A portion of Frank Road is closing next week for pipe repairs.

House Speaker nominee believes gun laws should be handled at the federal level for the sake of uniformity.

Work on the Prentiss Place parking lot is the first of three phases and sets the stage for the next two phases starting this fall or winter. The work also begins as the new president of the zoo talks about a change in the zoo's direction.

The Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators is set to request the TBI investigate potential “public corruption” in the former House Speaker’s Office and also look into a special prosecutor from Coffee County handling a black activist’s case.

Shelby County Commission committees will consider Wednesday legislation to pay county employees $15 an hour. Commissioners also will consider measures giving a $50,000 grant for a rugby field and rescinding a resolution that amended how county properties are named.

City council members Tuesday approved the city's $3 million portion of the $19 million Leftwich Tennis Center expansion project.

The city council Tuesday approved expanding a program to pay fines and fees to restore driver's licenses to include criminal court. And the city is checking on the status of 14 works of public art at the city's old Cordova auto inspection station before the council votes on selling the station.

The University of Memphis' new pedestrian cable bridge will be named in memory of Hunter Harrison, whose career took him from a Memphis switchyard to front offices of four railroads.

Nashville representative plans to renew push for resolution denouncing hate groups across Tennessee, saying the state has played too big a role in allowing them to grow.

An ongoing dispute between Lausanne Collegiate School and its residential neighbors is headed to court but made a stop at the City Council along the way.

Germantown's Board of Education discussed a proposed land exchange with the city Monday, and members want a meeting with aldermen to hammer out details. 

State Rep. Jim Coley of Bartlett is “calling off” a delegation trip to the Far East unless members want to pay expenses out of pocket.

Glass is being phased out of Collierville's recycling system over the next four months.

The council agenda Tuesday includes discussions about selling the old Cordova auto inspection station, allowing temporary closure of an Overton Square street and expanding a program that helps those with suspended drivers licenses pay fines and fees once they have met other terms.

A building permit application valued at $1.8 million has been filed for a Lamar Avenue warehouse.

Three new homes and three newly renovated houses will be featured in Central Garden’s Home and Garden Tour from 1-6 p.m., Sept. 8.

Memphis Mayoral contender and Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer is mounting a complex challenge of incumbent mayor Jim Strickland. The challenge combines promises of disruption with national issues as Sawyer seeks to fuse activism with electoral politics.

State Rep. Mark White believes a Knoxville House member’s resolution to remove embattled Rep. David Byrd from the House could hit a wall in the Republican-controlled chamber during a special session.

The storefront opening Saturday in the Poplar Corridor begins a campaign to the Oct. 3 election day. It also featured more of the clash of priorities among the major candidates for mayor on the same ballot.

Shelby County officials got a preview of the Shelby County Youth Advocacy Center, a pilot project aimed at helping young people avoid the juvenile justice system while addressing their mental health needs.

Council member Ford Canale is seeking a full four year term after being appointed to the body and winning a special election last year. On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, Canale talks about his bid for a full term and council contender Jeff Warren offers "throwback" campaign paraphernalia.

Across the city, college and university students are returning by the tens of thousands. Rhodes College held its Opening Convocation ceremony Friday, while 170 new medical students put on their new white coats in a ceremony at UTHSC.

A new initiative to get hygiene and personal care products to lower income students kicked off on Friday at Kate Bond Middle School.

The Tennessee Shakespeare Company received a $20,000 grant to take the Bard's works to juveniles in the Shelby County justice system. "William Shakespeare and his plays are for everyone," says the company's founder.

Rep. Joe Towns is preparing to sponsor legislation to rescind the state’s new education savings account law and said he notified House Speaker nominee Cameron Sexton about his plans.