Among other races, Tennessee voters will choose who holds the three newly redrawn U.S. House districts that split Memphis and who will be the next governor.

The suit says Jana Swearengen-Washington fired Hyman after she refused to use taxpayer money for the chairwoman’s personal requests.

The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office has released several videos of the death of 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson, who was shot and killed by members of the National Guard on July 5. 

Community members gathered Sunday to remember six men killed during Task Force operations and honor people detained by immigration enforcement and families separated by ICE.

Residents say SpaceXAI is lowballing them on home offers, the brewery industry is struggling and the Grizzlies are 6-0.

When it comes to news happening this week, the big things are voters at the polls and athletes on the courts. 

In response to recommendations from a state-ordered forensic audit, Memphis-Shelby County Schools officials say they are changing some of the ways they monitor contracts and document procurement processes. 

Breakaway Running has ended its group runs and marathon-training program, but Memphis’ running community is booming as independent clubs grow and runners find new ways to connect.

Regional One Health’s push for funding for a proposed $1 billion hospital has sparked a debate among Daily Memphian readers about local priorities, government support and the responsibility of private healthcare systems.

Before Memphis heads to the polls tomorrow, a look back at the closest elections in city history — Herenton won by 142 votes, and Crump’s 1909 win was even closer. One historian thinks it may have been stolen.

The most interesting thing about this election may be what it could tell us about the next decade. Here’s an analysis of how redistricting could sooner or later give Tennessee Democrats a chance to win House seats.

Also happening this week: The city wants input on new Downtown sign rules.

The political roundup includes two election traditions — The Four Way Soul Food Restaurant and the Republican bus tour along with David Hatley’s change in position on the Memphis Safe Task Force, and Mulroy on “youthful indiscretions.”

“Perhaps these strange new congressional districts offer an opportunity. A rural farmer may come to understand a family in South Memphis. Someone who has never set foot on a farm may come to recognize how the challenges of rural health care resemble those facing uninsured people in Memphis.”

One Democrat reaches for the center. The other grabs a bullhorn. Different strategies, same problem: A national party hellbent on charging ever leftward.

Education advocates in the state have long warned Tennessee’s funding formula is undercounting economically disadvantaged students.

Both are Southern films that viewers will leave knowing more and thinking more deeply. In Memphis this week, the filmmakers will be on hand to display them. 

The buying spree continues as SpaceXAI’s subsidiary has now acquired seven homes and more land in the Southaven area.

A new set of five pillars at South Parkway and Bellevue Boulevard marks the entrance to the park, honors Turner’s legacy, and celebrates the history and culture of the community around it.

Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy talked about the Task Force and investigations of fatal shootings by MSTF members on “Behind The Headlines.”

A federal judge in Mississippi ruled Friday, Oct. 30, that SpaceX’s construction of a natural gas plant in Mississippi likely violated the state’s air regulations despite Mississippi regulators allowing its construction.

The total turnout countywide is the highest in Tennessee’s 95 counties. It outpaces 2022 but trails the 2018 early voter turnout for the same election cycle. Election Day is Nov. 3.

Pearson’s mom was allegedly involved in a polling site “disturbance,” dirt is finally moving at Union Station and there’s a lot brewing on the coffee scene.

This weekend brings another conversion of spooky seasonal events and fall’s seemingly other favorite, cultural festivals. 

A former Memphis-Shelby County Schools employee is seeking $1.5 million in damages from the school system for the “hostile and abusive” work environment she claims Marie Feagins created.