The governor and his education commissioner stand by the presentation of a massive learning loss report even though old data was used to make dire predictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The grandson of Elvis Presley has been laid to rest in the Meditation Garden at Graceland.
House Minority Leader Karen Camper criticized plans by House Speaker Cameron Sexton to kill the independence of Shelby County’s Health Department amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Revoked driver’s licenses and open carry gun permits were two of several issues District Attorney General Amy Weirich discussed during a speaking engagement at the Frayser Exchange Club on Thursday afternoon.
Rev. Nicholas L. Vieron’s funeral will include an all-night vigil in Memphis that will be livestreamed on YouTube, before burial in his hometown of New Orleans.
Memphis Botanic Garden’s annual fall plant sale is underway and continues through Saturday, Oct. 3.
In the next Health Directive, Dr. Bruce Randolph expects the Health Department will revise indoor and outdoor seating capacity for sporting events.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 78 coronavirus-related deaths in September.
And the month of October begins with seven new reported deaths due to COVID-19.
The design by LRK Architects for adaptive reuse of the historic warehouse that once housed Spaghetti Warehouse adds a prominent front porch, monumental glass entry and lots of windows.
To celebrate the first day of October, we’ve got moderator ideas for the next debate, outdoors adventure and questions over continued coronavirus restrictions.
MPD officers are suspended in connection with Black man’s rape allegations, posing fresh questions about controversial stop-and-frisk practices.
Shelby County Criminal Court trials can resume in October after judges suspended trials in August because of COVID-19.
The set of four ordinances cleared second reading this week on the Shelby County Commission with some shifts in votes and declarations since first reading. The third and final vote is in two weeks.
Suburban mayors are waiting on Shelby County Health Department following Gov. Bill Lee’s most recent order, hoping for some consistency between the state and local regulations.
Neighborhood-based nonprofit Carpenter Art Garden is proposing a 4.33-by-6.25-foot “Welcome to Binghampton” sign located at the Binghampton Gateway Center, on the corner of Sam Cooper Boulevard and Tillman Street.
House Speaker Cameron Sexton will try to reduce the authority of the Shelby County Health Department and five others operating independently, but could run into opposition from others who believe urban areas need autonomy in situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
A federal court has blocked temporarily a state law that forces abortion clinics to tell patients about the potential to “reverse” a medical abortion.
The event was scheduled for Oct. 23 through Nov. 1 at Southaven’s Landers Center.
The Health Department also reported 78 new coronavirus cases.
The state is expected to get 133,000 of the new COVID tests — which deliver results in minutes, not days — in early October, and 2 million by the end of the year.
College offering peer mentorship for students with disabilities and GPAs of 2.4 or less. It is also establishing summer camp for high school graduates with autism.
FedEx plans to transport people, divorce filings are up, and events can return elsewhere in the state but locally ... expect Santa to be a no-show.
The County Commission Scorecard sorts out a quartet of items from this week’s session — some that have been on the commission’s plate for some time.