Returning some amount of city government funding to Shelby County Schools would not necessarily mean a return to state requirements to keep that funding level.

A portion of Central Avenue near Christian Brothers University will be renamed to honor the college's retiring president. 

The Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators is talking to House Republican Speaker candidates to determine whether it could support a special session based on one condition: assurances of “justice” in the General Assembly.

University officials said the location change would not disqualify some currently enrolled University Middle students from attending this fall, which was a concern because the school's contract requires one third of its students to reside within two miles of the school.

A day after protesters clashed with police over the fatal shooting in Frayser of a 20-year-old man by U.S. Marshals, new details began to emerge and the victim's family began seeking answers.

The 300-unit Legends at Wolfchase apartment community in Bartlett has sold for $42.1 million.

Germantown’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen will hold a special called meeting at 8 a.m. Friday to consider a disaster declaration as the result of flooding last week.

Shelby Countian John Gillespie will run in the Republican primary for the House District 97 seat being vacated by Rep. Jim Coley in 2020.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting in the Frayser area Wednesday night.

Tennessee used discretionary funds to ensure the Read to be Ready camps continue this summer, but there was no reprieve for a major component of the reading initiative: a statewide network of coaches created three years ago to help teachers improve their literacy instruction.

The owners of Toyos Clinic have sold their Germantown office property to a pediatric dental practice.

Gov. Bill Lee is checking the "temperature" of House members to decide whether to call a pre-Aug. 2 special session to replace embattled House Speaker Glen Casada before he wants to leave the post.

The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance cleared state Rep. G.A. Hardaway Wednesday for filing a late report on his campaign finances for the pre-general period of 2018.

A two-day visit to Memphis by Gov. Bill Lee included signing a bill dropping state fees for expungements. The move comes against a backdrop of reaction to the weekend slaying of financial executive Glenn Cofield and a rise in homicides compared to this time last year.

CrimeStoppers and Memphis police urged the public to come forward with information in the fatal shooting of financial executive Glenn Cofield. A reward from various private donors and CrimeStoppers has reached $26,000. 

Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich said her office will not file charges against a Memphis police officer in the 2018 officer-involved fatal shooting of a man on Summer Avenue.

There are no grand plans for Aretha Franklin’s birthplace home in Memphis, but a judge is ready to approve a receiver’s plan to stabilize and preserve it for potential reuse later. 

The nonprofit works with other community agencies to help children who are victims of sexual and physical abuse get through the trauma and heal.

“I’m really struggling to see how equity is in the equation when 114 districts suffer” as Read to be Ready collapses. – Superintendent Joey Hassell of Haywood County Schools, a rural district near Memphis. 

Memphis Catholic Bishop David P. Talley has ordered a review of church files on allegations of child sexual abuse made against priests.

The People’s Convention over the weekend offered indications that different points of view remain on how to blend protest with conventional political involvement. 

Commissioners Mickell Lowery and Tami Sawyer proposed the resolution because they believe criminalizing low-level marijuana offenses has significantly contributed the county’s jail population of more than 2,300.

Memphis police arrest more than 300, seize 77 guns and drugs during two sting operations. 

Gov. Bill Lee is in Memphis Tuesday into Wednesday morning for a series of stops, including signing the bill that eliminates the state fee to expunge criminal records.

Technical difficulties with the video visitation system at 201 Poplar are preventing inmates from receiving visitors. Officials hope the problem is fixed by the end of the week.