The state flag, with its much-criticized Confederate symbol, will be taken down statewide within 15 days. And Mississippi’s new flag will likely bring controversy as well.
One of the Mid-South’s most ambitious construction projects, the Lake District is an upscale, mixed-use development on an 11-acre lake at I-40 and Canada Road.
Get ready for longer wait times when the Shelby County Clerk’s office reopens next week. COVID-19 forced the clerk’s office to close last Thursday. And you can thank the virus for a wait that could be up to 5-times longer the next time you visit.
Shelby County Schools kicked off the first of several Re-Entry Listening Sessions Monday night to get input from parents about their children going back to school this fall during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The third of four planned meetings between Memphis and Shelby County leaders and activists fighting to end police brutality wrapped up Wednesday, June 17.
It takes a quarter of a billion dollars each year to operate the Memphis Police Department, and the rallying cry from many protesters in the way of George Floyd’s death is “Defund the Police.”
In the heart of Hernando, at the DeSoto County Courthouse, a peaceful protest was held Friday evening to end police brutality and fight for social justice.
They called it a rolling bridge blockade -- a call to action for protesters to get in their cars, turn on their flashers and drive very slowly across the I-40 and I-55 bridges from Memphis into Arkansas.
Video of what happened to a young woman at the hands of a Memphis police officer quickly went viral after Wednesday night's protest. And now city, county and state leaders are demanding action from Mayor Jim Strickland and a change in how Memphis police handle protests.
Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner is being sued in federal court, accused of not doing enough to protect inmates at the Shelby County Jail from COVID-19. The suit asks that Bonner immediately clear out his jail cells at 201 Poplar.
Memphis Police Director Mike Rallings confirmed Monday that MPD has access to information about those who have the virus or are in quarantine because of exposure to the virus.
Memphis and Shelby County businesses got the green light to reopen next Monday, May 4. But getting back to business won’t be easy with most of their employees laid off, their stockrooms and freezers empty,
The three-phase “Back to Business” plan for Memphis and Shelby County contains COVID-19 Safety Protocols that businesses must adhere to when they reopen.
Shelby County is one of just three Tennessee counties that did not reopen on Monday, April 27. The question many citizens are asking: when will the county get back to business?
Expect to see every worker inside a Memphis grocery store, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Target, Walmart and Costco wearing a mask or some sort of face covering starting Friday.
While FedEx planes are busy shipping vital PPE to hospitals around the country, a FedEx mechanic created a new piece of equipment that’s saving healthcare workers’ lives on the frontline in Memphis and the Mid-South.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has announced the state’s safer-at-home order is set to expire April 30 as officials prepare a phased reopening of Tennessee’s economy.
President Trump unveiled a three-phase plan Thursday on how states should go about re-opening. Before Phase One of the federal plan can start, a state or region must have a two-week decline in COVID-19 cases and have the ability to test a lot of people.
