Tennessee joins 36 states with laws that can result in underperforming elementary students being held back, but the results in other states have been mixed.

Critics worry Tennessee’s new retention policy fails to address most of the reasons children struggle to read, leaving tens of thousands of third graders at risk of being held back this year.

Suburban superintendents are concerned about the high stakes attached to the TCAP test and if it’s an accurate measure of whether students are reading proficiently.

Maddie Halford, Allie Broadway grab the goals in first game of the year for each school.

Emmanuel Cullins worked the graveyard shift at night and ran track during the day so he could graduate. Now he’s back for one more season of running with the Tigers. 

The race for the vacant Memphis City Council District 4 seat has already drawn four contenders, including the sister of a council member who gave up the seat following her victory in the August county elections.

Mike Miller plans to open his fourth Let It Fly next summer, in Southaven’s Silo Square.

Neighborhood leaders got together during a press conference Tuesday, Aug. 16, to respond to the recent slaying of Yvonne Nelson, a community leader who led the Whitehaven Development Corporation and wrote community news for years.

Sakura, the vanguard for offering sushi rolls as overstuffed as a 1990s Pottery Barn sofa, has opened a third area location on New Byhalia Road in Collierville.

The class of 2024 standout is joining a loaded roster at Montverde Academy in Florida.

The prep football season kicks off with some interesting local match-ups Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

The grant from Knight, which is a leader in supporting local news initiatives nationwide, marks a major vote of confidence in The Daily Memphian’s subscriber-first model of nonprofit news.

This week’s Inked covers news on the Brooks Museum’s new Downtown location, an 80,000-square-foot office real estate transaction in East Memphis and the Kiwi and Goji apartments up for sale. 

Collierville alderman Billy Patton has decided to seek another term, three days before the filing deadline.

Two juvenile victims were transported to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in critical condition. 

Penny’s Nitty Gritty Upscale Southern Restaurant is expected to have its grand opening next month. 

The community advocate and former journalist was shot to death Saturday night in Raleigh. 

Memphis has a plethora of running backs to choose from, but Silverfield wants to find the top two guys he can rely on the most. 

“We’re under a noncompete clause, so we’re out of the ice cream business,” said Preston Klinke, co-owner and great-grandson of the founder. “It comes out easier if I say it really quickly.”

The Memphis VA Healthcare System, which provides health care for military veterans in a three-state region, marked its centennial Monday at the Memphis VA Medical Center. 

Wanda Halbert says the office will be closed to the public during these periods.

The Morehouse College alumnus and former Wall Street speechwriter and communications executive served as a writer and producer on Issa Rae’s acclaimed HBO TV series “Insecure.”

It’s Elvis Week, so Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk about what was in the 12,000 calories Elvis reportedly consumed daily.

Construction work could begin in September for the facility near Germantown Road at Winchester Road.

On the heels of a 9-3 season, hopes are high that the Cougars can make a good run in Class 5A.