Sam O’Bryant will leave Literacy Mid-South to take over as president and CEO of Bridges later this year.

A motion to dismiss the ouster lawsuit against Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert is pending before Circuit Court Judge Felicia Corbin-Johnson. If dismissed, it would be the second ouster lawsuit against Halbert to be thrown out in less than a year.

Shaun Kavanaugh, 46, of Orlando, Florida, pleaded guilty Oct. 22 to mail fraud. He received more than $750,000 from FedEx. 

The economic impact plans for new mixed-use projects in Arlington and Lakeland will help with infrastructure costs.

“We see green banks as a critical player in creating lasting change,” the U.S. Department of Energy’s Yasmin Yacoby said Tuesday.

Memphis’ new fugitive task force, which has made 280 arrests since its launch, aims to arrest those with outstanding warrants. 

A South Memphis nightclub was the center of a big drug operation, the Crimson Tide rolled over the Tigers and Back Yard Burgers is bouncing back. 

The County Commission delayed consideration of Jamita Swearengen’s request for more money for her staff. Lakeland and Arlington TIFS and Juvenile Court were also on the agenda.

The sheriff’s office began an operation focused on McLemore Avenue’s Club Insight in February 2023. Over the more than year-long investigation, sheriff’s detectives found that the drug-trafficking operation spread throughout Memphis and Shelby County.

“No legal resolution and no sentence can diminish the anguish of Liza’s murder,” Eliza Fletcher’s family said in a statement.

Sheriff’s office and juvenile court can’t agree, the MAS director was fired from a previous job for lying and the Grizzlies set the clock back 295 days.

The sheriff’s office and juvenile court are still at loggerheads over who should run the new youth detention center and how to get detainees to court. Where will it end?

Musk has said he wants xAI to be the most “truth-seeking” artificial intelligence, its training not swayed by ideology. At present, its training appears to not be swayed by anyone, including Musk. 

Democratic and Republican partisans met Saturday, Oct. 26, on the parking lot of the county’s most popular early voting site while Trump supporters waved banners on Poplar Avenue. Four days of early voting remain.

Also happening this week: Halloween is Thursday and daylight saving time ends Sunday. Plus, this is one of only a few chances to catch three Grizz home games during a work week.

Also on commission agenda is a vote to help fund traffic roundabouts near the next phase of the Lakeland Meadows development. The roundabouts have been a source of controversy before Lakeland’s city commission.

Germantown Alderwoman Sherrie Hicks is completing her first term in Position 3 on the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, and is unopposed for reelection.

Schools across the U.S. and in Memphis experienced skyrocketing rates of students missing a significant portion of the school year.

Gene Brady, 89, died in a single-car wreck last week. Maybe you didn’t know him. But if you’re lucky, you’ve known people like him. We could use more of them today.

The Wraparound District 6 strategy, which received an initial $600,000 investment that will be managed by the School Seed Foundation, will address public safety, public health and public education in north Shelby County.

Six finalists will be interviewed in November by the Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments, which will then select three finalists to submit to Gov. Bill Lee.

According to his personnel file, Ty Coleman was fired from a Texas animal shelter for inappropriate behavior, including “sexual acts occurring at the work-site.” Although suspended, he still receives his Memphis Animal Services pay of $120,000. 

The last weekend of early voting comes with the use of statewide campaign tours to boost candidates in district and statewide races.

Julian Cross is the second Memphis-Shelby County Schools staffer to depart the Office of the Superintendent this month.

Jury rules against an inmate beaten at 201, crime is still trending down and City Silo’s new spot will come with a new menu.