More than 30 people attended Wednesday's County Commission committee meeting to speak out against a proposed gravel pit. 

Memphis' civilian review board wants to challenge proposed state legislation that would restrict the power of police oversight boards.

• Target planning $1.1 million renovation of Germantown store
• Bankruptcy judge approves $5.2B deal to keep Sears open; company won't have a Memphis presence
• City gives final approval for wastewater disinfection system

State Sen. Sara Kyle of Memphis is getting into the mix as legislative Democrats and Republicans sponsor legislation to legalize medical cannabis in effort to treat pain and cut down use of deadly opioids.

Cappuccino coffee shop in Germantown has been open about a year. Rick Brenneman is beginning his second month on the job and is trying to gain more customers.

Memphis City Council members are reviewing changes to their rules after the two-month stalemate in filling three open council seats. And some of the proposed changes are prompting renewed debate.

Rep. Mark White of Memphis is chairing a group of legislators who will concentrate on finding new ways to improve education for students in prekindergarten through third grade.

Personnel files of three Memphis police officers involved in a fatal Whitehaven shooting Jan. 2 shed light on their work history with the department. 

• Leadership Memphis celebrating 40th anniversary by honoring 40 Memphis change makers
• Memphis resident freed from prison lands book, movie deal
• Shelby County Court Clerk to appear before State Supreme Court on expungement case

Memphis city council members again delayed approval of Memphis Light, Gas and Water rate increases Tuesday, instead urging the utility to make its case to the public for an infrastructure overhaul before the council tries again later this month.

A city council resolution on the financing of a second convention center hotel added to Tuesday's agenda is an answer to changes in a lawsuit filed by the owners of the city's original convention center hotel recently.

State Sen. Katrina Robinson’s proposal to put career and technical education in middle schools could mesh with Gov. Bill Lee’s newly unveiled vocational education plan.

Gov. Bill Lee says he favors pulling the ability to compel testimony from police oversight committees, even though Knoxville's board has had that authority for 20 years without incident. 

Declaring that high school needs to look different in Tennessee, Gov. Bill Lee Tuesday announced his legislative initiative to expand access to vocational and technical training for students who are soon to start college or a career.

The state board of education is being told it should approve a recommendation to shut down a small Memphis charter middle school after 10 years of operation.

• Shelby County Court Clerk to appear before State Supreme Clerk on expungement case
• Alpha Kappa Alpha pledges $100,000 endowment to LeMoyne-Owen
• Sales, net income rise at Mueller Industries
• Memphis woman to be guest at President Trump's State of the Union address
• Building permit filed for Germantown location of The Container Store
• Juvenile Court monitor to submit final report
• Fred's Inc. announces appointment of CEO and three other top executives

Knoxville representative says universities should close Confucius Institute programs because it’s a “front for communist propaganda and intelligence gathering.” The University of Memphis is keeping its program, however.

Bill would punish adults for leaving guns unsecured for children to shoot others; legislation reducing penalty for illegal handgun carry being rewritten

Yet another private dorm with more residents than parking spots may spur the U of M and its neighbors to tackle the automobile congestion.

House Republican leaders are proposing legislation that would strip city boards of the ability to subpoena witnesses and documents and limit ability of cities to appoint members based on demographics.

Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler has opened his second Janie's House for abused and neglected girls at Youth Villages' campus in Bartlett. 

The Shelby County results in the special primary elections for state Sen. District 32 are certified and dates for early voting in the special general election are set.

Memphis City Council members are expected to vote Tuesday on a set of gas, electric and water rate hikes that would raise the average residential utility bill 10.5 percent over a five-year period with no rate hike until January 2020.

Gov. Bill Lee appears noncommittal on his support for a heavily-debated statewide contract that outsources facilities management at colleges and Tennessee agencies with a maximum payout of $1.9 billion.

• Memphis Film Prize kicking off fourth annual competition
• Blues Foundation announces 2019 International Blues Challenge Winners
• William N. Morris to be awarded first Dunavant/Rotary Lifetime Achievement Award 
• Graceland will hold job fairs Tuesday, Feb. 5, and Saturday, Feb. 9