Justin J. Pearson, the community activist turned state leader, says he will follow in the footsteps of Rep. Cooper, who died days before the November election.
SB43, a bill that would classify drag shows as ‘adult entertainment’, is a hot topic this month with many different opinions on the topic floating around.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) for West Tennessee held a Wednesday morning press conference at the Odell Horton Federal Building in Downtown Memphis, giving an update on their ongoing criminal civil rights investigation surrounding the death of Tyre Nichols.
A man has been arrested and charged for hitting a Memphis police vehicle in a stolen pickup truck while possessing a gun and drugs, according to the Memphis Police Department.
On Wednesday, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced a $512,103 grant to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) to study the role of sensory receptors in Angelman Syndrome, a rare neurological disease affecting balance, motor impairment and seizures.
The man charged with accessory after the fact in the 2017 shooting death of two-year-old Laylah Washington has had his charge dismissed, the District Attorney’s Office confirmed Wednesday.
Funeral arrangements are set for Tyre Nichols, the man who died days after a confrontation with police. Church officials say Reverend Al Sharpton will be on hand to deliver a eulogy.
In this 5 Star Story about the people, places, and things that make us proud to call the Mid-South home, we’re going inside the Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center at the University of Memphis.
Memphis Grizzlies center Steven Adams is expected to be sidelined between three to five weeks following an injury sustained during the Jan. 22 game against the Pheonix Suns.
Mississippi is ten years into having state-funded preschool, and advocates say the proof is there that pushing it through the legislature was worth it.
Justin J. Pearson has won the seat of state house representative for District 86 following the death of Representative Barbara Cooper, who died days before the 2022 Midterms.
The Shelby County Clerk’s Downtown office will be temporarily closing its Motor Vehicle Registration (MVR) and Title departments in an effort to stay ahead of the temporary rush during tax season, Clerk Wanda Halbert said in a release Monday.
City leaders are concerned about the response time for Memphis police officers. During Tuesday’s city council committee meeting, the department explained some of the reasons for the long wait times, something Raleigh residents are no strangers to.
Many questions still remain about the personnel files of the five Memphis police officers who were fired following the results of the internal investigation surrounding the death of Tyre Nichols.
Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci have issued a statement on preliminary findings in the independent autopsy of Tyre Nichols, who died after an encounter with Memphis police.
People from all over came together in solidarity for Tyre Nichols at Mount Olive Cathedral CME church Monday. His parents poured their hearts out about their youngest son, who they say was murdered by five Black Memphis police officers.
The Shelby County Clerk’s Downtown office will be temporarily closing its Motor Vehicle Registration (MVR) and Title departments in an effort to stay ahead of the temporary rush during tax season, Clerk Wanda Halbert said in a release Monday.
The family of Tyre Nichols, the man who died days after a confrontation with Memphis police, spoke Monday for the first time since seeing footage from the event that led to his death.
Students of Cummings K-8 Optional School will remain in the LaRose Elementary School building for the remainder of the school year due to unexpected construction delays, Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) announced Monday.
Those studying police and criminal justice issues said the speed with which five Memphis police officers were fired following the traffic stop of a man who later died is unusual but could become more common
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