Memphis board overrules staff, keeps 3 charter schools open
The decision by the Shelby County School board means about 2,800 students will not have to find another school to attend in the fall.
The decision by the Shelby County School board means about 2,800 students will not have to find another school to attend in the fall.
The group is regional authority for accrediting colleges, universities in the South.
A resolution seeking removal of the State Capitol’s Nathan Bedford Forrest bust is likely to be amended, rotating all busts out of the building and replacing them with more modern historical figures.
It's Wednesday, Jan. 29, and today is all about aviation. We're talking about FedEx's role in China, how Amazon is backtracking what it said about launching cargo operations at the airport (but they still need you to be a robot boss) and the executive chef at Flight Restaurant Group.
Lack of awareness, misunderstanding and even distrust are among reasons the vast majority of Memphis-area residents who are income-qualified do not take advantage of Free Tax Prep.
With an 8-1 vote, the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee passed a resolution Tuesday, Jan. 28, by state Sen. Brian Kelsey to put Tennessee’s Right to Work Law into the state Constitution.
Memphis resident Kimberly Bradshaw and other Memphians joined a rally Tuesday at the State Capitol against Gov. Bill Lee's proposed anti-abortion legislation.
Good morning. It’s Tuesday, Jan. 28, and we're talking about Germantown's apartment ban, Geoff Calkins' tribute to his dad and the Penny Hardaway experiment.
An ad hoc committee of the County Commission on residency for Shelby County workers is considering limited exceptions for sheriff's deputies and fire department personnel.
Shelby County Commissioners voted down on first reading Monday an ordinance that would let voters decide if county workers must live in the county.
A resolution to cut the wheel tax by $5 was voted down by the Shelby County Commission Monday.
The Tennessee Department of Education is paying a contractor $1.2 million this year to handle its voucher program even though the money wasn't placed in the state budget, education officials admitted Monday.
Extended funding for transit was approved by the Shelby County Commission in an ordinance on second reading that gives it 1.5% of county's CIP budget.
His book hit No. 2 on The New York Times Bestseller list.
The jury is still out on whether Memphis will see much of the presidential campaigns a week away from the Iowa caucuses. But the divide over impeachment and social issues in a divided America is still evident in a blue county within a red state.
State Rep. Rick Staples of Knoxville is calling for removal of the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from the State Capitol and replacement with recognition for one or two Tennesseans he believes more worthy.
The city council voted last week to seek a legal opinion key to the question of Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division cutting ties with the Tennessee Valley Authority.
It's Monday, Jan. 27, and today will find Collierville considering an amendment to its beer ordinance and Amazon breaking ground on a new state-of-the-art facility near Frayser.
Gov. Bill Lee is making big announcements that catch lawmakers by surprise or offer few specifics, leaving some in reactionary mode and potentially creating a gap with the Legislature in early 2020.
Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner discusses top issues he is facing in 2020.
The Battle on the Bluff raged for most of the 1990s and resulted in the Bluff Walk, an outdoor amenity that Downtown residents, workers and visitors take for granted now.
Germantown is reviewing new multi-family guidelines Monday. The meeting is likely the final review of the ordinances.
Some Memphis area churches paused for a moment of silence Sunday for three children killed in separate shootings last week.