With longtime Alderwoman Emily Elliott stepping down in June, Brandon Weise has announced he will seek her seat in the Nov. 8 municipal election.

The County Commission Scorecard chronicles the three rounds of votes that made Charles Everett of Westwood the newest Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member representing District 6.

“When I go to other states and taste their tap water, I’m repulsed by it,” said Makhia Smith, who’s among those eager to protect Tennessee from projects such as the Byhalia Pipeline. 

Amid an FBI investigation coming to a head, lawmakers found time to advance Gov. Bill Lee’s school funding overhaul.

Downtown Memphis Commission President Paul Young talks on Behind The Headlines about saving tax incentives for Class A office space, why incentives for residential development are still necessary despite a rise in rents and an RFP on Beale Street.

More children with cancer are coming to the city from the Ukraine war zone next week. First Lady Jill Biden made the visit to St. Jude Friday afternoon and talked privately with four children and their families airlifted this past Monday from Poland to Memphis.

“We chose to come today because veterans need jobs just like any other normal person is looking for a job at any age,” said one human resources administrator.

McKinney Wright and Quandarius Richardson will begin trial together Dec. 5 in the 2018 shooting death of Phil Trenary. 

State Senate passes a bill that would prevent local governments from regulating pipelines, Memphis Tiger Josh Minott is entering the NBA draft and Westwood neighbors discuss new plans for the old Southwest Twin drive-in property.

Rep. Kevin Vaughan (R-Collierville) proposed the bill, which has been approved the State Senate, to prevent moves such as Memphis City Council’s efforts to keep the Byhalia Connection Pipeline away from the city’s aquifer. 

Strickland’s backing of Brent Taylor in the state Senate District 31 primary follows endorsements by Tennessee Republican U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty.

Teachers at Kingsbury High School are asked to re-apply for their jobs, Soul & Spirits Brewery gets grant funds to build a patio and you can still get a meal for less than $10 at Neil’s. 

Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South took local educators on a tour of entrepreneurship hubs in Memphis Wednesday, March 23, to expand their knowledge on centers of opportunity for future graduates.

The Wednesday, March 23, ruling is the latest chapter in a legal saga that began in 2018 after Graceland sought to build a 6,200-seat arena in Whitehaven.

Kingsbury teachers were told Wednesday, March 23, that all their jobs would be posted as open. 

Memphis City Council approves new (and old) MLGW board members, state lawmakers want to regulate Yelp reviews and Whataburger is one step closer to opening in Arlington.

The transactions will save the city money. The council also dealt with MLGW pay thresholds and approved a resolution calling for the cancellation of student loan debt.

The three returning and two new MLGW board members breezed through City Council approval Tuesday, as a move to hire an energy consultant was put on hold.

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“I might say this sounds like a five star bill to me,” state Rep. Kevin Vaughan (R-Collierville) said of a bill that seeks to ban “factually false” reviews on sites like Yelp.

Several Memphis City Council members said Tuesday, March 22, they don’t think it is large enough or generates enough property tax increment to get much going in terms of economic development in the Soulsville area.

The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority says it will reinstall the Tommy Kha artwork it had taken down after saying it had generated “a lot of” negative feedback from Elvis fans.

Council members withdrew a resolution Tuesday, March 22, opposing the bill in Nashville after amendments were made. The bill would still limit the council’s ability to regulate convenience stores with gas pumps. 

First Lady Jill Biden will be in Memphis Friday, March 25, for a tour of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

MNW coordinators at the Crump Road and Tillman Street Memphis Police stations are asking for the community’s help with prom attire donations, calling the event “Prom Closet.”

Uplift Westwood CDC, along with City of Memphis staff, is hosting a meeting Thursday, March 24, to discuss plans for the old drive-in property in Westwood that was recently purchased by the city.