Memphians volunteered across the Bluff City Monday, Jan. 20, to lend hands and serve the community in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy.

Shelby County Schools board members heard arguments from district staff and from Memphis Business Academy Middle, Memphis College Preparatory Elementary and Veritas College Preparatory ahead of a Jan. 28 vote to renew their 10-year contracts.

The City of Memphis ended 2019 with 191 homicides — an increase of nearly 3% from the previous year, according to homicide data released by the Memphis Police Department.

The vice president talked of Trump administration gains during a speech at Holy City Church of God In Christ in Raleigh after touring the National Civil Rights Museum. 

As is customary in Memphis, Martin Luther King Day celebrations are often considered a “day on, instead of a day off.” Here are several opportunities to immerse yourself, friends and family in service and leadership during the holiday.

Kansas City, Missouri, could soon be the first major city to offer free bus service. But Memphis isn't there yet.

The fourth march drew a crowd of 250 who marched from Clayborn Temple to the National Civil Rights Museum and reflected a variety of causes and identities. 

Robert Donati of Future901 says the local PAC has a long-term strategy to do for Democrats what money from statewide campaigns has long been expected to do for down-ballot races. On the Daily Memphian Politics Podcast he talked about growing the pool or regular campaign contributors.

The marker unveiled late last year offers a more detailed view of the 1830s relocation of five southwest Native American groups by treaty and by force. Most of those groups used a route that took them through Memphis, to the river's edge and west to exile.

Amtrak is hoping to add a Memphis line from Illinois and possibly create a Memphis-to-Nashville line and another from Nashville to Atlanta as it tries to tap into growth in the Southeast.

Commissioners talk about new voting machines next week, and the election commission plans to buy and begin using new voting machines this election year – but so far the focus has been on paper trails and not paper ballots to mark.

Executive Director of Just City Josh Spickler discusses juvenile justice in Shelby County with host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian reporter Bill Dries.

The overall violent crime rate in Memphis dropped more than 8% in 2019 from the previous year. However, the number of homicides increased. 

The city's elected representatives in Washington reacted in different ways to the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump set to begin next week. Meanwhile, they have found rare common ground on the passage of the USMCA trade agreement.

Student enrollment at the district’s 57 charter schools is up nearly 14%, to about 18,250 students. That means the share of Shelby County Schools students attending a charter school rose to 16%.

State Rep. London Lamar is sponsoring legislation to end the annual observance of Nathan Bedford Forrest Day, noting she wants to stop recognizing a "very dark history in Tennessee."

Vice President Mike Pence will visit Holy City Church of God in Christ in Raleigh Sunday. 

Good morning; it’s Friday, Jan. 17. The Memphis Tigers held off an old rival and change is coming to the Memphis International Airport and lots of local schools.

Just City executive director Josh Spickler said on the WKNO program “Behind The Headlines” that Juvenile Court needs more resources for children in detention. But he said the question of which children and how many wind up in detention or tried as adults should take priority over the details of the bricks and mortar.

Despite withering opposition from the LGBT community on an adoption bill, state Sen. Paul Rose is pushing ahead with legislation that would prevent local governments from giving preferential treatment to vendors and contractors who have favorable LGBT working conditions.

State Systems, which specializes in fire safety equipment, support and technology, has purchased Fire-Tek of Middle Tennessee.

The State Capitol Commission is scheduled for a Feb. 20 meeting, at which time removal of the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from the Capitol’s second floor is expected to be debated.

Gary Wunderlich, who founded and sold Wunderlich Securities, and financial services veteran Rick Hendrix have formed a new company called Live Oak Merchant Partners.

The Shelby County Commission is expected to consider a new resolution to raise $9 million for MATA through a $20 increase in the motor vehicle tax.

Serendipity Labs Coworking will offer 20,000 square feet of co-working space in part of 6584 Poplar, the four-story office building that MAA sold after moving its headquarters to the new TraVure mixed-use building at 6815 Poplar.