Category Archives: Community
LOCAL | Wing Guru Founder Enters No Contest Plea In Tax Fraud Case
In response to charges of tax fraud and property theft, the founder of Wing Guru restaurants entered a no contest plea on Thursday. Billy Richmond Jr. was accused of two felonies: stealing items value...
Mar 13, 2026
LOCAL | Congressman Cohen Says State Oversight Of MSCS Is A "Done Deal"
According to Congressman Steve Cohen, the state's proposed intervention in Memphis-Shelby County Schools a "done deal." Cohen stated that although he had not seen an audit of the educational system, h...
Mar 12, 2026
LOCAL | MPD Undercover Drug Operation Results In 19 Arrests, 45 Indictments
As part of its undercover investigation into street-level drug deals throughout the city, the Memphis Police Department Organized Crime Unit arrested 19 of the 45 people indicted on Wednesday. Accordi...
Mar 12, 2026 Private detective with camera spying from car
LOCAL | Germantown Assistant Principal Charged With DUI Over The Weekend
According to county records, an administrator at Germantown High School was accused of driving while intoxicated on Saturday in DeSoto County. Around 1:50 a.m., 48-year-old Damion Longino was arrested...
Mar 11, 2026
LOCAL | MS Primary Election Underway; Turnout Questionable
Voters in Mississippi will cast ballots on Tuesday as Republicans and Democrats will choose their candidates for the general election. Though history indicates it would be challenging, state leaders a...
Mar 10, 2026
LOCAL | 41 Gas Turbines Approved By MS Regulators, NAACP AND SELC Outraged
Plans for dozens of gas turbines at the xAI facility in Southaven were approved by Mississippi state officials on Tuesday. In Southaven, xAI intends to construct 41 gas turbines. The National Associat...
Mar 10, 2026
LOCAL | Shelby County Commissioners To Vote On Interim Successor To Edmund Ford Jr.
The position that former commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. left vacant last month will be filled by a vote of Shelby County commissioners. Following his guilty plea to tax evasion, Edmund Ford Jr. resigned...
Mar 09, 2026
LOCAL | Manhunt Underway For Suspect Who Fled From Police Custody At Regional One Health
Memphis Police are looking for a suspect who broke out of custody after being arrested. Investigators say that after receiving medical clearance to be booked into the Shelby County Jail, Xavion Summer...
Mar 09, 2026
LOCAL | MSCS Presents Plan Opposing State Oversight For Schools
Memphis-Shelby County School leaders vehemently opposed a potential state takeover of the district on Friday and presented a new plan to transform local schools. County, city and school leaders stated...
Mar 06, 2026
LOCAL | Drug Charges Dropped For Gallaway, TN Mayor
Jamie Mayo, the mayor of Gallaway, Tennessee, had his drug charges dropped in court on Wednesday, according to his lawyer, John Keith Perry. On November 7, Mayo, 65, was taken into custody following a...
Mar 05, 2026
