Category Archives: Community
LOCAL | City Of Memphis Approves $5M Upgrades To Autozone Park
Five million dollars have been set aside by the city of Memphis for improvements at AutoZone Park.The batting cage area, safety netting, and LED lights at the Memphis Redbirds stadium will all be upda...
Sep 25, 2024
LOCAL | Potential Pop-Up Concerts In Mud Island Awaiting Approval From City Council
The Downtown Neighborhood Association announced that the Mud Island Amphitheater may soon host a multiple day performance concert series to stimulate the property ahead of potential redevelopment.The ...
Sep 25, 2024
LOCAL | New Hospital Announced In Fayette County, To Be Opened In 2026
Fayette County continues to grow as a new hospital has been announced to begin construction in a few years. To be situated on Highway 64 near Warren Road, between Somerville and Oakland, the facility ...
Sep 19, 2024
LOCAL | Several High Schools Under Lockdown As Online Threats Surfaced
On Wednesday, a number of schools in the Memphis area were put on lockdown due to allegations of threats made online.Southwind High School was put on lockdown around 7:20 a.m., according to the Shelby...
Sep 18, 2024
LOCAL | County Attorney’s Office Calls For Wanda Halbert’s Instant Removal
An attorney submitted a petition to remove Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert last month for “willful neglect to her duties”.Halbert, according to the county attorney’s office, did no...
Sep 06, 2024
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
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