Eight Memphis-area college students will complete a 10-month fellowship program with the Apex Institute to create solutions to a chronic problem of civic injustice in the community.

A resolution condemning Criminal Court Judge Jim Lammey's social media postings won committee support from county commissioners Wednesday. 

• Dîner en Blanc announces date for Memphis event
• UTHSC professor awarded $2.4M for vascular function research 
• Collierville to recognize youth mental health awareness
• Rob Fischer joins MPower as media and communications director

Six women will be bailed out of jail this week during Mother's Day Bail Out by the Official Black Lives Matter Memphis Chapter. Since 2017, the group has paid bail for 30 men and women in Memphis and Shelby County in its effort to end cash bail. 

Embattled House Speaker Glen Casada issues statement as Tennessee House Republican Caucus appears on the verge of taking action against him. Democrats, meanwhile, are seeking a federal investigation into surveillance and Gov. Bill Lee is calling for "higher standard."

Next school year, all of TNReady will be completed on paper to give the state’s next testing company time to ramp up for an online assessment for older students beginning in 2021. That change was ordered by the legislature this spring at the urging of Gov. Bill Lee.

The Memphis City Council Tuesday delayed a vote on the Memphis 3.0 plan after a vocal critic filed a lawsuit against the council in federal court. The council also delayed for fourth time a vote on a Graceland expansion agreement.

University of Memphis President M. David Rudd is testifying before a U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor subcommittee about initiatives that have improved the university's graduation rates. 

A city council decision to return to a Beale Street cover charge for the remainder of May reignited a long-running debate. It follows two crowd "surges" and a shooting after two sold-out nights at the nearby Beale Street Music Festival last weekend.

A fire damaged the Gibson Guitar factory Downtown Tuesday afternoon. Authorities said one construction worker was taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation. 

• Collierville to recognize youth mental health awareness
• Rob Fischer joins MPower as media and communications director
• Trafalgar Village Investments Inc. sells Ridgeway Center office building for $9.8M
• FedEx Ground job fairs seek 350

Look for the river at Memphis to go just above flood stage of 34 feet this weekend.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Democrats and House Minority Leader Karen Camper are demanding the resignation of House Speaker Glen Casada from his leadership position. 

Several members of the Shelby County Democratic Party's Grass Roots Council are questioning how the vote electing Michael Harris was taken at a party convention in April. There are also questions about bankruptcy filings by Harris.

Memphis City Council members begin scrutinizing the budget proposal for the coming fiscal year. 

Questions about the Hospitality Hub expansion come less than a week after Memphis and Shelby County announced a proposal to relocate and expand the facility Downtown.

NASHVILLE – House Minority Leader Karen Camper was steaming at the end of the 2019 General Assembly session after House Speaker Glen Casada kept Democrats off a key conference committee dealing with Medicaid legislation.

When asked for her opinion on the provision that could affect immigrant or undocumented students, DeVos said: “I think that’s been a matter for Tennessee to debate. I can’t comment on a hypothetical."

Since Steve Montgomery arrived here from Atlanta in 2000, he has played a role as pastor to the entire community. No one has done more to extend "radical hospitality," as theologian Henri Nouwen called it.

The Memphis City Council returns to action Tuesday with Memphis 3.0, a Graceland expansion and $150 million in bonds for Memphis International Airport on the agenda, among other items.

Cade Cothren, the chief of staff for House Speaker Glen Casada, resigned Monday over charges that included racially derogatory language, drug use and falsifying evidence.

• Steven McMahon to become Ballet Memphis’ new artistic director
• Civil Rights Museum to receive 2019 National Medal for Museum and Library Service
• ServiceMaster reports strong first-quarter results 

BlocBoy JB appeared in court Monday on marijuana and gun charges after his arrest Friday. He will be back in court May 20. 

The Hospitality Hub may be undergoing a potential relocation and expansion if the city and county approve millions in additional funding over the next month. 

Steve Montgomery helped create a better community and stronger church, other faith leaders say of the retiring pastor of Idlewild Presbyterian Church.