Swankys leaves Germantown, gun-rights groups sue Memphis and "Disneyland” is coming to Fayette County. 

Marine biologist James McClintock and Rev. John Burruss will share insights from Antarctica in a free lecture today at Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. 

The proposed America’s River Crossing Bridge will replace the 75-year-old Memphis-Arkansas Bridge, with twice the lanes and extra shoulder space.

Sondra Howell of the Greater Memphis Chamber will be the interim director of a regional workforce development board as the program seeks to smooth out a rocky year of transition.

Two groups want to stop the city from enforcing the nonbinding gun-control measures voters approved during a referendum last week.

Circuit Court Judge Felicia Corbin-Johnson will hold a hearing on a motion by Wanda Halbert’s attorneys to dismiss attempt to remove her. 

“It’s a one-time bonus that’s basically asking us to sell out our public schools,” said Liz Marable, a longtime Memphis educator who is currently president of the United Education Association of Shelby County. “But we are not for sale.”

Council member is mad about a rat mural, Cordova residents are worried about fire services and the old CA building is going up for auction. 

Mayor-elect Maureen Fraser is committed to a temporary halt on apartment construction. Chad Lindsay and Nick Robbins, facing each other in a Dec. 10 runoff, support her position.

A proposed fire station on Macon Road was slated to provide fire service to areas of de-annexed Cordova, but soaring costs have scuttled the project and left Shelby County looking to Memphis to respond to fires. 

Organizers of the More for Memphis plan are pitching elected officials on a new board to assign more than $1 billion in funding to efforts they say would solve the city’s economic mobility problem.

Also, public art of a rat drew the ire of some council members. “We’ve got one guy who is sort of stepping in the poop, and we are all having to smell it,” Jeff Warren said.

City Council members cited concerns about traffic safety around the site as well as hazardous materials and industrial uses at that location in the past.

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Two corrections officers had already been taken into custody and charged with bribery of a public servant, possession of contraband in a penal facility, possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute and official misconduct.

Mike Fletcher has represented the city in court and other legal matters for 33 years.

The United Way gets a new CEO, Collierville may get more apartments and the Tigers give an update on Overton’s injury.

The Memphis City Council will dig into the “cross-governmental” More for Memphis plan, solar arrays to power the zoo and more at their meeting Tuesday, Nov. 12. 

Hart Wigginton kickstarted a career in education, public policy and philanthropy management by serving on the Memphis City Schools board.

A family sues Germantown schools over a service dog, CBU cuts more jobs and a Hernando eatery brings the noise (complaints).

The Sunday appearance on the CBS news program “Face The Nation” fuels speculation U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty is being considered as Secretary of State or some other cabinet-level post in the second Trump Administration.

Property crimes are trending down compared to last year, but the Memphis Police Department is still expecting a spike in business-related crimes during the holidays.

The Dietz family is requesting a judge allow their son, who has multiple disabilities, to return to school with the dog.

With students out of class and teachers participating in in-service training, police simulated gunfire to help workers understand the sounds of gunshots in buildings.

Also happening this week: The Memphis City Council holds its first post-election meeting, and the Downtown Memphis Commission wants input on design guideline changes.

City officials are redoing the tennis courts and adding a new pavilion to Glenview Park, part of a renovation package that promises an enhanced experience for visitors that’s served the neighborhood for more than 75 years.