The council moved to bind approval for a new Midtown hotel to other parts of the project, calling for retail and residential development before a certificate of occupancy can be issued for the hotel.

City officials cited unsafe conditions and the shelter not being up to code, including no working smoke detector and no sprinkler system in case of a fire. 

The ARPA funding is in place of Tourism Development Zone revenues the city pledged as part of a $10 million contribution toward the $62-million redesign of Tom Lee Park currently underway.

Reaves announced this past weekend that he will seek the suburb’s Position 3 seat held by David Parsons. Parsons has announced he will run for mayor rather than seek another term as alderman.

Office equipment set off the early-morning fire at the restaurant in East Memphis.

The Shelby County Health Department reported 474 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, Feb. 1. 

The nation’s 19 million children under 5 are the only group not yet eligible for vaccination against the coronavirus.

The Grizzlies’ Desmond Bane scores a new career high, dinner is a total surprise and a new Fire Department plan may have us feeling the burn.

Council members also will meet Marvell Mitchell, the CEO of a local software company, who is the new leader of the city division that keeps track of how much business city government does with minority contractors and businesses. 

The conclusion of a two-part series on Shelby County’s Community Prosecutor Program looks at how assistant DAs and juvenile court liaisons work together on a case-by-case basis to affect the best outcome for youth, especially those arrested for non-violent offenses.

Related story: Crime Crisis: Prosecutors’ ‘eyes opened’ after working in precincts

A boost to education funding was the most notable item on Lee’s proposed $52.6 billion budget for fiscal year 2023.

The headquarters is part of a plan for a fire campus in the area where generations of Memphis firefighters have trained.

Former death row inmate Pervis Payne may be eligible for parole in five years after a judge ruled on his sentencing. 

We’re deep into election prep, two state lawmakers are urging new Tennessee Historical Commission markers for the state’s lynching victims and pilot program embeds prosecutors into police precincts. 

Stax, National Civil Rights Museum and gear up to celebrate Black History Month.

After no elections in 2021, Shelby County voters go to the polls three times this year in a series of elections with almost 200 races total and many more candidates in those races. Here is an overview of what’s ahead for voters.

Two years ago, the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office assigned three prosecutors to work directly at area police precincts, in hopes of streamlining the criminal justice system and to keep from charging people for crimes if there’s not enough evidence to establish probable cause.

Viking Cruises will begin traversing the Mississippi River in June, joining two other cruise lines docking in Memphis. The city plans a $62 million Waterfront District to meet the demand.

Almost 82 years after the last documented lynching in Tennessee, a Republican and a Democrat want to commemorate all 154 victims statewide with Community Remembrance Project.

There are now five potential contenders in the Democratic primary for Shelby County mayor with about three weeks to the filing deadline to get on the ballot. Here’s a rundown of the latest filings and a few other campaign notes.

Violent crime was up 2% in Memphis last year as homicides hit a record 346, an increase of 14 over the 2020, which had also set a record for slayings.

The Tennessee Valley Authority has to turn over material about the 20-year contract agreement it wants Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division and all the other local utilities in its system to sign.

The Health Department doesn’t plan to issue any more directives, your polling place might have changed and the Farmer finds a new ’Garten.

Andy Surber will take the post July 1, succeeding Thor Kvande, who held the head of school position for 10 years. Kvande announced last year he will leave in 2022 to pursue new career opportunities.

Gov. Bill Lee has announced the completion of his review of the Basic Education Program, the formula that decides how much money each school district gets from the state.