Collierville names interim police chief
Collierville has named Jeff Abeln to serve as the town’s acting police chief until the Board of Mayor and Aldermen appoint a permanent replacement for former Chief DavidTillner.
Collierville has named Jeff Abeln to serve as the town’s acting police chief until the Board of Mayor and Aldermen appoint a permanent replacement for former Chief DavidTillner.
A former loan officer at Trustmark Bank has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for a fraudulent loan scheme, the U.S. Attorney's office announced Monday, Dec. 23.
With more than 40 years in the homebuilding industry, Magnolia Homes is celebrating 15 years of its Showcase of Homes event, held the weekends of Sept. 19-21 and Sept. 26-28 in four of its communities.
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris wants to help the state reinstate driver’s licenses, a huge criminal justice issue for about 100,000 county residents.
The six Memphis City Council members whose terms end with the new year said their farewells Dec. 17 at the last council meeting of the year. For some it was emotional, for others it was a time to reflect and for still others it was political.
Vasile Rus, the lead investigator, received a $2.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation for Phase 1. The second phase is worth a potential $25 million in grants.
Celebrating his 10-year anniversary in business in Arlington this year, Arlington Physical Therapy LLC owner Matt Connell is wearing multiple hats heading into the New Year.
Harvard research fellow Thomas Abt talked on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast about his book “Bleeding Out,” which says poverty and violence are linked but fighting violence should come first.
Based on 1969 news reports, almost 67,000 students did not attend school at the height of the protest as black leaders advocated for seats on the all-white school board.
Ideas Unlimited wins top annual award from the Mid-South Minority Business Council Continuum.
The new health clinic is part of the $15 million Harmony Plaza renovation project on Frayser Boulevard.
An all-too-brief era ends for University of Memphis basketball and many Shelby County-area students have a short school day before winter break starts.
House Minority Leader Karen Camper drew the ire of the House Finance chairwoman and got gaveled down Thursday for making a political point as frustration appeared to boil over among Republicans after the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
Testing has begun at the 39 Shelby County Schools where high levels of lead were found in various water sources.
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office and the Order of the Boll Weevils delivered Christmas gifts to students at Vollentine Optional Elementary School Thursday.
Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg drew a crowd of 150 at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library Thursday in his first campaign stop in the city.
The City of Memphis has paid $1 million to Baker Donelson law firm in attorney fees to defend the city in a 2017 consent decree lawsuit.
Reps. Bo Mitchell of Nashville and Joe Towns of Memphis have drafted separate proposals that would rescind Tennessee’s education savings account law.
Good morning; it’s Thursday, Dec. 19. Today, Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg will be in Memphis, and Beale Street Music Fest has an announcement for us.
The Tennessee Capitol Commission chairman is guaranteeing a meeting by the end of February to discuss the process for a vote on removing the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from the State Capitol.
State Sen. Raumesh Akbari is encouraging money to be spent for programs such as Agape in Memphis, which are cutting into poverty, as the state studies how to spend $732 million in TANF "reserves."
The Memphis Child Advocacy Center recently received a grant of $40,000 from the Valero Benefit for Children.
International Paper funded the new center.
Teli White was suspended three years ago for his part in a grade-changing scandal after a district investigation, but was fired a year later for the same offense following an investigation by independent law firms.
Dexter Solutions will lay off 64 people in a permanent closure of its offices at 3493 Lamar Ave. in Memphis.