Tennessee’s largest school district, Memphis-Shelby County Schools, will have a new superintendent Friday. A special meeting will be held half past noon on February 9, to decide between three finalists picked last December. Dr. Cheryl Proctor, Deputy Superintendent for Portland Public Schools, Dr. Marie N. Feagins, Chief of High Schools and Leadership Development with Detroit…… MORE
The teenager charged with the killing of John Materna, or the ‘Watermelon Man’, in May 2023, will be tried as an adult. Demarion Tackett has been transferred to 201 Poplar after a hearing Wednesday morning.. Tackett was 15 when he arrested after an attempted robbery turned into the death of a beloved watermelon vendor. He…… MORE
The Supreme Court has heard oral arguments in the Colorado case to remove President Trump from the ballot by using the 14th Amendment. It was a tough day for Jason Murray, the lawyer representing voters in Colorado as the justices hammered them repeatedly with questions about allowing a single state to decided who should be…… MORE
Germantown citizens have been warned by the local police department of scammers who are calling people, claiming to be in law enforcement, and asking for personal information. Germantown’s police officials are reassuring that they would never call to ask money or private details. They have also followed up that they are aware of the situation…… MORE
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has charged an employee Tuesday after an alleged sexual encounter with an inmate at the county jail. An investigation was launched after they recieved word that there may be an inmate having relations with a corrections officer. After an investigation, they identified and arrested Corrections Deputy Akira Jones. She was…… MORE
Target on U.S. Highway 64 had a massive police presence Tuesday night, with one woman shot and later pronounced dead. Memphis police say the woman was driven to the parking lot after she was shot inside her car, although authorities are still not clear on who shot her. Initially, the woman was in critical condition…… MORE
Former Star Wars star and MMA fighter Gina Carano is moving forward on a lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm for discrimination when she was let go in 2021. X CEO Elon Musk is footing the lawsuit bill which stemmed from the vow he made to back people who have been discriminated against on the social…… MORE
Country music star, Toby Keith, has passed away at 62 from his battle with stomach cancer. In 2022, Keith announced his cancer. On his website in a statement, it was announced he died in peace around his family. Keith proceeded to record and even perform through the cancer. Some of his last performances were three…… MORE
Tennessee State Senator Brent Taylor is demanding answers as to why there were no arrests made during the weekend from the Anti-Israel protests that shut down the I-40 bridge in and out of Memphis. Not only does he want to know why, he also is taking action with a bill he proposed to make the…… MORE
Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and receiving the proper treatments. King Charles did announce that he had an enlarged prostate in mid-January but palace officials have confirmed that it is not related to the cancer. There is still no official word on what kind of cancer he does…… MORE
