The family of a man killed in a Nov. 13, 2019, accident at the FedEx Memphis hub is seeking damages from FedEx and a supplier of a cargo containers.

Council member JB Smiley is also seeking a change in council rules that would allow the chairman of the body to bar a council member who does what Ford did twice during Tuesday’s council meetings.

The Tigers are a 30-point favorite in Saturday’s game, but don’t forget about the unnecessarily difficult win against South Florida.

With $500,000 in federal grant money, the small-scale pilot includes electric vehicle chargers as well as a broader reconsideration of how county government makes the decision of which vehicles to purchase.

New kits allow up to 20 family members to self-test at home, so we tried it.

Students attending on the hybrid platform will learn remotely. Friday was already scheduled as a remote learning day. 

There were 397 COVID-positive patients in area hospital beds as of 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Stella Student Spaces has filed for a time extension for the approval it received two years ago to build 472 beds of student housing in an already congested neighborhood just west of the University of Memphis. But the filing does not mean what it appears, a U of M official says.

The Mustangs’ senior point guard and son of University of Memphis assistant Tony Madlock helped the Mike Miller era get off on the right foot Monday, Nov.16.

Tennessee Education Association President Beth Brown urged the governor this week to set firm guidance on when school buildings should close due to infection rates and ensure that all students and staff wear face coverings for those that remain open.

SCS programs remain on hold while others in Shelby County and around the state have started practicing and playing. 

Overseers of the Renasant Convention Center project took media representatives on a tour of the nearing-completion project Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 17.

Memphis has been ultra successful in recent drafts. Can it get lucky again?

The task force is among the recommendations in a violent crime blueprint touted by council member Jeff Warren for the past year. Meanwhile, the city should have a new police director by the spring and the head of the MPD is a key player in such a task force.

Frank Colvett won election as City Council chairman Tuesday over Martavius Jones. But Colvett’s selection did not come without some controversy. 

Germantown’s Board of Education eliminated semester exams for the 2020-21 school year. Additionally, teachers will receive a $1,000 bonus in December.

The Family Safety Center and Memphis police said during the holidays, they see an increase in domestic violence incidents. And during the pandemic, they have also seen an increase in cases. 

The defensive prospects out of Louisiana have decided to reopen their recruitments.

John Kilzer died in March 2019. Not long ago, a striking mosaic of his likeness appeared in Overton Square.

Tennessee Attorney General’s Office is joining the Federal Trade Commission in challenging the proposed change in hospital ownership.

Melvin Jones never stopped pushing to improve the economic well-being of minority business owners.

Collierville voters can cast their ballot in the town’s runoff as early as Wednesday. Alderman John Worley is facing challenger Harold Booker for Position 3. Missy Marshall and William Boone are facing off for Position 4.

Council members set votes for Dec. 1 after getting answers to questions about both proposals. 

One in five intermodal shipping containers handled at the Port of Savannah’s expanding Garden City Terminal are headed to or from Memphis, and the volume is growing by double digits.

Founder of the Memphis Medical District Collaborative saw huge potential in the bustling swath of land that is home to six hospitals, two colleges.

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