A schedule for replacing retiring Criminal Court Judge Bill Anderson is being laid out by county officials. According to a resolution that the county commission is considering on Monday, commissioners will select an interim judge for Anderson’s seat on February 24. After 51 years in criminal justice and 14 years on the bench, Anderson will…… MORE
A legislation designed to transfer control of Memphis-Shelby County Schools to the state of Tennessee will be submitted.
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The “State of the District” speech scheduled for next week was canceled by the Memphis-Shelby County School District.… MORE
Nearly a year after being escorted from the stage at his most recent appearance at the University of Memphis, controversial guest speaker Kyle Rittenhouse is set to return to the campus next month.… MORE
The board has spoken. Following an emotional, contentious, and lengthy public school board meeting, Dr. Marie Feagins was fired as the superintendent of Memphis-Shelby County Schools on Tuesday night. After a brief discussion and presentation of a replacement resolution, the board decided to terminate Dr. Feagins’ contract by a vote of 6-3. Many in the…… MORE
The Memphis Fire Department reported that four homes in Memphis caught fire on Monday night and into Tuesday morning.… MORE
The city of Memphis declared that until further notice, its warming centers will continue to serve the homeless population.… MORE
Shelby County Judge Bill Anderson will retire in March after serving for 14 years. This comes after years of frustrated county and state officials criticizing Anderson’s bail-setting practices, much of them notorious for making headlines of every news market in the city. State senator Brent Taylor, among many, had been calling for Anderson to be reprimanded for months.…… MORE
In honor of Eliza Fletcher, St. Mary’s Episcopal School is preparing a significant campus expansion that will include a new library devoted to early childhood literacy.… MORE
Reports and rumors broke on Tuesday night that 901 FC decided to give Santa Barbara, California, the rights to their USL Championship franchise since they were unable to come up with a “viable stadium solution.”… MORE
