Germantown prepares to lose Lawton, Collierville selects a new coach and an HBCU wants a lot of you. 

The ad hoc group, made up mostly of county commissioners, included in its top 3 a map that drew the ire of commissioner Brandon Morrison last week for endangering her re-election prospects last year. 

The Council Scorecard tracks two key votes from the Oct. 19 Memphis City Council session — one on how to approach redistricting, another blocking a higher minimum wage to qualify for economic development tax breaks.

In the latest of several ceremonies across the county, Tennessee State University and Shelby County Schools recognized hundreds of students Monday who are being awarded scholarships by the university.

The Republican state Senator responded hours after he was indicted on federal campaign finance charges in a brief online press conference.

Republican state Sen. Brian Kelsey has been indicted on federal campaign finance charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office in Nashville.

A popular East Memphis restaurant prepares to fire back, local colleges fall under federal vaccine mandate, and did the Magicians cause some Tigers to disappear? 

Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope (MICAH) presents its requests to law enforcement leaders, housing officials, legislators, and school board officials during the group’s fourth annual public meeting Sunday at Memphis Islamic Center in Cordova.

An ad hoc group is drafting recommendations on new district lines for the Shelby County Commission.

The federal government is the primary source of research support for universities; the onus to vaccinate could threaten $750 million UT received in 2021 alone. 

The ruling mirrors those by federal judges in Memphis and Knoxville, where Lee’s order is also blocked. As a result, school districts in Shelby, Williamson and Knox counties can continue enforcing mask policies. 

One staff case was reported at a charter school in the district.

Rodney Baber Park on James Road was permanently altered after the 2011 floods that ravaged Shelby County. A once vibrant park now waits for the necessary adjustments to make comparable or better than its previous version.

County Commissioner Mark Billingsley has decided not to run for county mayor next year — another piece in a political puzzle still taking shape less than a year from May county primary elections.

The City of Memphis is waiting to hear from the state when it may begin administering the doses at Pipkin and other mass sites here.

We’re going nuts as the Peanut Shoppe looks to its new location; a mural could meet its end; and Big River plans to create a big park. 

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruling confirms MLGW’s belief that if the city-owned utility leaves the Tennessee Valley Authority it would not be able to use TVA transmission lines but would have to create a new transmission system.

UrbanArt Commission announced last month that the old MATA building on North Main Street will soon be demolished, taking along with it a data visualization mural painted by Khara Woods.

The Tennessee Department of Education is hosting a series of town halls, including one at the National Civil Rights Museum next week, to invite the public to give input for their review of the public education funding strategy. 

Partnership for a Healthier America will work with Shelby County Schools to provide fresh fruits and vegetables weekly to families participating in the program. Family members will receive at least two servings of produce per day. 

Tennessee’s two Republican senators voted against the procedural motion this week that would have brought a Democratic voting rights bill to the Senate floor for a vote.

First Horizon Foundation announced $1 million dollars toward the creation of Big River Park, a conservation effort along the Mississippi River between the Hernando DeSoto bridge and Big River Crossing on the Harahan Bridge. 

The majority of COVID-19 vaccination doses being given in Shelby County now are third doses, Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor said Thursday.

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