The Democratic candidates in the race are Memphis City Councilman JB Smiley Jr., Nashville-based critical-care physician Jason Martin and Memphis activist Carnita Atwater. 

The council also discussed the riverfront’s Cobblestone Landing, a blight and illegal dumping task force and police escorts for Donald Trump’s Southaven speech.

The growing pool of property-tax funding is expected to reach the $30 million goal in the next seven to eight fiscal years — with city and county combined funding.

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Oak Street Health in Whitehaven provides care and social supports for adults on Medicare.

Candidates continue to pull petitions to get on the November ballot in Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown and Lakeland municipal elections. 

The ordinance was tabled Tuesday, June 21, by its council sponsor, Martavius Jones.

“I believe fresh ideas and fresh faces are important. It just feels like the right time for me to move on,” Kevin Floyd said.

Amid record-breaking power demand region-wide and triple-digit temperatures, MLGW power outages peaked around 8,400 last week. 

We remember “mayor of Midtown” Mark Flanagan, our Grizzlies writers offer takes on the NBA draft and two Memphians are heading to Harvard.

Despite some confusion over a holiday, candidates for suburban elections began pulling petitions Monday for suburban elections in November.

Flanagan, who is remembered for his signature shorts and flowered Hawaiian shirts, died June 15, ending a career that included involvement in the local Democratic Party’s executive committee as well as an organizer of the Midtown St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl.

The ballot question would be the second amending the city charter in this election year. Also on the budget are Memphis Area Transit Authority funding and the city’s blight problem.

“Elvis” is the biggest-ever Elvis movie and Elvis is arguably — maybe inarguably — the biggest-ever Memphian. But what will the film ultimately mean for Memphis and one of its most popular tourist attractions? 

The Loeb Fellowship will include a year on Harvard’s campus where all fellows will participate in research, audit courses, convene workshops, and conferences as a way of expanding their work through social engagement.

We look at alternatives to arming teachers and see what’s quacking in Cordova. Plus, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has a new way to recruit students who want to live on-campus.

Leigh Mansberg has unleashed her own entrepreneurial bent to reshape the way JA works, digging down to formularize the can-do energy that was the air she breathed growing up.

While political candidates are required to file financial disclosure documents as part of their campaigns, several have missed deadlines, including in Bartlett.

Gov. Bill Lee said he’s open to arming teachers, despite evidence that when teachers have guns, the risk of gun violence increases. Restorative justice can’t stop violence on its own, but evidence shows it improves students’ grades and behavior.

Metzer Farms Hatchery, located on the outskirts of Cordova, offers ducks, geese and fowl for sale.

Since 2018, 7,500 property owners in Shelby County have fallen victim to this form of identity theft. 

Southwest Tennessee Community College has moved to virtual learning and academic services on Fridays only through Aug. 12, to help students and faculty save money on transportation.

Brian Young moved to Memphis to stage the Tyson-Lewis fight. It was a huge success. But what happened next might be the best part of the story. Without ever expecting it, Young became a dad of five.

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U.S. health officials on Saturday recommended COVID-19 vaccines for infants, toddlers and preschoolers — the last group without the shots.

While he never directly stated his plan for the next presidential election, throughout his speech Saturday and again during his closing remarks, Trump hinted at the possibility of a second run in 2024. 

Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett was arrested for driving under the influence Friday, June 17 after leaving the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Coffee County.