The chief deputy of the City Court Clerk’s office, who is running for the clerk’s position on the Oct. 3 Memphis ballot, doesn’t think the job should be an elected position.

The second Saturday of early voting in the Memphis elections came with indications the pace is picking up. The early voting period runs through Sept. 28. Oct. 3 is election day in Memphis.

In building the new Shelby County Health Department building, Turner Construction has exceeded the county's goals for minority contractors and is on track to finish the building weeks ahead of deadline.

Advocates for low-income health-care patients statewide are calling the state’s block grant proposal a “dangerous” plan that could cut levels of service and affect the state’s most “vulnerable” people.

The city campaign season this week saw a milestone in the move away from large public housing developments, an endorsement ballot topped by a questionable political figure and discussion about new appointments at City Hall beyond the Oct. 3 election results.

Congressman Steve Cohen is urging a federal official to reject Tennessee’s block grant proposal for Medicaid funds, saying it would violate federal law and “inflict serious harm to recipients in Memphis and Shelby County.”

More than 100 protesting students left their Crosstown classrooms Friday, and presented a letter with their grievances to the administration.

Five Memphis organizations have come together to sponsor the ninth annual Memphis Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event on Wednesday, Sept. 25.

A lawsuit filed by John Barzizza, a Germantown mayoral candidate, was dismissed Friday following insufficient evidence to overturn election results.

"Efficiently Improving Your Bottom Line" will be the theme of a seminar Oct. 2, Energy Efficiency Day, at the University of Memphis' Fogelman Executive Center.

The Southaven Chamber of Commerce will mark its 50th anniversary with a $50-a-person Solid Gold Gala Thursday, Oct. 17, at Landers Center in Southaven.

Memphis Fire Department has a Class 1 fire rating after working over the past two years to improve its classification. The Class 1 ratings are reported to insurance companies, and businesses and homeowners may see a drop in their premiums. 

The wife of former vice president and current Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden attended a fundraiser in Germantown Thursday. She urged Democratic supporters to not believe that the nation is divided permanently along partisan lines. The state's presidential primaries are March 3.

Shelby County Commissioner Michael Whaley will hold a town hall meeting from 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Cordova Family YMCA, 7959 Club Center Cove.

A domestic violence conference Sept. 28 at First Baptist Church-Broad will launch this year's Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

State Rep. John DeBerry is preparing to renew legislation in 2020 for a red flag law, but it could run into trouble since the General Assembly enacted a “compromise” bill this year.

Bill Gaither, a winner of multiple Grammy Awards, will host an evening of music, laughter and encouragement at Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis on Friday, Sept. 20.

The City Council chairman and the Memphis Fire Fighters Association president debated the proposed sales tax hike on "Behind The Headlines" in a discussion that featured lots of disagreement.

FedEx said a pilot was detained and later released on bail after Chinese authorities found an item in his luggage as he waited to board a commercial flight in Guangzhou.

The school board will vote on the district’s recommendation to close the school at its October meeting, as the district has to provide 30 days notice on such a vote.

Five of the original eight students who integrated Memphis State University in 1959 are still living and attended the event.

Gregory Fletcher, a retired attorney whose father was Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority’s chief executive from 1975-1985, has been appointed to the airport board.

A man was killed by Shelby County Sheriff's deputies in an officer-involved shooting Wednesday afternoon in the South Memphis area. 

This week on The Extra Podcast, Andy Cates joins Eric Barnes to talk about the years of planning that preceded The Daily Memphian.

Shelby County assessor of property Melvin Burgess said his offices has studied Orange Mound and wants to use the community as a model in the creation of a plan to stop the devaluation of homes on African American communities across Memphis.