In a seemingly increasing number of venues in various places in Memphis, discussions about improving police-community relations are popping up like new grass after winter.
Such was the case on Tuesday as the Whitehaven Kiwanis Club devoted its Dutch Treat...
Headlines coming out of “The People’s Convention” were all about Tami Sawyer, the activist-turned-county commissioner now seeking to become the next mayor of Memphis. Sawyer and seven other candidates in multiple races won the title of “The People’s Candidate”...
By Cole Bradley, High Ground News
As many Memphis residents lament a lack of mayoral debates, BLDG Memphis is taking a different approach to capturing candidates' policy plans for the public record.
“We hope to get a commitment from anyone who’s...
The Memphis City Council has begun accepting applications for the council seats left vacant with the departure of District 6 Councilman Edmund Ford, Jr. and Super District 8 Position 2 Councilman Janice Fullilove.
Prospective candidates can come to the Council...
Three days on the job as CEO/president of the Tennessee Valley Authority, Jeff Lyash on Wednesday afternoon was fielding media questions in the 8th floor conference room of TVA’s new office space at 100 Peabody Place in Downtown Memphis.
Lyash,...
by Montee Lopez Special to The New Tri-State Defender
and Karanja A. Ajanaku [email protected]
After starting out in the Catholic school system, now-City Councilmember Patrice Robinson encountered some learning challenges. She was put into Memphis City Schools, where a teacher “invested” in her,...
Penalties for low-level drug offenses are too severe, according to some Shelby County Commissioners, who hope to petition the state to make changes once the legislative session reopens next year.
Monday night, commissioners approved a resolution requesting the state to...
By ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Licensed funeral homes had no responsibility to know that the Tennessee cemetery where they were sending corpses to be interred was grossly mishandling burials even after it lost its registration, a lawyer...
Shelby County Schools has opened up additional screening dates for students who will turn 5 years-old during the state-approved timeframe of August 16 - September 30. Please note, this extension is for new screenings only – no re-screenings. Call...
It’s not uncommon in Memphis for parents to wait until the first day of school to register their students.
That scenario played out again on Monday as some 6,000 students were signed up for Shelby County Schools, bringing total enrollment...