Lee was twice asked to address the lack of confidence in Schwinn among some of his own party’s lawmakers. At least one Republican legislator has suggested holding a no-confidence vote on the education chief.
It’s Friday, Sept. 11, and we’ve got a treat (or trick) from the Health Department, East High school has an award-winning teacher, and coach Mike Miller has expectations on him at Houston.
Amy Eoff is running unopposed for her second term on Germantown's Board of Education. Eoff serves in Position 5 and has spent the last two years as the board's vice-chair. Related: Ryan Strain to run unopposed for Germantown Board of Education.
Sgt. Essica Cage, the new leader of the nearly 2,000-member police union, discusses the city's residency requirement for first responders and her opinion about defunding the police.
Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner supports Gov. Bill Lee’s police reform plan amid nationwide chaos over alleged police brutality, saying it is a “starting point” to improve police work and relationships with communities.
The virtual hackathon is designed for women of all tech abilities and will be held Sept. 11-12.
Gov. Bill Lee’s Thursday press briefing is in progress.
The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is on the rise in Shelby County suburbs and rural West Tennessee.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 105 new coronavirus cases and one new related death on Thursday, Sept. 10.
The state requires 6.5 hours of daily instruction, which can be met through recorded lessons and students independently completing assignments, as well as teacher-led live lessons.
There are 199 COVID-positive patients in area hospitals; 73 of those are in ICUs.
History teacher Daniel Warner has been recognized by the Tennessee Department of Education for his work at East High School.
Local doctors say science has to prevail in race for safe, effective vaccine.
SWAT team deputies with Shelby County Sheriff's Office fatally shoot man barricaded in home in Fayette County.
We're talking about kids and COVID, whether the Sheriff's Office should get tanks or bayonets, and a fresh, new East Memphis cafe.
The Tennessee Department of Education scrubbed its Best for All Central virtual teaching site of Common Core resources after questions were raised about the controversial curriculum, leaving no extra worksheets in its place on most of its teaching options for students learning remotely.
Lawsuit challenged the Tennessee state law preventing first-time voters from using expanded eligibility for absentee voting during the pandemic.
U of M says extra week will give it more time to work out logistics of having more students on campus.
It is the first reported death from the coronavirus at the facility.
The three ordinances are scheduled for the first of three votes on Monday. And still to weigh in on the proposals is Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner.
Investors should look at their time horizon and goals for retirement, not base decisions on any one event, local wealth managers say.
The Tennessee Department of Education has launched an online dashboard with COVID-19 case information at school and district levels. It shows 514 student cases and 242 staff cases statewide.
“Our vision is for this program to be an example of how a minority firm can perform at the same level of service as majority firms,” said Michael Hooks Jr., CEO of Allworld Project Management.
Shelby County commissioners will consider distributing $3.4 million for the local suburbs in their meeting Monday.