The County Commission Scorecard finds basic ideological differences remain on the 13-member body, as it moves into the home stretch of its four-year term.

Classes will be canceled Friday at area schools due to the threats associated with the winter weather. Christian Brothers University and the U of M will also be closed.

Our photo gallery captures images of the ice storm’s beauty and danger.

Shelby County Health Department facilities are closed today due to inclement weather. 

The Shelby County Health Department has added an additional number of cases to the total COVID-19 case count.

The National Weather Service says the ice storm warning is in effect until midnight tonight. This story will be continuously updated.

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Restaurant workers get ready to dish, Collierville adopts a prognosticating raccoon and is Bates going to switch?

Shelby County is providing funds for a new emergency call center building for the suburb.

The dollar figures are among the campaign finance reports covering the past six months. They also show Republican county mayoral contender Worth Morgan has a balance of $159,540.

“Some people were frustrated that we made so much progress in the Dolph case, but we would not have made that level of progress if we did not have the input and support of our community. Our community needs to step up and provide information and tips every time we have a violent crime.”

Interim city solid waste director Chandell Ryan said the citywide system has now caught up and is ready to move ahead with a new trial system in the area that includes Berclair, Chickasaw Gardens and Binghampton. 

Some schools in Shelby County have decided to close Thursday due to the threat of ice and winter weather.

A Collierville critter is getting time in the state spotlight this week due to his ability to predict spring.

The National Weather Service issued a winter ice storm advisory on Wednesday, Feb. 2. It will be in effect until Friday.

Robinson was expelled following her two wire fraud convictions but before her sentencing, which is scheduled for March 3. Robinson said GOP lawmakers discriminated against her on the basis of her race, gender and party.

A hospital in Bartlett is getting out of the baby business, the state could give the U of M $50M and the Memphis City Council is questioning a Union. 

The governor announced a significant boost to education funding in his State of the State Address on Monday, Jan. 31, with nearly $2 billion going to higher education.

City-owned Memphis Light, Gas & Water is failing to post financial disclosure forms of its officers and directors on the Internet as contemplated in its 2007 ethics policy.

As Memphis explores severing its decades-long ties to the Tennessee Valley Authority, a business seemingly jointly owned by an MLGW board member and the wife of a TVA vice president is causing critics to cry foul. 

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Commissioner Brandon Morrison wants the county commission to rehire the lobbying firm it has used in the past and called for a “compromise to purple.” Commissioner Tami Sawyer said the call for bipartisanship “makes absolutely no sense at all.”

Republican lawmakers say Sarah Campbell shouldn’t recuse on the voucher case, one of Lee’s signature accomplishments.

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.