The MSCS board is expected to vote on the suggested closures in February.

Shelby County has experienced cash flow problems at this time of year before, but this time around, it’s raising bigger questions.

Alleged St. George’s assault may have been perpetrated by a student, a pioneering centenarian has died and we meet the BVO CEO.

A father grieves his son, 100 days after his mysterious death in the Shelby County Jail.

The search warrant and accompanying paperwork are the latest information regarding the alleged sexual assault that occurred in the private school’s athletic facility in Collierville on Oct. 8. 

“They talk about the greatest generation. (Dr. Murray Heimberg) was one of them.”

“I think the opportunity is for anyone to get in — anyone who has a vision for the county in any regard,” Feagins told The Daily Memphian. 

The boost in the National Guard’s presence comes as State of Tennessee plans to appeal a Nashville chancellor’s blocking of the deployment to Memphis.

Alleged mall shooter claims self-defense, there’s a new minimum wage for city workers and Baron Von Opperbean has an opening date.

It’s not a great time to be a Memphis sports fan. But is it the worst time? 

Richmond is just over halfway through his 18-month interim superintendent contract, which ends July 31. Absent from the school board’s discussions about his evaluation, however, were comments about future permanent leadership of the district. 

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board is formally mulling a lawsuit about the “threat to the lawful function and democratic integrity” caused by new state and county actions that cut short terms for five members.

Memphis-area school board elections will be partisan next year.

The Memphis City Council voted to change the minimum salary for City of Memphis workers.

Tiffany Dukes is one of 11 inmates this year to die while in custody of the Sheriff’s Office.

The Memphis City Council delayed voting on the 2% raise during an occasionally fractious committee hearing.

Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis presented the latest crime numbers for the first full month of the Memphis Safe Task Force. She also talked about the MPD’s relationship with the task force including on immigration arrests.

A Davidson County chancellor blocked the guard’s deployment in a Monday ruling.

State and local leaders who sued the state over the guard deployment gathered to celebrate what they called a historic victory and discuss next steps.

Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and veteran reporter Bill Dries talk about the city’s former public housing projects and what has risen in their place. 

One person was killed in Wolfchase shooting, another AI data center is coming and Ja Morant is out for a while.

The County Commission ultimately extended benefits for a severely injured Shelby County sheriff’s deputy.

The “interfund tax anticipation note” solves the short-term cash-flow problem for county government. But long-term financial concerns around county reserves remain.

A judge has blocked the current deployment of the Tennessee National Guard to Memphis as part of President Donald Trump’s Memphis Safe Task Force, but the state still has time to appeal.

Shelby County Commissioners’ enactment of the new state law is an “imminent threat to the lawful function and democratic integrity” of the board and district, according to a resolution sponsored by board Vice Chair Joyce Dorse Coleman.