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."
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.
The incumbent and challenger Tami Sawyer have a complex history on what is arguably the most volatile issue of the mayor's race.
In 1977, Deborah Groseclose was brutally raped and murdered at her home in Memphis. Evidence showed that her husband paid two men to kill her for insurance money. Her husband died in prison, but his two codefendants are up for parole, and her family is fighting to keep them in prison.
The first installment of our – and your – collection of 200 memorable Memphians.
Grassroots organization Coliseum Coalition wants to invite the public in to see the condition of the Mid-South Coliseum. But first, they've got to clean it up.
The Lottery Corporation has no timeline for setting rules and structure, and the new gaming advisory council awaits five of nine appointments to get started.
Noura Jackson was in Memphis with the author of a book that criticizes the handling of Jackson's trial for her mother's murder.
Leaders of the “Memphis Campaign for Public Safety” said on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast they think the wording of the Oct. 3 ballot question is clear although Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland has said if it is approved, it would still have to go to the City Council for approval.
Republican, Democratic senators take contrasting views on the Mississippi immigrant roundups and federal government action.
Referrals from judges led to a new divorce and separation counseling program at Kindred Place that puts more focus on the emotional impact of separations on the children.