Collierville’s ex-fire chief will get a year’s pay, Germantown has a new school board member and a late Memphis collector’s stuff is getting rehomed.

Longtime reporter Jody Callahan is here to talk about Winter Jones’ death and the processes the state has put in place to keep kids safe. 

Shelby County commissioners closed out their four-year term of office Monday, Aug. 24, by capping the county’s share of legal expenses at $200,000 in the ongoing federal-court case about the state takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

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The Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously appointed the new member after interviewing three of six people who submitted applications.

Families of students who attend the 19 closed schools can receive free meals on Tuesday. Food will be available at each closed campus between noon and 2 p.m., through a partnership with the YMCA. 

Amid ballot problems during early and absentee voting, the Shelby County Election Commission certified the results from the Aug. 6 election.

As of Monday afternoon, Aug. 24, approximately 35,000 customers remained without electricity, down from a peak of 140,000 at the height of the storm’s aftermath.

Traffic light outages and blinking signals are creating hazardous driving conditions across Shelby County. 

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NCRM announced a nonpartisan coalition to increase local voter turnout during the Nov. 3 midterm elections.

On Monday, Aug. 24, more than 30 women came to U.S. Rep. David Kustoff’s Memphis office with a mission: Get the congressman on board with a bill meant to help those diagnosed with breast cancer.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ court challenge of the state’s takeover of the school system has cost at least $211,700 in legal fees, according to MSCS and Shelby County government officials.

It’s a time of beginnings and endings. 

“Memphians have been given a false choice: either accept AI data center development without safeguards or be left behind. Memphis must treat clean air, clean water and affordable energy as non-negotiable, as other cities and regions have.”

Millennials are finding time to be a little crafty and picking up the same hobbies — like sewing and baking — their grandmothers might have enjoyed. 

When the TVA Board of Directors approved the new rate class for data centers in Memphis on Aug. 20, it held back some important information. 

Also in the political roundup: more from state Senator Brent Taylor on Behind The Headlines, a closer look at the 5th Congressional District Democratic primary results and Mongo’s campaign art.

The Monday, Aug. 24, session of the Shelby County Commission is the last of the four-year term for eight of the 13 commissioners. Here is a rundown of the old commission versus the new body that takes office Sept. 1 and a few last-minute moves on Monday’s agenda.

“Some of my neighbors feel unheard, and that is a gap we have to close. But a blanket moratorium fixes none of the problems. It stops new construction jobs and increases in the tax base while leaving the plants already running exactly where they are.”

Charles Roberts talks about his medical career, advances in childhood cancer research, the opportunities and challenges ahead, and meeting one of the most important figures in U.S. men’s ice hockey history.

All Memphis-Shelby County Schools campuses will close Monday, Aug. 24, due to a destructive weekend storm. Collierville Schools delayed start times Monday, but no other suburban school systems had changed schedules. 

Also happening this week: Germantown appoints a new school board member. 

Memphis Light, Gas and Water CEO Doug McGowen said the storm that blew in Saturday evening was the 7th most destructive by outage minutes in the utility’s history.

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“Addressing the domestic violence part of our violent crime challenge must involve providing more support for domestic violence victims, more accountability for the perpetrators and efforts to change behavior.”

Quentin Ratliff, 39, was known in Olive Branch as “The Dancing Man.” He was killed by a car Friday morning. It was the latest tragedy in a brutal week for cyclists across the South.