Jerry Lee Lewis’ Cadillac comes home, Baptist uses AI for lung scans and the Bears of Summer are back.

For Memphis newcomers, the idea of an “alien prince” who calls the Bluff City home may seem stranger than fiction. During his brushes with the law and various elections, Mongo would often wear green body paint, a silver wig and a loincloth — but never any shoes. 

Chalkbeat asked Danielle Huggins, Frank Johnson, Towanna Murphy and Jason Sharif about their platforms for the upcoming Memphis Shelby County Schools board race. 

Early voting begins July 12 in important Shelby County races. To help you prepare, The Daily Memphian is starting a series of articles taking a closer look at the Aug. 1 election ballot.

Ten races in the August election were decided at the April 12 deadline for candidates to file their qualifying petitions. In these 10 races, those who filed are unopposed.

Also happening this week: The Memphis City Council has its first council session of the new fiscal year, and council member Pearl Eva Walker hosts a town-hall meeting.

National Weather Service Memphis made a statement on how Hurricane Beryl may affect to the Mid-South — and when.

The Political Roundup takes a closer look at your vehicle-registration certificate after the City Council raised a vehicle fee some are calling a Memphis version of the wheel tax.

A Shelby County judge recently accused of bias against an attorney has responded to the allegations, calling them an attempt to “impugn the integrity” of her court.

Families came to the Greensward Saturday as part of the Overton Park Conservancy’s Summer Splash series, which its communications director said she hopes shows the benefit of a large grassy space for something other than parking.

Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon addressed the divide between what the data shows and what the community is feeling Wednesday, July 3, on the WKNO-TV program “Behind The Headlines.”

The City Council Scorecard tracks the key council votes, which last month raised the city property tax rate for the first time in 12 years and raised the monthly solid waste fee as well as the city vehicle registration fee. 

MSCS saves a closed charter school, Elwood’s Shack owner gets frank on hot dogs and we look at Ed Scott’s long to-do list.

A feasibility study for a Memphis hip-hop museum is underway.

A Memphis demolition company has renewed plans to double the size of its construction debris landfill, but is again facing opposition from Frayser residents who are critical of the existing site.

“Fire trucks and Popsicles — what more do you need on the Fourth of July?”

Heading into his 11th year as the district’s superintendent, David Stephens received an overall score of 4.91 out of 5 on his annual evaluation released during the Bartlett City Schools board meeting Thursday, June 28.

Southwest sold its Gill Center to education neighbors Libertas, who plan to renovate the building for a middle school expansion, the organizations announced Wednesday.

MSCS Superintendent Marie Feagins says Caldwell-Guthrie Elementary School, shuttered last week by its state-takeover operators, will stay open this fall and expand to take on students from Humes Middle School. MSCS closed Humes earlier this spring.

Looking for fireworks to watch or an Independence Day event? This guide has you covered.