Shelby County Schools is asking for an additional $35 million in capital funding, and $7.5 million in additional operating costs to include support for a reading program and more English as a second language teachers. 

The Shelby County Commission is considering 26 amendments to the 2019-2020 budget, including one that would provide county funds for MATA public transportation for the first time. 

Two men have been indicted in the September shooting death of Greater Memphis Chamber president and CEO Phil Trenary.

A man termed by some lawmakers as a “hall monitor” for House Speaker Glen Casada is out of a job at the state Legislature.

Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee told attorneys during a hearing Thursday that he would provide them with drafts of questionnaires that will be given to potential jurors in the Lorenzen Wright murder case. 

The University of Memphis announced Wednesday it will host a forum on connecting Memphis-area businesses with skilled employees who are ex-offenders.

Orange Mound nonprofit organization My Cup of Tea announced Thursday it has been featured in Google’s tenth annual Economic Impact Report.

Alice Marie Johnson, the Memphis woman who was granted clemency last June after serving more than 21 years in prison, will share her story June 3 at the National Civil Rights Museum.

Ten of the 13 City Council members are expected to seek a return to the body on the Oct. 3 ballot. Eight incumbents already have their petitions circulating ahead of a July 18 deadline to file.

FedEx Logistics announced Wednesday the launch of a new Historically Black Colleges & Universities employment program at Mississippi Valley State.

A building permit has been filed for construction of a new microbrewery, Soul & Spirits, in Uptown.

The Shelby County Schools budget includes two major parts: the general operating fund that pays for day-to-day expenses, including teacher salaries and classroom initiatives, totaling $1.04 billion; and the remaining $360 million capital budget for new schools and building maintenance.

International Paper announced Wednesday it will sell its India-based paper business, International Paper APPM Limited, to West Coast Paper Mills Limited. 

The vote at a special party meeting Tuesday evening in Hickory Hill marks what amounts to the second confidence vote in Michael Harris since he ran unopposed for chairman at the April local party convention.

Whataburger? A dehumidifier? An athletic director? What do you get a city for its 200th birthday?

School districts in suburban Shelby County municipalities are beginning to receive payments from the county on a more regular basis. The money represents millions owed to the districts for capital projects.

A new plan for Aretha Franklin's birthplace home in Memphis would be to stabilize it, but only as a shell until other potential uses for the property materialize.

Bartlett Republican Jim Coley will not seek another two-year term in 2020 after a recent diagnosis with early stages of dementia.

Sherra Wright’s lawyers withdrew their request for jurors from outside Shelby County to hear the murder charges against their client in the death of Lorenzen Wright, the NBA player who was Wright’s ex-husband. 

FedEx issued an apology Tuesday for mishandling packages destined for Huawei Technologies amid accusations the company deliberately diverted four parcels addressed to the Chinese tech giant's offices in Asia.

More than a dozen local banks are coming together for a free event to offer credit and financial counseling to Memphians.

Research reveals social factors that account for large discrepancies in the way people in the U.S. connect with swimming. 

This Memorial Day carries a special meaning for LaQuita Darnell, a year after her daughter died in a National Guard training accident.

The West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery hosted a Memorial Day ceremony attended by hundreds of people to honor fallen and missing veterans.

Rev. Ralph White, the pastor of Bloomfield Full Gospel Baptist Church, died suddenly on Saturday.