MEMPopS, the local purveyor of homemade icy confections, will give $1 to UT West Institute for Cancer for every popsicle it sells on Thursday, Aug. 15.

More than 40% of elementary and middle school students met the state’s proficiency standards in math, compared to 36.5% in 2018. 

Only 3.4% of high schoolers in the Achievement School District met the state’s proficiency standards on this year’s math and English exams, while 12.6% of elementary students reached that benchmark.

The district’s students did not make as much progress as other students across the state, earning Shelby County Schools the lowest score on the state’s 5-point growth scale.

TNReady scores showed Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville Germantown and Lakeland are among the top-performing districts in the state. Lakeland was designated as an Exemplary district by the Tennessee Department of Education.

A panel discussion and viewing of the film "Brian Banks" gave young people a lesson in how the criminal justice system works and how they interact with it.

State Rep. London Lamar, expecting a baby boy in late November, hopes her pregnancy will help lead to more accommodations for mothers at the Legislature while sounding a bell for the right to choose.

CrimeStoppers of Memphis and Shelby County is seeking public assistance in identifying those who damaged property and injured officers in Frayser the night of June 12, when Brandon Webber was shot and killed.

Miska Clay Bibbs will remain on the Shelby County Schools board after taking the TFA job. Keith Williams, executive director of the Memphis-Shelby County Education Association, wrote in a text message that Bibbs should resign.

The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance levied another $10,000 civil penalty against state Rep. Joe Towns Wednesday, raising his total to $55,000. But he is refusing to pay out of protest and could be planning legal action.

TNReady tests are designed to assess every student’s true understanding of the material they’ve studied, not just memorized. The goal is to know how to help students advance their knowledge and skills, teachers raise their level of instruction, and districts improve their schools.

Beverly Robertson, president and CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber, brought the organization’s first stop in its new “Taking it to the Streets” initiative to Orange Mound.

Cut off from speaking on legislation designed to restrict abortion, the Memphis founder of SisterReach refused to go quietly Tuesday, turning toward people in the audience and calling them "hypocrites."

Memphis Tourism will mark the 10th anniversary of the I Love Memphis blog with a party from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at Railgarten, 2166 Central.

Leadership Memphis has unveiled a new logo and website to accompany the opening of a new office at 240 Madison Ave., Suite 601.

MIFA is hosting a variety of community events this fall to help Memphis look at homelessness and creative solutions to an issue that often starts with an unpaid utility bill.

The Shelby County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Office is offering free active shooter awareness training and CERT training.

Allegiant announced Tuesday it will begin nonstop service between Memphis International Airport and Punta Gorda Airport starting in November.

New Collierville Superintendent Gary Lilly welcomed students back to school Monday. He greeted students and talked with teachers to kick off the 2019 academic year.

Students were welcomed back to Dunbar Elementary School by the principal, teachers and community groups. The school is now part of the Shelby County Schools Innovation Zone. 

Memphis Democratic senators challenge presenters in Judiciary Committee hearing on legislation banning abortion at conception.

Shelby County Commissioner Mark Billingsley was named chairman of the commission for the upcoming term, which begins Sept. 1. The commission also revised rules for naming buildings and other locations.

The Shelby County Commission Monday passed on second reading an ordinance calling for a $15 an hour minimum wage for county employees.

The recently opened Shelby County Government Employee Care Clinic will see county employees at no cost to them. And because it's operated by Cigna, there's also no cost to county taxpayers.

Tennessee’s State Department of Education, as well as the state’s two largest school districts, Memphis and Nashville, are heading into their first new school year after major leadership changes.