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. 

During a recent orientation, newly hired teachers learned more about the Shelby County Schools focus on social and emotional learning. 

JNJ Express, Inc. filed a building permit Thursday for the construction of a new truck service facility at 5074 American Way.

CNN political commentator Angela Rye made a return trip to Memphis Aug. 8, stumping at a fundraising luncheon for Memphis mayoral candidate Tami Sawyer.

About 24% of third-graders in Shelby County Schools scored proficient in reading on the state’s standardized assessment TNReady, down from about 27% last year. Statewide, 36% of elementary students tested proficient.

On "Behind The Headlines," Gary Rosenfeld said a revenue source, possibly from a sales tax hike or gas tax hike, is needed to implement a two-year-old plan to increase the frequency of bus trips in the core city and to find ways to connect areas outside of the core. 

The Memphis planning and design firm A2H has expanded its presence in Middle Tennessee by opening an office in Nashville this summer.

Olive Branch Country Club has been named one of 12 host sites across the U.S. for a PGA Jr. League Regional competition Sept. 21-22. 

With a Blue Alert in effect, Gov. Bill Lee and Tennessee law enforcement officials are asking state residents to be on the lookout for Curtis Watson, a man accused of killing a West Tennessee State Penitentiary administrator and escaping from the prison grounds on a tractor.