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<strong>Parents wait in line for supplies and paperwork at the Memphis-Shelby County Schools back-to-school weekend festival.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)Metro

MSCS staff and students end summer with back-to-school festival

As part of the celebration and back-to-school prep, the district also partnered with the Shelby County Health Department to provide students in need with free immunizations.

By Aarron Fleming August 06, 2022
Subscribers only Education

In wake of school shootings, here’s how local leaders are trying to keep students safe

“We train all our staff in battlefield first aid,” said one local school superintendent. “We watch some really gory videos so they can be prepared.”

By Don Wade August 06, 2022
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Ballot Basics: Aug. 4 Election Day

Here is everything you need to know about voting on Election Day in Shelby County.

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Shelby County’s ‘big ballot' Election Day arrives with theme of change

What to watch for in the election night vote totals

By Bill Dries August 04, 2022
Education

School ‘kicks’ off new tournament for art supply assistance

A new event aims to showcase collaboration over competition. 

By Jasmine McCraven 21 hours ago

  • Subscribers only The Early Word

    The Early Word: Memphis takes over Netflix and the Naval Academy football team

    Olive Branch is building a “wall” to monitor who is coming into the city, teacher vacancies are down at Memphis-Shelby County Schools and a South Main pioneer has a vision for Jackson Avenue. 

    By Bianca Phillips 4 hours ago
  • Elections

    Dunn ousts incumbent Lamar for Arlington school board seat

    “This was not easy for me to run against Mr. Lamar because he has done so much good for our community,” Jonathan Dunn said of defeating Hugh Lamar for the Arlington Community Schools Position 3 board seat.

    By Michael Waddell 6 hours ago
  • Shelby County

    Shelby County Commission returns to County Clerk ‘no confidence’ resolution

    At the Monday, Aug. 8, commission meeting, the body also votes on a new bail courtroom. And it takes a final vote on a minority business contracting program as well as transferring Orgill Park and Golf Course to the city of Millington.

    By Bill Dries 6 hours ago
  • North Mississippi

    Olive Branch to monitor license plates of vehicles entering city

    Olive Branch officials want to monitor who drives into the DeSoto County city, and has hired a Georgia firm to track license plates with cameras.

    By Toni Lepeska 6 hours ago
  • Metro

    Teacher vacancies down ahead of school year, MSCS says

    Today is the first day of the new school year for Memphis-Shelby County Schools, and the district still has 180 vacant teacher positions. 

    By Aarron Fleming 5 hours ago
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Memphis burrito brigade feeds needy, keeps rolling

    In the shadow of the Renasant Convention Center, a peaceful line forms. People in shabby, sometimes off-season clothing, come for a homemade burrito, bag of chips, water, a soft drink, maybe a pair of new socks.

    By Jane Roberts 3 hours ago
  • Suburbs

    Alissa Fowler to challenge Collierville school board incumbent Wanda Chism

    Alissa Fowler, a local Realtor, is challenging Wanda Chism, who has served on the Collierville Schools board of education since the district’s inception.

    By Abigail Warren August 07, 2022
  • Behind The Headlines

    New Rhodes College president kicks off three-year residency requirement, copes with dorm delays

    Jennifer Collins said the pandemic forced some changes in higher education and exacerbated the need for mental health services already surfacing on college campuses.

    By Bill Dries August 06, 2022
  • On the Record

    Numbers shift in unofficial vote totals day after election

    The unofficial voter turnout in Shelby County for the August 2022 election was the lowest for the election cycle since partisan county primaries began.

    By Bill Dries August 05, 2022
  • Education

    Salvation Army gives away 1,000 backpacks stuffed with back-to-school supplies

    The back-to-school initiative takes place in multiple cities across the country and has been an annual tradition of the organizations for over a decade.

    By Alicia Davidson August 05, 2022
  • State Government

    Judges deny request to pause ‘rushed’ implementation of school voucher law

    Since an injunction was lifted last month, the state has been working to make taxpayer-funded private school vouchers available by the time class starts — which in Shelby County is Monday, Aug. 8.

    By Ian Round August 05, 2022
  • Criminal Justice

    Shelby County juvenile charges spike in first half of 2022

    From January to June this year, there were 483 charges against violent juvenile offenders, compared to 298 in the first half last year. 

    By Julia Baker August 05, 2022
  • Elections

    Smiley concedes to Martin in Democratic gubernatorial primary

    Jason Martin declared victory on Thursday night before all the votes were counted, confident in how the remaining vote would break down. But the totals narrowed considerably as he gave his speech.

    By Ian Round August 05, 2022
  • Opinion

    Sanford: Election outcome was emphatic message of rejection to the GOP

    “An overwhelming majority of local voters believe Republicans have allowed the inmates to run the asylum. And the local party is paying the price.”

    By Otis Sanford August 05, 2022
  • Subscribers only The Early Word

    The Early Word: Blue wave ushers Mulroy, Harris wins; Strickland won’t get third term

    The Shelby County Commission is now majority Democrat and majority female, Nashville beats Memphis in the Democratic primary for governor and you can ditch the bread at Fino’s on the Hill. 

    By Bianca Phillips August 05, 2022
  • Suburbs

    Leatherwood wins primary in District 99 race, unopposed in November

    Thursday’s election was the third time Tom Leatherwood and Lee Mills competed for the state seat.

    By Abigail Warren August 05, 2022
  • Shelby County

    Shelby County Commission goes to Democratic majority of nine

    The new commission appeared to have a nine-vote Democratic majority with some votes still to be counted into Friday morning in one of the closest races on the entire big ballot.

    By Bill Dries August 05, 2022
  • Education

    Charles Everett ousted in MSCS school board election, McKissack, Coleman keep seats

    New members will soon participate in a swearing-in ceremony to officially become part of the board. The board’s next meeting will be a work session Aug. 23. It will hold its monthly business meeting the following week on Aug. 30.

    By Aarron Fleming August 05, 2022
  • Metro

    City term limits extension fails again, ending reelection hopes for Strickland, others

    The idea of a three-term limit for city council members and the Memphis mayor went down hard for the second time in four years. 

    By Bill Dries August 05, 2022
  • Shelby County

    Halbert re-elected in county clerk’s race, Swearengen takes Circuit Court Clerk

    Despite vocal complaints about her office’s delays in processing car tag and license plate renewals, County Clerk Wanda Halbert won re-election Thursday, Aug. 4. Here’s a rundown of the other clerk’s races on the ballot that saw a repeat of 2018’s Democratic sweep of the same offices.

    By Bill Dries August 05, 2022
  • Metro

    Juvenile Court Judge Dan Michael defeated as City Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon wins highly contested race

    Several other judges, including two in General Sessions Criminal Court, were either upset in the incomplete results or were in danger of being upset. Meanwhile, voters filled eight court seats to which incumbents did not seek reelection this year, including four divisions of Criminal Court.

    By Bill Dries August 05, 2022
  • Shelby County

    Steve Mulroy defeats Amy Weirich in District Attorney race

    Democrat Steve Mulroy declared victory over incumbent Republican Amy Weirich late Thursday evening in the race for Shelby County District Attorney, but Weirich had not conceded defeat.

    By Julia Baker, Alicia Davidson August 05, 2022
  • Shelby County

    Harris wins second mayoral term in race defined by competing calls for change

    Harris, who campaigned as part of a “New Era” slate of Democratic candidates, led a Democratic sweep of countywide offices. 

    By Bill Dries August 05, 2022
  • Arlington

    Five of six incumbents win reelection in Arlington

    The only incumbent not to hold onto his seat was Hugh Lamar for Position 3 on the Arlington Community Schools Board of Education.

    By Michael Waddell August 05, 2022
  • State Government

    Martin beats Smiley, Atwater in Democratic primary for governor

    Gov. Bill Lee is expected to win reelection, but Democrats think they have a shot after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, incumbent lawmakers in Congress and the General Assembly all won.

    By Ian Round August 05, 2022

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