The Memphis City Council has an eye toward the future of Downtown and MLGW’s place in it.

A police car was set ablaze in front of the Memphis Police Department’s North Main precinct Monday night, Nov. 25.

One officer in Tyre Nichols’ case will be tried separately, the election results are official and a cemetery on Central Avenue has lots of stories to tell. 

Many have likely driven by it hundreds of times with barely a glance, but this cemetery in the heart of Memphis has stories to tell.

Some of the vote totals changed in the set of local, state and federal races because of the addition of 250 provisional ballots counted after the Nov. 5 election night. The additional votes didn’t change the outcome in any of the races.

The city and county are banding with Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church for its MemFeast event, where volunteers will deliver food boxes to 300 families across Memphis. 

The Memphis City Council is also expected to take up gates to the Chickasaw Gardens neighborhood and more at its next session.

“Emmitt Martin and the state are playing games. They are pretending he is a co-defendant when he is in fact a cooperating witness,” said a lawyer representing one of the other officers charged.

MATA cuts are still on the table, and Hog & Hominy’s Beef & Cheddar Hot Dog is, too. Plus, Crosstown is getting another live music venue.

According to AAA, a record 80 million people will travel for Thanksgiving this year. One of the biggest travel headaches, especially for those who are flying — but also those on the roads — can be inclement weather.

Some 60% of Tennessee third-grade students scored below proficiency in English language arts on 2024 state tests. Fewer than 1% of them were retained under the state’s reading and retention law.

His podcast, “An Army of Normal Folks,” with 19,000 subscribers, offers a weekly look at the good people are doing without government intervention. 

Noise levels at Annesdale Mansion have caused problems with the neighborhood association a while. But new owner Bill Townsend hasn’t stopped the fun. 

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A planned surge of public-safety resources into Downtown Memphis comes after years of public perception souring on safety in the central business district.

Tennessee needs to spend about $9.8 billion on repairs, upgrades, or construction to keep its K-12 public school buildings safe and conducive to learning, according to a new state report.

At Hawkins Mill Elementary, chronic absenteeism plummeted. And at Trezevant High, graduation rates climbed closer to the district average. Both had been among Tennessee’s bottom 5% for over a decade.

Kids and adults gathered Downtown Saturday for the Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting sponsored by the Downtown Memphis Commission. Photographer Ziggy Mack was there to capture the excitement.

Onlookers at the Memphis Christmas Parade on Saturday talked about how the parade was a nice chance to show off their community spirit, an event to shine a positive light on the vast South Memphis area.

MATA’s interim CEO Bacarra Mauldin addressed the myriad problems facing the transit system, even while noting progress on some fronts.

DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton announced “Operation Final Departure” to help the incoming Trump administration with its vow to deport immigrants. Barton’s effort will focus on inmates in the DeSoto County jail.

The City of Memphis plans to invest additional resources Downtown — including almost 200 more cameras — to make the area safer. 

The TBI is investigating, and the sheriff’s office does not currently believe anyone else was involved in the inmate’s death. 

“I think he was used by his brother,” the prosecutor said after the sentencing. “I think he knew better, and he obviously knew things were fishy and that he shouldn’t be doing these things. He is not a criminal.”