Food drives offer hope, encourage others to help
Pursuit of God Church and KIPP Memphis Elementary Prep held food drives Friday afternoon and served more than 350 families in North and South Memphis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pursuit of God Church and KIPP Memphis Elementary Prep held food drives Friday afternoon and served more than 350 families in North and South Memphis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The founder of the charter school company operating Frayser's ASD School, MLK Prep, and County Commissioner Michael Whaley talked about the Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris' proposal for a new high school in Frayser on "Behind The Headlines."
State Rep. Antonio Parkinson is seeking more state funding for unemployment benefits and food stamps to help the working poor during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Land Use Control Board approves a proposed 81-lot subdivision in Raleigh near the new Amazon Fulfillment Center, and a transitional home on Jackson Avenue.
Construction on renovations for Rodney Baber Park and Kennedy Park are expected to begin this fall.
The current director of programs and outreach will take over in May at the Binghampton nonprofit that serves youths in a variety of capacities.
Pursuit of God Church recently moved into its new home at 3759 N. Watkins St., formerly the site of Bellevue Baptist's Frayser campus.
A new Frayser high school could determine the fate of two longtime neighborhood schools, while also rebuilding the neighborhood's optimism.
Mid-South dogs and their owners seize the opportunity to celebrate and socialize during Saturday's pet parade and costume contest at Overton Park.
The property is near the intersection of Wesley Drive, close to Methodist South Hospital.
Local planners will consider applications for a new cemetery in Raleigh and a new funeral home in South Memphis next month.
In the path of the proposed Byhalia Connection oil pipeline, residents, environmentalists and government officials are anxious about potential effects on the environment and property values.
Mayor Jim Strickland and all four of Countrywood's City Council representatives attend its neighborhood association meeting.
The owner of 26 Little Caesars is buying more property in Whitehaven as commercial development there continues to grow.
Collage Dance Collective's new facility on the intersection of Sam Cooper Boulevard and Tillman Street will be 10 times the size of its current location on Broad Avenue.
Jim Herbert's beginnings can be traced back to a former dairy farm in Whitehaven.
The new Frayser library is expected to be four times the size of the neighborhood's current branch location at 3712 Argonne St.
Work with the city of Memphis' SARP10 program, which aims to reduce sanitary sewer overflows, has helped the contracting company grow to about 50 employees.
Cox appeared in Memphian Tom Shadyac’s directing debut, “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,” and is well-known for portraying Monica Geller on NBC’s “Friends.”
The new Raleigh Springs Civic Center includes a library, walking trail, lake and police station. The city is building it on the former Raleigh Springs Mall site.
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris sees Frayser as a good place to start expanding educational opportunities for students.
The new Soulsville Cultural Arts Center would take up an entire block, expanding from an existing former fire station the Memphis Black Arts Alliance currently operates from.
Details are still being worked out about programming and specific uses for the arts space, but one component will be like a museum of Orange Mound's history.
Nurse practitioners and other advanced-practice nurses say mandatory supervision is a way for doctors to keep control. They have taken the battle to work without physician oversight, including prescribing drugs, to the Tennessee Legislature for the fourth time since 2014.
Anton Mack replaces Trey Moore as the leader of Explore Bike Share.