A dedication ceremony will be held June 7 to rename the Memphis Crosstown Post Office building in honor of Judge Russell B. Sugarmon.

The community budget meeting is scheduled for Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Graceland Soundstage, 3717 Elvis Presley Blvd. 

Local group looks for ways to curb poverty – from providing seminars to improving skills to lobbying for better public transportation for workers to reach jobs.

Memphis’ attorney says the city made a strong case in the central argument of a legal battle between Mississippi and Memphis over water rights to the Memphis Sand Aquifer: whether the aquifer is an interstate resource.

Amid reports federal agents are questioning state lawmakers, a group that filed a complaint about Sen. Brian Kelsey’s 2016 congressional finances is renewing its request for a complete investigation.

As a successful Memphis in May International Festival unfolded in Tom Lee Park, there was plenty of symbolism and drama building in the controversy over what happens next to the30-acre Downtown Memphis park.

House Minority Leader Karen Camper is balking at a Republican proposal to seek a June special session for replacing resigning Speaker Glen Casada while the governor waits for a legislative request.

A member of the advisory group to MLGW on such a plan says on "Behind the Headlines" the complex undertaking could hold several changes beyond who supplies wholesale electric power to the local utility.

The Experimental Aircraft Association has its B-17 Flying Fortress Aluminum Overcast at Millington-Memphis Airport this weekend as part of a national tour, and a 99-year-old World War II veteran stole the show during a flight around Memphis on Thursday.

A new master plan and renovations to the west end of the Memphis Zoo are among the plans of its new president and CEO, who has returned to his hometown. 

The president of the city's longest running civil rights organization commented on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast about the funding, voter registration lawsuits and leaving her post this fall.

The Pink Palace Museum announced Friday that Crew Training International (CTI) Flight Training School in Millington has renewed its naming sponsorship of the museum’s CTI Giant Screen Theater.

Now that Gateway is officially closed, parents and students are left to find a new high school. Many are headed to their zoned neighborhood schools; others are still searching.

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland announced Thursday the City of Memphis has partnered with Operation HOPE to bring HOPE Inside financial coaching and education to city employees and their families

After completing Habitat for Humanity's affordable mortgage program, nine homeowners were honored in a Home Dedication Ceremony in North Memphis.

Shelby County is considering funding an additional $2.5 million to help replace an $8 million federal grant that funds 1,000 pre-k seats, which is set to expire this fiscal year.

Rep. Joe Towns believes the governor should rescind the signing of his voucher bill into law and have it heard again by the Legislature.

Shelby County Schools is asking for an additional $35 million in capital funding, and $7.5 million in additional operating costs to include support for a reading program and more English as a second language teachers. 

The Shelby County Commission is considering 26 amendments to the 2019-2020 budget, including one that would provide county funds for MATA public transportation for the first time. 

Two men have been indicted in the September shooting death of Greater Memphis Chamber president and CEO Phil Trenary.

A man termed by some lawmakers as a “hall monitor” for House Speaker Glen Casada is out of a job at the state Legislature.

Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee told attorneys during a hearing Thursday that he would provide them with drafts of questionnaires that will be given to potential jurors in the Lorenzen Wright murder case. 

The University of Memphis announced Wednesday it will host a forum on connecting Memphis-area businesses with skilled employees who are ex-offenders.

Orange Mound nonprofit organization My Cup of Tea announced Thursday it has been featured in Google’s tenth annual Economic Impact Report.

Alice Marie Johnson, the Memphis woman who was granted clemency last June after serving more than 21 years in prison, will share her story June 3 at the National Civil Rights Museum.