Category Archives: Community
LOCAL | MATA’s New Budget Approval Expected To Cut Hundreds Of Jobs
A budget that would remove routes and cut half of the agency’s staff was almost unanimously approved by the Memphis Area Transit Board of Commissioners on Tuesday.MATA intends to discontinue sev...
Aug 28, 2024
LOCAL | Carol Coletta of Memphis River Parks Partnership Steps Down
Memphis River Parks Partnership’s president and CEO, Carol Coletta, is departing the company that she has served since 2018.MRPP will conduct an immediate search for her successor.Coletta made t...
Aug 26, 2024
LOCAL | Election Day In Shelby County Ends At 7 P.M., Updates With Jeff Brightwell
Election day is Thursday in Shelby County and in Tennessee. Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.Jeff Brightwell checks in from Germantown on Election Day. pic.twitter.com/586pU6VwSZ— New...
Aug 01, 2024
LOCAL | Mayor Young Announces Decision To Remove Asst. Chief Shawn Jones
As of Monday, Mayor Paul Young and Police Chief C.J. Davis announced the dismissal of Assistant Chief Shawn Jones from the city of Memphis.Jones has had the role since 2021, and Mayor Young stated the...
Jul 09, 2024
LOCAL | DA Mulroy Wants Suspected Interstate Shooter’s Bond Revoked.
Steve Mulroy, the district attorney for Shelby County, stated on Wednesday that he intends to lift Kendrick Ray’s bond. Ray is a suspect in the Tuesday interstate shooting that left a father and...
Jun 13, 2024
LOCAL | I-240 Shooting Leaves Four Children And An Adult Shot
Tuesday afternoon during rush hour, four children and a 30-year-old man were shot on Interstate 240 close to Poplar Avenue, according to the police.Police pursued the two individuals and eventually fo...
Jun 12, 2024
LOCAL | MSCS Superintendent Doubles Down On Email On Job Cuts
The superintendent of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, Dr. Marie Feagins claimed that an email concerning restructuring-related job losses was purposefully distributed to every district employee on Mond...
Jun 11, 2024
LOCAL | Memphis Made Brewing Announces Move From Midtown To Edge District
In order to consolidate in its new location close to downtown, Memphis Made Brewing has announced that it is closing its original Cooper-Young brewery and taproom.The landlord is interested in expandi...
Jun 10, 2024
LOCAL | 75 Shots Fired At Hickory Hill Apartment Complex
Hickory Hill was the latest scene of a shooting where over 70 shots were fired at an apartment complex early Tuesday morning. Bullet casings and bullet holes were found all over the Autumn Ridge Apart...
May 28, 2024
LOCAL | Cordova Shooting Leaves Two Teens In Critical Condition
A shooting in Cordova left two teenagers transported to the hospital in critical condition. This all occurred Friday morning just after 6 a.m. on Chimneyrock Boulevard. The two victims were an 18-year...
May 24, 2024
