MPD launched the Thankful Thursday initiative earlier this month as it seeks to create more neighborhood watch groups in Raleigh and Frayser.  

Mitchell Heights Neighborhood Association built community gardens, organized neighborhood cleanups and fought chronic problem properties in Environmental Court. Now they're working on an edible forest.

The state senator from Memphis held the town hall to inform community members about pending potential gun violence legislation at the state level, among other issues. 

The Klondike-Smokey City CDC plans to hire local community members to maintain the lots, before moving forward with a development plan for the lots. 

About 25 people met in Binghampton recently to discuss questions and concerns they had about the Tillman Cove development. 

Incumbent Sherman Greer, Rhonda Logan and Dawn Bonner are vying for the Memphis City Council District 1 seat. 

The Land Use Control Board approved permits for two nonprofit developments in Frayser, but rejected plans for a proposed convenience store in the community. 

The new gym is open six days of the week to all youth in Frayser ages 8-18 for free. 

The First 8 Memphis board discussed the early stages of its pre-k program and moved forward on a search for a permanent executive director. 

Longtime United Way of Mid-South executive Regina Walker was named executive director of First 8 Memphis. 

Issues brought to Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and county officials included sanitation services, illegal dumping and stray dogs in the Northaven area. 

Pursuit of God Church is hosting an application meeting for a free MassMutual life insurance program Thursday from 3 to 7 p.m.

An unidentified distribution and warehouse operation wants to build a multimillion-square-foot center in the Frayser-Raleigh area.

The $15 million renovation project to turn a vacant building into a home for a Memphis charter school in Frayser is expected to take nine months. 

Since the youth farm opened in 2015, it has been run by female high school students ages 15 to 18. Girls Inc. is planning to expand its operations in Frayser to reach more girls.

The Brown family started the idea of Lifeline to Success at their dinner table 2009, and they have counseled 1,200 people in the 10 years since it began. 

Rap superstar Yo Gotti announces partnership with Shelby County Schools to outfit students at his former middle school with free uniforms. The music mogul said he hopes to expand the program to more schools in the district.

The now blighted apartment complex at 3085 Steele St. in Frayser is undergoing a $17 million renovation on property owned by The Works Inc. 

A $1.25 million building permit has been filed for construction of a new Regions Bank in Raleigh. 

The Men’s Morning Huddle was a group started four years ago by co-organizers Cedric Brooks and DeVonté Payton to motivate and be role models for Memphis youth. 

Five contenders for District 7 pitch their qualifications as they attempt to unseat incumbent Berlin Boyd in the October election.

CNN political commentator Angela Rye made a return trip to Memphis Aug. 8, stumping at a fundraising luncheon for Memphis mayoral candidate Tami Sawyer.

A large batch of 17 applications to the Land Use Control Board includes a proposal to build a 103-space parking lot behind Crosstown Concourse.

After several delays, construction has resumed at Raleigh Springs Town Center and the site is expected to be open by early 2020.

The Frayser Exchange Club, founded in 1969, is the only civic organization left in the community.