More than 5,500 hundred volunteers in 10 Mid-South counties took part in last year’s MLK Days of Service. This year, the number’s supposed to be even higher.
At a time in their lives when kids just wanted to be kids, a group of first graders known as the “Memphis 13” took the first steps toward integrating Memphis Schools. Now they’re being honored for their heroism.
More donations are pouring in for the victims of two tornadoes that hit DeSoto County last weekend. Barely a shopper at the Southaven Superlo Foods went by without dropping a little something into the bucket.
Lakeland is making a big decision that will impact students and parents. Soon, high school students in Lakeland won’t have to wake up as early for school.
Mississippi doesn't require preschool.But the state is pouring more money into those programs. Wednesday's day at the Capitol for the advocates was also about raising awareness of the work being done with the state's little ones.
Shelby County Schools says 10 students from Magnolia Elementary were on the bus when a hit-and-run crash triggered an accident with the bus. Five students went to the hospital but details about their injuries have not been released.
A new state law that took effect at the first of the year will have an impact on all drivers in the state, with officials saying they are hopeful the new rules will also have a positive impact on insurance rates.
Mississippi's 64th Governor Phil Bryant is in the final days of his second term.He'll maintain the title until next Tuesday when Tate Reeves is sworn in.
We’re getting a better look at what a hotel at the old Memphis Police Headquarters will look like. Pictures included in Loews Hotel’s application to the Downtown Memphis Commission’s Design Review Board show a modern look mixed with historic elegance.
Shelby County Commissioners narrowly advanced a proposal to hike the county’s wheel tax by $20 to pay for millions in improvements for MATA service. But the vote didn’t come easily and the proposal’s future appears shaky.
Elvis Presley would have been 85 years old Wednesday. Year after year thousands of Presley fans flock to Memphis to say thank you, thank you very much to the King on his birthday.
Shelby County Commissioners will start debating the funding of MATA Wednesday. Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris will make another pitch to commissioners about his plan.
It's not May, but for some Tuesday kicked off Memphis in May celebrations. A train delivered the Memphis in May World Cargo Crate to St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School. This year a train horn kicked off an important part of the Memphis in May celebrations.
City court clerk Myron Lowery said he is withdrawing his daughter-in-law from consideration of a position in his office that pays $105,000 after WMC Action News 5 questioned whether it was allowed under city policy.
From a small, struggling residential treatment center in Memphis to a nationwide organization recognized by the President of the United States, Youth Villages has become a respected leader in treating children with emotional and behavioral issues.
New Year’s Eve is all about celebrating a new beginning. For roughly 25,000 people, Downtown Memphis will be the spot they choose to ring in 2020, according to Memphis Police.
Southside Baptist Church has been at it's location on Raymond Road since 1939, and has been serving the inner city for many years. Now they need an $80,000 roof to keep them in their building.
December's Mid-South Hero is supercharged by his mission to help kids see their potential. So much so, that he's involved in eight student-centered programs at Bartlett High School.
After the presents were unwrapped and dinner was over, hundreds of families headed out to Shelby Farms Park on Christmas night to experience Starry Nights.
Just in time for the holidays at 201 Poplar, a man was arrested for shoplifting and couldn’t afford his $1,000 bond. The non-profit Just City offered to pay the bail.
Two former University of Memphis football players who went on to the NFL surprised several Bluff City families on Friday by paying off their layaway balances.
The routine walk to Sonic before a basketball game turned into a heart-dropping moment for a group of young girls between the ages of 12 and 14-years-old.
A plan that worked to reduce the over abundant deer population in Collierville in 2018 and 2019 may not happen in 2020. Now, some residents are seeing the excess of deer first hand.
A nearly three-week fight over a crematorium in Orange Mound appears to have come to an end since the City’s Board of Adjustment voted to keep the business out of the historic community.
