The races in District 1 and District 7 close out the 2019 election year in Memphis politics with hard fought contests reflecting political combat before the election season started. 

Department of Environment and Conservation mulls three-month shutdown of golf courses as part of governor's request to trim 1% from 2020-21 budget.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris will bring in local health department officials and a national environmental advocate to help make the case to county commissioners Wednesday to invest in transit to aid the environment.

U.S. Attorney William Barr is visiting Memphis Wednesday, Nov. 13 to announce the launch of a nationwide plan to reduce gun violence. 

State Rep. Antonio Parkinson and state Sen. Brian Kelsey are amending legislation in an effort to defend University of Memphis star James Wiseman from an NCAA ruling he is "likely ineligible" for the season.

The public can vote on one of the 10 finalists through Friday, Nov. 15, at WomenofWorth.com.

International job clients are hitting the "pause button" on relocations to Tennessee because of the U.S. trade war with China, according to Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe

Most of the early vote in the two Memphis City Council runoff races was in the District 7 matchup between incumbent Berlin Boyd and challenger Michalyn Easter-Thomas.

Raymond Santana – one of the members of the Exonerated Five, formerly known as the Central Park Five – will speak at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis Saturday, Nov. 16.

Rynae Taylor is finally living out her dream of teaching after a military career. 

A man was hit in the stomach Sunday in the 38th interstate shooting of the year in Memphis. This was one of five shootings throughout the city Sunday, in which 11 people were shot and two were killed. 

Thirty pedestrians have died in vehicle-related accidents in Memphis so far this year. Many more are injured. Elected leaders and advocates are discussing ways to help make streets safer in the Memphis metro area. 

In its first year, the park has made some changes to adapt to the way Memphians are using it. It's also a "glimpse of the future" for similar changes along the city's riverfront says Memphis River Parks Partnership president Carol Coletta.

"Memphis Reborn," a new book about Memphis in the 1880s, begins with the city "at its absolute low point."

Memphis product Jerri Green might be a mother of three, but she’s ready to fight for the House District 83 seat in a 2020 race with Republican state Rep. Mark White.

Surprised by potential delays in IMPROVE Act road projects, lawmakers are looking for a new revenue source or help from the federal government, which must renew its own transportation funding act to help states.

Planning and Development Director John Zeanah said on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast that federal funding announced this week for the Downtown-University of Memphis corridor promises to change the image of public transit in the city.

The Shelby County Health Department will offer free screenings and tests for lead exposure for students who attend Shelby County Schools where high lead levels have been detected.

Everyone was a hero Friday, Nov. 8, as U.S. military members and first responders joined forces with AutoZone volunteers and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis to help build six homes in the Castalia Heights neighborhood.

With high lead levels found in water sources at 24 schools so far, Shelby County Schools officials said Thursday they are waiting on test results from samples at 30 more schools and expect more information on Monday.

The five voting locations in two runoff city council races open Saturday for the last day of early voting. Election day is Nov. 14.

A Thursday forum on a consent decree forbidding political surveillance by Memphis police, and the city's request to modify it, drew plenty of concerns.

The Collierville Arts Council is promoting local artists by selling oil canvas paintings at the historic town depot.

With Republican Gov. Bill Lee slow-walking the spending of $733 million in reserve funds for low-income families, Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is demanding the money go toward people in need.

A hotline has been set up by Shelby County officials to help residents impacted by the Oct. 21 storm.