Category Archives: Local
LOCAL | Memphis Mayor And Shelby County Mayor To Play In Celebrity Basketball Game
As part of the Celebrity Weekend hosted by the Heal the Hood Foundation, a celebrity basketball game will be featured including both Memphis Mayor Paul Young and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris.The ben...
May 15, 2024
LOCAL | Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert Files Motion To Dismiss Removal Petition
A motion to dismiss the court petition to remove Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert has been filed by her legal team. Her initial response to the petition was that she had no plans to resign from her p...
May 14, 2024
LOCAL | Backpack Filled With Weapons And Ammo Found At Memphis High School, Teen Arrested
Memphis police were alerted Monday morning after a backpack was found with weapons in it at Raleigh Egypt High School. Reports indicated that a cleaning lady at the school found the bag right before 1...
May 14, 2024
LOCAL | TDOT Releases Concept Video For I-55 Bridge
During the I-55 Public Meeting Presentation for the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), they released a video concept on their vision for a new bridge over the Mississippi River. TDOT has b...
May 13, 2024
LOCAL | First Hearing Date For Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert’s Removal Has Been Set
The first hearing in the case of Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert’s removal from office finally has a date set for May 31. This all comes after the petition to remove Halbert that was filed by ...
May 13, 2024
LOCAL | Ole Miss Among Latest College Campus With Pro-Palestine Protesters and Counter Protesters
The University of Mississippi was the site of the latest pro-Palestine protests on Thursday, as hundreds of students supporting and opposing Palestine made their voices heard.This one, unlike many oth...
May 03, 2024
LOCAL | Two Men Charged With Stealing MLGW Utilities In Home Squatting Case
Several thousands of dollars worth in utilities were stolen from MLGW in a case of squatting of a house at Windsor Parkways, perpetuated by two men. The two suspects, Jordan Hanson and Johnathan Montg...
May 02, 2024
POP CULTURE | Former Nickelodeon Producer Dan Schneider Files Defamation Lawsuit On Makers Of ‘Quiet On Set’
Nickelodeon’s former producer Dan Schneider has reportedly sued the producers of “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV”, alleging the docu-series put him in a bad light and making ...
May 02, 2024
LOCAL | Former County Judge Sentenced To Two Days In Jail After Violating Plea Agreement
Former Shelby County judge Melissa Boyd violated her plea agreement and was subsequently sentenced on Wednesday to two days in jail. Judge Bill Anderson Jr. came to the conclusion that she had violate...
May 01, 2024
EDUCATION | MSCS To Invest Additional $28.4 Million In Teachers Salaries In 2024-2025
Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) just unanimously approved a salary increase across the board for teachers proposed by the District’s teacher memorandum of understanding (MOU).A total of an ...
May 01, 2024
