Memphis City Council members will talk more Tuesday in committee sessions about a proposal to require all city division directors to be full-time city employees.

The $200 million renovation of the Memphis Cook Convention Center is taking place as the center continues to hold events. 

On The Daily Memphian Podcast, the Shelby County mayor said he's open to other ideas for a "$10 million-plus" commitment to MATA. He framed the call to action around broader changes in local issues as he outlined a start by funding more frequent trips on the eight most popular bus routes as soon as possible.

On “Behind The Headlines,” Rhodes College president Marjorie Hass said the school is recruiting students nationally as the number of high school students in the southeastern U.S. is projected to drop.

The "MEMPHIS" sign on Mud Island got its tiger stripes Tuesday to celebrate the University of Memphis and Tiger Athletics. The temporary installation comes just in time for Memphis Madness.

The Cornelia Crenshaw library near Vance and Lauderdale has been there in one form or another for the past 80 years. Exterior and interior renovations began with a mural on an exterior wall and include landscaping as well as more programming and activities.

The chief deputy of the City Court Clerk’s office, who is running for the clerk’s position on the Oct. 3 Memphis ballot, doesn’t think the job should be an elected position.

The city campaign season this week saw a milestone in the move away from large public housing developments, an endorsement ballot topped by a questionable political figure and discussion about new appointments at City Hall beyond the Oct. 3 election results.

The City Council chairman and the Memphis Fire Fighters Association president debated the proposed sales tax hike on "Behind The Headlines" in a discussion that featured lots of disagreement.

A coalition of mayors from towns and cities along the Mississippi River are in town through Thursday for their annual meeting. Record flooding along other parts of the river earlier this year is the major topic of discussion. 

The state law that outlaws holding or touching a cell phone while driving in Tennessee is probably enforceable by Memphis Police right now, according to the City Council’s attorney.

A Raleigh tax increment financing – or TIF – district with Austin Peay Highway as a corridor for mixed use development could be in place by the end of the year.

With a short agenda Tuesday, the city council appears to have booted a final vote on the long-delayed Memphis 3.0 plan until after the Oct. 3 city elections. The council is scheduled to take a final vote on new rules for public art on city property.

Hundreds of people and more than 30 city candidates on the Oct. 3 ballot attended a Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope meeting Sunday at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Westwood. 

Some groups holding candidate forums are trying to change the formula as endorsement ballots begin showing up in mailboxes. And one pastor questions how much the endorsement of him or other religious leaders means 28 years after the last city election that drew a majority of the city's voters to the polls.

The Classic College and Career Fair gives high school students a chance to learn about regional colleges they could attend.

Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope will host its second public meeting on Sunday. Memphis candidates were invited to attend and MICAH task force leaders will provide updates on equity efforts.

Here are the basics you need to know for the early voting period that opens Friday and continues through Sept. 28 - and a few informal tips on what to expect at the 18 voting sites.

Memphis voters begin deciding the winner and losers of the 2019 city elections Friday as early voting opens in advance of the Oct. 3 election day.

With the Southern Heritage Classic and Cooper-Young Fest occupying neighboring districts on the same day, Memphis Police say they have a plan for traffic and safety this weekend.

The "Pledge for Progress" is a promise on the priorities five council contenders would have if elected to the body, including a possible change to 13 single-member districts. Meanwhile, council Chairman Kemp Conrad and county commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. are the first public opponents of the sales tax hike ballot question on the Oct. 3 ballot.

The eight-acre site in Binghampton was one of the first blight emergencies faced by the administration of Mayor Jim Strickland, sitting vacant for three years. Once the brick single-story units are demolished, Elmington Capital of Nashville will build new, affordable housing.

The plaintiffs in a federal court case over voting machines are calling for election officials to conduct forensic audits of the touch-screen voting machines used in Shelby County.

On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, 2015 mayoral contender Harold Collins also talked about the claim of vote-splitting in Memphis mayoral races and the difference between the current mayor's race and the 2015 contest.

With challengers for every incumbent seeking re-election, Tuesday's council session was short and punchy. Meanwhile, the Central Library remains ground zero for multiple candidate forums – one Tuesday evening for seven of the 11 candidates for mayor on the Oct. 3 ballot.