Daily Memphian. 

The NIH grant will provide services for pregnant women trying to overcome substance abuse addiction. The director of Serenity Recovery Centers says she hopes it can end the practice of incarcerated women with such issues giving birth in prison and immediately losing custody of newborns.

Thursday is the last day to vote early ahead of next Tuesday’s election day, as congressmen David Kustoff and Steve Cohen predict who will control the House. Plus: Notes on school funding, MLGW and the first mayoral forum.

A challenge to a six-month residency rule by a Mason, Tennessee, mayoral candidate came with a ruling last month that could revive a five-year residency requirement in the Memphis mayoral race.

Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division said a vendor error caused thousands of residents to receive an email stating their utility bill was $0.

From January through October 2022, there were 201 murders and 244 homicides. During the same time period in 2021, there were 241 murders and 274 homicides.

“Low water can have as great a cost, or greater, than high water,” Strickland said. “We have all these tools at our disposal for floods, but very few for droughts.”

The board vote could end a years-long process over who will be MLGW’s next power supplier.

Christ Church Memphis votes to leave the UMC, Kroger puts the brakes on gas and something cheesy is coming to the Pinch District. 

Lee’s term in office has been defined by several economic development wins, the main one being Ford Motor Co.’s decision to build an electric SUV plant at the Megasite of West Tennessee. 

“Brent’s experiences have equipped him to make a positive impact in the state Senate. He will be the voice in the Tennessee legislature desperately needed for Shelby County.”

The council also confirmed Chandell Ryan as the city’s new chief operating officer — the first woman to hold the No. 2 post in city government.

Though the utility has no plans to increase rates this year — or next — costs are still expected to be 9% higher than last year. 

Within months, the congregation will vote on whether to affiliate with another Methodist group or be independent.