On Wednesday, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris announced the promotion of Dorcas Young Griffin, sister of Memphis Mayor Paul Young, to Shelby County Government deputy chief administrative officer.
The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled in favor of state officials Wednesday in a lawsuit alleging Tennessee’s 2019 school voucher law hurts public schools in Shelby and Davidson counties.
he 2024 Tennessee legislative session is underway and two Shelby County lawmakers are focused not only on taking away offenders’ driving privileges, but their vehicles as well.
As we rang in the new year on Monday, Paul Young was inaugurated as the new mayor of the City of Memphis. He finished the night at a Mayor’s Gala to celebrate, but did not lose sight of his plans to hit the ground running.
The great gate debate over the plan to block two public streets leading into Chickasaw Gardens to create a safer neighborhood created division among council members Tuesday.
New accusations have been leveled against the Shelby County District Attorney by the state senator, who just last week, called for an investigation into the DA and a local judge over what he called “illegal restorative justice schemes.”
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and House Speaker Cameron Sexton are traveling around the state promoting their “Education Freedom Act.” Wednesday, they were at New Hope Christian Academy in Memphis to connect with parents and educators about what they say this act will do for parents and their children.
Tennessee State Senator Brent Taylor is calling for the state Board of Judicial Conduct and the state Board of Professional Responsibility to investigate Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy and Criminal Court Judge Paula Skahan.
An independent review was conducted by former Town of Collierville Administrator James Lewellen over the last 90 days. Lewellen says while putting the review together, he interviewed city employees, assisting agencies, residents, and businesses.
An attorney investigating the water contamination says the City of Germantown is now refusing to provide additional public documents and other information on the water crisis.
The Tennessee Lookout newspaper reports House Speaker Cameron Sexton first discussed this idea in a telephone town hall back in August and again just a few days ago.
Not two weeks after the 2023 Memphis Municipal Election, the certification process by Shelby County Commissioners was met by concerned community members Monday who say a police report on the alleged theft of election equipment and materials should put things on pause.
“Memphis Voices for Palestine” says their mission is to raise awareness and give a voice to the cause of Palestine in the Mid-South, standing with those they say suffer and die by what they call Israel’s illegal occupation in Palestine.
Governor Bill Lee is weighing in on the future mayor of Memphis Paul Young. Five days post-election, Young and his team are currently in the transition period moving from one important role to another.
There have been over 1,000 casualties and nearly 3,000 injured in Israel since Saturday. Hamas also took around 150 hostages into Gaza. President Biden confirmed on Tuesday some of those hostages are American citizens.
Young says his first 100 days look like finalizing his team, preparing for budget season, and elevating the urgency around Memphis crime, including bringing city and county officials to the table.
There were 13 city council seats on the ballot for the 2023 Memphis Municipal Election. All races have clear winners except three, which will have to go to runoff.
According to the Shelby County Election Commission, nearly 60,000 voters cast their ballots early, and with the large field of candidates, more voters are expected to vote on Thursday.
A mayoral forum hosted by Action News 5, the Commercial Appeal, and the League of Women Voters of Memphis-Shelby County took place Thursday at the University of Memphis’s Rose Theatre located at 470 University.
Democrat State Representative Gloria Johnson from Knoxville is looking to win the Democratic primary in 2024 and challenge incumbent Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn for her seat in Washington, D.C.
Former Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) has filed a notice to appeal his plea deal after he was sentenced to 21 months in prison earlier in the month, alleging the U.S. Government breached his plea agreement upon sentencing, legally entitling him to bail.
Tennessee Representative Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) has consulted his attorney and is contemplating moving forward with assault charges against House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) after an altercation Tuesday when the Tennessee special legislative session adjourned.
On Tuesday, Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite announced Operation “Close the Door,” a citywide initiative in response to spillover crime from “one of the most dangerous cities in America,” the mayor said.
A beloved Mid-South hand surgeon was honored at the Tennessee Capitol on Tuesday six weeks after he was fatally shot by a patient in Collierville, Tennessee.
Tennessee lawmakers wrapped up day one of the special legislative session on public safety just a couple of hours after it started without a discussion of any laws or proposals.