Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland went after critics of his backing of the state truth in sentencing law and his description of 201 Poplar as a “revolving door” for criminals during a lively interview on “Behind The Headlines.”
Stop Poverty with Policy is hosting a community forum and picnic for Memphis Area Transit Authority public transit riders.
The organization is holding similar rallies nationwide in support of retaining abortion rights in light of the U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that was leaked May 2.
MPD said the officer was unable to avoid striking the pedestrian, who was pronounced dead on the scene.
Zach Kleiman is named NBA’s Executive of the Year, a COVID drug has Memphis ties and a local developer plans to open an antique shop in a Victorian Village home.
Strickland said he left the decision about whether to renovate the city-owned stadium or build a new one on the university campus to the university.
After one term in office, Lakeland Mayor Mike Cunningham has decided not to seek a second term as the suburb’s top elected official.
Sherra Wright appears before the parole board, the Tennessee Valley Authority declines to release salary data and Germantown police may get body cameras.
As Memphis frets over possibly leaving TVA in search of cheaper electricity, the federal agency again rejects a Freedom of Information request seeking details on salaries it pays its employees.
Democratic state Rep. G.A. Hardaway reacted after some county commissioners said Monday they didn’t see any sense in filling the vacancy in a Memphis district because the Tennessee Legislature’s session has ended.
Finding workers is a challenge, and Doug Browne of the Greater Memphis Chamber believes a recession could help the workforce challenges in some ways.
More than 200 teams began setting up tents, cookers, coolers and decorations for the world’s largest competitive barbecue cooking contest.
Stephanie Gatewood, who finished third in the clerk primary, says Janeen Gordon should never have been allowed to run on the ballot as “Janeen Fullilove Gordon” — using the name of her mother, outgoing clerk Janis Fullilove.
Wright pleaded guilty to the facilitation of first-degree murder of her ex-husband and NBA player Lorenzen Wright. A board member recommended she be denied for parole.
One Beale’s Grand Hyatt Hotel is one step closer to being financed, the Memphis City Council moves ahead with plans to hire an energy consultant and a group of little senators push for cleaner school bathrooms.
Now, some 3½ years since we launched, we’re making a few important changes to the Morning Edition. In short, starting next week, the Morning Edition will be streamlined for a better reading experience.
About a dozen MATA workers gathered Tuesday, May 10, to test the transit authority’s Siemens–Duewag U2 car.
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MLGW is currently requesting proposals from various providers for a possible move to a new electric power provider.
Tennessee Valley Authority officials got a hostile reception when they took an economic development study to the Memphis City Council Tuesday.
Kate Bond Elementary’s student senators are some of the youngest you’ll find, but they have big changes in mind to make their school better.
The council will mix a first vote on the city property tax rate Tuesday with more discussion and votes on two ballot questions for the August ballot — one on expanding term limits and the other allowing for partisan city primaries.
COVID cases are on the rise in Shelby County, but hospitalizations are not. Plus, Choices will open an abortion clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, and the Gaston Community Center will get a facelift.
Maureen Fraser and Missy Marshall plan to seek four-year terms on the town’s board.
Some Memphis Democrats in the Legislature say they want a replacement appointed even though the Legislature is out of session. The commission put off a decision on the matter until its May 23 meeting.