Meanwhile, Mayor Jim Strickland says public sentiment will probably have to resolve the differing views on what police reform in Memphis means two week after the council took a residency referendum off the November ballot. The proposed amendment was part of a push to increase the size of the police force.
Finances for The Walk, a vote on a controversial plan to convert a vacant Whitehaven school into a manufacturing plant and vocational school are candidates for Tuesday's council agenda.
The board heard Monday from a coalition of groups pushing for cutting ties to TVA and other electric power suppliers that could replace TVA.
A "Vigil to Save the Post Office" is scheduled Thursday overnight in Navy Park in Downtown Memphis.
Mayors Strickland and Harris and U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen were quick Monday to draw parallels to the national debate about various forms of voting and problems with the U.S. Postal Service when it comes to mailing in votes or Census forms.
Four suburban school districts opened for a new academic year Monday morning like none they have ever encountered.
The lawsuit asks the Davidson County Chancery Court to declare the Capitol Commission’s recent vote to remove the Forrest bust “null and void.”
State Rep. Mike Carter, who missed last week's legislative special session, has been hospitalized with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit at a Chattanooga hospital.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 229 new cases and four new related deaths on Monday, Aug. 17.
State Sen. Raumesh Akbari will give a keynote speech Tuesday, Aug. 18, with 16 other “rising stars” at the Democratic National Convention.
How 65,000 followers brought $75K to the Bluff City, some weird ship at the FedEx hub, and we spill the tea on the Grizzlies' time in the bubble.
A mailing sent to nearly 600 Memphis area nonprofit agencies encourages giving employees time off on Election Day so they can vote.
Baptist needs 15,000 gowns a day; to get them, it chartered a plane through FedEx, straight from China.
The Yellow Fever epidemic of 1878 in Memphis spawned new words, such as "Stranger Fever," and changed people's thoughts and actions. The COVID-19 pandemic, with its "social distancing" and "new normal" is not so different. History has provided an echo.
The claim by a Missouri "photo historian" is being opposed by Elmwood Cemetery, which counters that the relative of J. Sam Morton included as a plaintiff is too distant to exhume the body to get a DNA sample. The case is built on alleged resemblances in old photos and the legend of Etta Place, the outlaw's companion.
The number of coronavirus cases in Shelby County has topped 25,000. Nearly 15.3 % of the reported cases were positive Sunday.
While some Republicans shied away from the notion they were targeting protesters with legislation toughening penalties for rowdiness, Democrats said the GOP-controlled Legislature put a "knee on their neck" during the 111th General Assembly second extraordinary special session.
Shelby County’s 7-day moving average of new coronavirus cases has fallen to its lowest point in nearly two months, while today’s newly reported cases came in at 256.
Feeling heat from state lawmakers, parents and school districts, the Lee Administration is reversing a massive plan for school districts to conduct “welfare checks” on every child in the state because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On "Behind The Headlines," Dr. James Downing talked about the gap between public health and health care as well as the research hospital's $20 million effort to keep the virus off its campus through weekly testing. Data from the testing regimen is also part of a global research effort and St. Jude is participating in clinical trials for a vaccine.
Memphis-based Malco Theatres has announced reopening dates for many of its movie theater locations after closing them due to the coronavirus pandemic.
DeCarcerate Memphis, a local task force made up of community leaders, activists and clergy, voiced its opposition to the federal Operation LeGend that is bringing 40 federal agents to the city.
Germantown is requiring students to wear masks at all times as they return to school Aug. 17.
The threshold is dramatically higher than other cities across the nation. New York City’s mayor has said school buildings must shutter if the positivity rate exceeds 3%, and other school districts have vowed to limit in-person learning when the rate hits 5%.