The report on sexual-abuse coverups among Southern Baptist congregations includes connection to a local megachurch.

Community Care Associates, part of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, will provide the services for the health and wellness clinic. 

County looks to chop nine, a movement revisits Memphis on the way to D.C. and the Grizzlies get going. 

She and her investors have bought up 400 lots in the North Memphis neighborhood and are ready to build a community where Black people can build wealth in their homes. 

The Tuesday, May 24, council agenda also includes the second of three votes on a companion ballot question that would allow partisan primaries in city elections.

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But the Shelby County Commission still has some dollar figures to crunch and some conflicting calculations to resolve before it can close the books on another budget season. 

In 1968, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Memphis to support the sanitation workers’ strike as part of the campaign.

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There were seven votes on the county commission for the first of three readings on creating the first dedicated source of recurring local funding for the city-owned bus system. But there are amendments ahead. 

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The delay comes as the commission as well as the city council have had trouble with attendance this month as the school year ends and family vacations begin.

Wright pleaded guilty in 2019 to the murder of her ex-husband and former NBA player Lorenzen Wright in 2010.

The Memphis Police Department deals with a staffing shortage, Crosstown High holds its first-ever graduation and we have a tip on where to find some very spicy soup. 

Shelby County Commission will consider a proposal by Edmund Ford Jr. that will match Memphis' dedicated funding for MATA, the public transportation service that provides bus service throughout the city.

Katie McCain is replacing Shannon Abraham, who became principal at Arlington High.

Of the city’s roughly 1,900 commissioned officers, about 61% are on patrol. 

“I understand major renovations (at FedExForum) are going to be needed,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said, “but I don’t think it’s scary at all.”

The flight from the Ramstein Air Base in Germany to Indiana transported the equivalent of 1.5 million 8-ounce bottles of three formulas, all of which are hypoallergenic for children with cow’s milk protein allergy.

Worth Morgan, the Republican nominee for Shelby County Mayor talks about the terrain of the 2022 county general election and what the defeat of Ken Moody in the primaries means for the general election.

Whitehaven High graduates had a notable speaker, Gov. Bill Lee, and the Crosstown High commencement was that school’s very first graduation ceremony.

Led by Kevin Woods and Billy Orgel, 100 North Main Development Partners share updated plans for condos in the historic building and outline the next steps in the property's renovation. 

Former county mayor Mark Luttrell’s comments come as Memphis City Council members are weighing two referendum ordinances proposed for the August ballot for city voters.

In a ceremony Friday, the Community Redevelopment Agency presented residents with plaques that they placed at the foot of their chosen tree.

After a scaled-down version of the fest in October 2021, the event is back in full force with a Greek pastry corner; “Greek Boutique,” including Greek-themed apparel and cookbooks; live music; and plenty of Greek cuisine.

The question arose recently of whether 200 or so homes already occupied and an additional 100 homes planned are in Shelby or Fayette County.

Forty-three have been arrested as part of the initiative, announced in February, that focuses on arresting violent fugitives in counties that border the Mississippi River. It is a collaboration between the U.S. Marshals Office and 24 other federal, state, local and tribal partners.

The May 28 Great American River Run will pass the Orpheum, the National Civil Rights Museum and FedExForum and includes a great view of the river.