Valerie Smith and James Newsom are among the three finalists to be considered by Gov. Bill Lee for a vacancy on the Tennessee Court of Appeals.

Attorneys for RowVaughn Wells, Tyre Nichols’ mother, said that the city “misused” the court docket and is attempting “to poison the jury pool” in a case set for trial next year.

Daniel Chatham was elected in 2022. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen is responsible for appointing an individual to finish the unexpired term.

Some locals aren’t down for the demo of an iconic East Memphis building, Regional One Health puts pregnancy care on wheels and a Germantown designer leaves his mark on the holidays.

“We’ve got to face the reality,” Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said. “The (Cordova) project may not be dead permanently, but it’s suffered a pretty big death blow.”

She was arrested numerous times for participating in sit-ins, starting in March 1960 when she and others demanded access to library books.

It is unclear whether MPD Interim Chief C.J. Davis has the council votes to become the full-time chief again, but she appears to have gained at least one vote since January.

This week’s jigsaw puzzle features a photo from freelance photojournalist Brad Vest taken for The Daily Memphian at John Mark Enterprises in Germantown. 

Also happening this week: The Shelby County Commission returns to a pay-raise request for the Circuit Court Clerk’s office, and the Grizzlies kick off the Emirates NBA Cup tournament.

Shelby County Commissioners also vote on $300,000 in funding to a workforce development program that fired its director last week and discuss changes to the 6% pay raise for county employees approved in the previous budget season.

Moderator Michael LaRosa’s latest book, cowritten with a Memphis attorney, will be released the same day.

As of last year, the University of Memphis’ dual-enrollment program is the largest in the state, serving nearly 3,000 teens in 60 schools in Shelby County.

After years of problems with the posting of election returns on its website, the Shelby County Election Commission has switched to a new system that also features precinct-by-precinct results and maps.

With 40 staff members, the Center for Earthquake Research and Information at the University of Memphis monitors seismic activity primarily along the New Madrid fault zone that runs 150 miles from Illinois down to West Tennessee.

Historical trends, including El Niño and La Niña, can help predict what might occur in Memphis during the upcoming winter season.

Several local officials are backing a new state law that will allow judges and judicial commissioners access to at least some juvenile court records in setting bail.

The claims add a new twist to the $550 million civil rights lawsuit that Tyre Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, and his estate have filed against the City of Memphis following Nichols’ 2023 beating and death at the hands of five now-former Memphis Police Department officers. 

The Memphis Police Department is hosting a new local TV show to showcase its efforts in curbing crime in the city.

Leaders of the three separate initiatives joined Eric Barnes to talk about their programs this week on the WKNO-TV’s “Behind The Headlines.”

Ezekiel Kelly faces dozens of charges for allegedly killing three people and injuring three others on Sept. 7, 2022 while Memphis was on lockdown.

All three defendants are also asking the court to be tried separately from one another.

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A car accident crushed three vertebrae in Emily Hamilton’s spine one year ago. Doctors said she would never touch her toes again. She’s now an instructor at Sana Yoga in East Memphis.

“No matter what happens with respect to the Trump administration, the city and county are prepared to make this office sustainable and continue the commitments,” Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said of the question of continued federal support in the Trump administration.