Lakeland commissioners Thursday night, Dec. 12, approved on first reading a zoning ordinance change that would pave the way for Delta Blues Winery to sell hard cider.

Good morning, it’s Friday, Dec. 13, and today, Gov. Bill Lee will be in town to make an economic development announcement. 

Three Memphis schools joined a list of buildings with water sources that contain unsafe lead levels. Many schools in the district have yet to be tested.

The tiny Deaderick family cemetery in Orange Mound was once much bigger. And this week, an archaeological effort by the city and several Orange Mound groups found evidence of more graves beyond the wrought iron fence of the cemetery along Park Avenue. 

Shelby County Commission Chairman Mark Billingsley thinks the full commission will be able to vote on revised county residency rules for workers by late January.

A total of 16 contenders, 12 Democrats and 4 Republicans, filed by a Thursday, Dec. 12, noon deadline to run in the March 3 countywide primary for General Sessions Court Clerk.

Gov. Bill Lee is set to announce Friday, Dec. 13, that a new company is coming to Memphis and creating hundreds of jobs in Shelby County.

Corey Johnson was placed on suspension with pay last month and fired on Dec. 3, according to Ricky Wilkins, the charter school network’s lawyer.

A trio of leaders of community development corporations on "Behind The Headlines" say the long-term Memphis 3.0 land use and development guidelines should give them and others working on nonprofit catalysts more of a voice in how the city grows. 

Aspire Public Schools superintendent Nick Manning talks about Aspire’s new local control model and the relationship between charter school operators and Shelby County Schools.

State Sen. Brian Kelsey and House Minority Leader Karen Camper are sponsoring legislation that would allow the zoo to sell alcoholic beverages during regular operating hours.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris will present Lifetime Achievement awards to retired Shelby County Environmental Court Judge Larry Potter and departing General Sessions Court Clerk Ed Stanton Jr. during a ceremony Friday at the Walter L. Bailey Jr. Criminal Justice Center.

Good morning; it’s Thursday, Dec. 12. Tonight, students from Memphis’ Stax Academy will appear on “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways.” There will also be a vigil near Raleigh to remember victims of gun violence. 

Four women at Shelby County Jail East accomplished a milestone in their lives Wednesday, Dec. 11. They became high school graduates through the HopeWorks program for prisoners. 

Memphis and Shelby County grab the attention of the Beacon Center in its annual Pork Report focusing on government spending for private projects, much of it targeting funds and incentives handed out by EDGE.

Collierville is running extra crews for loose leaf removal. Crews are running a few days behind.

The only countywide election of 2020 in Shelby County has drawn more than a dozen potential candidates for a position most citizens know little about. The political scramble for the office of General Sessions Court Clerk began in November when incumbent clerk Ed Stanton Jr. told his staff he would not be seeking a third full term.

Bethel Labelle Community Center closed Wednesday, Dec. 11, as the city replaces the heating and air system of the center at 2698 Larose Avenue.

The schools had enrolled more students than their contracts with the district allowed. 

Good morning, all. It’s Wednesday, Dec. 11, and today we're talking about ALL the letters, a new crude oil pipeline and how AutoZone plans to grow. 

Biden partisans locally are pushing the narrative that the former vice president is the only Democrat in a large pack of contenders who can beat President Donald Trump in the November general election.

Porter-Leath’s NEXT Memphis founder Chloe Moore makes the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

A healthcare advocacy organization is calling the state’s federal block grant proposal too “vague” for “meaningful” public comment and says it should be rewritten to show exactly how the state plans to spend any “shared savings” with the federal government.

MAA announced Tuesday, Dec. 10, that its board of directors has approved a quarterly dividend payment of $1 per share of common stock, an increase of 4.2%.

The Studio Gang design firm talked by video conference Tuesday with the board of the Memphis River Parks Partnership about meeting the specific terms of a mediated agreement announced last week. Among the results is more space for the 2006 Tom Lee Memorial in the park.