Rep. Joe Towns believes the governor should rescind the signing of his voucher bill into law and have it heard again by the Legislature.

Shelby County Schools is asking for an additional $35 million in capital funding, and $7.5 million in additional operating costs to include support for a reading program and more English as a second language teachers. 

Collierville goes to the other side of the state for the suburb's new school superintendent and selects Gary Lilly, the director of Bristol Tennessee City Schools, to replace John Aitken.

A man termed by some lawmakers as a “hall monitor” for House Speaker Glen Casada is out of a job at the state Legislature.

Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee told attorneys during a hearing Thursday that he would provide them with drafts of questionnaires that will be given to potential jurors in the Lorenzen Wright murder case. 

The design of FedEx Logistics' plans to transform the vacant Gibson Guitar Factory into its new Downtown Memphis headquarters is up for review. 

Christian Brothers University taps John T. Reilly to replace legendary coach Mike Nienaber as the leader of the Buccaneers basketball program. 

FedEx said Thursday its FedEx Ground unit will deliver seven days a week full-time starting next January. The company is also making moves to better handle oversized shipments by Ground.

Jochen Graf bagged two goals Thursday as Memphis 901 FC extended its winning streak in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup. The victory assures Memphis a game against an MLS team in the next round.

Two proposed new multifamily infill projects in Midtown are requesting variances from the Board of Adjustment. 

Collierville's superintendent search is narrowed to four after Russell Dyer said he is no longer pursuing the job.

Memphis Italian Festival started 30 years ago as a small fundraiser and has turned into one of the city's biggest parties; it all starts Thursday.

The Shelby County Schools budget includes two major parts: the general operating fund that pays for day-to-day expenses, including teacher salaries and classroom initiatives, totaling $1.04 billion; and the remaining $360 million capital budget for new schools and building maintenance.

Lakeland Mayor Mike Cunningham proposes a USDA loan to pay for the city's first high school and gets unanimous buy-in from commissioners because of the long-term benefits that come with it.

The vote at a special party meeting Tuesday evening in Hickory Hill marks what amounts to the second confidence vote in Michael Harris since he ran unopposed for chairman at the April local party convention.

A retailer that once catered mostly to cattle and crop farmers has adapted to a new breed of customers in and around a much more urban Collierville. 

Memphis International Airport will introduce a new gate management system as part of an effort to cope with growing traffic and limits on the number of gates available for aircraft.

Whataburger? A dehumidifier? An athletic director? What do you get a city for its 200th birthday?

A new plan for Aretha Franklin's birthplace home in Memphis would be to stabilize it, but only as a shell until other potential uses for the property materialize.

Bartlett Republican Jim Coley will not seek another two-year term in 2020 after a recent diagnosis with early stages of dementia.

State Court of Appeals dismisses a complaint from the Owen family over rezoning the Cordova Triangle. The family owns more than 13 acres of the 17-acre tract.

Sherra Wright’s lawyers withdrew their request for jurors from outside Shelby County to hear the murder charges against their client in the death of Lorenzen Wright, the NBA player who was Wright’s ex-husband. 

Memphis Redbirds skipper Ben Johnson would like to get back to the majors someday as a coach or a manager, but right now he's enjoying this season back home with his dad.

In her book, legal writer Emily Bazelon tells the story about District Attorney Amy Weirich and her prosecution of Noura Jackson, whose mother was killed in their East Memphis home. Jackson was tried and convicted of second-degree murder; in 2017, her conviction was overturned.

Research reveals social factors that account for large discrepancies in the way people in the U.S. connect with swimming.