The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s commission will consider providing funds, possibly up to $1 million, for a Fayette County incinerator just east of Collierville to dispose of deer carcasses infected with chronic wasting disease, according to state officials.
Shelby County Property Assessor Melvin Burgess and Ken Washington, deputy administrator over residential appraisal in the assessor’s office, discuss the Orange Mound Initiative.
The goal of the meeting at a private Christian school in southeast Memphis was to tell families that starting next year, they could be eligible for up to $7,300 in education voucher money to send their children to a private school or to use for other private services.
The mediation between the Memphis River Parks Partnership and the Memphis In May International Festival ends months of mediation between the two with a detailed agreement, down to square footage and feet between stages.
Good morning; it’s Thursday, Dec. 5, and today the Greater Memphis Chamber will host its Annual Chairman's Luncheon, where its newest chair will be revealed.
Memphians gathered at BRIDGES to celebrate the career and leadership of Cynthia Ham, a pivotal figure in the development of Memphis in May, Archer Malmo, Mud Island and Beale Street Historic District.
State Rep. Mark White believes non-tuition items paid for with education savings accounts could be taxed under the state's new voucher program. But even as questions are raised about the governor's initiative, the Department of Education still hasn't firmed up the rules.
MICAH officials on Wednesday offered the Shelby County Commission alternatives that would raise all of the $30 million needed to fully fund the Memphis Area Transit Authority.
Two Republican challengers to President Donald Trump and 16 Democrats have made the ballot for the March 3 Tennessee presidential primaries.
Opponents of the death penalty are holding prayer vigils in Memphis and other cities in the state to protest the execution planned Thursday of Lee Hall, convicted for the 1991 death of his estranged girlfriend.
Kim Scott will replace Matt Stevenson as president of Terminix Residential.
An ad hoc committee will dig down into residency requirements for Shelby County employees, ahead of any discussions about ending the requirement entirely.
Shelby County Commission's general government committee approved Wednesday a resolution that would fund additional workers for the register of deeds to manage the records of the county's elected officials.
A trial date for Billy Ray Turner, the man accused in the fatal shooting of NBA star Lorenzen Wright, could possibly be announced on Jan. 15 when Turner heads back to court.
The Shelby County Schools board included the request to state lawmakers to hold off on charter approvals until the state evaluates how they are doing.
It’s Wednesday, Dec. 4, and today Stax Music Academy and a special guest will announce details of its 20th anniversary.
The Shelby County Commission's general government committee will discuss ways to tighten employee residency requirements or getting rid of them all together on Wednesday.
City Council members approved development milestones Tuesday, Dec. 3, in three major Downtown development projects.
Plans for a Frayser convenience store with gas pumps drew opposition at the Tuesday, Dec. 3, City Council session from the owner of a Valero convenience store on an opposing corner.
City Council members, without debate, approved Tuesday, Dec. 3, the plan for redevelopment of the Fairgrounds.
The City Council gave final approval Tuesday, Dec. 3, to the Memphis 3.0 land use and development guidelines on which the council had delayed action numerous times since the spring.
A solid waste fee rate hike was voted down by the City Council Tuesday in its next to last session of the year and of the current council's term.
Former House Speaker Glen Casada says he reached out to Gov. Bill Lee’s office to request creation of a $4 million rural grants fund that received wide support by the Legislature, noting there was “nothing secret” about the money. But some Republican leaders didn't know the grant fund existed, including state Rep. Ron Gant of Fayette County.
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Memphis police, St. Jude and city officials discuss traffic, road closures and public safety during Saturday's marathon and the American Athletic Championship championship football game.