Outgoing Greater Memphis Chamber Beverly Robertson talks on “Behind The Headlines” about the chamber’s role in the “fourth industrial revolution” represented by the Ford plant in Haywood County and what that means for “legacy” businesses not yet in that revolution.
The two contenders for Shelby County District Attorney met on “Behind The Headlines” for a discussion on local enforcement of the state’s abortion trigger law, balancing reform with accountability, murder convictions overturned on appeal and dueling campaign ads.
A reporters roundtable on “Behind The Headlines” discusses the nature of change that might occur due to the major countywide races to be decided in the August election.
On “Behind The Headlines,” Memphis City Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon said Juvenile Court Judge Dan Michael’s appearance on the show a week earlier looks like a change in Michael’s attitude toward juvenile justice reform but isn’t.
Dan Michael makes the case on “Behind The Headlines” for court reforms and changes in the police interactions with Black children. It’s a very different view than the one he took five years ago.
Cameron Sexton says he sees no reason to ban AR-15 weapons in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas, mass shooting. Meanwhile in Washington Thursday, Memphis Congressman Steve Cohen was calling for such a ban.
The crash occurred on farmland near Dacus Lake, close to Downtown Memphis.
Dr. Peter Buckley said those sticking with a career in medicine may be health care’s “greatest generation” even as others are leaving because of what they saw and did during the worst of the pandemic.
Former county mayor Mark Luttrell’s comments come as Memphis City Council members are weighing two referendum ordinances proposed for the August ballot for city voters.
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland went after critics of his backing of the state truth in sentencing law and his description of 201 Poplar as a “revolving door” for criminals during a lively interview on “Behind The Headlines.”
Leaders of county government’s effort to bridge gaps in the local juvenile justice system and move children with non-violent offenses away from contact with the system talked about the approach on “Behind The Headlines.”
TVA CEO Jeff Lyash talked on “Behind the Headlines” about the federal agency’s offer to MLGW if the utility stays with TVA for another two decades and local power generation by the utility.
MLGW President and CEO J.T. Young says on Behind The Headlines that a preliminary report on sealed bids to replace TVA as the utility’s electric power supplier should be ready in late May or early June for review.
The $60 million Memphis Allies gun violence initiative is new turf for Youth Villages, which historically hasn’t worked with teens and young adults accused of violent crimes.
The leaders of the group “$450M For Memphis” talk on Behind The Headlines about their problems with the ongoing RFP process and why they are phasing out the group.
The head of the Greater Whitehaven Economic Redevelopment Corporation and the founder of the I Love Whitehaven effort talk on Behind The Headlines about economic and business development.
A Reporters Roundtable on WKNO’s Behind The Headlines reviews the new agreement for Overton Park to end overflow parking on the Overton Park Greensward in two years.
Election Commission Chairman Brent Taylor and Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner spoke on this week’s “Behind The Headlines.”
Shelby County Board of Education Chairwoman Michelle Robinson McKissack joined Behind the Headlines to discuss major changes in the district’s public school system, from school consolidations to a name change.
“Behind The Headlines” features a discussion of the year’s major events. The reporters’ roundtable found the long shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic crossed even those events that seemed unconnected to the global public health crisis.
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris plans to offer bonuses to recruit corrections and homeland security officers in county government, he said on “Behind The Headlines.”
A leader of the Big River Park Conservancy and the CEO of Ducks Unlimited talk on Behind The Headlines about plans for the flood plain across the Mississippi River from Memphis that include restoring farm land to hardwood forests and native grasses.
State Representatives John Gillespie and Dwayne Thompson spoke on this week’s “Behind The Headlines.”
On “Behind The Headlines,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says he hopes a city charter change on police residency is revived and put back on a ballot for a vote soon.
Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich talked on “Behind The Headlines” of her concerns about guidelines judicial commissioners use in determining who should be released while they await trial and the second take on a juvenile assessment center.