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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Former Memphis Shelby County School Board president, Tomeka Hart Wigginton, ran a board meeting on Friday. Members of the MSCS board all had the same goal of finding common ground in the search for a new superintendent. “We’re going to respect each other, we’re going to work through these tensions,” Wigginton said. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis 13 Foundation has partnered with the Memphis Shelby County School District to commemorate the members of the Memphis 13 with a mural on Friday. Springdale Elementary adopters and partners are encouraged to attend the end-of-the-year brunch and the mural unveiling. The members of the Memphis 13 attended Springdale Elementary and […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In a North Memphis community known for being a food desert, there is a new sign of hope for families struggling to put food on the table. The school district hopes to end student food insecurity in Memphis Shelby County Schools. Inside Treadwell International Community School, MSCS has opened what they call […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Violent crime is plaguing Memphis, which is why WREG is asking the question: What can we do to stop it? We’ve pointed fingers, heard calls for action, seen angry posts on social media, but what steps can we take now to change it? “Forty-eight years ago, my mom put me in the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Shelby County Criminal Court Judge received a reprimand from a state board after she solicited money for a school while wearing her judicial robes on social media. The Board of Judicial Conduct handed down the public reprimand to Judge Melissa Boyd on Monday. The letter notes that Boyd accepted the discipline. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — With summer right around the corner, community and religious leaders are coming together, hoping to curb juvenile crime. Shelby County Commissioner Henri E. Brooks said, “If we’re not going to do anything, then let’s shut up.” She thinks it’s time to stop talking about how to curb juvenile crime and actually do […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis-Shelby County School Board’s special called meeting ended in uproar Tuesday night as many walked out upset that the board still hasn’t taken action in the superintendent search. Emotions boiled over as security escorts out frustrated citizens and parents after the Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education is putting the superintendent […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Questions pertaining to red-flag laws are rising following the arrest of a man accused of shooting at a Memphis TV station and barricading himself in a business. Wednesday, a judge ordered Jarrad Nathan to undergo a mental health evaluation. In court, Nathan mentioned he was once a security guard. We checked with […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A beloved band director at Whitehaven High School has passed away, Memphis-Shelby County Schools announced. The school district confirmed the death of band director Andre D Newsom in the following statement: “It’s with a heavy heart that we confirm the passing of beloved Whitehaven High School band director Andre D Newsom. Newsom […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The man arrested in connection to a string of rapes and abductions involving children in South Memphis has been identified. Laderio Gordon, 29, is charged with Especially Aggravated Kidnapping, Rape of a Child and Employing a Firearm with the Intention to Commit a Felony. Police records list his address on Cleaborn in South […]

UPDATE: The suspect arrested in this case has been identified by police as 29-year-old Laderio Gordon. Follow updated coverage here. Earlier story below. _____ MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An arrest has been made after a string of rapes and abductions involving children in South Memphis, Memphis Police announced. MPD, in coordination with the FBI and the […]