After two contentious budget seasons, commission chairman Willie Brooks has changed up what is the most critical committee assignment in county government. 

When chairman Willie Brooks created a study group Monday on possible local government changes without a vote, some commissioners call it a consolidation committee in all but name, causing chairman Reginald Milton to quit.

U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman says calculation of money allegedly misspent by state Sen. Katrina Robinson from grant funds was flawed.

Also stresses adherence to the mask mandate in K-12 schools and where compliance issues can be reported. 

“As a lifelong Tennessean and business owner, it was an honor to be selected by the State of Tennessee for this project,” said Jacob Savage, founder and CEO of Speak Creative. 

Some groups may get a booster dose, while other groups should get it, state health officials said. 

The city’s current goal is a police force of 2,500 officers.

A view into The ’Vous may be coming to a streaming service near you, we’re reeling over the end of our winning streak and wondering when a controversial video could be released. 

The second part of the City Council-County Commission move toward a consolidation charter proposal showed up unexpectedly in committee session last week on the county side. And it was panned by most of the seven commissioners present even after a compromise to consider steps short of a merger of the two governments.

Shelby County General Sessions Judge Louis Montesi’s order barring representatives from either side in the proceedings to release the footage is set to expire Tuesday, when the accused will sit for a preliminary hearing. 

Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn announced good news last week — new summer literacy and math programs were a statewide success, with students seeing significant progress. But, some teachers and Democrats questioned the results, saying it’s too early to celebrate the data.

Shelby County Democratic Party Chairwoman Gabby Salinas says a new political action committee approved for the local party is a start toward a better-organized Democratic effort in the state’s bluest county.

In a ruling filed Sunday, U.S. District Court Judge Sheryl Lipman granted a motion for acquittal on 15 counts against state Sen. Katrina Robinson in the federal theft, wire fraud and embezzlement trial, but denied a motion on 5 other counts.

Gold Star Mother’s Day was created by a joint congressional resolution in 1936, and in 2011 the resolution was expanded by presidential proclamation to include families. A committee hopes to build a monument at Liberty Park.

“We’re tired,” Sutton Mora, executive vice president and COO of the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis (CFGM) said, speaking for one and all. “That’s the word I keep using over and over.”

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The Memphis City Council and Shelby County Commission are already getting requests from groups that want a share of the money.

The WKNO Channel 10 program features a reporters’ roundtable discussion on a variety of topics, including passage of the first of three city ordinances out of the controversy over the Byhalia Connection crude oil pipeline project.

Statewide, there have been 4,933 student cases and 755 staff cases reported as of Friday afternoon.

About 100 gathered in front of Collierville Town Hall Friday for a prayer vigil following the shooting at Kroger on New Byhalia Road.

The allegation stemmed from a sexual relationship with a defendant.

Roofer Andre Barlow said he watched in horror as the gunman followed three people out of the Collierville Kroger and shot them one by one as they hid near a dumpster.

The head of the city’s Office of Business Diversity and Compliance is also leaving her position.

Six victims of the Collierville shooting remain hospitalized at Regional One Health, doctors said Friday. 

Authorities have identified Uk Thang as the gunman at the Collierville Kroger. Thang also died in the shooting, of what is believed to be a self-inflicted wound.