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.

A Shelby County Commission ad hoc committee intends to make it harder for county workers to live outside the county.

The meeting, held in Crosstown Concourse, centered around a resolution for a potential increase in vehicle registration fees to help fund Shelby County's investment in MATA.

FedEx Express delivered the Vince Lombardi Trophy to the Super Bowl host city for the 20th consecutive time on Saturday, Jan. 25. 

Legislation designed to stop the “shaming” of students who owe lunch money is expected to face another high hurdle in the General Assembly in 2020 with House Education Chairman Mark White opposing it.

A group of city solid waste division employees denied Friday, Jan. 24, that they called for a wildcat strike.

Former Memphis police officer pleads guilty to robbing drug dealers. 

Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation sponsored by Republican state Sen. Paul Rose into law Friday allowing adoption agencies, including those receiving state funds, to turn down same-sex couples they consider in conflict with their stated religious beliefs.

A federal appeals court has agreed with a Memphis federal court decision tossing out a case seeking to do away with the touchscreen voting machines used in Shelby County elections.

Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge Dan Michael said during his annual State of the Court address Friday that the court does not "recruit children" and that transferring children to adult court is "the hardest thing I have to do.”

Welcome to Friday, Jan. 24, and The Early Word. Today we're talking about a pipeline in the pipeline, what's happening with coronavirus and interstate shootings. 

Germantown Parks and Recreation Commission discussed acquiring 44 acres of parkland for long fields.

A highway shooting this week was the fourth of the year and continues a trend of 45 on Memphis roadways last year.