Rose Lubin lost her life, at age 20, defending the homeland in Israel as a member of the border police. It was long enough to leave a legacy. 

A three-judge panel ruled that the state Senate map is unconstitutional because the districts in Nashville are not consecutively numbered. The state House map will remain unchanged, and the redrawn Senate map is unlikely to change the body’s partisan or racial composition.

Some City Council members say crime data spotlighting those arrested several times could help Memphians better assess their risks. Others say the lack of data isn’t what’s driving fear of crime in the city.

“When they have trauma, they’re going to bring the trauma to the streets,” said Damon Curry Morris, who’s leading a group of local activists in drafting a plan to address youth violence.

Millington wants the Shelby County Clerk to pay for use of the building owned by the suburb. However, after 18 months, no agreement has been met.

The producers planning a May music festival in Tom Lee Park announced they are planning a barbecue contest there the same month — and at the same time as Memphis in May’s barbecue contest at Liberty Park.

The high school graduation rate for MSCS students rose to 81.5 % in 2022-23, according to the Tennessee Department of Education, continuing a rebound from the pandemic years.

More troopers are coming (again), AutoZone isn’t happy and a family member remembers those allegedly killed by Mavis Christian Jr.

The complex deal clears the path to focus on FedExForum improvements.

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JB Smiley is the new council chairman for 2024. And the council approved a $20 million loan to MATA as its federal funding is delaying by short-term funding resolutions in Washington, D.C.

The newest ballot questions would allow the City Council to set its own pay, allow partisan primary city elections and bringing back a runoff requirement. There are already three other charter change referendums on the 2024 ballot.

Outgoing Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland responds to a lengthy statement from team president Craig Unger after Triple-A baseball team gets no money for stadium “in desperate need of standard updates.”

“Once my grandma passed, every interaction with him was a red flag,” Selise Manuel said of her uncle Mavis Christian Jr. “Every time we’d see him, it was a red flag. It was violent.”

Stephen Robinson, who was charged with killing Marcus Donald, 38, in November 2022, also pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in another killing. 

MLGW’s CEO said the utility has operated with a “run to fail” mindset, meaning it only fixes what’s broken, and there haven’t been regular investments in MLGW’s infrastructure for decades.

More than 50 troopers will contribute to an ongoing “surge” over the next few weeks, after state Sen. Brent Taylor pleaded for more help fighting crime in Memphis. 

The charge stemmed from a fight involving him, Morant and college basketball player Joshua Holloway in July 2022. The fight was allegedly over a pickup game of basketball at a house Morant owns in Eads.

In something of a domino effect, the Smith family donation for the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium will free up cash for the Memphis Grizzlies and the City of Memphis to do renovations at FedExForum. 

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“Who put an end to the stadium fracas? Fred Smith and family, of course.”

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Former MPD officer is sentenced in pepper-spray case, the Tigers take a trip to the tropics and we help you get a start on holiday shopping. 

After he lost one son to gang violence and another was sent to prison, Randy Taylor, a Memphis Police Department officer, created local nonprofit Hope Activated to mentor the city’s youth.

After William Skelton’s one-year diversion, his case will be dismissed, and he will be eligible for expungement.

The council also takes a final vote Tuesday, Nov. 21, on a fiber broadband initiative and sets a December vote on a proposed MLGW rate hike.

Nashville and Shelby County governments have pulled out of their more than 3-year-old legal dispute with the state over a 2019 private school voucher law.

Shooter found dead after manhunt had history of domestic violence, county faces another inmate death suit and Nineteenth Century Club may be spared from white paint.