In an effort to retain and grow its number of officers, the Memphis Police Department has opened a recruitment center in Midtown and implemented retention bonuses and a new take-home vehicle program. But is it working?
A new multi-year report from the U.S. Geological Survey found the range of black carp in the Mississippi River basin now includes the entirety of the river, from New Orleans to the southeastern edge of Iowa.
When GDS Associates first evaluated the 20-odd proposals for Memphis’s power supply contract earlier this year, TVA was not the frontrunner. The initial scoring actually awarded the highest score to NextEra Energy.
“The menorah was always lit in the Temple, and it was a symbol of the eternal and unbreakable connection between God and the Jewish people,” said Rabbi Jeff Dreifus of Temple Israel.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into the events that led to a shooting on the 4700 block of Cochese Road.
On top of advocating for bail reform, Mulroy’s office has launched a Justice Review Unit, is working on juvenile reforms, and has issued guidelines to make it more difficult for assistant district attorneys to settle nonfatal shootings.
The 3G transfer might be one of the final stages of a saga that saw the brief merger of all Shelby County children under a single school system and the six municipalities’ subsequent secession and creation of their own districts.
Residents across Memphis react to the rate of package thefts, often moments after they’re delivered, from the front porch. Here are some tips on how to protect yourself from porch pirates this holiday season.
Gibson is a former Shelby County Commissioner who founded Gibson Companies, which has been involved in several economic development projects.
Two of the co-defendants in the case are half brothers.
Memphis Tigers admit to recruiting violations, state DCS faces damning audit and Sylvamo Corp. opens a new global HQ.
A Tennessee comptroller audit on the Department of Children’s Services concluded that allegations of sexual abuse went uninvestigated, as did accusations of misconduct by contractors.
GMSD was the fourth and final vote by a government entity needed to approve the agreement regarding Germantown namesake schools operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools within the suburb’s boundaries.
According to authorities, Mark Coleman said he was assaulted by Wesley Caldwell while playing golf at the Links at Whitehaven.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools is now one step closer to getting the funding it needs for a new high school in the Cordova area.Related story:
Judge Andre Mathis replaced Donald on the federal appellate court.
The 11 who made the noon Thursday, Dec. 15, filing deadline are all in the Jan. 24 Democratic primary in the predominantly Democratic district. No one filed in the companion Republican primary.
The August crash killed firetruck driver David Pleasant and left three other firefighters injured.
Missing U of M student’s body is found, Shelby County home sales are down and there’s a hot property in Collierville.
The Back the Blue 901 initiative is sponsored by more than a dozen businesses and citizens.
The 8-5 vote by the commission came after an emotional debate and crossed party lines. It is the second of four votes on the deal that would transfer the namesake elementary and middle buildings to Germantown’s school system and greenlight the sale of Germantown High.
With a pink stethoscope draped around her neck, Lorna Golden heads to work at Career Tech West in Horn Lake to help her students “find their passion.”
Barshay Wilson was a nursing student at the University of Memphis and was set to graduate Sunday, Dec. 11.
Walter Bailey Jr. gets a portrait, James Lewellen gets a room at Town Hall and Germantown students react to 3Gs deal.
A redistricting committee explores whether City Council members seeking reelection on the October 2023 Memphis ballot take a hand in redrawing their district lines.