After nearly a full workday of discussions and calculations, the Shelby County Commission on Monday approved a $1.3 billion budget ahead of the start of the 2020 fiscal year on July 1.
Homicides in Memphis are up this year over the same time last year. Police are asking the public for help in solving the slayings, which total 86, with six being ruled justifiable.
Memphis children will have the opportunity to learn American Sign Language through games, crafts and other activities.
Delta Medical Center is in danger of losing its Medicare provider agreement due to problems with its nursing staffing. The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services filed the notice Friday.
Inside the homey classrooms at Libertas, there are no desks lined up in neat rows. Instead, students and teachers sit at scattered chairs and tables — or on the floor if they prefer.
Amid questions about the Tennessee State Museum Foundation and its fundraising, state Sen. Sara Kyle is hoping for a better relationship between the nonprofit entity and the Douglas Henry State Museum Commission.
Steven Adelman is accused of bouncing a $19,000 check for a show at the New Daisy Theatre, which has been closed since January.
Seasonal workers for the Shelby County Election Commission will be paid a minimum of $15 an hour by agreement of Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Shelby County Commission chairman Van Turner.
Memphis-based Ampro Industries has acquired multiple brands from another Memphis company, Keystone Laboratories, to add to Ampro's line of hair, skin and personal care products.
DeAnna McClendon oversaw the expansion of preschool classrooms as Shelby County seeks to make early childhood education available to all low-income families.
A digital lottery will open 11 a.m. Sunday, July 7 for tickets to "Hamilton" at the Orpheum Theatre Tuesday, July 9.
Saia Motor Freight seeks building permit to build 200-door cross dock just east of Memphis International Airport.
Memphis Democrat calls criticism “hog wash” from fellow Democrats for voting with Republicans on education and abortion legislation.
The Memphis River Parks Partnership's Tom Lee Park plan has prompted many questions about maintenance, funding, oversight and another road diet for Riverside Drive. Here are some answers.
After input from 5,300 people and 65 meetings, a Tom Lee Park transformation plan has drawn opposition from 4,000 petitioners and 2,200 Facebook followers. Will mediation settle hard feelings?
Shelby County government officials will spend Monday afternoon fine-tuning the 2020 budget ahead of the July 1 beginning of the fiscal year.
The annual political picnic in southwest Memphis might be considered an enclave of old guard Memphis politics. But picnic host Sidney Chism warns veteran politicians have to make their case to win support from the new generation of activists and voters.
An elderly French woman may travel to Olive Branch for a second reunion with her World War II sweetheart.
Brandon Webber was an honor student, a rapper and a young father. But he was also accused in a violent carjacking where a Hernando man was shot five times. The duality of Webber is what some young people in Memphis face.
Tami Sawyer talks about the Brandon Webber shooting, MATA funding and other issues on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast.
Memphis mayoral candidate Tami Sawyer talks about “momentum” and disruption, tax hikes and the Brandon Webber shooting.
Work begins this summer on the reconfiguration of Memphis Zoo parking designed to end the 30-year practice of parking on the Overton Park greensward.
As Lt. Gov. Randy McNally supports a federal rule change to increase Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals, Shelby Democrats continue their call for Medicaid expansion.
Memphis Empowerment Initiative will host the 2019 “Save Our Fathers Men’s Health Awareness Festival and 5k" to bring awareness to prostate and colorectal cancer in African-American men. The event is free and open to the public.
Memphis-based Fred’s Inc. announced Friday the company will close another 49 underperforming stores as part of an ongoing effort to optimize its store footprint.