The much-talked-about Southwest Memphis greywater facility, which could save billions of gallons of freshwater a year, is a few steps closer to reality. 

Violent school threats are on the rise, the longshoreman strike could hit Memphis and JJJ may be injured.

Three people, including a teenager in Nashville, were arrested for the threats that prompted MSCS-wide lockdowns last month. 

The Memphis City Council’s other-action items Tuesday, Oct. 1, included more money for affordable housing and more cameras.

The financing is a switch from another type of bond the city wanted to use but couldn’t to bridge a $10 million gap in the renovation and reuse of the city’s tallest building.

The City Council toured the aging hotel to see dilapidated rooms that the current owners wouldn’t pay to fix.

“I hope to show students that creating music is this gift and a tool that they can use not only to enrich their lives but the lives of others,” said Jenny Davis, executive director of the program.

Defense rests in the Tyre Nichols trial, the judge in Wanda Halbert’s ouster case needs more info and you can fly nonstop to Austin again.

The retired officer said Smith had a reputation for his passion for the job, his professionalism and making sure his conduct was “legal and ethical.”

Rev. Autura Eason-Williams was described as “a bridge” between people as her friends and family told the court Monday what her death meant to them. 

The school resource officer faces two counts of rape and one charge of sexual battery related to a single incident last week. 

Council members discuss the Sheraton convention center hotel deal in committees Tuesday, Oct. 1. They will also vote on new city-backed funding for the 100 N. Main mixed reuse project.

Circuit Court Judge Felicia Corbin-Johnson wants briefs from both sides in the ouster attempt as she weighs a motion to dismiss it.

Former school board member regrets the Feagins hire, Seth Henigan breaks a streak and Ja gets up.

The $12.8 million University Crime Information Center is a place where officers can monitor, in real-time, a network of more than 1,200 cameras spread around the school’s campuses.

The Daily Memphian’s D.C. Scorecard tracks votes on two measure to continue temporarily federal spending into December — one that failed and the one that passed. 

Wanda Gibbs is facing a challenge from Rachelle Maier on Collierville’s Board of Education.

Dunn moved to Memphis after marrying his wife Betty in 1950. He served as Tennessee’s governor in 1970-75.

Also happening this week: The City Council may take up the Sheraton deal, and Coach Silverfield talks at the Touchdown Club.

The old museum at Mud Island River Park is transitioning from a story about the Mississippi River to an immersive experience called “Baron Von Opperbean and the River of Time.”

“This bold action will help save lives and protect our neighborhoods from the devastating effects of gun violence,” Mayor Paul Young wrote in a post on Instagram.

Prosecutors say rapper Adolph Thornton Jr., also known as Young Dolph, was shot and killed in 2021 due to a longstanding feud between two rival record labels.

“If we don’t find a way to work together, ... these problems can get bigger and worse,” said William Yotive, coordinator for World Federation of United Nations Associations. “Then, we lose control.”

Two outgoing school board members sent letters outlining their concerns with Feagins’ leadership style and communication with the board.

A retired police chief from the Gallatin Police Department testified one former MPD officer went through the appropriate use-of-force continuum the night of Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating.