Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members formalized a contract with Interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond two months after appointing him to replace ousted Superintendent Marie Feagins.

The measure, narrowed to Memphis-Shelby County Schools, would strip elected school board members of their duties and assign oversight of the district to a board of state-appointed Shelby County residents.

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“Humanitarian crisis.” “Big liability.” “Ungodly problem.” These are some of the terms Tennessee lawmakers used to describe the Shelby County Jail as they passed a bill to help fund construction of a new one. 

The Memphis Police Department offered tips Wednesday, April 2, to help citizens stay safe despite the potential weather.

A woman accused of killing a local pastor last month did not know him prior to their altercation, according to her attorney. 

Some school districts have altered scheduling due to looming threats of severe weather. 

This is the first time the forecast has hit a 5 — the top of the National Weather Service’s risk scale — since 2023, said an NWS meteorologist.

FedEx lays off 200-plus near Nashville, new Frayser High breaks ground and SmokeSlam’s gone country.

“This is the rebuild and transformation of Frayser, but this is also a moment, a forerunner, of things to come,” said Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, who first proposed building the school five years ago.

XAI’s first Memphis data center Colossus dwells in a former Electrolux plant in Southwest Memphis. It is arguably one of the most valuable machines in the world controlled by someone with unrivaled wealth and galactic ambitions.

SB0336, sponsored by state Sen. Raumesh Akbari, D-Memphis, would remove the requirements for persons convicted of certain felonies to have fully paid all court costs associated with their crime to be eligible to vote.

County takes public comment over xAI’s permit, rural DeSoto residents finally have good internet and the Grizzlies keep losing. 

After an audit highlighted issues with Memphis-Shelby County Schools, interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond has plans to transform the district, starting with reorganization. Board members are set to take up his interim contract Wednesday, April 2. 

MPD is no longer certified by the multinational organization that ensures its affiliate agencies meet standards on hiring practices, patrol strategies and more. 

TVA has found a replacement for Jeff Lyash, who said he would retire no later than September, as President Donald Trump has cast renewed attention on the federal entity.

Shelby County Commissioners are still divided over whether their earlier no-confidence resolution in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board led to plans to for a state takeover of the school system. 

As local groups push against xAI’s turbines as part of a fight against pollution, the Health Department director said she will schedule a public hearing on the permit for the company’s Southwest Memphis plant.

Courtney Berry is the fifth inmate to die this year. 

The owner of a popular Memphis wing restaurant chain has been indicted for theft and tax fraud, local court records show. 

The shooting killed a Memphis rapper and wounded a Houston rapper.

The city spends big on contracts, the Showboats are off to a slow start and we look at why it takes so long to open a restaurant.

The Daily Memphian examined city consulting contracts executed in 2025, which focus on technology, improving the police department’s efficiency and more.

For more than 35 years, buffalo have been a part of Shelby Farms. In the latest installment of “Ask the Memphian,” we take a look at their past and future as symbols of the park.

Also happening this week: James Beard Award finalists will be named, and pickleball is popping up.