David Rudd's contract as leader of the University of Memphis will be for three years, beginning Oct. 1, with options to extend it another two years.

Fewer than 5% of Geeter students scored proficient or higher in English this past spring on the state’s annual exam known as TNReady. In math, 6% of students scored proficient or higher.

The University of Memphis board of trustees has approved a plan to buy school buildings attached to Audubon Park Baptist Church.

Randall Mullins and Sharon Pavelda founded a project to identify and memorialize lynching sites in Shelby County, and helped create a community of supporters, from the National Park Service to the local NAACP, preachers and politicians, activists and academics.

With challengers for every incumbent seeking re-election, Tuesday's council session was short and punchy. Meanwhile, the Central Library remains ground zero for multiple candidate forums – one Tuesday evening for seven of the 11 candidates for mayor on the Oct. 3 ballot.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris unveiled a plan Wednesday to put $10 million in county funds into MATA through a new $145 sustainability fee for households with three or more vehicles.

A group of male African-American elected officials and community leaders called on Contemporary Media and other local media to diversify newsrooms after caricatures of Memphis mayoral candidates some complained as being racist published in Memphis magazine and then were pulled from circulation this weekend.

Girls on the Run Memphis has been awarded a $30,000 grant from The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation Sports Matter program.

With seven years on the Shelby County Commission, newly elected chairman Mark Billingsley believes the current commission is willing to collaborate for the good of the county.

St. George's Independent School's head of schools will resign at the end of the academic year. Ross Peters has served in the position since 2015.

After a year-long moratorium on car lots, tire shops and gas stations on Lamar Avenue, Memphis City Council members extended it Tuesday by an additional six months.

Memphis City Council members approved Tuesday a pair of resolutions and the first of three readings of an ordinance that expands the boundaries of the Uptown tax increment financing -- or TIF -- district.

Shelby County officials don’t dispute Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland’s statement about the small percentage of county contracts that go to minority-owned and women-owned businesses in comparison to the city of Memphis.

A group of plaintiffs challenging Tennessee’s new voter registration law, including Memphis organizations, is urging a federal judge to block the measure because of the threat of fines and criminal prosecution.

The Memphis Medical District Collaborative and MATA have partnered on a pilot commuter shuttle between Mud Island and the Medical District. 

New CBU president checked all the boxes for search committee that can't believe it reached a unanimous decision on the first vote.

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Chick-fil-A's annual 5K brought nearly 2,000 racers downtown. The event served free chicken sandwiches and benefited Junior Achievement of Memphis.

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is running for re-election on a record of basics in a campaign that emphasizes consistency and separates him from past mayors who have emphasized their vision for the city. It's a different political path that has its challenges.

The Memphis Zoo, in partnership with other zoos and wildlife organizations, is working to save the Louisiana Pine Snake from extinction.

Traditionally a residential foster care organization that placed children who were voluntarily referred to one of its campus homes, Palmer Home has added three more service lines – private foster care, transitional care for children 18-24 and respite care for victims of sex trafficking.

With the number of “active shooter” incidents growing across the country over the past 20 years, people are increasingly interested in preparedness.

Although George Washington Carver High School was closed and replaced with a similarly named charter school, alumni congregate each year to celebrate at a massive picnic in the park.

State Rep. Kevin Vaughan is among a group of legislators taking a closer look at the state's Certificate of Need Program for the expansion and addition of medical facilities and services to decide whether it needs to be eliminated or tweaked.

In 2014, teacher salaries in the Memphis district were sixth highest in the state, but three years later, teacher pay in Shelby County Schools has slipped to 11th. It was one of only two districts statewide to see the average salary decrease.