• Orpheum Theatre to undergo renovations
• FedEx pulls $5 million permit
• Morris to host book signing for autobiography

As a key vote approaches this week, Gov. Bill Lee pushed his “school-choice” proposals Monday in a West Tennessee Economic Development Caucus gathering. 

Richard Halliburton, a Memphis adventure travel writer from a past era, has turned up in a new series of spy novels as himself. The author researched Halliburton's life and his journals at the Rhodes College Halliburton archives.

In a vote split along party lines Monday, the Shelby County Commission approved a resolution supporting a $15 minimum wage for all public-sector employees in the county.

Nashville is the latest city to copy pieces of the Memphis Lift model. Memphis Lift leader Sarah Carpenter said she’s also been meeting with parents in Oakland and Atlanta to help get their programs started.

The House Government Operations Committee approved legislation Monday creating a state charter commission with the requirement it go through a “sunset” hearing to determine if it should remain in place after eight years.

The Mueller report hasn’t been released publicly, but local representatives in the U.S. House and Senate have differing views based on what they know about it.

Retired Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Janice Holder has been appointed to mediate talks between Memphis in May International Festival and the Memphis River Parks Partnership over plans to redesign Tom Lee Park.

Even though the Shelby County Schools board is about to hire a national search firm to look for a new superintendent, Joris Ray has not been shy about pushing through initiatives that he believes will improve academic performance in Memphis schools.

• Morris to host book signing for autobiography
• Memphis firefighters to be honored at award event
• Millington Advance Financial grand opening April 12

Archaeologist Guy Weaver wants to make sure the city's past is not lost in developing for the future. 

Aretha Franklin's Beale Street Brass Note was unveiled Sunday, one day before what would have been her 77th birthday. Her legacy was celebrated with a processional and tribute from local musicians.

The Coliseum Coalition, a grassroots group dedicated to preserving the Mid-South Coliseum, gave a tour Friday as part of the group's ongoing effort to show off the building's potential. 

Pandora Duckett, an 86-year-old woman with Alzheimer's wandered away from her home 55 days ago. Her family is offering a $10,000 reward for her safe return home. As the population ages, families are turning to tracking devices and ID bracelets to help find their family members if they wander from home. 

The Shelby County Commission will meet for the first time in nearly a month when it convenes Monday afternoon. 

The Senate Education Committee passed a heavily-amended charter schools bill this week marked by support from Democratic state Sen. Raumesh Akbari and the bill’s sponsor, Republican state Sen. Brian Kelsey, both of Shelby County.

The Shelby County District Attorney's office partnered with a Westwood church to help citizens in need of driver's license restoration, child support assistance and criminal record expungement.

House and Senate Republican leaders are on different wavelengths when it comes to passage of a fetal heartbeat bill restricting abortions.

Shelby County Schools will honor five notable alumni for their contributions to the community at the 2019 Alumni Hall of Fame Gala Saturday.

Several new events around the city into November offer those outside Memphis a glimpse of the city's creative and innovative future as a welcome mat to the Memphis experience, including its struggles.

• AutoZone's stock closes above $1,000
• Edwin Watts moving to Ridgeway Trace Center
• 'Restoration Saturday' to help drivers with suspended licenses

Shelby County Commission Chairman Van Turner was a guest on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast to discuss the joint meeting with City Council and other county topics. 

With small gatherings and fundraisers, the 2019 Memphis City Council races are coming to life. But the contenders are still watching each other closely to see which races get crowded before they put it in writing.

A City of Memphis impound lot employee has been fired and eight Memphis police officers suspended or demoted following an internal investigation into why a man’s body was not found in the back of a van for 49 days. 

Gov. Bill Lee's proposed voucher program could provide an average of $7,300 annually to families that make double the annual income under federal eligibility requirements for receiving free and reduced-price lunches.